Vision Blog

  • 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...
  • January 5, 2010 - 10:15am
    Solving street homelessness will take help from everyone. As the temperature drops and rain turns to sleet and snow, the plight of our city’s most desperate citizens is growing worse. Vision is calling on all our members and supporters to help people suffering from street homelessness this...
  • December 21, 2009 - 5:04pm
    It is that time again. Whether you are celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, the Winter Solstice, Ashura, Tohji-taisai, Yule, Kwanzaa, Masa'il, or some other special celebration this season, the whole Vision Team wants to wish you a very Happy Holidays. Thanks again for all your support and best wishes...
  • December 17, 2009 - 11:07am
    According to a report released last week, Vancouver has made some serious progress towards its goal of becoming the greenest city in the world. According to new statistics, our city is on track to meet the Kyoto target of 2.5 million tonnes of GHG (greenhouse gas) by 2012. Vision Mayor Gregor...
  • December 15, 2009 - 12:19pm
    Vancouver City Council must today approve a $4.87 million debenture issue to cover unfunded costs for conversion of the Hillcrest Olympic facilities to community use after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games — enough to replace the roof of the Bloedel Conservatory at least twice over. (The city has...
  • December 11, 2009 - 1:08pm
    Vision Vancouver School Board Chair Patti Bacchus recently released an annual report for the past year. Take a look at all the terrific things your Vision Vancouver School Board has been doing by clicking here!