MOVERS & SHAKERS
NOVEMBER 2015
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Parksville recently. Hats off to Mulberry Bush Bookstore in Qualicum Beach, which celebrated its 40th anniversary recently. Owners Tom and Barbara Pope purchased the store in 1989. Ian Warren in Parksville and Brian Wiese in Qualicum Beach have joined the sales team at Royal LePage Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty. Mindi’s Farm is now open at 797 Qualicum Road. Van-Isle Essentials is now open in the Pinetree Centre in Parksville. Teresa and Randy Marston have opened Island Self-Storage on Highway 4 in Parksville.
PORT ALBERNI Congratulations to Wayne Coulson, President and CEO of Coulson Aircrane, who was recently named winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the B.C. Avaiation Council. The Howard Johnson Hotel at 4850 Beaver Creek Road is pleased to announce the re-opening of their Creekers Pub and introduce their new Jewels Lounge. Dolce Vita Bar & Grill will soon become Octavio’s , operated by the highly successful Asteras Greek Taverna of Nanaimo. The Alberni Valley Times has closed. Black Press, which bought the longtime daily newspaper last year from Glacier Media, will continue to operate their Alberni Valley News. Congratulations to Cliff Babcock, Cory Bouvier, Graham Melton and Jonathan Smyly for receiving the 2015 President’s Award from the Catalyst mill in Port Alberni. A tip of the hat to Rosanne Doiron, owner of Trends Design, who hosted renowned hairstylist Philip Wilson at the shop recently. He is international creative director for ColorProof.
TOFINOUCLUELET The West Coast had some special guests recently, as film crews visited to shoot the sequel to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The filiming included a large build-out at the Ucluelet-based Wyndandsea location.
COMOX VALLEY Tiger Lily at Courtenay River is a new seniors community being planned at the Home Hardware/ Central Builders site in Courtenay by Origin Active Lifestyle Communities.
Comox Valley RV is moving to a new location at 1608 Ryan Road. Congratulations to Mark Stevenson, former chief negotiator for the K’omoks First Nation, upon being one of the recipients of the Indspire Awards. The awards, honouring professionals, will be held in 2016. The Joint Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre welcomes physiotherapist Jordan Tufnall to their team. Cathy Beise has joined the team of professionals at Septen Financial Ltd. Slegg Building Materials Lt. is adding a new expanded flooring showroom at its location at 3217 Small Road in Cumberland. The Westerly Hotel in Courtenay is renovating one wing which will become a long-term care facility. Look for some new office properties in Courtenay around the 1800 block of Cliffe Avenue. Joyce McMenamon, founder of Fresh Earth Products in Merville, is pleased that Edible Schoolyards New York City is using their Speedibin metal compost bins in their school gardens.
CAMPBELL RIVER Hermosa Lingerie is now open in the Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre beside Starbucks. Jeff King is the new General Sales Manager at Campbell River Hyundai. Todd Chilton is now the Sales Manager at Campbell River Honda. Jesse LaFleur has joined the management team at Steve Marshall Ford, which has also added Scott Arnink to their sales team. Jerry Johnson is now selling vehicles at Coastline Mazda, and Jessica Burns is their new Service Manager. Congratulations to Duane Riddoch in the Chartered Accountant program and Alaina Maher in Certified Management Accountant program for graduating from their respective programs with the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia. Upland Excavating has been awarded a contract for erosion protection at Lewis Park in Courtenay. Nyrstar has postponed funding of upgrades at the Myra Falls copperzinc mine, notes Kelly Strong, Vice President of North American operations. Craig Daniell, chief executive officer of the BCSPCA and Stephanie Artkwright, Campbell River branch manager, laid out plans to have a 3,600 square foot, full-service community animal centre in Campbell River to provide additional preventive services, and programs to prevent
animal cruelty to complement the local centre’s busy adoption program. Funding of $1.2 million is in place, with the estimated construction cost of $1.6 million (not including land costs).
NORTH ISLAND Kwa-lilas Hotel will be the name of the new $5 million hotel on the former Port Hardy Inn site in Port Hardy. Renovations are underway at the project, which is projected to be a four star destination. Congratulations to Stubbs Island Whale Watching of Telegraph Cove, for winning the 2015 MVP Award at the annual tourism Vancouver Island
Conference recently in Campbell River. Roger McDonell, Geord Dunstan and Heike Wiekse are the owners of the business. In honour of his long and distinguished service to Port McNeill, former long-time Mayor Gerry Furney has had the road leading to the Port McNeill town hall named Furney Place. Robert Duncan, Quatsino Economic Development Officer, was in Vancouver recently to receive the Joint Venture of the Year Award at the 7th Annual BC Aboriginal Business Awards for Quantem Limited Partnership, a logging company co-owned by Quatsino First Nation and Western Forest Products.
45 Hardy Buoys smoked fish, based in Port Hardy, continues to expand, as Country Grocers has signed on to sell their products at their seven Vancouver Island stores. James Walkus has received the 2015 BC Aboriginal Business Award for Individual Achievement. Tracy Williams has purchased The Flower Shoppe from Lynn Skrlak in Port McNeill. Julia and Brittany’s Salon is pleased to note it has added hairstylists Allesha Bosma and Angela Makela, and hairstylist/makeup artist Brandi Wesley to their team. Super Valu has closed its store in Port McNeill.