Goh Ballet collaborates The Goh Ballet Academy, based in Vancouver, signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Ballet of China in Beijing last month. The memorandum of understanding, supported by the Canadian and Chinese governments, will enable the companies, their dancers, instructors and choreographers to collaborate on productions, broaden their scope of dance to include both Eastern and Western choreography, participate in educational and cultural exchanges and co-present ballets in both countries. The company, led by director Chan Hon Goh, also signed with the Guangzhou Ballet Company and the Guangzhou Art School of China.
Western Innovation Initiative Andrew Saxton, MP for North Vancouver, recently announced the federal government's new Western Innovation Initiative. The initiative is expected to stimulate greater private sector investment, while also making it easier for innovative businesses to secure funding.
Under WINN, small and mediumsized enterprises secure the capital necessary to take a product from the research and development stage to the market, such as product testing and technology demonstrations, equipment purchases and installation, regulatory approval, marketing and intellectual property protection.
The WINN is expected to provide up to $100 million over the next five years in repayable assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs working to commercialize their products, processes and services.
ASTTBC Award North Shore resident Pam Chilton received the Professional Leadership Award for Women in Technology. The award, given by the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC, honours a woman who is an ASTTBC member, has distinguished herself in her field of technology and has demonstrated leadership within the Association or local community by serving as a role model and promoting careers in technology. Chilton, the founder of Zimba Design, served for 10 years as West Vancouver's first female municipal building inspector.
