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Events, people on the move, neW businesses,
good works
APRIL 22 TO 28
TUESDAY
BC Government Focus on India (Leonel RoldanFlores). Asia Pacific Marketing Group dinner event.
Vancouver lawn Tennis &Badminton Club, 5:30
p.m. Cost $65. Information (604) 420·6513 (Wendy
Thompson) or info@apmg.ca
BCNET Connections for the Future (Bradley
Wheeler). SFU business event. SFU Harbour Centre,
April 22 &23. Register online www.bc.net
Prevention and Promotion (Dr. John Mackie).
Rotary Club of Vancouver luncheon. Terminal City
Club, noon. Cost $30. Information (604) 685-0481
(Pam Stewart) or rotary_van@telus.net
Product Management Group - Innovation in
Established Product Operations (Eran E1izur). BC
Technology Industry Association. Hyatt Regency,
6:00 p.m. Members $35; non'members $55.
Information (604) 683-6159 or info@bctia.org
WEDNESDAY
sales & Marketing Executives of Vancouver (Bob
Ackles). SME speaker series. BCIT downtown cam·
pus, room 282, 7:30 a.m•• 9:15 am. Members $35;
non-members $55. Information smeivancouvfJr.org
Behind the SCenes - Crime and Teeth (Dr. David
Sweet). Association of Certified Fraud ExaminersVancouver Chapter professional development lun·
cheon. Hornby Banquet Centre, Keg Caesers, noon.
Members $20: non·members &guests $30. Register
at cfevancouver.@yahoo.com
Tough Talk For Tender causes: Building Your
Brand - Options and Opportunities for Not ForProfits. Vancouver Board of Trade. Pan Pacific,
Crystal Pavilion, 3:00 p.m. Members and future
members $45 (&GST). Registration (604) 641·1248
or http://www.boardoftrade.com
THURSDAY
Buying foreclosed homes in USA. Business
Navigator Services. Westminster Club, 1:15 p.m.
Cost $200. RSVP fax (604) 430-3554 or
www.businessnavigator.com
CTO Roundtable' Distributed Development BC
Technology Industry Association. 900 - 1188 W.
VALERIE WILLIAMS
FRIDAY
The Walkable Urban Development (Christopher
Leinberger). SFU business event. SFU Harbour
Centre, 7p.m. Free. Reservations (778) 782-5100 or
cstudies@sfu.ca.
The Artistry of Change Activate Your Creative
capacity to Thrive Under Pressure (carta Rieger).
International Society for Performance
Improvemenfevent. Pacific Palisades Hotel, 9a.m.
·4:30 p.m. Members $129; non·members $197.
Register online registration@ispi·van.org
SATURDAY
OCean Concrete Annual Open House. Gram
Island, 9a.m. to 5p.m. Free. Information
mtschopp@oceanconcrete
SUNDAY
Grocery Showcase West 2008. The Canadial
Federation of Independent Grocers 19th AnnUi
Spring Conference and Trade Show. VanCOUVE
Convention &Exhibition Centre, April 27·28.
Industry only event. Information www.cfig.ca
MONDAY
Evolution and Religion (Richard Dawkins). T
Fraser Insitute. Four Seasons, Park Ballroom, 6
p.m. Individual $500' cou Ie $750. Reservation~
(604) 688·0221 ext 524 Inu Mana or or
inum@fraserinstitute.ca
Deadline for this calendar of events is noon I
the Thursday prior to publication. Indusion
depends on space available.
MOVES
PLOYER: RE/MAX Masters
Ity, West Vancouver
JOB: Realtor - RE/MAX
ters Realty, West
couver
JOB: Administrative
rdinator, Bruyneel & Co.,
rtered Accountants
Craig Newsholme (1) named manager at
Sutton Group West Coast Realty Langara
office.
Sutton Group West Coast Realty Broadway
office named Dale Murchison (2) manager.
lIan Heller (3) appointed manager at Sutton Group West Coast Realty Kerrisdale
office.
Stewart Muglich (4) has joined Clark Wilson LLP as a partner in the firm's corporate
finance / securities group.
E: "The art of being wise is the art of
ng w~at to overlook. "
- William James
ING: Running with Reindeer (EncounRussian Lapland), by Roger Took.
FEAR: Blindness and deep water.
S: BlackBerry. .
liON/CREDENTIALS: Certified as a
Development Facilitator, completed
iallnstructor Diploma Program, holds
ate in Information Technology and cers an Educator with the Red Cross
Ed Program. CoorQinated the British
ia Psychologically Healthy Workplace
. Volunteered for the Red Cross and
capacity helped create software
What's Love got to do with it?" to
n students identify signs of abuse in
mantic relationships.
