Acknowledgments
We would like to thank all of the organizations and individuals who have provided guidance, information and statistics, financial and distribution assistance, and other forms of support for Vancouver Foundation’s Vital Signs 2008. Vital Signs® is based on a project originated by the Toronto Community Foundation and is coordinated nationally by Community Foundations of Canada (CFC).
Leadership Advisory Group
Rick Antonson, President and CEO, Tourism Vancouver
Kevin Bent, President and Publisher, Pacific Newspaper Group Inc.
Bruce Buchanan, Honourary Governors’ Council, Vancouver Foundation
Johnny Carline, CAO, Metro Vancouver
Tung Chan, CEO, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Bruce Dewar, CEO, 2010 Legacies Now
Murray Dinwoodie, City Manager, City of Surrey
Ida Goodreau, President and CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Chris Kelly, Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver School Board
Henry Lee, Past Chair, Vancouver Board of Trade
Michael McKnight, President and CEO, United Way of the Lower Mainland
David Marshall, Executive Director, Fraser Basin Council
Judy Rogers, City Manager, City of Vancouver
Gail Sparrow, Vice President, Native Investment Trade Association
Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO, Vancity
Faye Wightman, President and CEO, Vancouver Foundation (Chair)
Andrew Wilhelm-Boyles, Executive Director, Alliance for Arts and Culture
Expert Resource Group
Dr. Ray Carrado, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley
Lilian Chau, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
Jennifer Cleathero, United Way of the Lower Mainland
Dr. Irwin Cohen, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of theFraser Valley
Dr. Patricia Daly, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Cameron Gray, City of Vancouver
Amy Greenwood, Fraser Basin Council
Cheeying Ho, Smart Growth British Columbia
Dr. Lori G. Irwin, UBC Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)
Clark Lim, Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security, Civil Engineering, UBC
Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council
Bernie Magnan, Vancouver Board of Trade
Harriet Permut, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Kelly Pollack, MOSAIC
Ann Rowan, Metro Vancouver Regional District
Luke Thomas, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
Paul Whitney, Vancouver Public Library
Citizen Grading Panel
Thanks to the 1,070 Metro Vancouver residents who responded to our invitation to participate as citizen graders.
Project Team
Director: Barbara Grantham
Manager: Lidia Kemeny
Communications: Catherine Clement, Kimberley Fehr, Andrea Majorki, Dorothy Bartoszewski
Coordinator: Meriko Kubota
Research
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC)
Regional Vancouver Urban Observatory (RVu), Simon Fraser University
Ipsos Reid
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Creative Design
Hangar 18 Creative Group Inc.
Photography
Hoga Photography
Vancouver Foundation Board of Directors
Jake C. Kerr, CM, OBC, LL.D, Chair
Chief Justice Donald I. Brenner, Vice-Chair
David Black
Ursula Botz
Jeff Dowle
John Dustan
Robert A. Fairweather
Dr. Vera Frinton
Brian Kenning
Gordon MacDougall
John McLernon
Floyd Murphy, CLU CH.F.C.
Faye Wightman, President and CEO
Participating Vital Signs Community Foundations
Vancouver Foundation acknowledges our partnership with 15 other community foundations releasing Vital Signs reports in 2008. To access their reports, visit www.vitalsignscanada.ca.
Sponsors
