Brockton Oval in Stanley Park will be the site of a solar thermal demonstration project – a Greenest City Action Team recommendation – which will heat water in the public washroom facilities and change rooms.

“This solar demonstration project is yet another initiative that will move us closer to our goal to become the greenest city in the world by 2020,” said Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. “Pursuing and expanding opportunities for clean energy projects in our city saves us money, creates green jobs, and reduces our carbon footprint.”

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Mayor Robertson joined MLS president Mark Abbott, Premier Gordon Campbell, Vancouver Whitecaps FC chief executive officer Paul Barber and President Bob Lenarduzzi to to mark the one-year countdown to the return of professional soccer in Vancouver.

“Hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games showed to the world just how much passion the people of Vancouver have for sports,” said Mayor Robertson. “I know that the enthusiasm and spirit we’ve seen these past few weeks will carry over to 2011 when Vancouver joins Major League Soccer.

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