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The Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Honours 40 Women and Men Devoted to Advancing Business Women On Thursday September 29, 2011, the Professional Women’s Network celebrated the 15-year anniversary of its founding and success in assisting business women to grow their businesses and become business leaders. The gala event, held at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, attracted over 300 business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs and politicians from Vancouver and Calgary where PWN’s two chapters are run. The PWN is a Canadian-based non-profit organization, with currently over 1000 members in its two chapters and is growing globally. Its work focuses on helping women in business and the professions to realize their business and career goals by helping them to make key business contacts and to learn from and connect with senior business leaders. PWN also helps its members refer business to one another where appropriate, and to learn strategies and techniques for increasing their profile and profitability. The PWN holds regular monthly events and partners from time to time with other Vancouver-based women’s organizations to present special events including an annual leadership conference called “Leadership Lessons from Influential Women in Business.” Information about PWN can be found at www.pwncanada.ca.
Special Thanks to our Generous Supporters:
PWN’s honourees are: Christina Anthony, Board Chair, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver Jill Bodkin, Board Director Bev Briscoe, Board Director Cheryl Carter, Vice President, Business In Vancouver Media Group Laurel Douglas, CEO Womens Enterprise Centre Jill Earthy, CEO Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Bob Elton, Board Chair, Former CEO, BC Hydro and Board Director Joanne Gassman, Vice President - BMO Anne Giardini, President, Weyerhaeuser Canada Dr. Frieda Granot, Senior Associate Dean, Sauder School of Business Gayle Hallgren-Rezak, Author, Entrepreneur, and Advisory Council, Women’s Leadership Circle at Board of Trade Sue Hammell, Founder Minerva Foundation and MLA Laura Hansen, Board Director, Minerva Foundation and Principal, The Image Group Julia Kim, Partner, PH&N Peter Ladner, Publisher and President, BIV Media Group Anne Lippert, Board Director and Principal Anne Lippert Consulting Paulina Lipska, President, Young Women in Business Organization Doreen McKenzie-Sanders, President and CEO, Women in the Lead Inc. Betty McLeod, Senior Manager, RBC and former VP Olympic Business Development Leslie Meingast, Principal, The Personnel Group Emily Molnar, President, Ballet BC Barbara Mowat, President, Impact Communications and GroYourBiz.com Sarah Morgan-Silvester, Corporate Board Director and Chancellor, University of British Columbia Lois Nahirny, Vice-President, Teekay Shipping and Board Director, Women’s Executive Network Tazeem Nathoo, Corporate Director and Consultant with Western Management Consultants Vanessa Noga, President, Association for Women in Finance Patrick O’Callaghan, Principal, Women on Board Catherine Osler, President, The Excecutive Committee Sue Paish, CEO, Pharmasave Benjamin Perrin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, UBC Cynthia Roney, Principal, Executive Passage Barbara Ross-Denroche, President, The Refinery Leadership Partners Jennifer Sung, Vice-President, Young Women in Business Organization Tracy Theemes, Principal, Sophia Financial Group Judy Thomson, Author, Entrepreneur, and Advisory Council, Women’s Leadership Circle at Board of Trade Liz Watson, Former Deputy Minister and Board Governance specialist Lisa Vogt, Partner and National Practice Group Leader, McCarthy Tetrault LLP Tamara Vrooman, CEO Vancity
BUYER’S ALERT Companies listed below,
