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Brynn Nheiley
Brynn Nheiley has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC), with effect from November 12, 2024.
Scott Morishita has been appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Jason Goldsworthy has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies, which has been established to promote innovation in the Pacific Canada’s emerging blue economy.
Jason Morehouse, a tech entrepreneur and former Checkfront founder, strongly supports early mental health screenings. Jason founded HiBoop, an evaluation platform that provides preliminary mental health screening services to individuals and healthcare practitioners, with a goal of expanding abroad while staying in Victoria’s innovation ecosystem.
Jesse Torry has been promoted to the position of Team Lead with Avalon Mechanical. Jesse has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of the Vancouver Office.
Kelly Mann was officially inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. From 1999 to 2018, she served as President and CEO of the BC Games Society, transforming the BC Games into the world-renowned multi-sport competition they are today.
Andrew Melville has been instrumental in establishing the Avalon Mechanical Building Performance Team. This diligent work and ongoing leadership makes his promotion to Technical Lead a natural progression.
Mohamed Ladak
Mohamed Ladak has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at the Association of Interior Realtors.
Jeff Christie will be appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Harris Auto Group.
Matt Smith, the chief of staff to the Premier of British Columbia, is set to step down from his position and will assist the new leadership team.
Stephen Lee, CEO of Musqueam Capital Corporation, has been appointed to the board of Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
Real Estate agent, Annette Cosens, stated that the large property on Shuswap Lake, which is referred to as Fighting Dog Ranch, is currently being offered for sale at a price of $22 million. The property was designed by Calvin Ayre, and a Thai architect was engaged to build the other aspects of the property.
Walter Pela, FCPA, FCA assumed the role of Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
Sarah Sedlock, a student at Camosun College majoring in electronics and computer engineering, received a Women in Technology Scholarship last year, which provided her with a financial boost of over $10,000. At a ceremony scheduled for November 16, 2024, at Vancouver’s H.R. MacMillan Science Centre, the BC Scholarship Society will present 14 more of these influential Scholarships. These awards will further strengthen the foundation supporting women in technology in British Columbia.
COAST member PhyCo Technologies is making headlines for their algae-based bioplastic innovation, putting Canada on the map as a global sector leader.
Vancouver Shotcrete & Shoring Inc. has been awarded with Outstanding Architecture, New Construction Project.
Nch’ḵaỷ Development Corporation has been selected as this year’s top ‘Unique-to-Vancouver’ enterprise by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
The Global Destination Sustainability-Index ranked Victoria as North America’s most sustainable travel destination.
Kristofer Nielsen
Kristofer Nielsen has taken on the position of Vice President, People & Culture at the Provincial Health Services Authority, effective September 1, 2024.
Pacific Coastal Airlines has launched its inaugural route connecting Kelowna International Airport – YLW with Prince George Airport Authority.
Six new Indigenous Justice Centres (IJCs) are set to open in British Columbia by December 2024. The locations include Burns Lake, Hazelton, Williams Lake, Kamloops, Cranbrook, and Port Hardy, as announced by the BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC).
Avalon Mechanical is celebrating a milestone – 40 Years in Business!
Air Canada is set to enhance its offerings with the resumption of daily non-stop flights between Vancouver and Beijing starting January 15, 2025.
Nineteen helicopters will be acquired from Airbus by SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace of Kelowna to aid in the training of pilots for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Westland Insurance has announced its acquisition of MSP Insurance Corp., known as Mitchell Sandham Pastor Insurance Brokers, effective November 1.
The Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) announced that the registration is now open for the 2025 BC Tourism Industry Conference which will take place at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, March 5- 7, 2025.
THYME at Ellison Lake, BCHA Member Holiday Park Resort’s new restaurant opened at 1-415 Commonwealth Rd, Lake Country.
The Westin Bayshore, has been recognized by the Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards, receiving three prestigous awards including Best Destination Hotel, Best Prime Location Hotel, and Best Leisure Hotel in Canada this year.
British Columbia Hotel Association‘s Fast Track Signature Series includes an online HR course till December 4. This series, led by tourism specialists from go2HR, covers hiring and onboarding, business culture, performance management, HR software, health and safety, and more.
Timothy DeSett
Timothy DeSett has been appointed as the President Commercial P&C at HUB International!
Lil’tem’ Mountain Hotel has recently joined British Columbia Hotel Association as a new member.
Canada Student Loan forgiveness is now available to medical professionals working in areas with 30,000 or fewer residents, according to a governmental announcement made on November 12. Approximately 200 additional communities now have access to the benefit thanks to the revised definition of “underserved rural or remote community” for medical professionals. Over the following decade, this shift should encourage more than 900 more medical professionals to practice in outlying areas. About 1.7 million Canadians residing in newly qualifying locations should anticipate an expansion of health care service availability as a result.
More than $574 million in federal funding to develop 950 Vancouver rental houses. Marcon Developments Ltd. is building 211 apartments on 42nd Avenue with $110 million from the Apartment Loan Construction Program, which provides repayable low-interest loans to encourage middle-class Canadians to rent. Other Vancouver locations receiving loans from the scheme include 1099 Harwood Street ($185.4 million), 1066 Harwood Street ($184 million), and 1317 Richards Street ($94 million).
BC Food & Beverage welcomes Thrive Recruitment Inc. as a member of the community.
A new version of the Port Shutdown Calculator, developed by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, has been released to demonstrate the devastating effects of the continuing strikes at the ports along Canada’s West Coast.
Luke Schauerte
Luke Schauerte, former LNG Canada executive, assumes leadership of Woodfibre LNG.
A collaboration between the Government House Foundation and the Maritime Museum of BC, the recipients for the 2nd annual Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Maritime Achievement have been announced: Bent Jespersen,Billy Proctor, Captain Alex Rueben, Dr. Marianne Scott, Graham Scholes and Scotty Manufacturing Ltd.
The City of Prince George has filed a claim in BC Supreme Court seeking compensation for the deficiencies in the design of the Canfor Leisure Pool. In its Notice of Civil Claim , the City asserts the design of the pool was deficient, amounted to a breach of the contract between the City and the designer, and was negligent. The City claims from the designer compensation for all losses the City suffered as a result of the deficient design, including the costs of investigating the cause of the deficiencies and the costs of remedying the deficiencies.
According to a press release by the Conference Board of Canada, Canadian manufacturing sales fell by 0.5 per cent (m/m) in September. This was a slightly more modest decline than anticipated in Statistics Canada’s flash estimate which called for a 0.8 per cent drop. After accounting for price effects, real manufacturing sales volumes fell by 0.4 per cent (m/m). Nominal sales grew in 11 of the 21 manufacturing subsectors. Sales of primary metal products (+$118 million) rose the most. Meanwhile, sales of petroleum and coal products (-$580 million) saw the sharpest decline.
Centra Windows has been named Employer of the Year at the annual Langley Business Excellence Awards, just in time for the company’s 40th anniversary. Founded in Langley in 1984, Centra manufactures and installs windows and doors for customers across British Columbia and Alberta.
Destination Greater Victoria announced that Victoria was named as a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2025 Family Travel Awards. The full award feature can be found on goodhousekeeping.com/familytravel2025.
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