On December 25th, GVAD President Lisa Anderson announced the relocation of GVAD Head Office on February 1, 2025.
The new GVAD office after February 1, 2025 will be:
4445 Norfolk Street, Burnaby, BC V5G 0A7
The location is accessible by public transportation.
BC Deaf Sports Federation (BCDSF), the BC Association of the Deaf (BCAD), and the Deaf-Blind Planning Committee (DBPC) will also operate from the same location.
Video description: Video opens with the top of a Christmas tree, and pans down the tree, and once get under the tree zooms in on one singular boxed present, with tree wrapping paper, and zooms to a label To: GVAD members & the Deaf community From: GVAD Board 2024-2026. Lisa unwraps the present, ripping some of the wrapping paper, opening a box, and with her delight pulls out a piece of paper that shows GVAD logo at the top centre with words in bold GVAD is M O V I N G! Next, Lisa opens a folded piece of paper, says OK, we’re moving? Now where, what’s the address? and the next paper says GVAD new office: 4445 Norfolk Street, Burnaby, BC V5G 0A7. Below in red font it says “February 1, 2025” and video fades out…
Video description & transcript:Video opens up with unwrapped Christmas Present with a piece of paper that has following text: GVAD New building address: 4445 Norfolk Street Burnaby, BC V5G 0A7 February 1, 2025 Video pans from left to right to an office building and zooms in on the entrance door with sign that says 4445 Norfolk SPARC BC Video zooms in to GVAD President Lisa standing in lobby of building in front of a Christmas tree and the following is all signed in American Sign Language (ASL): Hello my name is Lisa Anderson, remember you saw a cute video of the GVAD President opening up the present and it showed an announcement on piece of paper that GVAD is moving, well this is Part 2 video as we have even bigger news to share! As you know the Deaf community has long dreamed for a place of its own where Deaf organizations could have their offices and services could be provided at a one-stop place, well.. baby steps, this could soon become a reality! President aises her arms and says come with both hands, and two males walk into the scene and Lisa asks the man to her right to introduce himself. Mohlin PIllay, President of BC Deaf Sports Federation (BCDSF) introduces himself and says we support those who live in BC, with a focus on sports, fitness and health, we support athletes in BC, across Canada and at the international level. Mohlin looks to his left and passes the dialogue to the other male. Cameron Epp, interim President of the BC Association of the Deaf (BCAD) which has its goal to support organizations around the province of British Columbia, Deaf organizations advocate and support for their needs for their project and advocate to ensure that those community members who live here in BC voices are heard by the government. GVAD President Lisa adds so this means that the two organizations pointing to Mohlin and Cameron for BCDSF and BCAD will join the GVAD in having their own offices and sharing the office space here. Lisa then adds, checking in with Cameron, that there will be a 4th organization joining in with BCAD in their office space? BCAD interim President answers, and affirms yes that they are in discussions with details being worked on, so yes there will be a 4th organization joining us! GVAD President claps in excitement and is thrilled then looks to BCDSF President and asks if he is excited… BCDSF President Mohlin says yes, I am very excited and looking forward to it. With gold confetti effects, in unison the 3 Presidents say “Happy New Year!” and then Lisa in the middle steps forward and says “See You in 2025!” End screen has pixie dust text “Happy New Year 2025!” and the screen fades away.
