TWO North Shore women have been recognized with YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards.
West Vancouver's Chan Hon Goh was awarded in the Arts, Culture and Design category. Goh is director of the Goh Ballet Academy and produces the company's annual presentation of The Nutcracker. She is also a former principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada from which she retired in 2009 after 20 years on the stage.
Goh has shown "exceptional leadership in the Canadian arts landscape," a YWCA press release states.
The winner in the Business and the Professions category was North Vancouver's Lois Nahirney, executive vice-president, corporate resources at Teekay Corp. Nahirney has more than 25 years of global experience at the executive level of transitioning industries and has spent more than 10 years as chair of WXN in Vancouver.
The annual YWCA awards, now in their 30th year, honour individuals and organizations whose activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of the community.
More than 1,100 guests gathered at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver on May 28 for the awards ceremony.
