01 – Celebrting Canada’s Olympic achievements in Sochi 2014 was all part of the theme at the XL Leadership Summit event’s opening night reception. Famous faces included former VANOC CEO John Furlong (left), TwentyTen Group founder and managing partner Andrea Shaw and Canadian astronaut Cmdr Chris Hadfield.
02 – Live music, fireworks and a rock guitar flash mob were all part of the spectacular invite-only opening night of the new Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. Craig Turner, owner Turner Media Canada Ltd (left) Aussie Jiwani, Molson sponsor rep, and Raj Mutti, executive director Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, were among the VIPs.
03 – Looking beautiful with the boys, Jana MacLagan, wife to Vancouver Canadian’s Baseball League commissioner Bill MacLagan, poses with the players at the Hot Seat Lunch charity event.
04 – Celebrating the Olympics at the XL Leadership Summit are gold, silver and bronze Olympic medallist and swimmer Mark Tewksbury and Olympic bronze medallist soccer player Christine Sinclair.
05 – Radio personality Joe Leary (left) and CTV movie critic Jim Gordon raise a toast at the Taste of Taiwan event held at the Hyatt. You can also see them on an upcoming episode of television’s Travel Guys.
06 – Volunteer Loretta Lai joins BC Cancer president Doug Nelson in an evening celebrating Canadian Olympians at the XL Leadership Summit reception.
By Catherine Barr