British Columbia Achievement Foundation: Media Advisory

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 14, 2015) -

ATTENTION: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

The 7^th Annual BC Aboriginal Business Awards will be presented on October 14^th. Sixteen aboriginal businesses, entrepreneurs, joint ventures and community owned enterprises will be recognized and honoured. An award will be presented to James Walkus of the Kwakuitl Nation for Individual Achievement. The Awards will be presented by the Honourable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.

The BC Aboriginal Business Awards were launched in 2008 to honour, recognize and celebrate Aboriginal business excellence in BC are presented by the BC Achievement Foundation.

Names of recipients can be found at bcachievement.com/aboriginalbusiness/recipients.

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Time: 6:30 p.m with awards presented at 7:00 pm, 7:15 pm and from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Location:

Hyatt Regency Vancouver

655 Burrard Street

Third Floor Ballroom