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Teck Resources Ltd. donated $2.5 million to St. Paul’s Hospital to complete the remaining funding for the recently renovated and redesigned emergency area.
The 2010 Big Sisters Gala raised $125,500 for Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland’s mentoring programs. Major sponsors included: Peter & Joanne Brown Foundation, Northern Feather DreamMakers, Coast Capital Savings, Grant Thornton, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Greg Moore Foundation, Grosvenor, InstaFund, RBC Dominion Securities, Canadian Western Bank, Navigo Consulting & Coaching Inc., Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services, Park Shore BMW, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 103.5 QM/FM, BC Business, Business in Vancouver, Global BC, The Letter Shop and Pan Pacific Hotel.
Vancouver Aquarium’s fourth annual Toast to the Coast event raised over $55,000 in support of its conservation and education programs.
HSBC Securities’ Great Pumpkin Run Walk raised $30,000 for the Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation.
Royal Canadian Legion #114 donated $5,000 to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation’s campaign to re-equip the hospital with all-new smart infusion pumps.
RBC donated $500 through its employee volunteer grants program to the Richmond Hospice Association, thanks to the volunteering efforts of Joan Lee, an RBC retiree.
Winners of BC Hydro’s 2010 Power Smart Excellence Awards, recognizing energy conservation leadership, included: Simon Fraser University and Sinclar Group Forest Products (Power Smart Leader Award); John Robinson (Larry Bell Award); Philips Lighting (Consumer Product Manufacturer Award); Home Depot (Lighting Retailer Award); Sears Canada Inc. (Appliance Retailer Award); Best Buy Canada (Electronics Retailer Award); Glacier Creek Pacific Contracting Ltd. (Residential Builder/Developer Award); City of Dawson Creek (Workplace Conservation Leader Award); Canadian Tire Corp. (Energy Conservation Commitment Award); BC Food Processors Association (Conservation Partner Award); Fraser Health Authority (Energy Manager Award); Millennium Development Corp. and the City of Vancouver (Sustainable Communities Award); Encana Corp. (New Construction Award); and Taseko Mines Ltd. (New Technology Award).
Winners of the Better Business Bureau’s third annual Torch Awards, celebrating the achievements of businesses in our community, included: BC Automobile Association (Marketplace Excellence Award); Kiwano Marketing (Green Award); Smart Cookies (Consumer Leadership Award); and EcoEco (Marketplace Trust Award).
Klohn Crippen Berger received the 2010 Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence for its work on the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in Laos.
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s 22nd annual Awards of Excellence included the following Gold Award winners: ITC Construction Group (Landmark Award); Haebler Group; Houle Electric Ltd.; Bridge Electric Corp.; Keith Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd.; Georgia Mechanical Systems Ltd.; George Third & Son Ltd. (Chairman’s Trade Award); Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. (President’s Trade Award); and Cougar Metal 2005 Ltd. Other award winners were: Task Construction Management Inc. (General Contractor of the Year 2010 Award); Jeda Mechanical Ltd. (Trade Contractor of the Year 2010 Award); Super Save Group of Companies (Supplier of the Year 2010 Award); George Douglas (Educator of the Year); Leah-Anne Maybee, Omicron (2010 Outstanding Woman in Construction Award); Don Vandervoort (Life Time Achievement 2010 Award); Bridge Electric Corp. (Innovation Award); Infinite Source Systems Corp. (Sustainable Construction and Innovation Award); and Roofing Contractors Association of BC (Construction Workplace Health and Safety Innovation).
Author Chuck Davis received the Frank Woodside Past Presidents Distinguished Service Award in recognition of outstanding service to the Association for Mineral Exploration B.C.
Island Savings was ranked as one of Canada’s 50 Best Employers by Maclean’s magazine.
Winners of the BC Borstal Association’s 2010 Chief Constable R.J. Canuel Award for Community Crime Prevention included: Jodyne Keller (Community Crime Prevention Excellence Award) and Holly Christie (Certificate of Merit for Community Crime Prevention).
The City of Surrey’s Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, designed by CEI Architecture Planning Interiors, received a BC Wood WORKS! 2010 Community Leader Award.
Winners of the second annual BC Aboriginal Business Awards included: Amy Dopson, PAC10 Tutoring (Young Female Aboriginal Entrepreneur of the Year); Robert Ellis, Ellis Excavating Ltd. (Young Male Aboriginal Entrepreneur of the Year); and Michael Salto, Salto Waterworks, (Outstanding Business Achievement). Busines of the Year Awards went to: Jeff Ward (Animikii Inc.), Little Kingdom Gas and Grocery, Kekuli Café and Aboriginal Foods and Catering, Coast Tsimshian Resources L/P and Stuwix Resources Joint Venture. Outstanding Business Achievement Awards went to: Jags Beanstalk, Mug Solutions, A.J. Towing, Grizzley-Man Resource Management, Theytus Books, DL Safety Consulting, Selkin Logging Ltd., Michell Enterprises, Quinsam Shell Station, Tseshaht Market and Katzie Coast Marine.
Jonathan Boerboom, a second cook at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, won the Chaîne des Rotisseurs’ Black Box competition and was named Jeune Commis of Canada.