BLBC Hall of Fame Gala Dinner & Induction Ceremonies 2017
Members inducted into the BLBC Hall of Fame:
Ross J. Beaty
Executive Chairman, Alterra Power Corp.
Chairman, Pan American Silver Corp.
David G. McLean, O.B.C., LL.D, F.ICD
Chair, The McLean Group of Companies
Chair Emeritus, Canadian National Railway Company
John McLernon
Honorary Chair and Co-founder, Colliers International
Richard “Ritchie” Nelson (1898-1983)
Founder and Chairman, Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd.
Date: May 24, 2017
Time: 5:45 pm Reception | 6:45 pm Dinner
Location: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Emcee: Andrew Chang, Host, CBC Vancouver News at 6
Keynote Speaker: Gordon Campbell, O.B.C., Former High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Former BC Premier
2017 Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame Cabinet
Co-Chairs
- Barbara Brink, C.M., O.B.C., C.P.A. (Hon)
- Olin Anton, F.C.P.A., F.C.A.
Past Chairs
- Peter Blake
- John C. Kerr, C.M., O.B.C., LL.D.
- Terry A. Lyons
- Conrad Pinette
- Jim Shepard, O.B.C.
Cabinet Members
- Josh Blair
- Jamie Brown
- Robin Dhir
- Pat Elemans (d. 2020)
- Casey Forrest – ex-officio
- Yuri Fulmer
- Doug Holtby
- Gary Laxon
- Phil Lehn
- Jim Logan
- Jason Ludwig
- Tracey McVicar
- Geoff Plant
- Will Westeringh, Q.C.
- Bill Weymark
- Susan Yurkovich
Advisor
- Kelly Heed
Laureate Selection Committee
- Brian Canfield, C.M., O.B.C.
- Anne Giardini, Q.C.
- George Melville
- Jefferson Mooney
- Dr. Ken Spencer
Laureate Nomination Committee
- Barbara Brink, C.M., O.B.C., C.P.A (Hon) – Committee Chair
- Peter Blake – ex-officio
- Pat Elemans (d. 2020)
- Shelina Esmail – ex-officio
- Susan Ewanick
- Jock Finlayson
- Casey Forrest – ex-officio
- George Hungerford
- Terry Lyons – ex-officio
- Tim Manning ex-officio
- John Montalbano
- Dale Parker
- Conrad Pinette – ex-officio
- John Winter