IT’S REMARKABLE TO THINK ABOUT HOW FAR WE’VE COME IN THE QUEST TO CONQUER CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES. BUT DESPITE ALL THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE AT BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE TRUTH IS THAT WE’VE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE.
Their 12th charity concert took place on September 25, 2020 on the roof top of Sun Wah Centre in support of the new Yurkovich Family Pavilion (Acute Care Tower) at Richmond Hospital. The featured entertainment included singer May Ho (current member & past president of Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club), with special guest Sandra Lang.
Prof. Nemkumar Banthia has been selected to receive Distinguished Alumni award for teaching and research. Nemy is Canada Research Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia.
Pre-owned auto dealer awarded $29,000 to 10 post-secondary students including front line worker Gurniwaz Gagar.
The joint program from DIVERSEcity and SFU will build connection and space for migrant girls aged 9–12 in the STEM sector.
Facility to include Low-Cost Dentistry Services and on-site Pharmacy to bring expanded care scope to new Canadians as well as area residents
For the past 12 years, the South Asian community has gathered together at A Night of Miracles for a festive evening of glamour, entertainment and fine dining—all in support of BC Children’s Hospital. To date, generous guests at this event have raised more than $6 million to advance care at the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to kids.
As West Canada’s only certified diplomatic sales ambassador, Brian Jessel BMW hosted the German 30th Unity Day reception at their BMW facility to showcase the services of their Special Corporate and Diplomatic Sales Division, as part of their continuous effort to better support and promote their client’s needs.
The BCIBN team together with GIV Society gathered on September 26th, 2020 to prepare meals for the underprivileged. A few hundred meals were prepared and then donated to the three different shelters in the Lower Mainland.
The Tim Horton’s annual Smile Cookie Campaign raised over $163,000 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation this year. The Smile Cookie campaign runs once a year, this year between September 16-22, 2020.
Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation has launched a new virtual event Dorothy’s Shopping Basket in hopes of inspiring donations and charitable support.
This two-week online fundraising campaign features a community raffle and an online auction.
“This storyboard is an important reflection on a significant moment in Canadian history,” said Mayor Doug McCallum. “Surrey is a diverse City, and we embrace people from all over the world. This permanent storyboard reinforces that we will learn from, and not forget the injustices of the past. Racism has no place in our City.”
Engineers and Geoscientists BC is pleased to recognize outstanding engineering and geoscience professionals through our annual awards program, which includes our 2020 President’s Awards, Sustainability Award, Mentor of the Year Award, and Editorial Award.
Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation has launched a new virtual event Dorothy’s Shopping Basket in hopes of inspiring donations and charitable support.
We are fortunate to participate in a panel session on relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings in in today’s Society. Panelists were Arvind Thakur, Nemy…