Vision Blog

  • August Draw Winners!
    September 8, 2010 - 2:48pm
    Congratulations to the winners of Vision Vancouver's August draws. The winners of the 2010 Pride Draw were Janice Johnston and Al Zylstra. Janice and Al won gift certificates to the Fountainhead pub and Little Sisters book and Art Emporium. The winners of the 2010 Filipino Fiesta Draw were Joymar...
  • Vision Vancouver at the Labour Day Picnic
    September 7, 2010 - 4:12pm
    Vision Vancouver was proud to host a booth at the Labour Day Picnic on September 6, 2010. The rain didn’t stop the Vision Vancouver Team from celebrating the contributions of workers to society and the work that the labour movement has done to improve our quality of life. Our tent featured...
  • Green Food for Green Thought
    August 18, 2010 - 3:00pm
    The City of Vancouver has embarked on an ambitious program to become the Greenest City by the year 2020. The framework for this endeavour is spelled out in a report called Toward a Bright Green Future. An entire section of this report is devoted to the subject of local food. A key aspect of...
  • Vision Vancouver at Filipino Fiesta Day
    August 17, 2010 - 2:02pm
    Mayor Gregor Robertson officially proclaimed August 14th 2010 to be Filipino Fiesta Day! The Filipino festival opened with a parade beginning at 32nd Avenue & Fraser Street and ending at the St. Patrick Church grounds on Main Street. The Vision Team proudly hosted a booth at the St. Patrick...
  • Vision Vancouver at Carnaval Del Sol
    August 10, 2010 - 2:58pm
    The Vision Vancouver Team was proud to participate in the 2010 Carnaval Del Sol festival. This Latin fiesta featured wonderful music, food and soccer! Mayor Gregor Robertson welcomed an enthusiastic crowd to the fiesta and then prepared for Vision Vancouver’s soccer match against team...
  • Vision Vancouver Celebrates Pride 2010
    August 6, 2010 - 1:01pm
    The Vision Vancouver Team would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Pride Parade. Vision supporters rallied and cheered on the parade's floats and participants. Elected Vision Vancouver officials including Mayor Gregor Robertson, city councillors and parks board officals...
  • A statement from Gregor Robertson on the Pickton ruling
    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,...
  • Vision Vancouver’s Summer BBQ
    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...
  • Point Grey Fiesta 2010
    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.
  • A Statement from Gregor Robertson
    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...