[ { "post_id": "1049", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Completion of building structure", "post_content_short": "We are excited to announce the completion of our beautiful Mass Timber structural building. Now the wood is installed, the pace of the\nconstruction will accelerate.  The construction team will finalize the exterior and enclose the facility in a few weeks by installing\nthe exterior glass windows.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1049\/A9B81F17-80D3-45CB-9354-88789A261E0C.jpeg", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2023-05-09 21:23:52" }, { "post_id": "1046", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Bistro lease opportunity", "post_content_short": "We are pleased to present the opportunity to lease a high-profile bistro space with patio at the main entrance to the new Alliance\nFrançaise Vancouver facility. The target is for the bistro to act as a three-concept restaurant: coffee shop + bistro + wine bar, adapting to the clientele at various hours of the day.
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\nFor detailed information: Lease\nbrochure<\/a>
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\nContact us today to discuss more,", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1046\/1705-210226-East-Facade_LOWRES.jpg", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2023-03-28 23:03:15" }, { "post_id": "1045", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Financial support from Institut Français Paris", "post_content_short": "We are happy to announce and acknowledge the financial support of Institut Français Paris.
\nTheir contribution will help make our virtual reality exhibition available for everyone in our media library.
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1045\/LIBRARY02.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2023-03-28 22:03:02" }, { "post_id": "1041", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Financial support from PacifiCan", "post_content_short": "On Thursday, March 4, 2023, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the\nAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, on behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister\nresponsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced an investment of over $3.9 million for four projects to support B.C.’s Francophone and Francophile communities.
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\nL’Alliance Française de Vancouver will receive $750,000,<\/strong> this funding will go towards a new library, community spaces and\nwashrooms in our new community centre.
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\nFor more information: Community\norganizations receive over $3.9 million to support Francophone and Francophile communities in British Columbia - Canada.ca<\/a>
\n ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1041\/Pacific-Supported-EN-01.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2023-03-03 18:23:22" }, { "post_id": "1035", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Support from the government of Canada.", "post_content_short": "We are happy to announce and acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. 
\n
\nHere below is a citation of  Taleeb Noormohamed. Member of Parliament :\n

\n\t“It’s a real pleasure to announce this project on behalf of the Honourable Ginnete Petitpas Taylor. This investment will help in the\n\tcreation of a gathering space for British Columbia’s Francophone community, especially in Vancouver. This is a great example of how we can\n\tpromote our official languages and allow them to flourish in the future.” -  Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament (Vancouver\n\tGranville)\n\n
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1035\/wordmark_C.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2023-01-16 19:16:32" }, { "post_id": "1022", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "New Building Update", "post_content_short": "Our building is starting to take form, a few metal beams have been put into place and walls are starting to raise, at this pace, we are\n\texpected to be inaugurating our new home by the Summer of 2023.\n\n

During the next phase of construction, the mass timber structure will be assembled. Stay tuned for more updates.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1022\/AFV_NL_CONSTRUCTION2_11.10.png", "post_content_type": "url", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/en\/about\/our-future-building\/", "post_date": "2022-10-11 23:24:00" }, { "post_id": "1021", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Funding Molson Foundation", "post_content_short": "We would like to thank the Molson Foundation for its generous donation in support of our new building project.\n

\n\tThe Molson Foundation supports the health and education sectors as well as institutions involved in the arts and culture in order to\n\tpreserve and enrich Canada's cultural and intellectual heritage.
\n\t
\n\tTo find more about the Molson Foundation : https:\/\/fondationmolson.org\/en\/ <\/a>
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1021\/NL_FondationMolson_1110.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-10-11 22:44:00" }, { "post_id": "1009", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Jury prize from the UNESCO's MAB", "post_content_short": "Alliance Française Vancouver has received the Jury Prize from the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program and the Foundation des\nAlliances Françaises in the category "Life of the Alliance and Eco-Responsibility" for our project of a new eco-responsible\nbuilding, scheduled to open in Spring 2023.
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\n To find out more about UNESCO's MAB Program: Man and the Biosphere (MAB)\nProgramme (unesco.org)<\/a>
\n
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1009\/MicrosoftTeams-image-(3).png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-07-19 21:59:05" }, { "post_id": "1007", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "New Building Update", "post_content_short": "Dear Alliance Française Vancouver members,\n

\n\tIt has been a long time since I shared with you about the progress of the New Alliance. Delays have accumulated since our general assembly\n\tin September 2021: torrential rains in the Fall, followed by the Siberian cold of Christmas, followed by a strike of workers in the concrete\n\tindustry that has fortunately just ended. All this against a backdrop of contagious variants and rising prices of materials and labor that\n\tare driving up costs. Nevertheless, the project is progressing and is scheduled to be completed in late spring 2023. In the coming weeks the\n\tbuilding will come out of the ground and the installation of the large wooden beams is planned for the Fall.\n\n

