A local business group that support female entrepreneurs is encouraging local businesses to sign up for the Yellow Pages Group’s Shop the Neighbourhood on Saturday, Nov 29.
Last December, Yellow Pages Group was instrumental in supporting B2B NOW – New Westminster #shopnewwest bag campaign to raise funds for businesses affected by the October 2013 fire on Columbia Street, and now the group is repaying the support and encouraging others to shop close to home this month.
“We couldn’t have done it without them,” Heidi Clarkson with B2B NOW wrote in an email to The Record. “Now we want to support Yellow Pages Group in their Shop the Neighbourhood campaign for Saturday, Nov. 29. In turn, this will benefit our community.”
B2B NOW, New Westminster Chamber of Commerce and Downtown New Westminster are participating and have already registered in #shop
thehood for Saturday, Nov. 29, Clarkson wrote.
We encourage all New West BIAs to join in to make this a successful citywide campaign, she noted.
For more information, visit shoptheneighbourhood.ca/en/business-associations. Once registered, business improvement associations can encourage members to sign up as an individual business offering a deal of some sort for Nov 29 for shoppers.
College honoured
Douglas College has been recognized for excellence in the area of international collaboration by an organization that represents educational institutions from around the globe.
The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics recently presented 11 awards to institutions from five countries, including Canada, Australia, China, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Douglas College received silver in the category of international collaboration.
“We are honoured to receive this award from the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics. Our focus on internationalization is part of what makes Douglas College such a vibrant educational institution for international and domestic students,” said Guangwei Ouyang, Douglas College’s vice-president of international education and strategic partnerships, in a media release.
International collaboration is a priority for Douglas College, the release states.
The college has partnerships with institutions and organizations in 18 countries, runs a variety of international educational programs for students, organizes student and faculty exchanges, and provides education to international students from 71 countries.
The awards were handed out during the eighth Congress of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics, held in Beijing on Oct. 24.
The awards were open to institutions that are members of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics or its members associations.
The other award categories included college-industry partnerships, social development, applied research and governance.
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