| Climate, Infrastructure, Housing, Transit and Economic Prosperity Took Centre Stage at Metro Vancouver’s All-Party Forum | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/board-information/691/Climate, Infrastructure, Housing, Transit and Economic Prosperity Took Centre Stage at Metro Vancouver’s All-Party Forum | 691 | Climate, Infrastructure, Housing, Transit and Economic Prosperity Took Centre Stage at Metro Vancouver’s All-Party Forum | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass42981F949E9D44F8AF16C03AD534154E"><p>Metro Vancouver hosted the 2021 All-Party Federal Election Forum to give candidates contesting the Canadian general election an opportunity to speak about local and regional issues.<br></p></div> | 2021-09-16T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Local Government Matters in the 2021 Federal Election | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/board-information/689/Local Government Matters in the 2021 Federal Election | 689 | Local Government Matters in the 2021 Federal Election | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass74DF693F00F9425989502C67B4858BF9"><p>With the Canadian federal election on the horizon, Metro Vancouver is shining a spotlight on the need to strengthen and financially support investments in critical infrastructure through its <a href="http://subscription.metrovancouver.org/sites/Media/default.aspx?jg=b3ba7a4a-f503-4855-9219-61e029a566d4&eg=abcf7139-757c-4930-9888-b653054dd772&lg=c26dbcf5-4a35-447d-8940-1c2db68aa388<p=c">Local Government Matters</a> platform.<br></p></div> | 2021-09-02T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver PNE Fair Exhibit to Showcase Significant Regional Projects and Initiatives | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/board-information/685/Metro Vancouver PNE Fair Exhibit to Showcase Significant Regional Projects and Initiatives | 685 | Metro Vancouver PNE Fair Exhibit to Showcase Significant Regional Projects and Initiatives | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass3031804E7DDC4B3CA4F9C1D9AD4CD15F"><p>Members of the public will learn about — and be wowed by — Metro Vancouver’s many vital services, projects and initiatives when they visit the regional district’s activation at this summer’s PNE Fair.</p></div> | 2021-08-12T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver Awards $300,000 in Regional Culture Project Grants | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/board-information/683/Metro Vancouver Awards $300,000 in Regional Culture Project Grants | 683 | Metro Vancouver Awards $300,000 in Regional Culture Project Grants | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass2385D643CEC44757BE42BFE7586F513E"><p>Metro Vancouver is delighted to award $300,000 in regional culture project grants to 54 local arts and culture organizations — the highest single-year grant award in the program’s history.<br></p></div> | 2021-08-09T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Collaboration | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=676 | 676 | Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Collaboration | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass702A64D7B3274F54B59CD2A12B56B8B4"><p>Metro Vancouver’s Regional Economic Prosperity Service is pleased to welcome Katie Fitzmaurice in the key role of Vice President, Collaboration.<br> </p></div> | 2021-07-13T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Strategic Investment | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=668 | 668 | Regional Economic Prosperity Service Hires Vice President, Strategic Investment | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass790B68D873F64A56953FF718AA8CCA2B"><p>Metro Vancouver’s Regional Economic Prosperity Service is pleased to welcome Chris Heine to its growing, dynamic team in the key role of Vice President, Strategic Investment.<br></p></div> | 2021-06-24T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Statement from Sav Dhaliwal, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board, on the Kamloops residential school findings | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=663 | 663 | Statement from Sav Dhaliwal, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board, on the Kamloops residential school findings | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassC9AC86819D7C422BB4EE9ACE86399202"><p>We express our deepest sympathies to the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc people on whose territory the bodies of 215 children were found in the area of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. <br></p></div> | 2021-06-01T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| New Technical Paper Lays Out Strategic Economic Development Priorities for the Metro Vancouver Region as it Transitions to a Digital Age Economy | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=662 | 662 | New Technical Paper Lays Out Strategic Economic Development Priorities for the Metro Vancouver Region as it Transitions to a Digital Age Economy | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassCEB80D990B9446D8B6ED9FD7908812AF"><p>As the Metro Vancouver region emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and contends with the myriad economic impacts that have been laid bare by this pandemic, there are immediate opportunities to reorient the region's approach to economic development and to adapt its systems and processes for the challenges and possibilities that will arise as the region fast-transitions to a digital age economy.<br></p></div> | 2021-05-31T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver Embraces B.C. Budget that Tackles Pandemic-Related Challenges and Lays Foundation for Economic Recovery | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=656 | 656 | Metro Vancouver Embraces B.C. Budget that Tackles Pandemic-Related Challenges and Lays Foundation for Economic Recovery | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass77E759C7746E46D49341D39FAE36C73A"><p><span style="text-align:justify;">M</span><span style="text-align:justify;">e</span><span style="text-align:justify;">tro Vancouver embraces Tuesday's provincial budget, which bolsters financial supports for the people and businesses that have suffered the most during the COVID-19 pandemic, and looks to create opportunities to support a strong recovery for all British Columbians.</span><br></p></div> | 2021-04-21T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver Applauds Canada’s Bold and Inclusive Budget 2021 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=655 | 655 | Metro Vancouver Applauds Canada’s Bold and Inclusive Budget 2021 | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass2963F8F220104CB784E2A8A19B487FA0"><p>Metro Vancouver applauds the federal government's ongoing commitment to supporting people, businesses and those who are most vulnerable to the continuing effects of the COVID-19 health crisis, as outlined in the 2021 budget.<br></p></div> | 2021-04-19T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| $150K in Cultural Grants Apply by May 10 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=654 | 654 | $150K in Cultural Grants Apply by May 10 | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassACDB3B0D196746C496180CB70FC298D7"><div><p>A total of $150,000 in funding assistance is available
