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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NOVA SCOTIA INDUCTS LAUREATES

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Colour Productions' Vern Aker, Production Lead for the JA Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame event

 

The latest group of Nova Scotia’s top business leaders have been inducted into the Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. This year’s event was held at the World Trade and Convention Centre on June 10th and was presented by Colour and Colour Productions. The companies have been involved with the overall planning and execution of the event since 1996 with this year's production being led once again by Colour Productions', Vern Aker.
 
“We are fortunate to have such a strong relationship with Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia” says Victoria DeWolfe of Colour who organized logisitics for the event. “We are proud of this year’s event and the laureates who were inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame.”
 
During the prestigious event three high-achieving business people were inducted to the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. The 2010 inductees included: Annette Verschuren, President of Home Depot Canada; entrepreneur J. William (Bill Ritchie); and Bruce Murray or Advocate Printing and Publishing who was recognized for his business successes posthumously. All have shared in common a strong history of business success, a passion for volunteering and mentorship, and a willingness and aptitude to offer business advice to Nova Scotia’s up and coming entrepreneurs.


Annette Verschuren
Annette Verschuren has come a long way from her childhood home in North Sydney. However, despite her lofty business accomplishments, Annette, President of Home Depot Canada, has never forgotten her Cape Breton roots. In her current role as Chancellor of Cape Breton University as well as in her ongoing passion for volunteer work with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Annette serves as a tremendous motivator for both local business leaders and students.

Bill Ritchie
When it comes to success, Bill Ritchie has been incredibly generous with sharing it. He was the founding shareholder director and advisor to corporations such as the Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. His guidance has helped grow many Nova Scotian businesses, including Salter Street Films, DHX Media Inc., Keltic Incorporated, eAcademy Inc. At 80 years of age, Bill continues to be a tireless advocate for community involvement, staying actively involved in organizations such as Symphony Nova Scotia and the IWK Foundation.

Bruce Murray
Throughout his life, Bruce Murray was steadfastly focused on the success of his business, his family and his community. Bruce started working with the Pictou Advocate as a paperboy when he was just six years old. His sense of community and family led him to stay with Advocate throughout his life, growing Advocate Printing and Publishing from a small shop to the largest commercial printer in Atlantic Canada. However, his passion was always in helping his community. Today, his legacy of giving back lives on in the Bruce F. Murray Family Foundation.

The Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame is the province's premier business networking event as it recognizes the accomplishments of business leaders in Nova Scotia. This year the event raised $220,000. Funds raised support Junior Achievement educational programs offered to more than 13,000 students in Nova Scotia each year with educational business programs and conferences which focus on financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness. Since 1993, the Hall of Fame event has raised nearly $2 million.


For more information on Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia, visit  their website.

For more information on Colour's work, visit the Colour website.

Colour - Junior Achievement Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame
 
 
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