Peter Allard, head of Peterco Holdings Ltd., donated $11.86 million to the UBC faculty of law to help fund its new building; establish an international prize that supports freedom, integrity and human rights; and create an online historical faculty archive.
COBS Bread donated $43,344 to Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada. Funds were raised through an in-store scone fundraiser and donation collection and through sponsorships of Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraising events.
Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd. donated $15,000 to the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation as part of its title sponsorship of RCH Foundation’s SHINE Gala.
The BC Hydro Power Pioneers, Vancouver chapter, donated $1,000 to the Arthritis Society, BC and Yukon division, to fund vital arthritis research and support programs in B.C.
Ellen Kennett, volunteer at Peace Arch Hospital, received the Outstanding Citizen on the Peninsula award from the City of White Rock.