
Vancouver Mayor, police and justice officials join students at Windermere Secondary for news conference to mark Restorative Justice Week Media contact: John de Haas President-Vancouver Association For Restorative Justice...

Andrea Reimer
Got an idea to take to market? Want to check out some Vancouver talent? Check out Innovasion, an Entrepreneurship Showcase, presented by the Vancouver
Economic Development Commission. Free to attend (but you must register).
Source: innovasion.ca

Nov 5, 2009 by Nancy Macdonald Last month, in a special feature titled “One colossal waste,” Maclean’s noted that Vancouver, a city which routinely receives gushing praise for its green taxes, green jobs, and green buildings, is actually among the...

Andrea Reimer
Join Vision Mayor Gregor Robertson, Councillors, Commissioners, Trustees, members and supporters for a drink at Toby's and celebrate a year ofaccomplishments.
We'll
be there from 7 PM onwards and hope to see you.Toby's Pub and Grill is
located right near the Commercial Drive Skytrain station at 2733
Commercial Drive.
Come and help us celebrate!
Location:Toby's Pub and Grill
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, November 25th

Source: www.metronews.ca
With bold steps, Vancouver is poised to become the world’s greenest city by 2020, as outlined in the Greenest City Action Team’s recent report.

Andrea Reimer Interesting take from The Province on Bridge to a Cool Planet.
Source: www.theprovince.com
Northbound on the Cambie Bridge was shut down for a good portion of Saturday, as more than 5,000 people walked to protest the lack of government action on climate change.

By Matthew Burrows The City of Vancouver’s former sustainability manager believes governments should be based on “bioregions”. Tom Osdoba was in town this week and made these comments at an October 19 event, moderated by Vancouver environmentalist Rex Weyler, that...

City hopes for 20 per cent of buildings retrofitted by 2020 Jill Drews VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) | Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 1:42 pm VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The City of Vancouver's Greenest City Action Team has unveiled more of its plan for...

By Frances Bula published Nov 1, 2009 To run the city’s bureaucracy, Gregor Robertson’s team wanted someone who could shake up city hall and forcefully drive their agenda. In Dr. Penny Ballem, they got what they wanted and then some....

Source: www.vancouversun.com
Social media is the new Olympic event, with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games giving Vancouver's fast-growing social media community a chance to showcase its talents and technology.

Mayor Gregor Roberston calls Vancouver to the Cambie Bridge - THIS SATURDAY! Oct.24, 2009
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