The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce inducted the first members into its Business Hall of Fame in a ceremony which saw nearly 500 people attend in their finest formal wear.
Held on Oct. 5 at the Victoria Conference Centre and presented by RBC, the event came after more than a year of planning and delays through the pandemic. It featured inspirational stories of triumph and accomplishment, each met with applause and even some tears for the first five inductees.
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Chief Robert Sam, Helen Beirnes, Clare Copeland, Ron Lou-Poy, and the only living inductee Ian Maxwell were chosen by an independent selection committee as the first inductees. Previous chamber Lifetime Achievement Business Award recipients were also inducted into the hall of fame.
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The event will be held every second year moving forward, with work already underway for the 2024 ceremony. Inductees will be selected for showing regional leadership, insightful vision and a sustained and significant commitment to the prosperity of the region, according to the release. The process to select inductees recognizes and respects the diversity of leaders who helped build businesses in Greater Victoria over the decades.
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