\n\tWe estimate that our fundraising efforts will allow us to reach ¾ of our initial goal ($4 millions in grants and donations) by the end of\n\tthe year. I would like to personally thank all of you who have already generously contributed. With rising costs, we anticipate that we will\n\thave to continue our efforts and exceed our initial fundraising goal. In September, we will launch our Sponsor a Seat campaign to the\n\tFrancophone and Francophile communities. This will be a unique opportunity to participate in an historic project that will enrich\n\tVancouver's cultural and community life. More information will be available very soon.\n\n

\n\tI invite you to come and witness the construction as it progresses and wish you a beautiful summer. Looking forward to seeing you for\n\tthe next General Assembly planned for September 1st. 
\n\t\n

\n\tMarie-Claire Howard,
\n\tBoard Chair, Alliance Française Vancouver\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1007\/Capture-décran-2022-06-22-FRONT.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-07-05 19:46:33" }, { "post_id": "1005", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Canadian Heritage Grant", "post_content_short": "Alliance Française is proud to announce we received funds from Heritage Canada through the program: Supporting the Foundations of Cultural\n\tInfrastructure Initiative. This funding will help support the increasing costs of the construction industry. \n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/1005\/2560px-Patrimoine_Canada.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-06-20 22:31:13" }, { "post_id": "996", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "BC Arts Council", "post_content_short": "Alliance Française Vancouver is thrilled to announce the support of BC Arts Council and the government of British Columbia for the\r\n\tconstruction of our new cultural spaces.
\r\n\tThis funding is linked to the Arts Infrastructure Program 2021- 22. We are very excited that the building is taking shape, we can’t wait to\r\n\twelcome you all next Spring 2023 for our Grand Opening.\r\n\r\n

Learn more<\/a>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/996\/ArtsCouncil-BCID-lockup-rgb-pos.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-05-10 23:46:00" }, { "post_id": "990", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Funding by the Mass Timber Program", "post_content_short": " The Alliance Francaise Vancouver wants to gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our Province of BC via their Mass Timber\r\n\tDemonstration Program for helping us fund our institutional project, that will be an advancement in wood use for the City of Vancouver.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\tOur new building will include a first of a kind, four story assembly occupancy building showcasing the mass timber structure and promoting\r\n\tthe use of wood by exposing it in the interior to create a warm, natural, and inviting interior. The resulting spaces will be more\r\n\tefficient, comfortable, and healthier for our community. Mass timber allows to reduce carbon footprint from construction and adds value to the forestry sector.  It is a central part of the StrongerBC Economic Plan that aligns with the Province’s climate goals by supporting clean growth and using renewable resources.  
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\r\nFor more information: Mass Timber Action Plan launched, four new projects\r\nannounced | BC Gov News<\/a>
<\/a>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/990\/BC_ENG_HORIZONTAL.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-04-11 20:27:41" }, { "post_id": "989", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "Stage 3 - Full building permit issued", "post_content_short": "We are pleased to announce the approval of the final building permit (stage 3) for Cambie 6161, a significant step in our construction\r\nprocess that will bring our physical space to fruition. We are finalizing the foundation, and we expect completion by mid-May. We have obtained a complete building permit from the City of Vancouver; we will start constructing the main building right after the foundation\r\nphase. As we mentioned previously, this is a crucial step because it will help the smooth process of the following stages of the work, and we will be able to see the physical changes and the completion of the building.
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\r\nPlease visit our new building page to see the construction gallery,<\/a> updated monthly, if you\r\nwish to follow the progress.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/989\/B8F142A4-E21F-498A-96C5-F2AD466713B1.jpeg", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-04-11 19:39:24" }, { "post_id": "975", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "BC GAMING GRANT", "post_content_short": "We at the Alliance Française acknowledge the financial support of the province of British Columbia.
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\r\n\tWe are very happy for their aid in acquiring equipment for our new up-and-coming performance space. Get ready to enjoy quality cinemas, lectures, performances, and more!
\r\n\t\r\n\tCurious as to what we will get? Check our website for monthly updates.<\/a>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/media\/website_posts\/975\/BC_480x639.png", "post_content_type": "none", "post_content_url": null, "post_date": "2022-02-02 01:56:23" }, { "post_id": "973", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2022 is promising to be a great year", "post_content_short": "Dear Members of Alliance Française Vancouver,
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\r\n2022 is promising to be a great year for Alliance Française Vancouver, as we will be able to witness the erection of our new expanded\r\nfacility at 6161 Cambie.
\r\n2021 was a year of transition during which we have:\r\n