New COO named
Mike Nader has been appointed chief operating officer - coastal with Vancouver Coastal Health and will oversee the delivery of health care on the North Shore, Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Bella Bella and Bella Coola.
Prior to this role, Nader served as the chief operation officer of Richmond. Before that, he was the executive director of the consolidated medical imaging service at
Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health Care, Fraser Health, and the Provincial Health Services Authority.
TEDx announces board
North Vancouver resident Kevin Royes has been named a TEDxVancouver advisor for the fifth edition of the conference, which takes place Oct. 18 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Royes, the founder of Kelvin Tools - featured on CBC's Dragons' Den - is among eight advisors and eight members of the board of directors recently announced by TEDxVancouver.
Organizers will reveal the speaker lineup and ticket information in the coming months.
CapU offers master's
Capilano University has announced it will offer its very first master's degree program.
The joint masters in international business and international management graduate diploma is a new, 12-month master's program offered jointly by Capilano University and the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K. The program involves six months of studying abroad in the U.K. Upon completion of the program, students earn a master of science in international business from the University of Hertfordshire and a graduate diploma in international management from Capilano University.
Applications for the 2014/15 school year are being accepted and Capilano University will provide two entrance awards of $2,500.
Realtor recognized
The Real Estate Institute of British Columbia has presented its 2014 Award of Excellence to North Shore Realtor Judi Whyte. The award recognizes REIBC members who demonstrate excellence in their contributions to the institute, the profession and the community. Whyte, who has been involved with a number of North Shore charities and organizations over the years, was nominated for the honour by her peers and received the award at REIBC's Recognition Dinner in June.
Library awarded
For the second year in a row, West Vancouver Memorial Library has won two Best of Show Awards in the annual American Library Association's PR Xchange competition. WVML's website takeaways won in the category of Patron Orientation/Policy Materials (print) and its music playlists tied for the award of Materials Promoting Collections (print).
"We're thrilled to be recognized again for the creativity, hard work and talent that went into creating these promotional materials," said director of library services Jenny Benedict, in a press release. "Thank you to the American Library Association for acknowledging the outstanding collective efforts of our staff."
Compiled by Christine Lyon
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