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2007 Cherry Blossom Festival specialty items on sale now
As cherry trees bloom around town, Daniel le Chocolat Belge has teamed up with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and The Bay to offer delicious milk and dark chocolate bars that celebrate Vancouver’s 36,000 cherry trees. The bars are available at The Bay Downtown and are being sold alongside bright pink blossom lapel pins. More...
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VANOC volunteer update
In celebration of National Volunteer Week 2007, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is extending its thanks and appreciation to the millions of Canadians and people from around the world who dedicate their time and talent volunteering for local initiatives and organizations. In 2010, we look forward to staging an extraordinary Games with volunteer support. More...
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Introducing Granville magazine
Introducing Granville magazine, Vancouver’s new city magazine with a focus on sustainable living. Regular sections cover local food, fashion and homes, while in-depth features research some of the more serious issues like housing, transportation and energy options. Right now, Granville and the Spirit of Vancouver® are inviting you to receive a FREE one-year subscription! More...
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Act now to cash in on Games, firms told
B.C. firms trolling for Olympic-related business should be prepared for opportunities to crop up sooner than they might expect and in some unusual places. That is some of the advice Felicity Shankar, a marketing expert with a long Olympics history, will share with a Vancouver Board of Trade audience Wednesday. "Everybody that's going to be buying something in Vancouver [for the 2010 Olympics] is starting to travel there now," Shankar said in a phone interview from London. Read Vancouver Sun article.
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Olympic legacies for business community depend on proper planning now
Like the athletes who will be competing in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, local businesses must be beginning their journey now to ensure they are ready to capitalize on Olympic opportunities, says Olympic Games specialist Felicity Shankar, fourth in the Spirit of Vancouver®–RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series. More...
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Non-profits must run as a business to compete and survive
Passion, contact with donors and running on sound business principles were key points of advice given by a panel of experts involved in some of Vancouver’s most effective not-for-profit organizations at a Spirit of Vancouver® Tough Talk for Tender Causes speaker program. More...
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Holland America Line's ms Zaandam first cruise ship to sail with revolutionary emissions reduction technology
When Holland America Line’s ms Zaandam sets sail from Vancouver, B.C., on Earth Day, April 22, 2007, it will be unlike any other cruise ship at sea, featuring new cutting-edge emission reduction technology. In co-operation with several U.S. and Canadian government and regulatory agencies, Holland America Line has launched a technology demonstration project designed to demonstrate the feasibility of using sea water to "scrub," or reduce, engine emissions on oceangoing vessels. More...
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Playland opens Saturday, April 21!
Come see what's new at Playland this year. Playland is open weekends and holidays starting Saturday, April 21. Experience 100 days of unlimited access with a Season PlayPass, check out summer jobs and enter Red Robinson's Talent Showdown! More...
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Sustainability Celebration — presented by Hemlock
Join us for an evening of food, friends and entertainment at 30 Days of Sustainability's second Celebration Reception, featuring the 100-Mile Meal plus Up With Sustainability!, a comedy cabaret with sketches, songs and comedic characters celebrating and lampooning our efforts to make this world sustainable for all. More...
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Kohinoor Diamond Ball
The CORSA Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose aim it is to raise funds for South Asian youth, is excited to announce their upcoming Kohinoor Diamond Ball at the Waterfront Hotel. More...
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