2006 Vancouver International Film Festival
September 28 to October 13 For more info, visit www.viff.org
World Poetry Reading Series
September 25, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Vancouver Public Library Central Branch. The World Poetry Reading Series program features poetry and music from around the world, presented bilingually.
21st Annual AIDS Walk for Life
September 24 at 10:00am (registration at 8:30am) at Upper Ceperley Park (Beach Avenue Entrance to Stanley Park) Presented by the BC Persons with AIDS Society. For more info, visit www.bcpwa.org
Mayor Sullivan urges Canadian cities to adopt EcoDensity; takes national leadership role on housing affordability
Earlier this week, the Mayor was in Toronto to attend the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors Caucus (BCMC), and outlined the City of Vancouver's EcoDensity Initiative (www.ecodensity.org). He…
Vancouver Mayor eager to learn Punjabi and Sikhism
Photo and story by Gian Singh Kotli Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan won many hearts when he delivered a brief speech in a flawless Punjabi accent on September 4 at Gurdwara…
Mayor Sam Sullivan Welcomes His Holiness The Dalai Lama to Vancouver for the Official Inauguration of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
Mayor Sam Sullivan and the trustees from the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education welcomed his Holiness toVancouvertoday for the official inauguration of the Center and the beginning of…
Mayor pleased with Federal decision to extend permit of supervised injection site
The announcement by the Federal Government that they would extend the permit for research purposes to Vancouver's supervised injection site (Insite) until December 31, 2007, was welcome news. "We strongly…
Seattle visit offers chance to promote 2010 cooperation and cross-border tourism
Mayor Sullivan spent two days in Seattle in August, meeting with Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, as well as Seattle's 2010 Committee, local transit authorities, waste management experts and environmental researchers.…
Mayor Sullivan encourages Vancouverites to experience the 2006 Fair at the PNE
Mayor Sam Sullivan is inviting residents and visitors to enjoy one of Vancouver’s favourite annual events, the Fair at the PNE, as it opens this Saturday with free admission from 9:00 am to noon.
“The Fair at the PNE is a wonderful tradition enjoyed by families throughout Vancouver and from across the Province,” said Mayor Sullivan. “By making the event free to everyone on the morning of August 19, I hope we will see not only long-time fans of the Fair, but also people who will be attending for the first time.”
Vancouver’s idling bylaw education and enforcement campaign begins
An education campaign focused on showing how reducing idling makes good environmental and financial sense will be accompanied this fall with enforcement of Vancouver's idling bylaw. The educational campaign focuses…