BCIC awards
The North Shore's Stephen Robinson, CEO of DarkVision, took home a big win at B.C.'s biggest tech competition. The BC Innovation Council and New Ventures BC recently announced its winners, and Robinson won $120,000, and also snagged a BC Resource Industry Prize. DarkVision is developing downhole imaging technologies that deliver higher resolution images inside oil and gas wells.
TEDxVancouver
Award-winning author and urban experimentalist Charles Montgomery is one of the speakers at the upcoming TEDxVancouver event on Oct. 18. The North Shore's Montgomery is the author of Happy City, which the New York Times recommended as essential reading for their city's new mayor. He's worked with the BMW Guggenheim Lab, Museum of Vancouver and other institutions to challenge people to see their cities in new ways.
For more information, visit tedxvancouver.com.
Top designer
Tony Robins, of Vancouver's A.A. Robins Architect, has been named Western Living's Designer of the Year for the architecture, interiors and eco categories. According to the judges, Robins emerged as a clear winner for his "holistic approach to stunning, sustainable design." The award ceremony, held at the London Aviation Centre at YVR, highlighted the brightest names in design.
Thirty years in auto
Locally owned Regency Auto Group is celebrating 31 years of being in business with a name change.
The company recently announced how it intends to change its look to reflect its vision for the next 30 years. It will now be known simply as Regency Auto. The name change is meant to encompass the expansion of auto brands the group now manages.
Job training Up to $6.4 million in funding will help B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint give more than 440 aboriginal people the skills and education they need to get work in the province. There are 23 projects that will enable partnerships between public post-secondary institutions and local aboriginal communities to deliver education and training necessary for the job market.
For more info, visit workbc.ca/skills.
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