Premier announces Women's Economic Council

Eleven B.C. women have been appointed to a new Premier's Women's Economic Council. The group, several of whom are Business in Vancouver CEO of the Year, Influential Women in Business or Forty under 40 award winners, will give advice to the B.C.

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Eleven B.C. women have been appointed to a new Premier's Women's Economic Council.

The group, several of whom are Business in Vancouver CEO of the Year, Influential Women in Business or Forty under 40 award winners, will give advice to the B.C. government on how to increase women's participation in business.

The council will have the ear of Premier Christy Clark, jobs minister Shirley Bond and minister of state for tourism and small business, Naomi Yamamoto.

The council consists of:

• 'Lyn Anglin, Anglin & Associations

• Shauna Harper, Live Work Communications

• Shannon Janzen, Western Forest Products

• Margo Middleton, Middleton Petroleum Services

• Lois Nahirney, TeeKay Corporation

• Sheila Orr, entrepreneur

• Tracy Redies, Coast Capital Savings

• Eva Sun, The Rice People (Libra National Inc.)

• Renee Wasylyk, Troika Development

• Jennifer Williamson, Lifesupport Patient Transport

• Kirsten Wilson, Jack Cewe Ltd.