Press Releases
April
2007
Click
here to read Volunteer BC President Michael McCoy's National
Volunteer Week greetings.
2010 Legacies Now - Volunteers
Now and Volunteer BC are working together to bring the Volunteer
Opportunities Listing Tool to volunteer centres across the province.
Click
here to learn more.
January
2007
Click
here to read Volunteer BC's op-ed in the Vancouver Sun
on the value of volunteering.
October
2006
Volunteer
BC responds to announced cuts to federal programs and spending on
volunteering programmes nationally, specifically the Canadian Volunteerism
Initiative (CVI). Click
here to read the Letter to the Editor sent to a number
of media outlets.
September 2006
Volunteer BC announces its 2006-2007 Board of Directors.
Click here
to read the full media release.
April
2006
Tourism,
Sport and the Arts Minister Olga Ilich announced the Province will
provide Volunteer BC with $100,000 to help the provincial organization
increase its capacity and take on a greater leadership role in BC's
volunteer sector. Click
here to read the full press release. Click
here to view the attached backgrounder.
November
2005
VolWeb.ca
Launched to Help Event Organizers and Volunteers Connect
VolWeb.ca
is an exciting initiative from 2010 Legacies Now - Volunteers
Now designed to help organizations and volunteers connect
to help support the many exciting events across BC. VolWeb.ca,
a web-based registration system, makes it easy for organizations
to find a dedicated team of volunteers to make their events a success.
Click
here for more information.
April
2005
Volunteer
BC, along with the United Way of the Lower Mainland and the Lower
Mainland Volunteer Centre Council announce the release of a new
bus poster campaign. Click
here for the press release.
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