News Releases
Advisory Council Announced
October 11, 2012
Advisory Council bios
October 11, 2012
BC Agenda for Shared Prosperity Launched
September 20, 2012
Media
UNBC President named to Advisory Council
October 11, 2012
Time in BC to put ideology aside and work for the common good
October 11, 2012
Setting a new tone for BC’s future
Editorial - September 20, 2012
Overview
The BC Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council of British Columbia have launched an innovative new policy initiative designed to take a fresh look at the economic and social development issues affecting the prosperity of British Columbians called the BC Agenda for Shared Prosperity.
The initiative will be informed by an Advisory Council comprised of passionate, civic-minded British Columbians and will include a series of regional policy workshops this fall and events through 2013 and beyond.
Backgrounder - Terms of Reference
Advisory Council
The members of the Advisory Council of the BC Agenda for Prosperity have been announced. We are fortunate to have the commitment and contributions of these accomplished British Columbians from all corners and perspectives of our province.
The members of the Advisory Council will attend regional meetings across BC and support the process of changing the way we inform and make economic decisions in the province. The members are:
- Janet Austin, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Metro Vancouver
- Kim Baird, Strategic Initiatives Director, Tsawwassen First Nation
- Stephen Butz, President and Executive Officer, YMCA of Greater Vancouver
- Eric Carlson, CEO, Anthem Properties
- George Iwama, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Northern British Columbia
- Reid Johnson, President, Health Sciences Association of BC
- Pierre Lebel, Chairman and Director, Imperial Metals Corporation
- Gerry Martin, Co-Owner, Kra-Mar Investments
- Andrew Petter, President and Vice Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
- Sharon Singh, Principal Advisor Energy, Rio Tinto
- James Tansey, ISIS Executive Director, Associate Professor, Sauder School of Business, UBC
- Carole Taylor, Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
