9th Annual Fishing for Kids Kickoff Reception

Courtney Hatfield, Fishing for Kids vice-president tournament director; Terry David Mulligan, media personality and event emcee; and Bruce Langereis, Delta Land Development president. Courtney Hatfield, Fishing for Kids VP tournament director; Terry David Mulllgan, media personality and event emcee; and Bruce Langeris, Delta Land Development president. Cliff Ronning, Base Hockey owner...

Courtney Hatfield, Fishing for Kids vice-president tournament director; Terry David Mulligan, media personality and event emcee; and Bruce Langereis, Delta Land Development president.

Cliff Ronning, Base Hockey owner and former Vancouver Canuck; and his wife, Ivana Ronning, Wedding Ivy & DDE principal.

Fiona Forbes, The Rush TV show host; and Mary Zilba, Real Housewives of Vancouver TV personality and recording artist.

Danielle Dyer, Enamel Dental rep; and Troy Rochon, Canem Electronics Systems senior production manager.

Anthony Bailey, professor and chair of child and adolescent psychiatry at UBC; and Christele Dusovich, Children’s Hospital genetic counsellor.

Renay Zhang, Tom Lee Music product specialist; Bernhard Wimmer, Rosewood Hotel Georgia managing director; and Julie Chen, Tom Lee Music marketing director.

David Ure, Mercer International senior vice-president of finance; his son, Fishing for Kids participant Chris Ure; and Hailey Daggit, Ledcor administration.

Christopher Lythgo, Business Development Bank of Canada senior partner, consulting; and Mike De Gusseme, Ledcor Group estimator.

Paolo Aquilini, Vancouver Canucks co-owner; Willie Mitchell, Florida Panthers defenceman; and his wife, Meghan Mitchell.

Ryan Stanton, Vancouver Canucks defenceman; and Willie Desjardins, Vancouver Canucks head coach.

Sarah Hamhuis; and her husband, Dan Hamhuis, Vancouver Canucks defenceman.

Dyane Legge; Brian Legge, West Coast Fishing Club co-owner; Dan Hamhuis, Vancouver Canucks defenceman; Sarah Hamhuis; and Courtney Hatfield, Fishing for Kids vice-president tournament director.

Ken Greer, musician; Bruce Langereis, Delta Land Development president; Tom Cochrane, musician; and crew member.

Shon James, Rosewood Hotel Georgia food and beverage manager; and Chad Clark, Hawksworth Restaurant general manager.

Tom Cochrane performs for the crowd.

Ken Greer and Tom Cochrane in performance.

West Coast Fishing Club’s 9th Annual Fishing for Kids Kickoff Reception
Rosewood Hotel Georgia Reflections Lounge
August 23, 2014


Close to 200 VIPs and fishing enthusiasts were on hand for the West Coast Fishing Club’s Fishing for Kids Tournament Reception at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The event, emceed by Terry David Mulligan, was a send-off for the participants of the Fishing for Kids Tournament, which took place the following day in Haida Gwaii. The annual tournament benefits the Canucks Autism Network, and has contributed over $5 million in eight years to help B.C. children’s charities. Special guest Juno Award-winning singer Tom Cochrane performed by the swimming pool, and the evening ended with a live auction by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.