Public Health Agency of Canada makes a statement on measles

By on April 9, 2015 in Government, Health

The Public Health Agency of Canada is again reminding Canadians of the importance of ensuring their immunizations are up to date, following the confirmation of additional cases of measles in the Vancouver region. Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region has reported additional cases of measles linked to a March 21, 2015, Air China Flight from Beijing […]

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Did You Know?

By on April 9, 2015 in Did You Know

There is a rockfish at the aquarium at YVR that was given a prosthetic eye and starred on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

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Cascade Aerospace delivers 100th CC-130 to Royal Canadian Air Force

By on April 9, 2015 in Cascade Aerospace

Cascade Aerospace, an Operating Unit of IMP Aerospace & Defence, has delivered the 100th CC-130 Hercules aircraft from its base in Abbotsford, British Columbia to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), following scheduled maintenance. The aircraft will be returned to service to continue its role as one of Canada’s long range Fixed Wing Search and […]

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YVR employment scam alert

By on March 24, 2015 in YVR Community

Vancouver Airport Authority has issued an advisement of  fraudulent job offerings that are circulating as part of an international fraud scheme. The fraud scheme sends letters to individuals via the mail informing them they are the successful candidate of a job posting at Vancouver Airport Authority. Individuals are then asked to send their personal documents. […]

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Cascade Aerospace conducts first flight test on a foreign military aircraft in BC

By on March 23, 2015 in Cascade Aerospace

Cascade Aerospace conducted the first test flight of a foreign military aircraft from its base in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on March 18, 2015. This was the beginning of the completion phase of the Mexican Air Force C-130K maintenance and modernization program, which began in 2014, and marked a significant milestone for the B.C. aerospace industry. […]

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Public Health Agency of Canada reminds travellers to protect themselves against avian flu

By on March 23, 2015 in Government, Travel Features

If you are planning any travel to Asia, don’t let a nasty virus ruin your trip. The Public Health Agency of Canada reminds Canadians planning trips to China, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and other parts of eastern and central Asia to protect themselves against avian influenza. There are several types of avian influenza viruses that […]

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Did You Know?

By on March 13, 2015 in Did You Know

British Airways was once the world’s largest purchaser of Champagne, with passengers drinking a minimum of 90,000 cases each year. The airline that now buys the most Champagne is Emirate Airlines. On any given day, more than 60 different champagnes, wines and ports, sourced from the best vineyards in 11 countries, are served onboard Emirates […]

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YVR, Fairmont Vancouver Airport tops in North America for 2015

By on March 13, 2015 in Awards

On March 11, Vancouver was in spotlight at the 2015 World Airport Awards, with Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and the Fairmont Vancouver Airport receiving top honours from Skytrax’s award ceremony held in Paris, France. For the sixth consecutive year, YVR took the title of Best Airport in North America by Skytrax World Airport Awards, the […]

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NASA and Nissan partner to jointly develop and deploy autonomous drive vehicles

By on January 26, 2015 in NASA

NASA and Nissan, through its North American-based organization, have formed a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology. NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., and researchers from Nissan’s U.S. Silicon Valley Research Center will focus on autonomous drive systems, human-machine interface solutions, […]

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Sunwing increases domestic summer schedule to offer new daily Vancouver-Toronto flight

By on January 21, 2015 in Sunwing

Although most Canadians are still in the thick of the winter, Sunwing Airlines is already gearing up for warmer weather with the reintroduction of its popular domestic flying schedule for summer 2015. This will be the 10th season that the airline has offered direct flights across Canada. In addition to three regular flights connecting Toronto […]

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Projects Abroad offers meaningful travel through Microfinance, Nutrition and Care programs internships

By on January 19, 2015 in Travel Features

For everyone who has vowed to travel or make a difference in 2015, a volunteer trip with the international volunteer organization Projects Abroad may provide the perfect way to do both at the same time. Projects Abroad was founded in 1992 by geography professor Dr. Peter Slowe as a program for students to travel and […]

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