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Whitecaps cancel Furlong's Board of Trade event appearance

Whitecaps cancel Furlong's Board of Trade event appearance

The Vancouver Whitecaps are blaming undisclosed "scheduling conflicts" for the cancellation of an October 16 Vancouver Board of Trade event featuring embattled executive chair John Furlong.
Digital Domain's Vancouver operation to stay the course after bankruptcy sale of parent company

Digital Domain's Vancouver operation to stay the course after bankruptcy sale of parent company

Local VFX companies mum on fallout from Florida-based company's challenges
Vision Critical gets new CEO and HQ

Vision Critical gets new CEO and HQ

Vision Critical, the market research company founded by the son of pollster Angus Reid, has a new CEO and is set to move into new headquarters.
Embattled Furlong retains corporate vote of confidence

Embattled Furlong retains corporate vote of confidence

Support from companies affiliated with ex-VANOC boss unanimous
Arts organizations to share new amenity

Arts organizations to share new amenity

Bard on the Beach, the Arts Club Theatre Co. and Pacific Theatre are completing feasibility studies and plan to negotiate with the City of Vancouver to lease a 45,000-square-foot space at 160 West First Avenue.
Wine festival proceeds to flow to Bard on the Beach

Wine festival proceeds to flow to Bard on the Beach

Bard on the Beach will get a boost to its fortunes next year thanks to the Vancouver International Wine Festival's announcement that its proceeds starting in 2013 will flow to the Shakespearean festival staged each summer at Vanier Park.
Lockout no business knock-out

Lockout no business knock-out

NHL dispute set in a far different entertainment landscape than what backdropped the 2004-05 lockout
Government funding helps renew VIFF

Government funding helps renew VIFF

Restored gambling grants pay for film festival's new ticketing system and website upgrade
Social Media Week kicks off Monday

Social Media Week kicks off Monday

Social Media Week Vancouver (SMWV) starts on Monday, featuring events to advance the understanding of social media's growing role in society in Vancouver and around the globe.
Canadian online advertising up 16% in 2011: survey

Canadian online advertising up 16% in 2011: survey

Canadian online advertising revenues rose 16% in 2011, according to survey results released this morning by the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB Canada). The survey found that online advertising revenues rose to $2.