to arts and culture organizations for regional projects, with a maximum of
$10,000 per project grant. <br></p></div></div> | 2021-04-06T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver Board Urges Province to Increase Access to Mental-Health Services to Partner With and Support Police | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=653 | 653 | Metro Vancouver Board Urges Province to Increase Access to Mental-Health Services to Partner With and Support Police | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassBD5A794F951B4816A02F0D04F9F8F682"><p>The Metro Vancouver Board of Directors endorsed a resolution on Friday calling upon the B.C. government to increase access to mental-health services, and to partner with and support local police in all Metro Vancouver communities to more effectively help those having mental-health crises.<br></p></div> | 2021-03-29T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver Appoints President of Regional Economic Prosperity Service to Drive Industrial Growth, Equitable Opportunity, and Greater Economic Inclusion | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=647 | 647 | Metro Vancouver Appoints President of Regional Economic Prosperity Service to Drive Industrial Growth, Equitable Opportunity, and Greater Economic Inclusion | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass0B78D1C9B2DB46E3B75EDA333483DEEA"><p>Today, Metro Vancouver announced the appointment of David Flaks as president of the Regional Economic Prosperity Service (REPS), a new service that Metro Vancouver will provide to advance more broadly shared economic prosperity, livability, and sustainability for the region’s 2.7 million residents.<br></p></div> | 2021-01-15T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| 2021 Standing Committees and Appointments Announced for Metro Vancouver | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=646 | 646 | 2021 Standing Committees and Appointments Announced for Metro Vancouver | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass02835C946C9E43E1BAD4D12ECA68601B"><p>The 2021 Metro Vancouver Board has 14 standing committees and two task forces which represent the 21 member municipalities, one electoral area, and one treaty First Nation that comprise Metro Vancouver.</p><br></div> | 2020-12-24T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Elected Officials Reflect on Opportunities Ahead in New Web Series | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=645 | 645 | Metro Vancouver Elected Officials Reflect on Opportunities Ahead in New Web Series | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassC9BD24A5231D4A308DAFAE148A4E6091"><p>Metro Vancouver residents are invited to <a href="/chatwiththechair" target="_blank">sit down remotely</a> with host Jaeny Baik for <em>Chat with the Chair,</em> a new web series featuring intimate discussions with the chairs of Metro Vancouver's board and committees to hear their authentic, first-hand insights, inspirations, and aspirations for the region. <br></p></div> | 2020-12-08T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver's Board Chair and Vice Chair Acclaimed for Third Term | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=644 | 644 | Metro Vancouver's Board Chair and Vice Chair Acclaimed for Third Term | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass8E6CAC3A29974B3E8EA845BBB7AA365F"><p>Burnaby Councillor Sav Dhaliwal and City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan have been acclaimed as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors for their third consecutive term.<br></p></div> | 2020-11-27T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Majority of Residents Support Infrastructure Investment for Post-Pandemic Recovery | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=642 | 642 | Majority of Residents Support Infrastructure Investment for Post-Pandemic Recovery | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass6E1CB96916C248A18AE0EBE7BB234B79"><p>The vast majority of Metro Vancouver residents want all orders of government to jointly invest in the region's critical infrastructure to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent public opinion research.<br></p></div> | 2020-11-18T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Awards 2020 Regional Culture Project Grants | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=640 | 640 | Metro Vancouver Awards 2020 Regional Culture Project Grants | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass402D0ECEB59740579099D8E6ED8033D3"><p>Metro Vancouver is pleased to announce the award of $140,000 in Regional Culture Project Grants this year to 29 arts and culture organizations.<br></p></div> | 2020-10-19T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Identifies Key Regional Issues Ahead of 2020 BC Election | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=639 | 639 | Metro Vancouver Identifies Key Regional Issues Ahead of 2020 BC Election | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass1741C623B8AD495687AB4186BF9B126C"><p>Metro Vancouver residents are invited to learn how key regional challenges will be addressed by provincial parties through the Local Government Matters 2020 platform, a non-partisan election initiative to elicit solutions to challenges facing local governments and residents ahead of the 2020 BC election.<br></p></div> | 2020-10-13T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Calls on B.C. Government to Prioritize Infrastructure in Economic Recovery Plans | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/Lists/HTMLMediaReleases/DispForm.aspx?ID=612 | 612 | Metro Vancouver Calls on B.C. Government to Prioritize Infrastructure in Economic Recovery Plans | GP0|#8b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd;L0|#08b686698-007d-454e-9ee6-18f1f673b7fd|Board ＆ Information;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass62EE47FF2E074AE5AB8FFA8A26FB1DB2"><p>In a submission to the B.C. Government's consultation on Budget 2021, Metro Vancouver is urging the Province to consider investments in core infrastructure as an essential component of B.C.'s economic recovery strategy.<br></p></div> | 2020-06-24T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
