8/3/2019 Vancouver Sun Keeping Track - October 31

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KEEPINGTRACKEVENTS, PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, NEW BUSINESSES, GOOD WORKS

C2 BREAKING NEWS: VANCOUVERSUN.COM | MONdAy, OCtOBER 31, 201 1|| BUSINESS

1-800-Got-Junk?has appointed ErikChurch (1) as COO.

Smythe Ratcliffe LLP has appointedRon Hooge (2) as director of valuationservices.

Financial Executives International, Van-couver Chapter, board: Brad Bardua (3),president, and Angela Yap, Issa Nakhleh,Alan Wong, Brad Cruickshank, HughLindsay, Danley Yip, Robert Hibberd,Fabiana Chubbs, Roger Bissoondatt, JeffShickele, Marco Faccone, Doug King,Doug Morison and Cheryl Yaremko.

Melissa Orozco (4) has been appointeddirector of public relations at Yulu Cre-ative Communications.

Nancy Mathias (5) has been promoted tovice-president, programs and business

planning at Michael Smith Foundation forHealth Research.

BC Recreation and Parks Associationboard: President Leslie June (6), presi-dent elect Murray Kopp, past presidentDean Gibson, and directors Abby For-tune, John Hiebert, Mel Kositsky, JamesMarvel, Alison McNeil, and Ajay Patel.

Royal Columbian Hospital Foundationboard: New directors Erin OHalloran,Meldy Harris and Steven OsachoffjoinBelle Puri (chair), David Worthington(vice-chair), Dwight Ross (treasurer),and John Ashbridge, John Blatherwick,Sharon Domaas, Gary Pooni, HelenSparkes, Lisa Spitale, and Dr. LaurenceTurner.

Brian Butters (7) has been appointeddirector of Racing Sustainability with theB.C. Horse Racing Industry ManagementCommittee.

New appointments at McMillan LLP:Thomas Wachowski (8) joins as associatecounsel; Stockwell Day (9) joins as seniorstrategic adviser, Robin Junger (10) joinsas partner, and Michael Shannon (11) andDaniel Lau (12) join as associates.

Jessica Campbell (13) joins Harper GreyLLP as an associate and Lara Zee (14) re-joins the firm as a senior associate.

Clark Wilson LLP welcomes AmaanGangji as an associate.

Marion Harper Treskin (15) has beennamed general manager of the WestinBayshore.

Whistler Blackcomb has chosen Twen-tyten Group as its corporate partnershipagency of record.

Margaret Vandenberg (16) has been ap-pointed director of external relations atthe Justice Institute of British Columbia.

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KUDOS | Corporate GivingRBC donated $20,000 to VancouverCommunity College to support its finan-cial literacy courses.

Investors Group donated $2,000 toSHARE Family and Community Services.

Crescent Beach Royal Canadian Legion#240 donated $4,000 to Surrey Memo-rial Hospital Foundation.

Twenty-five teams from the food ser-vice and hospitality industrys chari-table organization Friends of We Careraised $18,359 at its bowling challengefor Easter Seals.

Vancouver Regional Construction As-sociations 2011 Awards of Excellence:PCL Constructors Westcoast (GeneralContractor over $40 Million), Scott

Construction Group (General Contrac-tor $15-40 Million), Manley Design &Construction Management (GeneralContractor up to $15 Million), CN Ar-chitectural Millwork and Construction(Presidents Trade Award), SpectrumPainting (Chairmans Trade Award),Jeda Mechanical (Mechanical Contrac-tor up to $3 Million), Keith Plumbing &Heating (Mechanical Contractor over$3 Million), Houle Electric (ElectricalContractor up to $2 Million), Nightin-gale Electrical (Electrical Contractorsover $2 Million), M & K Ready Mix(Manufacturer and Supplier), Journalof Commerce / Reed Construction Data(Member of the Year), Houle Electric(Innovation), IMEC Mechanical (Sus-tainable Construction) Stuart OlsonDominion Construction (WorkplaceHealth and Safety), Marsha Gentile(Educator of the Year), Flavia BoffoPunz (Outstanding Woman) and RobertLashin (Life Time Achievement).

Keith and Betty Beedie Foundationdonated $22,500 to Burnaby HospitalFoundation.

Winners of the 2011 Mission Busi-ness Excellence Awards: Home BasedBusiness, Iron Lotus Yoga; YoungEntrepreneur, Asvind Mani, MissionAutomotive; Non-Profit, MissionHospice Society, EntrepreneurialExcellence, Blackberry Kitchen (KelaCuisine); Customer Experience, Black-berry Kitchen (Kela Cuisine); Busi-ness Leader, Davies Sand & Gravel;Business with less than 15 Employees(two winners) Sues Copy Place andWorld Odyssey Travel; Business withmore than 15 Employees, Fraser ValleyBuilding Supplies.

InTransit BC donated $15,000 to MinervaFoundation for BC Women.

