sentences:  Vancouver Mayor, Gregor Robertson, made a request to the British Columbia provincial government to allow the City of Vancouver to borrow additional funds to complete the project.On January 18, 2009, an emergency meeting convened by the BC Legislature approved Bill 47, allowing the City of Vancouver unlimited access to additional funds for the development of the Olympic Village.The estimated new total cost is CAN$1 billion to build VVL, approximately CAN$ 467 million dollars were required by the City of Vancouver to complete the project.