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Over 240 business, community and social leaders attended the 28th annual Face the World gala at Jacqui Cohen’s Point Grey waterfront home with special guest and legendary singer Sir Tom Jones. The event, held on June 4, raised more than...
More than 500 guests attended the Heart of Gold Gala at Parq Vancouver on June 1. Presented by Goldcorp in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the event raised over $900,000 to support women’s heart and brain health. The evening...
1. How would you rate the NDP government so far, and why? They’re showing themselves to be erratic and not well prepared to govern. They just did a complete revision on their speculation tax because they figured out they hadn’t...
More than 900 guests, including past and present inductees, attended the BC Sports Hall of Fame Induction Gala at Parq Vancouver on May 31. Presented by Victory Square Technologies, the event raised over $180,000. The evening of sport celebration and recognition...
Success may be measured by how well you play the long game — and it looks as though Ian Telfer is winning. The renowned entrepreneur and mining exec is chairman of the board at Goldcorp Inc., one of the leading gold producers. If there is a lesson to be learned from...
While much of the Vancouver mayoral race is still up in the air, one of the city’s main parties has decided on a leader for the October 20 election. On June 3, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) chose local entrepreneur (and 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year winner) Ken Sim as its candidate for mayor, giving him 977 out...
Those wondering what Christy Clark’s next venture would be have their (somewhat boring) answer. The former B.C. premier is going to Canadian law firm Bennett Jones. The firm, founded in Calgary in 1922, has offices across the world, including one on West Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver, where Clark will be...
From carving and metalsmithing to helping identify the plants on the protection list used by loggers, Gwaai Edenshaw is something of a Renaissance man. Now, as a co-director and co-writer, he’s leading the charge for a new film industry in his...
More than 250 guests attended the ARThritis Soirée 2018 on May 17 at the Roof at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Presented by City Square Shopping Centre, the event raised over $330,000 to support life-saving arthritis research. Featured guests included JUNO award-winning...
Over 1,000 business leaders and Board of Trade members attended the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Governors' Banquet and Rix Awards on April 23 at the Vancouver Convention Centre to celebrate the contributions of the GVOT past chairs—known collectively as the Governors.