A large part of the myCBCvancouver project is now finished — all the new technology associated with the project has now been installed. (The last piece was the live camera on top of the Royal Bank building.)

The myCBC project is a national initiative that is aimed at rejuvenating and expanding our news service, including bringing more citizen-generated content to CBC’s web site and airwaves. The first rollout is in Vancouver. [wmv video]

Here are some of the new services to give you a taste of what’s coming to regional web sites across the system:

• A new page called Your Story showcases stories generated in one way or another by users. The page has only been up a few days and it’s already generated video that’s been used on air. (We used cell phone video of an apartment fire and home video of a warehouse fire. We also found, through the page, a friend of the crane operator who was killed on the job.)
• Another page called Your Community is designed for people in communities to share information about what’s going on in their areas — be they geographic or organized around a particular subject. It’s early days for this page. The web team is working on ways to encourage groups to use it.
• Other features are being added, including other languages, which should show up early this Spring.

So far, the numbers seem to demonstrate interest. The site has had a 25% increase since its soft-launch in September.

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