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BC Place lights up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Estonian independence

The roof of BC Place was illuminated on Monday night in the blue, black and white of Estonia’s national flag to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Estonia’s declaration of independence.  Thanks...

Amazing photos of September in Vancouver

Take a look back at September captured through the lenses of our VO Flickr Pool contributors.

Thirty years after legendary album, U2's Joshua Tree was rooted in hearts everywhere

The clouds parted if only a few hours to welcome both U2 and Mumford & Sons to Vancouver. However, if you were one of the thousands of lucky fans attending Friday's show, things started off...

AC/DC rocks out at BC Place: photos

Photography by Craig Fleisch

BC Home and Garden Show this weekend at BC Place

Get inspired for all things home related this weekend at the BC Home and Garden show and BC Place.

Blunderdome: silence in the house

It didn’t come as much of a surprise last week when we learned of David Podmore's upcoming resignation as board chair of PavCo. No one represented PavCo’s face more than David Podmore, and he, more...

PavCo names new board members

The Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Pat Bell, appointed five new members and reappointed six existing members to the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) Board today. Among among the new board...

BC Place casino expansion move set up secretly by PavCo, FOI reveals

Information obtained through a new FOI makes it clear that the BC Pavillion Corporation (PavCo) was planning to relocate Edgewater Casino to the BC Place redevelopment up to a year before issuing a...

Rich Coleman put back in charge of gaming policy: citizens concerned about future of Edgewater casino

Critics say that putting Rich Coleman back on the gaming portfolio will be problematic for the future of gaming projects in B.C., including the controversial Edgewater casino.

Vancouver in 2011: a year in pictures

Take a look back at 2011 captured through the cameras of our talented VO Photo Pool members.