Heath Law LLP Welcomes Two New Litigators To Team
MARK MACDONALD
NANAIMO – Nanaimo has been ranked 20th in the list of Canada’s Best Small Cities for 2022, compiled by Resonance Consultancy. They are also 5th in BC, behind Victoria, which is number one on the list, Kelowna, which is number 2, behind North Vancouver at 6, and Kamloops at 18.
Meat Craft Island Butchery, which has a store on Metral Drive is opening another shop in Qualicum Beach.
Bar Burrito Hammond Bay has opened a new location at 6361 Hammond Bay Road. They held their Grand Opening July 23.
Paddles up to Island Red Cedar Construction for their winning efforts in the Silly Boat Regatta, which benefits the great work done at the Child Development Centre. Sean Smith was especially pleased as Island Red Cedar’s victory was its second, since they also won in 2019.
RE/MAX of Nanaimo is pleased to welcome Jeremy Buerge as a new realtor on their team.
Kayak manufacturer TRAK Outdoors Ltd. has relocated to Nanaimo, and they are expanding into tours, camps, training and growing Indigenous partnerships. TRAK held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saysutshun Island (formerly Newcastle) on July 28.
Barney Elllis-Perry
Former Nanaimo Clipper hockey player Gerry King has opened Gerry King Plumbing and Heating. They offer a wide variety of plumbing and heating services, including repairs, maintenance, renovations and installations in the Nanaimo area.
Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation welcomes Barney Ellis-Perry as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation, following the retirement of Janice Perrino. His resume includes working with St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation and most recently at Vanderbilt University, as well as 14 years at the University of British Columbia.
Heath Law LLP is pleased to introduce two experienced litigators have joined their team.
Geoff Boddy is the firm’s newest partner, and was formerly a partner at JSS Barristers in Calgary. Jason Koshman has also come aboard, and he specializes in employment law, amongst other areas of expertise, in unionized and non-unionized environments.
Former Snuneymuxw First Nation chief Douglas White III has joined the new board of BC Housing. The appointment follows news that Housing Minister David Eby fired the members of the BC Housing board.
Kenton Dyck has started a new position as Marketing Director for Vancouver Island University Mariners hockey.
Zach Authier has started an internship at First Nations Major Projects Coalition.
Western Forest Products has announced $29 million in investments on Central Vancouver Island, including $7.9 million to upgrade their planer mill at Duke Point.
City council has approved a height variance for a 69-unit, six-storey residential unit at 515, 529 and 6345 Terminal Avenue.
With news that the MV Frances Barkley will be returning its famous Sunday cruises from Port Alberni to Barkley Sound and Bamfield, it’s time to tip our hats once again to Greg Willmon and Barrie Rogers of Devon Transport, which bought the vital transportation link during the Covid pandemic and restored the service, which had announced it was closing.
Devon Transport has operated Budget Car & Truck Rentals and mini-storage operations throughout the province, and their move to take over the Frances Barkley was a great Vancouver Island building decision that benefits West Coast residents greatly.
Mark MacDonald is President of Communication Ink Media & Public Relations Ltd. and Author of the book “It Worked For Them, It Will Work For Me: The 8 Secrets of Small Business I Learned From Successful Friends”, which can be obtained by reaching him through: mark@communicationink.ca