Small business awards
Two North Vancouver businesses took home hardware at the 11th annual Small Business B.C. Awards presented Feb. 27 at a gala in downtown Vancouver.
Xanatos Marine Ltd. won the Best International Trade Business Award. The company specializes in maritime security and monitoring systems, providing solutions in the maritime field to international governments and private organizations.
Meanwhile, cloud computing company i-worx, which employs a team of almost 20 IT specialists, took home the Best Workplace Award.
Business tradeshow
The annual North Shore Business Tradeshow will be held March 12, noon to 5:30 p.m. at Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier.
This year's theme is "Live, play, shop, work all in your own backyard."
More than 70 exhibitors ranging from businesses on the waterfront to those in the financial, travel and beauty industries to health care providers, retailers and manufacturers will have booths set up.
Free admission to the general public.
Paul Harris Fellow
West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky MP John Weston was made a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Clubs of Whistler Millennium and Pemberton Centennial.
Named after the founder of rotary, Paul Harris, the honour is decided by rotary clubs at the local level and is typically conferred on a generous donor to rotary's efforts.
Holistic certification District of North Vancouver parks and horticulture staff recently completed holistic land management and environmentally sustainable technologies training. According to a press release, the district is among the first municipalities in Canada to receive this kind of training and accreditation, which was offered free through Gaia College thanks to a grant from the Society of Organic Urban Landcare received from Vancity.
