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  • 2006 Media Releases

News and events

  • Media releases
    • Corporate Knights names Vancity top Sustainable Financial Institution
    • Vancity appoints Nez Aquino as Interim Chief Executive Officer
    • Vancity announces Wellington Holbrook as President and CEO
    • Statement on Organizational Changes
    • Three directors elected to Vancity Credit Union Board
    • VCIM releases Shareholder Advocacy Report
    • Vancity recognized as Best Financial Institution, Best Credit Union and Top 3 Best Local Employer for Vancouver
    • Vancity credit union members elect three board directors
    • Vancity giving $1M in grants for 25 climate initiatives
    • Vancity Investment Management Report Highlights Significant Gains in Shareholder Advocacy
    • Vancity recognized as one of Canada's Best Corporate Citizens
    • Vancity releases 2023 financial results
    • Vancity Report Sheds Light on Growing Housing Market Challenges
    • Vancity report spotlights spending on food
    • Vancity Reports Solid 2024 Performance, Sets Foundation for Future Growth
    • Vancity and First Credit Union Discuss Potential Merger
    • Vancity announces new Indigenous Advisory Committee
    • Vancity announces new appointments of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer to senior executive team
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2006 Media Releases

2006 Media Releases

December 7 BC credit union earns reputation as global leader in sustainability reporting
December 5 Vancity gives more than $275,000 in local environmental grants
November 23 BC’s only food exchange program wins 2006 $1-million Vancity Award
October 11 Vancity turns 60
September 27 Deadline for Green Building grants October 3
September 7 Vancity members’ million-dollar vote will change lives
September 6 Vancity reprises its role as a partner sponsor of the 25th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival
August 10 Vancity’s new Mixer Mortgage provides a non-traditional approach to home ownership
July 19 Sixth annual $1-million Vancity Award continues 60-year legacy of community giving
June 30 Vancity talks partnership merger with Quadra Credit Union
June 2 Vancity and Van Tel/Safeway talk merger
May 16 You can change everything if you change your bank
April 25 Vancity ranked top workplace by Canadian Business Magazine
March 22 Vancity board of director election results announced
March 1 Environmental building projects get $175,000 from Real Estate Foundation and Vancity
February 17 Return on ResponsibilityTM new motto for one of Canada's leading responsible investment managers
February 16 Loan volumes and membership growth drive earnings for Vancity
January 31 Vancity appoints Chief Operating Officer
 
 
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