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And the winners of the 18th Annual Cultural DIVERSEcity Awards are…
SURREY, B.C. - April 23, 2013- DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society (www.dcrs.ca) is pleased to announce the winners of the 18th Annual Cultural DIVERSEcity Awards. The awards were held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre in Coquitlam, BC. The event featured a keynote address by Louise Yako, President of the BC Trucking Association; Mistress of Ceremonies, Miyoung Lee of CBC; and entertainment by the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra .
Five categories were presented and the winners were announced as follows:
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Business
Keywest Asphalt Ltd. |
Councillor Barinder Rasode, City of Surrey, His Worship Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam, Gold Sponsor Irshad Mohamed from Advance Building Maintenance, Award Recipient for the Business Category, Konch Bakshi, of Keywest Asphalt Ltd. and President of the Board of Directors for DIVERSEcity, Hardeep Bains. |
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Corporate
Canada Safeway Ltd. |
His Worship Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam, Gold Sponsor Shaw Business, represented by Sid Gupta, Award Recipient for the Corporate Category – Canada Safeway Ltd., Councillor Barinder Rasode, City of Surrey President of the Board of Directors for DIVERSEcity, Hardeep Bains. |
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Not-for-Profit
Vancouver International Film Festival |
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Public Institutions
Surrey RCMP |
His Worship Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam, Award Recipient for the Public Institutions Category – Surrey RCMP, Karen Ayres, member of the Cultural DIVERSEcity Leadership Council, Councillor Barinder Rasode, City of Surrey, and President of the Board of Directors for DIVERSEcity, Hardeep Bains. |
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Youth Entrepreneur
Sangha's Learning Centre |
His Worship Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam, Award Recipient Sukhi Sangha of Sangha’s Learning Center for the Youth Entrepreneur Category – Gold Sponsor Loblaw Companies Ltd. representative Rup Marcus, Councillor Barinder Rasode, City of Surrey, and President of the Board of Directors for DIVERSEcity, Hardeep Bains. |
DIVERSEcity would like to thank all the sponsors for making this event a huge success! For more information on the awards or how to get involved with next year’s event, please contact:
Farah Kotadia
Event Manager, Cultural DIVERSEcity Awards
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
#1107-7330 137th St.
Surrey, BC V3W 1A3
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Tel: 604-597-0205 ext. 1213
Fax: 604-597-4299
