New Tourism BC Board Members Appointed

New Tourism BC Board Members Appointed

Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts Stan Hagen announced three new members have been appointed to Tourism British Columbia's Board of Directors. Chris Zimmerman, Vancouver Canucks CEO, Laird Miller, London Drugs Chief Financial Officer, and Nancy Stibbard, President of the Capilano Group of Companies, have accepted two-year terms, effective March 31, 2008.

"Their combined skills and experience in marketing, finance and tourism will provide further leadership for the organization as it continues its great work of inviting the world to visit British Columbia," said Tourism BC Chair Allen Tozer.

"Tourism in BC is a $10.2-billion industry, bringing new dollars to regional economies in every corner of the province," said Minister Hagen. "With the 2008 Provincial Budget, government is boosting support to Tourism BC to market our fourth-largest export industry by increasing the Hotel Room Tax. In turn, this will provide the necessary funding for the board to help the Province meet our goal of doubling tourism revenues by 2015."

In addition to the new appointments, the following reappointments have been made:

Bill Barkley	Bill Barkley Consulting
David Brownlie	Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Resorts Limited
Michael Campbell	Best Western Inn at Penticton
Harley Elias	As Wild As You Are Adventures
Terry Farmer	Accent Inns, Inc.
Debbie McKinney	Hell's Gate Airtram
Judith Sayers	Hupacasath First Nation
Mike Smith	Links Investments Ltd
Shaun Stevenson	Prince Rupert Port Authority
Allen Tozer	Lexlaur Properties, Inc.
Mike Tretheway	InterVISTAS Consulting Inc.
Kevin Walker	Walker Hospitality

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