OB: London Pub (Earls Court).
ASPIRATION: Professional horseODa: Father Stephen Williams &
rholm, Canadian Red Cross.
eb. 2, 1948, Croydon, England.
ROF E-MAiLS A DAY: 30+
ROF VOICEMAILS A DAY: 5.
OF FACEBOOK FRIENDS: 46.
IAL WEBSITE: Livinginvancouver.ca
CSC.
RK: Reconnecting with old friends
ting new ones.
Georgia, 8:30 a.m. Members $10; non-members $20.
Information (604) 683·6159 or info@bctia.org
Project Civil City·One Year Update (Geoff Plant).
Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement
Association. Sutton Place, 11:30 a.m•. 2p.m.
Members $55; non-members $70 (&GST).
Registration (604) 685·7811 or
www.downtownvancouver.net
The British Columbia Commercial Council
is pleased to announce the re-election of its
chairman Eugen Klein, and chairman·elect
Bruce Sheldon.
Armstrong Group owners/operators of
Rocky Mountaineer Vacations appointed Paul
Maras-Hilling executive director of procure·
ment Most recently he was the senior man·
ager of purchasing at Teligence.
Pam Haglof (5) has joined Otezs Project
Marketing Group as vice president. She has
been in project marketing for the past 17
years.
Ron Basra (6) joined the residential real
estate sales team at REiMAX Central•
.Boutique Hotels & Resorts of British CoIu..
bia appointed Don Maclachlan resort man·
ager of the Outback Resort in Vernon set to
open in May. He will be responsible for the
overall operations and sales and marketing .
for the resort.
SPORTS/HOBBIES: Walking, horse riding,
badminton, reading, gardens, travel. .
PLACE AND TOPIC OF LAST CONFERENCE:
Washington, DC - Annual Conference for
American Psychological Association.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To create a lasting
rel!'ltionship with my clients and their families and friends.
Retail branding and marketing veteran
Daniel Langevin (7) has joined Vancouver
fashion label VATA Brasil as part owner and
chief operating officer.
Recent promotions at CHIP Hospitalit
include Tony cary- Barnard vice-presider
asset management, and Pierre Plamondo
vice-president real estate.
Brian Krueckl (8) has joined Suitel0l.co~
Media Inc. as director of product development
GRANTS
dStart Mentoring Program
by PLEA Community Ser·
'ely of BC received $355,000
ncity, which is the final
ent of the 2005 $1 million
Award. KidStart provides
nteer mentors for vulnera·
en and youth in Metro Vanictoria and Campbell River.
sor of the Canadian Mental Health
Association's 2008 Bottom Line Con·
ference. The annual conference is an
initiative of the CMHA to create
awareness about the economic and
personal impact of untreated mental
illness in the workplace.
Absolutely Fabulous Foods was
named best local caterer at the 2008
International Special Events Society
awards recently.
Assistance Dogs received
installment of a $300,000
mthe Milan and Maureen
tion. PADS breeds raises
dogs to place with people
a physical disability.
hmond Public Library has
the 2008 Cultural Diver·
ard for Business in recogts outstanding contribu·
area of multicultural ser·
resources for new immit Properties donated
n services to the the fi rst
Building in North America
joined with British Columssional Fire Fighters to
ices to develop and man·
million project.
Homes donated $25,000
construction of afitness
he new recreation comMoody which celebrated
ening on April 12.
The KidStart Mentoring Program receives $355,000 from Vancity.
From left: PLEA manager of finance Susan Xiao; Vancity
community leadership associate Jane Heron; PLEA executive
director Tim Agg; PLEA director Michelle Hawco; KidStart
manager Jen Lawrence and PLEA director Ann Alexander.
The Savory Coast Restaurant
raised $2000 for the BC Professional
Firefighters' Burn Fund at its Red Hot
Wine Tasting event
Scotiaban~
was a Diamond Spon-
Providence Health Care's John
Ruedy Immunodeficiency Clinic was
recognized at the British Columbia
Persons With AIDS Society's 7th
Annual AccolAIDS Awards. The Milton Wong presents Barbie Hislop and Bob Stewart of Variety
awards honour the extraordinary with a cheque on behalf of the Rix Family Foundation.
achievements and dedication of _ Variety - The Children's Charity honoured with this award have
organizations, businesses, groups received $50,000 on behalf of The Rix made an outstanding contribution to
and individuals responding to the Family Foundation at the recent enhancing the quality of life for citiAIDS epidemic in BC.
Golden Heart Community Achieve· zens in the community and Canada
ment Award dinner. The individuals at large.
Metropolis at Metrotown contributed $45,000 to ArtStarts in
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mental issues.
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organizations.
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