Vision Blog

  • July 30, 2010 - 3:14pm
    "Today's decision by the Supreme Court of Canada once again brings a horrific tragedy to light. Our thoughts and prayers are for the victims and their families who were subjected to this senseless, atrocious violence. The women whose lives were stolen were not statistics - they were mothers,...
  • July 30, 2010 - 12:01pm
    Vision Vancouver’s Summer BBQ was a complete success with 250 attendees and lots of positive feedback! The evening featured delicious organic food from a local caterer and beautiful flamenco guitar on a rooftop patio. Mayor Gregor Robertson and the Vision Team were pleased meet with community...
  • June 22, 2010 - 2:07pm
    Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Point Grey Fiesta. The Vision Team was excited to connect with the Point Grey community at this great family-friendly event. To view more photos from this event click here.
  • June 14, 2010 - 5:29pm
    Mayor Gregor Robertson issued the following statement in connection with a June 12 attack on Peter Regier and David Holtzman outside their home in Vancouver: "I am very troubled and saddened by the assault of two citizens Saturday night in what clearly appears to be an incident of physical and...
  • May 14, 2010 - 10:58am
    Vision Celebrates Vancouver will be an opportunity to meet and mingle with Mayor Gregor Robertson, elected Vision officials and leaders of Vancouver's business, labour and political community. Featured will be a taste of Vancouver with exciting foods from around the world. Tickets for the event are...
  • March 30, 2010 - 1:31pm
    On Wednesday, April 28, Vision will be holding its fifth Annual General Meeting at the BCIT Downtown Campus (555 Seymor Street). Registration will begin at 6:00 PM and the meeting will start at 7:00pm. There will be live musical entertainment during registration. The meeting will feature a...
  • March 18, 2010 - 12:26pm
    The executive of Vision Vancouver is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Baillie as its Executive Director. Ian is an active member of Vision Vancouver including serving as the Director of Communications and Deputy Campaign Manager for our successful 2008 campaign. He brings to Vision...
  • February 26, 2010 - 4:56pm
      Organizers used hydropower, green building standards and other measures to make the Games more earth-friendly, achieving 'carbon neutral' status for the first time.   As is normally the case for top city officials during the Olympics, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has a car and...
  • February 9, 2010 - 1:26pm
    This Friday, the 2010 Olympics will begin, and the world's spotlight will descend on Vancouver. Three billion TV viewers; 250,000 visitors. Every aspect of our city will be under the microscope. It's a 17-day event, the likes of which we will not experience again for decades, if ever. A lot of...
  • January 15, 2010 - 12:36pm
    It has only been a few weeks but already the two newest emergency shelters opened by the City and the Province are operating at full capacity. The high demand of the two newest shelters, located at 677 East Broadway and 1435 Granville, have demonstrated the need for housing in neighbourhoods across...