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September/October 2020 – Making It Work

With a mission to inform, empower, celebrate and advocate for British Columbia's current and aspiring business leaders, BCBusiness go behind the headlines and bring readers face to face with the key issues and people driving business in B.C.

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2 0 2 0 U N TA P P E D B C W O R K P L A C E I N C L U S I O N A WA R D S UnTapped, presented by Open Door Group and the Presidents Group, is a key platform to advance dialogue and action to build stronger businesses through diverse and inclusive workplaces. As part of UnTapped, the annual BC Workplace Inclusion Awards recognize businesses, organziations, and leaders in workplace inclusion and more importantly, demonstrate to thousands of other businesses the positive impact being truly inclusive has - for people, for community, and of course, for business. Learn more about Open Door Group and Untapped at: www.opendoorgroup.org BRODY MCDEARMID, Meridian Meats and Farm Market - 2020 FINALIST ASH MACLEOD, Save on Meats - 2020 WINNER Ash is an active champion and advocate for inclusive hiring practices. His tireless e orts to break biases and stigma have resulted in thousands of people being educated every year on the importance of challenging our perceptions of a community that many actively avoid, doing this through social connections over food and as a result, creating advocates and allies for a marginalized group that desperately needs them. He has led the way in creating an inclusive work environment at Save on Meats which has a 50% employment rate of persons with barriers. DAVID WOOGMAN, London Drugs Broadway - 2020 FINALIST Individual For over 10 years, the BC Workplace Inclusion Awards have recognized businesses and organizations that are advancing the inclusion of all abilities in the workplace. Each year, nominees are celebrated across the province in 5 categories. We are thrilled to announce the nalists and winners in each category for 2020: P R E S E N T E D B Y : O u r s p o n s o r s 2 0 2 0 S p o n s o r s G o l d s p o n s o r : S i l v e r s p o n s o r : B r o n z e s p o n s o r : I m p a c t s p o n s o r :

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