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SOUTHEAST FALSE CREEK OLYMPIC VILLAGE

About Building Opportunities with Business (BOB)

Based in Vancouver, BC, Building Opportunities with Business (BOB) is a non-prot organization that is championing an inclusive revitalization process for the inner city. BOBs mandate is to strengthen the innercitys community capacity; identify and build on untapped business opportunities; improve employment opportunities and retention; and increase investment in Vancouvers inner city.

Information
For more information on employment and training opportunities contact: Building Opportunities with Business Lani Johnson 778.328.7674 or Pathways 604.682.7353 Inner-city businesses and social enterprises interested in procurement opportunities should contact: Whitney Larsen 778.328.7663 For more information on Southeast False Creek and the Olympic Village, visit our website at: vancouver.ca/olympicvillage

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About Millennium
In 2006, Vancouver City Council selected Vancouver-based Millennium to design and construct all buildings in the Olympic Village. Millennium has a strong commitment to its corporate social responsibilities, especially for Vancouvers inner-city communities. For more information, visit millenniumwater.com

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About Southeast False Creek and the Olympic Village

Southeast False Creek (SEFC) is the last remaining large tract of undeveloped waterfront land in downtown Vancouver. It is being redeveloped by the City of Vancouver and will be used as Vancouvers Olympic Village for the 2010 Winter Games. After 2010, it will be a model sustainable community that will eventually be home to 16,000 people.

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Southeast False Creek Olympic Village Community Benets Agreement

Training, Skills Development, and Jobs

The City of Vancouver and Building Opportunities with Business (BOB), together with Millennium, have created the Community Benets Agreement to ensure that local community residents share in the economic benets associated with the development of Southeast False Creek and the Olympic Village. Part of the Benets Agreement is the development of an employment and training program to offer entry-level construction jobs and training for inner-city residents. The Agreement will also encourage the purchase of goods and services from inner-city businesses.

Who is eligible?
Inner-city residents (Downtown Eastside, Downtown South, and Mount Pleasant) Social enterprises Inner-city businesses Vancouver businesses that are registered with BOB and train and recruit inner-city residents or purchase goods and services from inner-city businesses.

What types of jobs are available?

Entry-level jobs at the Vancouver Olympic Village construction site are available. After successfully completing a probation period, new employees will be given the opportunity to learn a trade through on-the-job training or apprenticeship programs. Employees will be placed with one of two wellknown construction companies, ITC and MetroCan Construction, and their sub-trades. They will be paid a competitive, fair and living wage.

Business Opportunities
If you are an inner-city business interested in becoming a supplier for the construction and retrot of the Olympic Village, or to access other business supports offered by BOB: Register with BOB as an inner-city supplier or a business that supports inner-city businesses Join 200+ businesses in the BOB construction supplier directory Attend the workshops and open houses organized by BOB to bring together buyers and suppliers.

The Benets Agreement includes:

$750,000 legacy fund by Millennium for preemployment and skill-development training 100 construction jobs for inner-city residents $15 million of goods and services purchased from inner-city businesses Other business opportunities for inner-city businesses.

Will there be a competitive application process?

Yes. Please contact BOB for an explanation of the application process.