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New West liquor stores back dry grad festivities

Movers and Shakers
Vancouver Circus School, Ringmasters
The Vancouver Circus School Ringmasters rehearsed for a demonstration at the Great Canadian Winter Festival at River Market in February 2013. The circus school was among the local businesses nominated for a Small Business B.C. Award.

B.C. Liquor Stores are raising funds to help give students safe, alcohol-free dry grad celebrations this spring.
Government liquor stores, including Columbia Square and Royal Square locations in New West, are collecting donations until March 31 to support Dry Grad initiatives for New Westminster Secondary School students. Since the program started in 2001, it has raised more than $5.8 million.
The Liquor Distribution Branch says money raised from this year’s campaign will be distributed to more than 270 B.C. schools that are hosting dry grad events.

Business nominated for awards

Kudos to New Westminster businesses who were nominated for the 13th annual Small Business B.C. Awards.
Momentum Bodywork and Massage, Pinoy Dragon Mart, Refood, Royal Printers, Vancouver Circus School and Brick & Mortar Living were all nominated for awards. Winning businesses were located in communities across B.C. including Vancouver, Langley, Nanaimo, Prince George and Tumbler Ridge.
“We’d like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Small Business B.C. Awards and wish them the best of luck as they move on to grow their very successful operations,” George Hunter, CEO at Small Business B.C., said in a press release. “The participation of greater numbers of nominees from even more communities across the province this year has made for an entertaining and very high-spirited competition.”

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