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Schoolof Music received $1 million from theMinistry of Community, Sport and Cul-tural Development.

Telus motivated its employees andretirees by double-matching their dona-tions to BC Womens Hospital: $100,000was raised.

Abbotsford-based Manure Systems hasreceived a prestigious Top 10 ProductInnovation Award at the 2011 WorldDairy Expo for its Trident Nutrient Tech-nology recovery system, which turnsmanure into fertilizer that can be easilystored or sold.

Richard MacIntosh, o the Inter national Brotherhood o Boilermakers,

presents $10,000 to KidSport BCCoordinator Katie Lindsay.

Blue Mountain Quilters Guildmembers Carol Liford (let) andJoanne Reagh present Honour Housepresident Allan De Genova with 10

handmade quilts or the CanadianForces temporary residence.

RBC Charity Gol Classic raised $42,500 or the construction o Canuck PlaceChildrens Hospice in Abbotsord.

Coast Capital Savings raised$155,000 or the Canadian CancerSociety Cops or Cancer tour. Fromlet: Coast Capitals Gary Yee, MelodyBonny, Paul Jones, Ian Maguire, Dan

Dente and Amy Lee. Maguire rodealong or part o the tour.

THIS WEEK | OCTOBER 31 TO NOVEMBER 4

CAREER MOVE | Al VigodaNEW JOB: Executive Director

EMPLOYER: CircusWest PerformingArts Society

OLD JOB: Director, Vibrant Surrey

QUOTE:I suppose leadership at onetime meant muscles; but today itmeans getting along with people. Mahatma Gandhi

READING:Making It All Work, by DavidAllen, and the latest Lee Valley Toolscatalogue

WORST FEAR: Small, dark, enclosedspaces. Small, dark, enclosed jobs.

GADGETS: Android Smartphone, and

lusting after the Motorola Xoom tablet.

EDUCATION: M.A., Adult Education

FIRST JOB: 12-year-old carry out boy atthe supermarket.

ROLE MODEL: Mahatma Gandhi, andmy dad

BORN: New York City, 1951

NUMBER OF E-MAILS A DAY: 80

NUMBER OF VOICEMAILS A DAY: 2

NUMBER OF FACEBOOK FRIENDS:Active on LinkedIn and Twitter. Onlyon Facebook to keep track of what mysons are up to.

ESSENTIAL WEBSITE: manager-tools.com, circuswest.com.

BEST PERK: Working with an organiza-tion whose bottom line is encouragingyoung people (of any age) to work col-laboratively, support each other, defygravity and have fun

SPORTS/HOBBIES: Sailing

PLACE AND TOPIC OF LAST

CONFERENCE:Kitchener, Ont.,Collaborating Communities

CAREER OBJECTIVE: To continuechanging the world.

WEDNESDAY

Intellectual Property Copyrights LunchSeries Small Business BC, 390-601 Cor-dova St., Nov. 2, 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., $25,604-775-5174 or www.smallbusinessbc.ca.

THURSDAY

Business to Business Trade Showpresented by Entrepreneurial SuccessNetwork, Radisson Hotel, Cambie at No.3 Rd., Nov. 3, 6:00 to 9 p.m., free, www.esnorg.org.

Doing Business in the U.S.A. presentedby International Market Access, DeltaTown & Country Inn, 6005 Hwy 17,

Delta, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,$195, eref@bpl.bc.ca, www.ucantrade.com.

Understanding Financial StatementsSmall Business BC, 390-601 Cordova St.,Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., $59, or www.smallbusinessbc.ca/seminars

Pricing and Costing Your Product SmallBusiness BC, 390-601 Cordova St., Nov.3, 1:00 to 4 p.m., $59, 604-775-5174.

TRIUMF Ariel Advancing Isotopes withTim Meyer presented by EngineeringInstitute of Canada, Sutton Place Hotel,845 Burrard, Nov. 3, 12 p.m., $43/$50,604-888-4429.

FRIDAY

Start Smart Series Resources and Reg-istrations, Structures, Protecting YourBusiness, and Market Research SmallBusiness BC, 390-601 Cordova St., threeweeks, starts Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,$129. 604-775-5174 or www.smallbusi-nessbc.ca/seminars.

AHEAD

How to do Business with the FederalGovernment presented by Public WorksCanada, Bob Prittie Metrotown Library,6100 Willingdon, Nov. 21, 6:30 to 8:30p.m., free, www.bpl.bc.ca/events

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Jef Morgan (let), director o ProstateCancer Foundation BC, receives$7,140 rom Peter Toigo (centre) andBrendan Gallagher o the VancouverGiants. Last year, Gallagher donated$20 or every Giants victory (35);the organization chipped in $100 orevery goal Brendan scored (44), and

ans donated $2,040.

Fraser River Sturgeon Societyseducation program will receive$150,000 rom HSBC Bank Canada.Pictured: HSBCs Michael Webb(let), the zocietys Rick Hansen, andstudents.

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