From the monthly archives:

October 2011

Pumpkins and Witches and iPads OH MY!

October 27, 2011

Strap on your Yoda ears and listen up because Halloween is less than a week away and YVR is gearing up for our annual Halloween Pumpkin Carving and Costume Contest! On Monday, October 31at the Haida Gwaii, The Spirit of the Jade Canoe in the International Terminal, Departures Levels 3 we’ll be hosting this extremely [...]

From the Ground Up! YVR’s GRE is Taking Shape

October 24, 2011

We’ve got planes. We’ve got cranes. And we’ve got very big trucks. What more do you need for a great father/son outing? Head over to YVR’s outdoor viewing platform next to our South Terminal Building to watch the incredible Ground Run-up Enclosure (GRE) come to life. Built with lots of steel and concrete, the framework [...]

Yankee Victor Romeo delights Grade Five students

October 18, 2011

YVR’s School Tour program is now in full swing. Each week, approximately 270 Grade 5 students from across Metro Vancouver come for a tour of the public areas of the airport.  Guided by Annalisa, Marcus and Wyanne the students experience the excitement of YVR, what they need to do when taking a flight, security requirements, [...]

It’s never too early to talk Xmas (if it’s for a good cause)

October 6, 2011

Outreach. Education. Community Involvement. They’re three (OK, four) words that mean a lot to us here at YVR. So, it’s only natural that we were so thrilled to be recognized by a global industry association for our work to make those words more than, well, words.   Last month, Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) [...]

Quotable Quotes, YVR-style

October 3, 2011

Today is Day 48 for Jaeger Mah, the affable Port Alberni native who moved into the airport earlier this as part of our Live@YVR contest contest. Jaeger has been incredibly busy finding and telling the stories of Canada’s second busiest airport over the past seven weeks… and the YVR community of more than 23,600 people [...]