Cycling champions
HUB has announced its Bike to Work Week 2014 Spring Champions and two North Shore workplaces were among the winners.
Arc'teryx Equipment, which has its head office in North Vancouver, was the winner of Best Workplace (251-500 employees). And Best Workplace (501-1,000 employees) went to the City of North Vancouver.
Workplace teams representing almost 600 organizations across Metro Vancouver participated in HUB's Bike to Work program, which took place May 26 to June 1 and encourages the growth of bike commuting.
Alumni awards
Capilano University presented six alumni and one organization with awards for outstanding achievements and the spirit of community and lifelong connection to the university at the eighth annual Alumni Awards of Excellence held June 3. This year's recipients include: the Distinguished Alumni Award - Lisa Hubbard; the One to Watch Alumni Award - Joseph Cooke and Gemma Isaac; the President's Service Award - Coastal Corridor Consortium and Peter Ufford, and the Award for Excellence in Empowering Learning - Dianne Neufeld and Jane Still, both Capilano University faculty.
Business nominated
North Vancouver-based LedgerDocs, an online document management application, has been nominated for the 2014 City of Vancouver Awards of Excellence.
The new civic awards program recognizes outstanding achievements made by individuals - adults, youth and children - organizations, and businesses.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in downtown Vancouver on June 23.
Small business help
Updated guides have been posted online to help small business owners in B.C., announced Minister of State for Small Business and North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto.
Now available are the Starting a Small Business Guide and the B.C. Import/Export Guide.
To learn more and access the guides, visit www.resourcecentre.gov.bc.ca/publications.html
Submit information on North Shore business groups or events to [email protected].
