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"Our company provides emergency plumbing service for many buildings and clients downtown. How do our trucks get to and from our customers downtown if they require our services? "
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"Is a permit required for delivery of construction material in the downtown core before or during the Olympics? If so, where can I find the application? "
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"I am an Aboriginal business owner and would like to know how i can submit to secure contracts with the 2010 Olympics. I own a silkscreen company and can do T-shirts, Hoodies, Sweat pants etc...
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UBC to Host National New Media and Animation Research Network
A new $23.2 million Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) designed to advance Canada’s position as a global leader in new media, animation and games is to be hosted by the University of British Columbia.
The Province of British Columbia today announced that it is boosting tax credits for film production and digital media. VEDC strongly applauds this positive step, which strengthens the economy of BC and the Vancouver region.
The 2010 Olympics will pump $800 million in travel-related spending into the Metro Vancouver economy next year -- helping the regional economy grow by 3.9 per cent after shrinking by 2.1 per cent this year, according to a Central 1 Credit Union forecast.
This is a great write-up about the Vancouver location for Prime Focus who is now officially locating all their Canadian investment in Vancouver. They are no small studio and call Vancouver the Powerhouse, behind their North American VFX division.