Vancouver's Vital Signs
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Acknowledgements
Vancouver Foundation would like to recognize the Toronto Community Foundation for originating and developing the Vital Signs® concept. The willingness of this foundation to share its model and its years of experience is greatly appreciated.
We are also appreciative of the role that Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) has played in supporting a coordinated national Vital Signs initiative. CFC has played a pivotal role in facilitating discussions among the five participating 2006 Vital Signs projects.
Principal Data Contributors
Data for Vancouver’s Vital Signs has come from a broad spectrum of sources, all of which are posted in the comprehensive version of the report at www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca.
Key sources of information were:
- BC Stats
- Canadian Institute of Health Information
- City of Vancouver
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Government of British Columbia
- Government of Canada
- Greater Vancouver Regional District
- Royal Bank of Canada
- RVU (Regional Vancouver Urban Observatory)
- Statistics Canada (including publicly available data and custom data runs, with special thanks to Derek Adams)
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- Vancouver Police Department (with special thanks to Sgt. Adam Palmer)
- Vancouver Public Library
Community Engagement and Support
This project would not have been possible without the active support and involvement of literally hundreds of individuals and major organizations here in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Vancouver’s Vital Signs Leadership Advisory Group
Bruce Dewar, CEO, 2010 Legacies Now
Ida Goodreau, President & CEO,
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Chris Kelly, Superintendent of Schools,
Vancouver School Board
Diana Maughan, President,
Ronin Management Inc
Michael McKnight, President & CEO,
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Dave Mowat, President & CEO,
Vancity
Dr. Daniel F. Muzyka, Dean,
Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia
Heather Redfern, Executive Director,
The Greater Vancouver Alliance for Arts
and Culture
Judy Rogers, City Manager, City of Vancouver
Dennis Skulsky, Past Publisher,
Pacific Newspaper Group Inc.
Bob Wallace, Executive Officer,
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Vancouver’s Vital Signs Expert Resource Group
Judy Bader, City of Vancouver
Dr. Patricia Daly,
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Jacquie Forbes-Roberts, City of Vancouver
Cheeying Ho, SmartGrowth BC
Dr. Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University
Harriet Permut,
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Dr. Andy Wachtel,
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Paul Whitney, Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver’s Vital Signs Affiliates Group
David Bernard,
United Way of the Lower Mainland
Lesli Boldt, Vancouver Public Library
Catherine Clement, City of Vancouver
Eileen Day,
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Leslie Dyson, Vancouver School Board
Theresa Gebrail,
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Anna Grimes, Vancouver Board of Trade
Karen McDonald, 2010 Legacies Now
Jamie Pitblado,
Pacific Newspaper Group Inc.
Key Area Grading Participants
The nearly 200 participants in the online grading of Key Areas and priorities included:
- Vancouver Foundation Board of Directors and staff
- Members of Vancouver Foundation’s Advisory Committees
- Vancouver’s Vital Signs Advisory Group members
- Staff from the various civic organizations listed above; and
- Recent graduates of Leadership Vancouver.
Ipsos Reid
Jason Morelyle, Research Manager
Catherine Gunther, Senior Research Manager
Peter Weylie, Vice-President
Vancouver’s Vital Signs Sponsors
