The late Dr. Don Rix, CM, OBC, Board of Trade governor (chair 2008-9); John Furlong, CEO, VANOC and former Whistler Fire Chief and JIBC board of governors chair Bruce Hall, will be the recipients of Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees, to be conferred at the Justice Institute of BC’s Convocation, Tuesday, June 22.
The honorary degrees affirm and recognize the significant contributions of Rix, Furlong and Hall as leaders in the community and the positive impact that they have made on the quality of life in the province and across the country.
Airport chairman Graham Clarke and Board of Trade governor (chair 1986-7) has stepped down as chairman of Vancouver Airport Authority after overseeing its transformation into Canada’s first airport authority. 
A 1,000-strong crowd dusted off their Canada gear and gave a standing ovation to John Furlong, chief executive officer, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), at his first post-Olympic speech. 
The Vancouver Board of Trade’s annual Governor’s Banquet last night, Wednesday, April 7, featured a tribute video to the Rix Centre’s Engaged Community Citizen Award recipient, Jimmy Pattison. See 
