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| TIC INTRODUCES KAREN COSTAIN |
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| Karen Costain, Director of Business Development for B.C. | | Karen Costain joins TIC Travel Insurance as director of business development for B.C.
TIC announced that Karen Costain has joined their team as director of business development for B.C. Ramona Webster will now focus exclusively on business development in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. "I'm eager to bring my passion for the industry to work for TIC," said Costain. "I love working with clients to really dig deep into their operations to find out exactly where we can make the most impact towards profitable growth." Having started fresh out of college as a file clerk at BCAA, Karen was quickly attracted to the insurance side of the business. Most recently, Karen served as sales manager for the auto division of HUB International TOS and has been working in insurance for 19 years.
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| NEXT SKAL MEETING UPDATE |
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Skal announces next meeting for September 10 at The Hilton, Vancouver Metrotown
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| Burnaby, Vancouver | | Come join Ed Jaskula and staff at the Hilton at Metrotown located at 6083 McKay Avenue in Burnaby. Registration and Reception are at 6p.m., dinner to follow at 7p.m. Guests are welcome to attend. Register with Ivano Corraza at ivanoc@shaw.ca or by phone at 575-2490 before noon on September 8. Please note that this is regular meeting, which means that all active members are expected to attend unless they obtain a Regrets Number. Life Members, please call to register for attendance. You can find forms for Regrets, guests, or for Life Member registration on the Vancouver Skal site vancouverskal.org.
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| POST-OLYMPIC SPECIAL WITH SILK HOLIDAYS |
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Silk Holidays offers post-Olympic $88 per couple discount
Silk Holidays is offering a post Olympic special package that features an $88 per couple discount if booked by August 24. The seven-day special starts from $1238 per person, plus taxes, and includes economy class air ticket Vancouver to Beijing on Air China’s new A330-200 aircraft, five nights at a five-star hotel, three full day sightseeing tours, airport transfers, daily breakfast and six other meals.
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| VICTORIA GETS FOUR POINTS SHERATON |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announces grand opening of Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway
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| Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Victoria rendering | | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the grand opening of the newly constructed Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Victoria, B.C. The 117-room property is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, a 15-minute drive from downtown Victoria. "Four Points by Sheraton is delighted to welcome guests to Victoria, British Columbia, a scenic city that boasts both a lively downtown and diversity of outdoor recreation," said Sandy Swider, Vice President, Four Points by Sheraton.
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| CRUISE WEST’S NEW ITINERARIES |
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Cruise West announces 4 new itineraries for the 2009 season
Cruise West has announced 26 itineraries for the 2009 season, including four new and one re-introduced cruise. The four new voyages will visit Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, the Danube River, the East Indies and Melanesia; the Vietnam itinerary is being re-introduced due to popular demand. The 2009 cruises include stops in 29 countries and 165 ports worldwide. The voyages will include 253 departures throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe and the South Pacific, with visits to 29 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Alaska, Cambodia, China, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Romania and Vietnam. Cruises range from three-night/four-day to 24-night/25-day, and start from $1,149 per person. Continue reading for complete itinerary details.
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| BC GIVES BEIJING GIFT |
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British Columbia gives Beijing Canadian golden arches
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Iconic American golden arches have graced Beijing for years and now 13 Canadian ones will take a place among them. The British Columbia government has given the city the set of red cedar arches gracing a multi-million dollar centre just off Tiananmen Square. In giving the gift of the arches, which cost almost $3 million, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell said the province wanted to recognize the special relationship between Canada and China. "We wanted to leave a legacy of our time here in Beijing with you and the people of Beijing," B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell told the city's vice mayor Chen Gang at a ceremony on Saturday.
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