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2005 Media Releases

2005 Media Releases

December 21 Applications now being accepted for 2006 $1-million Vancity Award – earlier deadline of January this year
December 14 Vancity awards record number of environmental grants
December 13 Young British Columbians hoping for a "green" Christmas, poll finds
November 23 Mentoring program for at-risk kids wins $1-million award
November 15 First prepaid VISA® gift cards introduced in Canada
November 10 Vancity partners with local community groups and businesses to collect thousands of holiday gifts for needy Surrey children
November 7 Squamish Credit Union members say YES to merger with Vancity
November 3 Vancity taps international markets with syndicated deposit
October 26 Vancity makes multiple "top employer" lists
October 25 Microsoft Canada announces relationship with vancity to provide cutting-edge security information to help fight fraud
October 20 UN International Year of Microcredit marked by launch of program to help new immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs overcome barriers
September 29 Vancity and Citizens Bank CEOs deal with greenhouse gas problems by going carbon neutral
September 22 Funds available for environmental building projects
September 7 Curtain rises on Vancity Theatre
August 31 “Keep Sweet: Children of Polygamy” wins 2005 Vancity Book Prize
August 12 Vancity "campout" celebrates credit union's move into Pitt Meadows
August 11 BC non-profits compete for largest corporate gift of its kind in Canada
June 23 Vancity partners with two organizations to support long-term reconstruction efforts in tsunami-affect areas of Southeast Asia
June 10 Vancity’s CEO named IABC/BC’s Communicator of the Year
June 8 Village Credit Union members give unanimous thumbs up to merger with Vancity
May 11 Vancity wins “Marketer of the Year” award for turning respect into revenue
April 7 Vancity first financial institution to win prestigious North American award for sustainability reporting
March 30 Vancity and Squamish talk merger – with a twist
March 18 Vancity announces board election results
March 17 Vancity to fund a non-profit’s $1-million dream
March 1 Vancity and Village Credit Union talk merger
February 17 Vancity Credit Union reports another successful year
January 11 Vancity and Real Estate Foundation award first ever Green Building Grants