Fraser Institute gala honours Lululemon’s Chip Wilson (photos)

Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman; Chip Wilson, award winner and Lululemon Athletica founder; and Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president.George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP. George Melville, Boston Pizza...

Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman; Chip Wilson, award winner and Lululemon Athletica founder; and Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Darrell Kopke, Kit and Ace CEO; Tammy Diesner; and Clay Haeber, Kit and Ace head of IT.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Gary Segal, Kingswood Capital Corporation VP; and honouree Chip Wilson, Lululemon Athletica founder and Whil co-founder.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Treya Klassen, Polartec director; Shannon Wilson, Kit and Ace founder; and Jill Killeen, Killeen Communication Strategies principal.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Jacqui Cohen, Army & Navy president & CEO; and Rob Menard.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; and Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute VP strategic initiatives & event emcee.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Sean Jones, Spence Diamonds CEO; Craig Langdon, Deans Knight Capital Management president; and Jeff Booth, BuildDirect president & CEO.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Graham MacInnes, Pound & Grain creative director; Jackson Murphy, Pound & Grain creative director; Penny Norman, Pound & Grain planning director; and Sandy Fleischer, Pound & Grain managing partner.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Ryan Beedie, Beedie Development Group president; his wife, Cindy Beedie; and Gord Denusik, KPMG partner.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Roger Hardy, ShoeMe.ca chairman and Hardy Capital chairman; and Jenny Hardy.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Oggy Talic, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP associate; and Jessica Pellerin, Murchison Thomson & Clarke LLP associate counsel.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Nathalie Denault, French immersion teacher; and Ward McAllister, Ledingham McAllister president & CEO.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Wayne Fourie, PricewaterhouseCoopers senior manager; and Dave Chucko, PwC audit & assurance group partner.
George Melville, Boston Pizza International chairman & owner; Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute president; Peter Brown, Fraser Institute chairman & Canaccord Genuity founder; and Jason Clemens, Fraser Institute executive VP.

Fraser Institute’s T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award Tribute Dinner for Chip Wilson
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
October 23, 2014

More than 400 guests attended the Fraser Institute’s T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award Tribute Dinner for Chip Wilson at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Silent auction items were on display in the foyer before the ballroom opened for the dinner.

Introductions were made by Fraser Institute president Niels Veldhuis, and the award and honouree introductions were made by Fraser Institute chairman Peter Brown. A tribute video followed with good wishes from friends and business leaders. The evening was emceed by Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute’s VP of strategic initiatives.

Named for the institute’s founder, the T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievements in entrepreneurship, dedication to competitive markets and philanthropic support for private sector non-profit organizations.