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Surrey Board of Trade's Surrey industry bus tour highlights growing sectors of the city

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 01 May, 2023 11:47 AM
  • Surrey Board of Trade's Surrey industry bus tour highlights growing sectors of the city

Surrey Board of Trade presented a Surrey industry bus tour on Friday focusing on the areas of Downtown Surrey, Cloverdale, and Newton. 

The sectors that the bus tour highlighted were health, technology, agriculture, brewing, and hospitality.

Organizations such as Health Tech Connex, Heppell's Potato Corp, and Legion Veterans Village were on board for the initiative. 

HealthTech Connex: HealthTech Connex is bridging the gap between research and real-world applications in advanced brain care.With clinical neuroscience and brain vitality as a premier focus, we connect science and R&D to product breakthroughs, providing translational neuroscience innovations to care sectors and communities worldwide.

Heppell's Potato Corp: Heppell's is a 5th generation family farm. For over 100 years, our roots have been firmly grounded in the fertile soils of British Columbia's Lower Mainland. They grow and package premium potatoes and squash. Their products are distributed locally under the Heppell’s brand name and across Western Canada under the BC Fresh banner. 

The Legion Veterans Village (LVV): This is Canada’s first-of-its-kind, integrated centre of excellence for veterans & first responders focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental health as well as mixed medical and rehabilitative services. Led by the BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, together with Whalley Legion Branch 229 and Lark Group in Surrey B.C., this unique $312-million, two-phase, multi-purpose project is envisioned to be the first of many such projects across Canada.

The keynote speakers Bryan Buggey, Executive Vice President of Invest Vancouver and Kassandra Linklater, COO and Co-founder of Frontier Collective. 

Mark your calendars to save the date for next year's tour. It is taking place on Friday, April 26, 2024. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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