Great Pacific Management Party

GREAT Pacific Management Company, one of the higher-profile investment companies in B.C., specializes in mutual funds, GICs, RRSPs and estate planning. At the beginning of the year, the company holds an annual conference to get their people into high gear. But once the conference is over, it's time to party. The wind-up conference gala was held last weekend at the Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver and lots of North Shore faces were in the crowd. A "black and white space odyssey" was the theme and everyone got into the act. They also raised in excess of $15,000 for charity. Check it out below.


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There was even an Elvis sighting as Mark van den Driesschen dressed up as "the King" for a night.

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Lovely ladies of the court. From left: Charlotte Wardell and Louise Kirk.

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Michael Coady was all dressed up as "the Cosmic Jester" and had some laughs with Talvest's Lisa Stewart.

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George and Martha Washington, also known as David McKenzie and Karen Jellema, went back in time for their outfits.

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North Van's Cathy Steen and Mark Wright had aliens on their shoulders and optic lights sprouting from their heads.

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Moo-ving funds is all in a days work for Arash Parsi and Sherry Blamey who took the barnyard route.

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Great Pacific president and West Vancouver resident Russell Isaac (left) presented a cheque to Marion and Gary Venables of the Salvation Army, one of his favourite charities.

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These guys grew up on the North Shore. From left: Andrew Chowne, Doug Stewart and James Brown.

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Janic Staub (left) was dazzled by North Van's Lee Hollins who was covered in silver from head to toe and called herself the "spaced-out odyssey".

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Who let the dogs out? Great Pacific's vice president Mike Nott and executive Jack Buckingham are both West Van breeds.

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Rosemary Westie is someone you may recognize. She's also from West Vancouver.

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It was a great night for friends. Just ask the North Shore's own Dorothy Moore (from left), Gloria Zomailo and Sandra O'Hara.

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Ground control to Major Tom. Please contact the North Shore's Paul and Kim Morford and report back to moonbase alpha right away.

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Now that's a space suit. Organizers Jojo Solacito (from left), Tom Price and Hazel Woodward did a great job.

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West Vancouver's beautiful Shaheen Esmail added a special touch of class to the evening.


Because the larger photos take up so much memory, I have not posted them here. If you want a copy of one of these larger photos, please feel free to email me at cbarr@westvancouver.com

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