which are not members of the Better Business Bureau, have failed to respond, as of October 7, 2011, to Better Business Bureau of Mainland B.C.’s efforts to mediate complaints from September 26, 2011, to September 30, 2011. In some instances, the company may have taken care of the complaint and considered the matter closed, or may believe the complaint is unjustified; however, if the BBB has not received a response, records cannot reveal either position. Please note that BBB members must respond to customer complaints that are brought to their attention. Source: BBB. Active Doors and Mouldings, Surrey Best Price Express, Richmond Brentwood Cleaners, Burnaby Cascade Dental Clinic, Merritt Dollarama, Burnaby Global Health Savers, Richmond Kikara Martial Arts Academy, West Vancouver L A Weight Loss Centers, Prince George Land of Print Ltd., Vancouver Leo’s Plumbing & Heating Ltd., Vancouver Okanagan Roofing & Contracting, Kelowna PDFConverter.com, Vancouver Pink Limousine Service Inc., Vancouver PSI Plumbing, New Westminster Ronco Roofing, Kelowna Star Rebates, Burnaby The Internet Marketing Center, Vernon VINCI Park, Vancouver Wirelesswave, Burnaby The following companies have responded to the BBB subsequent to being published: Alltek Patrol Corp., Richmond Assured Pardons of Canada, Vancouver Cheeki Cherry, Chilliwack Lougheed Laser Dental Group, Burnaby Maple Leaf 1st Realty Ltd., Surrey
Who’s Getting Sued These corporate writs were
filed with the B.C. Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have yet to be proven in court. Defendant: Lawrence Austin 510 Cardero St., Vancouver Plaintiff: Reliance Properties (Coal Harbour) Ltd. 700–401 W. Georgia St. Claim: $2,439,000 for the unpaid portion of the purchase price of a home. Defendants: Masoud Shahraki-Ghadimi and Bahareh Tavangar Address unavailable and 1918 Russet Way, Vancouver Plaintiff: Reliance Properties (Coal Harbour) Ltd. 700–401 W. Georgia St. Claim: $1,372,500 for the unpaid portion of the purchase price of a home. Defendant: Maliheh Abbas Zadeh aka Maliheh Abbaszadeh 603–918 Cooperage Way, Vancouver Plaintiff: Reliance Properties (Coal Harbour) Ltd. 700–401 W. Georgia St. Claim: $1,007,100 for the unpaid portion of the purchase price of a home. Defendants: Pacific Van & Camper Holdings Inc. and Stephen Montgomery and Linda Montgomery 5359 Highridge Pl., Nanaimo and 7940 Northwind Dr., Lantzville Plaintiff: GE Commercial Distribution Finance Canada 1000–1290 Central Pkwy, West Mississauga, ON Claim: $1,452,966 arising from default on a loan and security agreement; or, an order; a declaration that the agreement is in default; a declaration that, under the agreement, the plaintiff is entitled to an interest in all the present and after acquired personal property of Pacific and all proceeds from it; enforcement of the agreement; inquiries; an accounting; possession of Pacific’s property charged by the agreement; a tracing; and appointment of an interim receiver. Defendant: 0729076 B.C.
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Ltd. aka Liquid Zoo Holdings Ltd. 320–205 Newport Dr., Port Moody Plaintiffs: Amacon Management Services Corp. 1300–777 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver Claim: $859,085.75 for debt. Defendant: Nisga’a Valley Health Authority 4920 Tait Ave., New Aiyansh Plaintiff: Orest Wakaruk 4117 Benner St., Terrace Claim: $423,905 for contractual damages for wrongful dismissal from the position of CFO; and damages. Defendant: Bronco Industries Inc. 700–5951 No. 3 Rd., Richmond Plaintiffs: Chieng Xong Tham 11173 Scarborough Drive, Delta Claim: $304,375 for debt. Defendant: Global Horizons (Canada) Inc. 305–1650 W. 13th Ave., Vancouver Plaintiff: Aviation Labor Supply and Import-Export Joint Stock Co. 1000–840 Howe St., Vancouver Claim: $307,077 and US$300,000 for breach of a contract to organize employment for Vietnamese workers; and damages. Defendants: Contour Systems Ltd. and Ronnie Mattie Slapinski and Mira Slapinski and Michael Claude Lount 21532–126 Ave., Maple Ridge and 2250 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver Plaintiffs: Dryco Drywall Supplies Ltd. and Dryco Building Supplies (Langley) Ltd. and Dryco Building Supplies Inc. 316–2800 E. 1st Ave., Vancouver Claim: $296,369 for debt for drywall and drywall supplies for the SFU Surrey Podium 3 Project; builders liens totalling $226,725; a declaration that a transfer between Ronnie Slapinski and Mira Slapinski of a half share of a home is a fraudulent conveyance and thus null and void; and
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