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Spirit of Vancouver event — The Canadian Condition: Why are we so reluctant to celebrate excellence?
Join the Canadian Olympic Committee and 2010 LegaciesNow Society for a special Spirit of Vancouver event on April 25, 2003. Keynote speaker Chris Rudge, CEO and Secretary General of the Canadian Olympic Committee and a panel of experts discuss the "the Canadian Condition" and our nation's reluctance to celebrate excellence in athletic achievement and other life endeavours. More...

The Sutton Place Hotel and BC Transplant Society serve up gourmet-to-go breakfasts at the 2003 BC Transplant Drive-Thru for Life
 The Sutton Place Hotel is ready to hold its 1^st BC Transplant Drive-Thru For Life Breakfast aimed at increasing organ donor registration and awareness. In support of National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, April 21-27, 2003, BC Transplant Society and The Sutton Place Hotel have teamed up with sponsors to provide the public with gourmet-to-go breakfast bags. More...

55 Water Street - photo by City of Vancouver Planning Department

City incentives share credit as Gastown renewal projects win two heritage preservation awards
Pumping new life into a pair of Vancouver’s oldest buildings in Gastown has won accolades from the city’s Heritage Commission. View media release.

Glen Ringdal officially opens the 2003 Pacific International Auto and Light Truck Show

2003 Pacific International Auto and Light Truck Show opens at B.C. Place Stadium
Glen Ringdal, president and CEO of the BC Automobile Dealers Association, officially opened the 2003 Pacific International Auto and Light Truck Show on now at B.C. Place Stadium through April 5, 2003. More...

Electronic Arts - NHL 2003 Challenge for Muscular Dystrophy

2^nd Annual Electronic Arts Canada — NHL 2003 Challenge for Muscular Dystrophy
Electronic Arts Canada (EAC) and The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada (MDAC) joined forces on Saturday, March 22, to present the 2^nd Annual Electronic Arts Canada — NHL 2003 Challenge for Muscular Dystrophy. More...

Administrative Professionals' Day Contest from Absolute Spa at the Century
Flowers wilt, chocolates are fattening — what your assistant really wants for Administrative Professionals’ Day is a date with Absolute Spa at the Century.

E-mail us now at spirit@boardoftrade.com and tell us why your assistant is the "Absolute Best of the Century." Deadline for contest entries is April 18, 2003. If your entry is chosen, your assistant wins a deluxe treatment at Vancouver’s number one-rated spa, Absolute Spa at the Century. More...

Please note — contest deadline has now passed.

Taylor: Does Canada need public broadcasting?

Do we need public broadcasting in Canada?
Carole Taylor asks whether we still need public broadcasting in Canada and talks about the future of the CBC. View Carole Taylor's speech given to the Canadian Club in October 2002.