From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Pack smart (and leave your corkscrews, cobras and sausage-makers at home)

December 23, 2010

This week, the Airport Authority teamed up with CATSA, the pre-board screening authority, to remind passengers of some important travel tips for getting through the airport during the holiday season. We staged a display using 10,000 (yes, 10,000) prohibited items that did not make it through security, collected over a period of just four weeks. [...]

Holiday Shopping at YVR completed in 1 hour

December 22, 2010

As an airport employee (name withheld to preserve the excitement of gift recipients) who can say she practically lives at the airport during the holiday season, shopping for gifts inevitably falls to the bottom of my to-do list. For years I’ve joked about doing all my Christmas shopping at YVR, without ever having to leave [...]

Braydon Luscombe – a growing champion

December 15, 2010

Braydon Luscombe, an 18-year old para-alpine athlete from Duncan, BC is having the time of his life this year. A member of the Growing Champions program that connects high-performance BC-based athletes with businesses and individuals throughout the province, Braydon is sponsored by Vancouver Airport Authority.  We had a brief conversation with Braydon at the start [...]

YVR Community comes together to benefit Quest Food Exchange

December 14, 2010

A new partnership has been forged between Vancouver Airport Authority and Quest Food Exchange to benefit low-income individuals and families, the environment and the airport community.  Quest Food Exchange is a registered charity that rescues food and other goods from being sent to the landfill and re-distributes it to benefit the community. Working with hundreds [...]

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful…

December 13, 2010

With all the talk of a snow-heavy winter, YVR is ready to handle the white stuff this season.  Two years ago, YVR invested $30 million in upgrades for snow removal trucks and de-icing resources to increase capacity during snow and other winter conditions. This included more powerful snow-removal equipment that will clear the runways in [...]

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