Mayor Gregor Robertson announced today that he will be leading a major business mission to China this month, with the goal of attracting new jobs and investment to Vancouver.

“This business mission to China will deliver real results for Vancouver – we’ve spent months preparing and we are confident we can secure a number of business deals that will directly benefit our region,” said Mayor Robertson. “We’ll be capitalizing on our momentum from the 2010 Winter Games by highlighting some of our top green businesses from Vancouver. China has set aggressive goals to promote low-carbon economic development and there is a huge opportunity for us to foster closer connections between Vancouver’s leading technology companies and the emerging green economy in China.”

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Vancouver City Council today approved a policy that requires all new building rezonings to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standard, the highest green building standard for rezonings in North America.

The change takes effect January 31, 2011 and is expected to result in 20 to 30 new green buildings being constructed annually, creating new green job opportunities in the city.

“Setting a new standard like LEED Gold for new building rezonings is a significant step for Vancouver,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson.

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Some of the top minds and business leaders in North America’s technology industry are in Vancouver this week for the City of Vancouver co-sponsored Grow 2010 Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

The conference runs from Aug. 19 through 21 and is designed to help promising entrepreneurs meet and interact with technology leaders and investors from the Silicon Valley and Canada. The goal is to build stronger relationships and inspire and stimulate more Canadian business successes.

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Mayor Robertson is inviting Vancouver residents to attend a series of innovative and dynamic presentations kicking off Vancouver’s Greenest City consultations.

On June 23, citizens are encouraged to attend a special edition of Pecha Kucha Vancouver as part of the Greenest City 2020 consultation.

This Pecha Kucha, entitled “Walk the Talk – Green your City” is meant to bring the public, academics and community leaders together to stimulate discussion and action towards making Vancouver the Greenest City in the world by 2020.

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