Movers & Shakers – October 29, 2026

Ryan Kirk has joined Westland Insurance Group Ltd. as the new Director, National Personal Sales!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cameron Archer is taking the role of Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Orion Construction.

Greg Fry has been named the CEO of the Northern Regional Construction Association (NRCA).

Dr. Wenbo Zheng is the new Canada Research Chair in Geomechanics of Subsurface Systems for Energy and Hazard Resilience at UNBC.

Pehlaj Malhotra has been appointed as the new Vise President of Commercial Mortgages at First National Financial LP, where he will be responsible for overseeing operations in British Columbia and the Prairies. 

Ben Mazzei is moving away from daily operations after more than 15 years as president of Mazzei Electric. He will take on an Executive Advisor position with both Mazzei Electric and Seacliff Electric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colin Barclay, who previously served as vice-president of Seacliff Electric, has been appointed vice-president of both Seacliff Electric and Mazzei Electric. Jocelyn Christensen, formerly Mazzei Electric’s director of finance, has also advanced to vice-president of finance for both companies.

Celeste Beharrell is starting a new position as an insurance agent at Schill Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Keri Fraser, CPHR has been recognized with the Excellence in Senior HR Leadership award at the Canadian HR Awards. 

Nicola Harris has been appointed as Executive Director of Community Futures South Fraser

Larry Jones, Vice President of Health, Safety, and Environment at Ledcor, was named Safety Leader of the Year in 2025. 

Shaun Twigg has taken on the position of Director of Estimating at Seagate Mass Timber.

Luiza Lima has been appointed Director of Marketing at Orion Construction.

Trevor Ostapiw, P.Eng., has assumed the role of Senior Manager, pre-construction, at Bird Construction.

Tim Templeton has joined PACT as a Health and Safety co-ordinator.

Keven Gagne has started a new role as Bid Manager, defence, at Pomerleau.

Neil Martin has been appointed Vice-President of retail and asset management at Astria Properties.

Heather Garfield has taken on the position of People and Culture Manager at Kode.

Alita Fabro has joined Norland as a People and Culture Generalist.

Gabrielle Roy has taken on the role of Senior Talent Acquisition Adviser at Pomerleau.

Rensa Filtration, a top vertically integrated supplier of highly engineered air filtration solutions for mission-critical applications like data centres, power generation, semiconductors, healthcare, and life sciences, was acquired by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and the Middle Market Private Equity team of AEA Investors from Audax Private Equity. As a sign of their ongoing faith in the company’s long-term growth strategy, Audax will continue to hold a minority share in the company alongside Rensa’s management. 

The Aboriginal Land Trust and Lu’ma Development Management have collaborated to launch the United Way British Columbia Downtown Eastside Food Hub, which has recently opened.

On December 1, 2026, MNP, one of Canada’s largest national professional services firms, will merge with the chartered professional accounting firm Sheppard, Kruger & Bowley, CPA, Professional Corporation. 

Klahoose Wilderness Resort has been named Canada’s Leading Wilderness Resort at the 2026 World Travel Awards.

Schill Insurance has been named Best Insurance Agency in the 2026 Best of Cloverdale Reader’s Choice Awards. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quaaout Lodge & Talking Rock Resort has officially begun construction as of October 23..

Tseshaht Enterprises Corporation is currently in the process of establishing a five-year strategic plan to direct the expansion of its business operations and investigate new opportunities for Tseshaht First Nation and its members.

Purpose Building has announced a change in leadership, with Luka Matutinovic stepping into the president’s role. Doug Webber has joined Peter Halsall as co-chair. 

Anthem has named David Pearson president of Anthem Properties Group. Pearson brings more than 35 years of leadership experience to the position, most recently serving eight years as chief operating officer at Beedie.

The Department of Housing and Community Development of the City of Richmond is pleased to announce the launch of its first-ever Faith & Housing Initiative, a two-year program designed to investigate the potential for and interest in housing development on underutilized, faith-owned properties within the city limits. 

Clinical Trials British Columbia announced that Dr. Barbara McGillivray and Cindy Trytten will receive the 2026 British Columbia Awards for their contributions to clinical trials. 

VMD Professional Corporation is expanding throughout Canada, now offering services in British Columbia and Nova Scotia

Destination Canada has joined forces with Air Canada and Lufthansa Group to improve marketing. This was done as part of the Team Canada Trade Mission to India. 

Vizsla Copper Corp. has announced that it has acquired the very promising Miller copper-gold porphyry property in central British Columbia through staking. The road-accessible project is adjacent to Centerra Gold’s Mount Milligan mine and offers an interesting new, affordable exploration option in a potential area near important infrastructure.

The Hope Bay Wind project in Nunavut’s Kitikmeot Region now has no more costs. With a $20 million loan from the CIB, this clean energy project led by Inuit people will help power one of Canada’s northernmost mines. This will cut down on diesel use, improve energy security, and give Kitikmeot Inuit communities long-term economic benefits. 

RBC, which has more than 19 million customers around the world and is Canada’s biggest bank, has made a new commitment of $2 million over three years to help families whose children are having health crises. This is part of the bank’s long-term partnership with Ronald McDonald House Canada.

The Fort Nelson First Nation-owned Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal project will be highlighted at FNES 2026, according to CEBC. One of the most sophisticated commercial geothermal projects in Canada, Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal aims to produce between 7 and 15 MW of clean geothermal electricity in Northeastern British Columbia using a known geothermal resource.

Ledcor Construction received two awards at the VRCA Awards of Excellence Gala: the BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing project team, which built the high-performance 12-story mass timber building in Burnaby, received an Outstanding Achievement Award for Zero Emissions Building Leadership, while the Royal Centre Redevelopment, which renovated a historic commercial tower in downtown Vancouver, won Gold in the General Contractor – Tenant Improvement – Over $30M category.