BlueShore awarded
BlueShore Financial is the recipient of two recent awards.
The North Shore-based financial institution was named to the list of the Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada for the fourth year in a row. The national awards program recognizes employers with 50 to 399 employees who demonstrate "outstanding people practices and high employee engagement." BlueShore was also awarded the Banyan Work Health Solutions Award for Best Change Management Strategy in the 2014 Canadian HR Awards.
Top exporter
North Vancouver-based outerwear and equipment manufacturer and retailer Arc'teryx was named Exporter of the Year and the top Consumer Products Exporter at the 2014 B.C. Export Awards. The annual awards are presented by the Government of British Columbia and the B.C. division of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.
In a press release, Arc'teryx general manager and CEO Vincent Wauters said more than 85 per cent of company revenues come from outside of Canada.
Vodka gold
Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers took home double gold in the vodka category at the 10th annual Great American Distillers Festival held in Portland, Oregon. The North Vancouver distiller was the only Canadian winner in the 2014 competition.
Art and design
Two North Shore residents are among this year's recipients of the Carter Wosk Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design. North Vancouver's Jim Barnum, president of Spectrum Skateparks Inc., won for skateboard park design and West Vancouver's Tania Gleave won for jewelry.
Recipients of this year's awards, as well as those from 2005 to 2013, will be showcased at Canada House in London, England in 2015 as part of a 10th anniversary celebration of B.C. applied art and design and in conjunction with London Design Week.
Other 2014 winners are furniture designer Marie Khouri and Straight Line Designs founder Judson Beaumont, who won the B.C. Creative Achievement Award of Distinction.
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