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UPCOMING EVENTS High Tea Dim Sum with the Pacific Gateway Committee July 25 @ Fortune House Seafood Restaurant Business Over Breakfast Networking July 27 @ Riverway Clubhouse 2012 Annual Golf Tournament September 5 @ Riverway Golf Course
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BC Conservative leader John Cummins visits the BBOT as part of the Board’s Distinguished Speakers Series
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A visit to the Burnaby Board of Trade by BC Conservative Leader John Cummins this summer capped off a very successful year for the Board’s Distinguished Speakers Series. As part of its mandate to provide its business membership with access to elected officials and policy makers, the BBOT reached out to all three leaders of BC’s major political parties. Last year, the Board welcomed NDP leader Adrian Dix, and in February Christy Clark spoke in front of a crowd of over 350 people at a televised BBOT breakfast event. The
breakfast with Cummins earlier this summer completed the trifecta. “When Paul Holden took over as President and CEO of the BBOT a little over a year ago, the two of us identified this as an area where we could do more to put the interests of the Burnaby business community front and centre,” remarked Events Manager Cory Redekop. “We have always had great success with our political engagements at the municipal level (such as the annual City Council Reception and State of the City mayoral address) and so we thought we would take it to the next level. It’s been tremendously successful.”
Other elected officials who have spoken as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series over the past year include BC Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon; Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell; and federal Minister of State for Democratic Reform, Tim Uppal. The Burnaby Board of Trade expects to continue attracting high profile politicians moving forward, including the possibility of a reprise from the party leaders. “If we could get all three back right before the next election – wouldn’t that be something!” mused Redekop.¡
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RE/MAX Select Properties – Kenneth Chan (604) 328-3887 www.KennethChanProperties.com
RE/MAX Central – Bill Andrews (604) 433-2211 www.billandrews.ca
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Sutton Centre Realty – Lotus B. Chung (604) 435-9477 www.lotuschung.com
Sutton Centre Realty – Pedro Gomes (778) 999-7325 www.pedrogomes.ca
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BC Seniors Games Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Burnaby – a Great Opportunity for Volunteers! From August 21st to August 25th Burnaby will be home to over 3500 participants , age 55 and older who will compete in a variety of events. Close
to 2000 volunteers will be needed to keep the games running smoothly. Volunteers are still needed for the 26 formal events as well as special events throughout the Games. All volunteers will receive a certificate of appreciation, a one-of-a-kind BC Seniors Games 25th anniversary T-shirt and an invitation to a volunteer appreciation event Aug. 26 at Copeland Arena. If you’re interested contact info@2012bcseniorsgames.org.
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BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM
It’s the 100th birthday of the C.W. Vintage Carousel and the Interurban Tram. Celebrate with the Burnaby Village Museum as they commemorate the occasion with special Carousel prints, free with every carousel ride!
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SWANGARD STADIUM
Swangard is heating up this summer with great events. The Fiji Festival returns on July 28 for its annual festival featuring food, dancing, music, entertainment and more. Looking for something this weekend? Check out the Vancouver Rugby 7s International July 21 & 22 with Rugby players from around the world.
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Catch up on Tourism Burnaby’s latest blog posts including an interview with Elizabeth MacKenzie and a review of her latest exhibit at the Burnaby Art Gallery, The Gaze of History: Portraits from the Collection. For more information visit: www.tourismburnaby.com
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100 years ago, one man with a horse and cart started a scrap peddling business to feed his family. Joseph Yochlowitz came from Poland to an emerging city – rich in resources, rough around the edges, and ripe with opportunity. The world was trembling with change. Cars, cameras and the telephone were too new to be widespread. Zeppelins were the wave of the future, electric light and indoor plumbing were luxuries, and suffragettes were campaigning. In Vancouver, the Sun Tower – the tallest building in the British Empire, was built. His strong work ethic was to stitch four generations of the Yochlowitz family together, as they built ABC Recycling into one of BC’s top 100 private companies with international reach.
Giving Back Grounded in the family tradition of ‘tzedakah’ (charity), ABC supports, with donations and volunteering, a variety of not-for-profit organizations in the arts, education, health care and community support services, such as the United Way and Burnaby Hospital Foundation. In addition, customers can direct all or some of their scrap metal proceeds to support the Kidney Metals Program, which generated almost $250,000 in its first year to support people and families with kidney disease.
100th Anniversary Celebrations Starting with a golf tournament in June, which raised $23,000 for the Kidney Foundation, celebrations continue with a Family Fun Day on Saturday, August 4, from 10am–2pm, at their Burnaby headquarters. at 8081 Meadow Avenue. Families are invited to bring unwanted metal (pots, sinks, cars!) for recycling, and enjoy activities, refreshments ABC Recycling Today and Jaws of Life demos by Burnaby “Our business today,” says CEO David Firefighters. Proceeds will benefit the Yochlowitz, “is the recovery, processing Kidney Foundation of Canada (BC). and recycling of scrap metals. We “We are pleased to share this day with purchase household, industrial and local families and the Kidney Foundation demolition scrap that might otherwise of Canada,” said CEO David Yochlowitz. end up in landfills or discarded without “Four generations later, we are still regard for the environment, and process helping to clean up the environment, and the materials in our yards, throughout to support our communities. My great BC. Once the metal is processed into a value-added commodity, it is transported grandfather would be very proud.” to customers in the US and overseas to be www.abcrecycling.com ¡
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The new Burnaby Board of Trade website makes it easier to find information, share news, and includes a brand new searchable online member directory. It is also interactive, allowing BBOT members to update their own information, post Hot Deals and Member 2 Member discounts, submit member news, register for events, view and pay bills online, renew their membership and more. “The Burnaby Board of Trade has gone through a lot of changes over the past while to become better and stronger. I think the new bbot.ca is a great reflection of that,” remarked BBOT Marketing Manager Tessa Vanderkop. “It’s a great looking site; it’s clean, it’s functional, and it’s really something our members can be proud of.” Visit bbot.ca to explore the new site. ¡
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