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SUMMARY:Membership Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker\n\nHom Amrik Virk\, MLA\n\nSponsored by Innovation Island\n\nMinister of Technology\, Innovation and Citizens' Services\nAmrik Virk was appointed as Minister of Technology\, Innovation and Citizens' Services on December 18\, 2014. Previously he served as Minister of Advanced Education from June 2013\, after being elected as MLA in the riding of Surrey-Tynehead in the 2013 Provincial General Election.\n\nBorn in India\, Virk moved with his family to Williams Lake\, B.C. when he was five years old.\n\nAfter the completion of a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Economics and History at Simon Fraser University\, Virk joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1987. After an extensive career in a variety of policing roles including sharpshooter with Emergency Response Teams\, he retired at the rank of inspector in 2013. Virk is a recipient of two bravery awards\, including a Commissioner's Commendation\, as well as The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.\n\nVirk also spent six years on the board of directors of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation and served on the board of Kwantlen Polytechnic University.\n\nVirk lives in Surrey with his wife Jatinder. They have been married for more than 25 years and have three daughters.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Guest Speaker<br />\nHom Amrik Virk\, MLA<br />\nSponsored by Innovation Island</strong><br />\nMinister of Technology\, Innovation and Citizens&#39\; Services\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 25px\; color: rgb(59\, 68\, 71)\; font-family: museo-sans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 22.8571px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Amrik Virk was appointed as Minister of Technology\, Innovation and Citizens&#39\; Services on December 18\, 2014. Previously he served as Minister of Advanced Education from June 2013\, after being elected as MLA in the riding of Surrey-Tynehead in the 2013 Provincial General Election.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 25px\; color: rgb(59\, 68\, 71)\; font-family: museo-sans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 22.8571px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Born in India\, Virk moved with his family to Williams Lake\, B.C. when he was five years old.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 25px\; color: rgb(59\, 68\, 71)\; font-family: museo-sans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 22.8571px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">After the completion of a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Economics and History at Simon Fraser University\, Virk joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1987. After an extensive career in a variety of policing roles including sharpshooter with Emergency Response Teams\, he retired at the rank of inspector in 2013. Virk is a recipient of two bravery awards\, including a Commissioner&rsquo\;s Commendation\, as well as The Queen&rsquo\;s Golden Jubilee Medal and The Queen&rsquo\;s Silver Jubilee Medal.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 25px\; color: rgb(59\, 68\, 71)\; font-family: museo-sans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 22.8571px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Virk also spent six years on the board of directors of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation and served on the board of Kwantlen Polytechnic University.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 25px\; color: rgb(59\, 68\, 71)\; font-family: museo-sans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 22.8571px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Virk lives in Surrey with his wife Jatinder. They have been married for more than 25 years and have three daughters.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 25px\; color: rgb(59\, 68\, 71)\; font-family: museo-sans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 22.8571px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Nanaimo Golf Club 2800 Highland Blvd Nanaimo BC
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DTSTAMP:20260420T063739Z
URL:https://members.nanaimochamber.bc.ca/events/details/membership-luncheon-07-13-2016-440
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