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    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Mar 16th, 2016
    • Green Economy

    Cities and Businesses Crowdsource Solutions to Renewable Energy Challenges

    The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC), the C40 Climate Leadership Group, Renewable Cities, CLEAN and the GLOBE Series partnered to host the Renewable Energy Challenge, with the goal of creating city and business connections that will help catalyze renewable energy projects.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Feb 22nd, 2016

    Smart Logistics: Changing Delivery Downtown

    As I performed my usual dodge-and-weave bike routine on my way to work one morning, narrowly avoiding trucks and cargo vans on Main Street, I couldn’t help but start daydreaming about the future of...
    • VEC's Take
    • Friday, Feb 19th, 2016
    • Green Economy

    Top 10 ways to make the most of GLOBE 2016

    The world is coming to Vancouver for GLOBE. To help you make the most out of it, we decided to publish the advice shared in a recent panel hosted by Connecting Environmental Professionals (CEP) Vancouver.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Feb 17th, 2016

    ChangeLab: Student Innovators Take on Vancouver’s Biggest Circular Economy Challenges

    See what these enterprising young students did to impact and disrupt the cycle of wood waste in our community through their experience in SFU’s ChangeLab.
    • VEC's Take
    • Saturday, Feb 13th, 2016

    Deadpool’s local economic impact shows industry support

    When Deadpool's producers considered shooting a critical scene in Vancouver that entailed closing the high-profile Georgia Viaduct, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC), with the Vancouver Film Office, worked with municipal policymakers and regulators to...
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Feb 9th, 2016
    • Technology, Green Economy

    VEC applauds reopening of provincial immigration process for highly-skilled professionals

    “We welcome the reopening of the PNP, which helps to solve the short-term talent crunch that our companies face and ensure that they continue to flourish here at home,” said VEC CEO Ian McKay.
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Jan 26th, 2016
    • Technology, Digital Entertainment & Interactive, Green Economy

    VEC hosts Minister Morneau during #PBC16 Tour

    Co-organized by the Vancouver Economic Commission, participants, which included prominent members of the business community in Tech, Digital Entertainment and the Green economy, urged the Minister to be bold and not hold back as our economy needs to grow. In the end, Minister Morneau pronounced the Vancouver #PBC16 the “most optimistic” of his tour.
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