Ryan Beedie earns top spot as Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The
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"At a time when entire economies and industries are reeling from the financial crisis and recession, the need to innovate and be entrepreneurial has never been more urgent," says
Family owned and operated, the Beedie Group specializes in the design, construction and management of industrial and commercial buildings in Greater
"This year's exceptional group of Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners proves that passionate people who nurture good ideas can deliver solid results and returns over the long term," says Withers. "Entrepreneurs can follow Ryan Beedie's lead, and seize these daunting times as an opportunity to sharpen their focus, stand out from the crowd and move the markets forward. Even in the particularly hard-hit real estate industry, Ryan is making great strides and inspiring others to follow suit."
Much like the entrepreneurial spirit, community service is a Beedie family trait. The Keith & Betty Beedie Foundation aids a number of health, education and other community initiatives, and the Ryan Beedie Annual Community Service Award in Business supports students at
Category winners of the Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 Awards: Business family Ryan Beedie The Beedie Group/Burnaby beediegroup.ca Specializes in the design, construction and management of industrial buildings in Greater Vancouver and Alberta. Business-to-business products and services Brett Hodson Corix Group of Companies/Vancouver corix.com Helps communities build and manage infrastructure for water, wastewater and sustainable energy. Business-to-consumer products and services Queenie Chu, Kin Wah Leung, Kin Hun Leung Kin's Farm Market/Richmond kinsfarmmarket.com Retailer of fresh produce. Cleantech Brad Miller IMW Industries Ltd./Chilliwack imw.ca Designer and builder of high-pressure compressors for gaseous fuels used for fuelling vehicles, bulk gas transportation for industrial/commercial applications and power generation. Health sciences Scott Cormack OncoGeneX Technologies Inc./Vancouver oncogenex.com Develops and commercializes new cancer therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer patients. Mining and metals Russell Hallbauer Taseko Mines Limited/Vancouver tasekomines.com Mining exploration, development and production company. Real estate/construction Mark Omelaniec Langley Concrete LP/Langley langleyconcretegroup.com Provider of concrete pipe, manholes, catch basins and box culverts for the underground storm and sanitary construction industry, hydro/tel vaults, oil-water separator systems, agricultural products and other custom precast products. Technology and media David Paperny Paperny Films Inc./Vancouver papernyfilms.com Producer of documentary, comedy and reality television shows.
What's next?
As the Pacific region's Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009, Ryan will compete with top entrepreneurs from the Atlantic, Prairies, Ontario and Québec regions for the national honour of Canada's Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009, to be presented at a gala celebration
About the awards program
The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards honour the spirit and contribution of entrepreneurs here and around the world. This year, the Canadian program is proudly celebrating 16 years of honouring Canada's outstanding entrepreneurs from all areas of business. For more information on the program, please visit ey.com/ca/eoy.
Nominees are reviewed by an independent judging panel, which is composed of several distinguished business leaders and previous award recipients. The members of the Pacific region panel for 2009 were
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year is sponsored nationally by Global Television Network, National Post, La Presse and RDI. Pacific region program sponsors are the
About Ernst & Young
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