» Contacts 
Tourism Vancouver
Waterfront Centre
210-200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3L6
Fax: 604-682-1717
www.tourismvancouver.com
Emily Armstrong
Manager, Travel Media Relations, North America & 2010
604-631-2873
earmstrong@tourismvancouver.com
Wendy Underwood
Manager, Travel Media Relations, International & Trade
604-631-2859
wunderwood@tourismvancouver.com
Amber Sessions
Travel Media Relations Specialist
604-631-2870
asessions@tourismvancouver.com
Walt Judas
Vice President, Marketing Communications & 2010 Strategies
604-631-2882
wjudas@tourismvancouver.com
Other B.C. Tourism Associations
Tourism British Columbia
12th Floor, 510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3A8
Fax: 604-660-3383
www.hellobc.com
Janice Greenwood-Fraser
Manager, Travel Media Relations
604-660-3762
janice.greenwood@tourismbc.com
Tourism Whistler
4010 Whistler Way
Whistler, B.C., V0N 1B4
Fax: 604-932-7231
www.whistler.com
Laura James
Manager, Media Relations
604-938-2794
ljames@tourismwhistler.com
Tourism Victoria
4th Floor-31 Bastion Square
Victoria, B.C., V8W 1J1
Fax: 250-361-9733
www.tourismvictoria.com
Heather McGillivray
Manager, Travel Media Relations, United States
250-414-6979
heather.mcgillivray@tourismvictoria.com
Kristine George
Manager, Travel Media Relations, Canada & Overseas
250-414-6971
kristine.george@tourismvictoria.com
Tourism Richmond
250-8260 Granville Ave
Richmond, B.C., V6Y 1P3
Fax: 604-821-5475
www.tourismrichmond.com
Nikki Barnes
Marketing Manager
604-821-5472
nbarnes@tourismrichmond.com
Useful Web Resources
- www.tourismvancouver.com: our site has lots of great story ideas and useful background information. Our full media kit is also available online.
- www.allianceforarts.com: the Alliance for Arts and Culture provides a weekly events calendar and extensive pages of information on the arts in Vancouver.
- www.ticketstonight.ca: a comprehensive source of event tickets, offering visitors access to performing arts, live theatre, sports, music and festivals.
- www.vancouverhistory.ca: local historian Chuck Davis' web site is a dense resource of information on Vancouver's colourful history.
- www.urbandiner.ca: a popular and up-to-the-minute source of information on trends and news in Vancouver's restaurant industry.
- www.vancouver2010.com: official site for 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Radio
- CKNW (www.cknw.com): broadcasts live on 980 AM in the Lower Mainland, 91.7 FM on Shaw Cable and live via their website. CKNW can also be heard via the Starchoice satellite network on channel 840.
- CKWX (www.news1130.com): Western Canada's largest radio newsroom, CKWX News 1130 delivers local, national and international news as it happens. Broadcasts on 1130 AM in the Lower Mainland and also streams live through its website.
- CBC Radio 690 AM (www.cbc.ca/bc): commercial-free, national public radio service, offering local news and interviews.
Television
The city's four major TV news stations provide competitive newscasts at 8 a.m., noon, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. BCTV News on Global has the highest viewing ratings, followed by BC-CTV. Channel M is a new multi-cultural news station:
Major Newspapers
Magazines
- Vancouver Magazine (www.vancouvermagazine.com): popular city lifestyle magazine covering urban culture, dining, events, style and more.
- Arts and Cultural Guide to B.C. (www.art-bc.com): A free glossy guide to art events, galleries and people in the arts throughout the province.
- City Food (www.cityfood.com): free culinary newsmagazine covering the city's dining scene.
- Eat Magazine (www.eatmagazine.ca): free magazine covering Vancouver's dine-out scene.
- Where Vancouver (www.where.ca/Vancouver): handy visitor's guide to city neighbourhoods, restaurants, travel, attractions, lodging, dining and shopping. Free at hotels and motels.
- Visitor's Choice (www.visitorschoice.ca): free publications covering Vancouver and the region for visitors.
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