From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Behind the Scenes Retail Photo Shoot

May 19, 2010

A photo shoot took place at YVR today for the new retail advertising campaign that will roll out this June 2010. Models were captured wearing and carrying stylish fashion brands available at the duty free shops at YVR including: Ferragamo, Burberry, and Hermès. Models also picked up food on the fly with delicious choices from [...]

Annual Public Meeting Presentations 2010

May 19, 2010

The Airport Authority held its Annual Public Meeting on Thursday, May 13 at YVR. Please view the presentation videos below. A copy of our 2009 Annual and Sustainability Report is available on www.yvr.ca Graham Clarke Chair, Board of Directors Duration: 8:09 min Don Ehrenholz Vice President, Airport Operations & Engineering Duration: 7:56 min Glenn McCoy [...]

Airport Authority accepts Influence Award

May 12, 2010
Thumbnail image for Airport Authority accepts Influence Award

Leading up to the games, we planned, prepared, and set our sights on a gold medal performance to ensure that passengers would have an efficient and memorable experience at the airport. The Airport Authority and our partners worked hard to implement these plans, especially on YVR’s biggest day -  March 1, 2010 when 39,000 passengers [...]

While You Were Sleeping, We Were Fighting FOD

May 7, 2010

Long before your first cup of coffee, more than 150 volunteers from the airport community were already hard at work making a clean sweep of YVR’s runways at YVR’s 18th annual FOD Walk.  Wearing safety vests and toting garbage bags, volunteers were dispatched around the airfield to track-down and pick up loose objects like pieces [...]

YVR Opens Doors to Art & Architecture

May 3, 2010
Thumbnail image for YVR Opens Doors to Art & Architecture

Even though our doors are technically always open, on May 1 and 2 we stretched them a little further for Doors Open Richmond – a city-wide initiative which provided free access to heritage, art and cultural sites across Richmond. YVR was one of 40 locations participating in the two-day event which also included home art-studios, theatres, churches, parks [...]