[Wamvan] Fwd: woops!-event sunday (NOT saturday)

[Tami Starlight]

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Date: Sat, May 14, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Subject: woops!-event sunday (NOT saturday)
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****correction***
-this event is taking place tomorrow (SUNDAY) at 11am
outside Olympic Village Sales Centre; **1693 Manitoba*
*

For Immediate Release:*

*Re: SPECIAL ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE!*

VANCOUVER, Unceded Coast Salish Territory 11am SUNDAY, MAY 15th - Join us
for the One Year Anniversary of the Sell-Off of Social Housing Units at the
Olympic Village, hosted by the City of Vancouver and Rennie Marketing
Systems!  On May 15th, 2010, the City and Millennium Water's unsuccessfully
attempted to launch their doomed sales campaign.  This campaign attempted
to sell off nearly 800 units of committed social housing as condos. After a
year of poor sales, negative feedback from homeowners and increasing
pressure from the public to reinstate social housing, the City of Vancouver
and Rennie Marketing have announced a new sales strategy!

Today, Mayor Gregor Robertson, Penny Balem, Christy Clark & Rennie Marketing
Systems invite you to join us for a special one year celebration of the
Sell-Off of Social Housing Units at the Athletes Village!

- Given the original plans included a commitment to develop 2/3rds
affordable housing at Olympic Village...
- Given that despite these promises, a reversible decision was made to sell
those units off as condos...
- Given the Olympics have made Vancouver the most rapidly gentrifying
and unaffordable
city in the world...
- Given that most affordable SROs are substandard, and include persistent
bedbug, rat and cockroach infestations...
- Given that 62 condo owners are filing a lawsuit against the developer and
City for their not-so-luxury Olympic Village units...
- Given that these luxury condos are still in better condition than most of
the affordable housing stock that over 14,000 low income families and
individuals are waiting for...

...On MAY 15th, 2011 we open the doors, and mark this one year anniversary
as a new day in the history of the Olympic Village!

Find out more about our exciting plans for the Athletes Village! Come
celebrate the launch of our new strategy for Affordable Housing at the
Olympic Village. Join us for an official ribbon cutting ceremony, and a very
belated passing over of keys to those promised social housing units.

Speeches by Gregor Roberston, Penny Balem, Christy Clark and Bob Rennie,
along with Current Condo Owners and New Renters.

 Press Conference with above speakers followed by questions and answers will
be held at *11am Sunday, May 15th outside the SEFC Sales Centre at 1693
Manitoba*!

Media Contacts:
Lauren Gill
(604)315-4180
 Sarah Stevenson
(778)558 9121



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*Tami M. Starlight*
Vancouver, Canada
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