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Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Recognition Reception

Mike Ridley, Britco president; Wally Opal, chancellor of Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and former B.C. attorney general; and Chris Gardner, Britco executive vice-president.Mike Ridley, Britco president; Wally Opal, Vancouver lawyer, chancellor of Thompson Rivers University in Kamploops and former BC attorney-general; and Chris Gardner, Britco executive VP. Leonard George...

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Mike Ridley, Britco president; Wally Opal, chancellor of Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and former B.C. attorney general; and Chris Gardner, Britco executive vice-president.



Leonard George, TWN Economic Development director; and Lori Simcox, TWN Economic Development senior private manager.



Scott Bradley, Gateway Infrastructure Group GM; Danny Mott, Mott Electric president; and Jonathan Whitworth, Seaspan CEO.



John Hibbard, Tervita sales manager; and Kale Wallgren, Levelton vice-president of business development.



Kyle Donaldson, Breakfast Television news anchor; Renu Bakshi, communications specialist; and Riaz Meghji, Breakfast Television co-host.



Brennan Cook, Aquilini Development and Construction vice-president of development and acquisitions; Dennis Thomas, Takaya Tours project manager; and Marc Soulliere, TWN Wind Power Inc. president and CEO.



Sara Macmillan, EGRT Construction project manager; Jemma Scoble, Gateway Program’s manager of aboriginal affairs; Olga Garcia, EGRT Construction procurement lead; and Jim Bornholdt, Seaspan director supply chain management.



David Ko, Tsleil-Waututh Nation CFO; and Chuck Chow, Britco key account manager.



Lee Weitman, Axis Insurance Managers partner, and his wife, Jennifer.



Karen Tu, Tervita technical slaes rep; Dennis Krahn, senior VP Krahn Engineering Ltd.; and Debbie Shea, Domcor vice-president of operations/aboriginal liaison.



Designer Jillian Harris with the 2013 PNE prize home.


Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Recognition Reception
PNE Prize Home
July 17, 2013


The Tsleil-Waututh First Nation (TWN) hosted an exclusive reception for its partners at the Britco PNE prize home. The event was an acknowledgement of affiliate business partners and those that worked with the TWN to develop aboriginal business opportunities.

The event included a special drum performance from Leonard George, director of TWN Economic Development. Attendees were privy to a sneak peek of the PNE prize home with designer Jillian Harris, host of Love It or List It Vancouver.