NEWS & MEDIA
We would love to tell you about the Vancouver Convention Centre and all the inspiring stories that come from the events and activities we host at our facility each year.
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The Vancouver Convention Centre’s West building was honoured today as a winner of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Awards for Excellence: the Americas competition.
April 16th, 2010
Work begins this week to create a permanent home for the Olympic Cauldron seen around the world during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
March 30th, 2010
First convention centre in the world to receive highest level of LEED® certification
February 9th, 2010
The Vancouver Convention Centre is welcoming the world media to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Leading up to and during the Games, there is no public access to the Centre.
February 2nd, 2010
The Vancouver Convention Centre is preparing to welcome the world media to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. During this time, there is no public access to the Centre.
January 6th, 2010
The expansion of the Vancouver Convention Centre is now complete with the opening this morning of the new 90 metre Harbour Concourse, the blessing of a special Coast Salish Gallery, and the reopening of the original East building at Canada Place.
September 9th, 2009
Tourism Vancouver and the Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) have successfully booked two key conferences for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2010 and 2011.
July 27th, 2009
The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has once again ranked Vancouver as North America’s top destination for international meetings.
June 2nd, 2009
Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Stockwell Day joined convention centre workers to officially open the new Vancouver Convention Centre today – one of the world’s “greenest” convention centres and the largest waterfront convention centre anywhere in Canada.
April 3rd, 2009
The new Vancouver Convention Centre expansion is opening its doors. You’re invited to join us between 10am and 4pm on Saturday April 4 and Sunday April 5 for a behind the scenes look at Vancouver’s newest addition to the waterfront.
April 3rd, 2009
After five years of planning, building and planting, our new Vancouver Convention Centre waterfront expansion is ready for you.
March 25th, 2009
Vancouver Convention Centre appoints Events on the Move as Official Supplier for Customs Brokerage and Related Services
January 8th, 2009
IN THE NEWS
November 17th, 2023
EXHIBITOR Magazine Announces Special Award Winners in its 2024 Centers of Excellence Awards
Source:
Exhibitor Magazine
Last month Exhibitor Group announced the 25 convention centers that qualified for its fifth annual Centers of Excellence Awards, and today we are excited to announce the winners of five special awards related to the competition.
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October 14th, 2022
Case Study: The Vancouver Convention Centre West's Double LEED Platinum Recertification
Source:
Canada Green Building Council
The Vancouver Convention Centre’s LEED Existing Building Operations and Management recertification of the West building, focused on conservation, biodiversity and waste management as a strategy for achieving its sustainability goals.
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September 22nd, 2022
New Asbestos Memorial Commemorating Workers Unveiled
Source:
CBC Listen: On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko
A new public art project at the Vancouver Convention Centre commemorates the thousands of workers who have lost their lives due to asbestos poisoning–a hazard that continues to this day. We speak with the B-C Federation of Labour’s President about the dangers and about his friend who was one of the workers who died.
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September 22nd, 2022
Vancouver Provides Sustainable Tourism
Source:
CGTN America
See how Vancouver, Canada is implementing sustainability practices in their tourism.
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