A Burnaby clean tech company has some extra cash in its coffers thanks to a federal research assistance program.
Inventys will receive up to $275,000 to help develop the next generation of its VeloxoTherm, the company’s carbon capture technology used by companies in the energy and industrial sectors to capture emissions and reduce greenhouse gases.
Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beech, who is also Parliamentary Secretary for Science, dropped by Inventys earlier this month to present the government’s investment in person.
“Investing in the low carbon economy has the potential to bring lasting health, economic and environmental benefits to Canadians and people around the world,” Beech said in a press release. “Our government’s commitment to combatting greenhouse gas emissions means increasing opportunities for Canadian small and medium-sized inventors, like Inventys.”
Small to medium-sized companies like Inventys are eligible for funding to further develop and commercialize “innovative, technology-driven new or improved products, services, or processes in Canada,” through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.
For more info visit www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/irap.
More money for future leaders
Burnaby’s Nikkei Place has some extra spending money thanks to a donation by the Toyota Canada Foundation.
The private charitable foundation has gifted $25,000 to the Nikkei Place Foundation to support the cultural centre’s future leaders – volunteer and mentorship development program.
“Programs such as the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre’s future leaders initiative encompass the Nikkei Place Foundation’s commitment to community volunteerism and mentorship,” said Robert Banno, president of the Nikkei Place Foundation, in a press release. “With the fantastic support of Toyota Canada Foundation, we are able to bring this leading edge initiative to reality.”
Be a pirate for a day
Arr you ready to feel like a kid and support a good cause?
White Spot’s Pirate Pak Day fundraiser takes place Wednesday, Aug. 10 this year. The annual event raises money for Zajac Ranch for children, a place that gives kids with life-threatening illnesses and chronic disabilities a special camp experience.
So how does the fundraiser work? Well, for every Pirate Pak sold on Aug. 10, White Spot will donate $2 to Zajacs. The best part? All day long, people of all ages can order a Pirate Pak. (I mean, who doesn’t love a meal that arrives in a ship? And for a good cause, no less.)
All four Burnaby locations will be taking part in the fundraiser. Last year, the local restaurants raised a total of $8,198 through the sale of Pirate Paks. (A special congrats to the North Road and Lougheed Highway locations, which both raised more than $2,100.)
For more info on the event, check out www.whitespot.ca/piratepakday.
Catch a nooner with the board of trade
Business people, listen up. The Burnaby Board of Trade is hosting a networking nooner at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Join business folks from around Burnaby on Thursday, Aug. 11 for a fun afternoon of baseball. Watch as the Vancouver Canadians take on visiting Everett. A $20 ticket will get you a seat in the grandstand and concession tickets to spend on whatever you want (I recommend the poutine).
“Take in one of the Vancouver Canadians’ popular ‘nooner’ baseball games and enjoy a summer afternoon at Nat Bailey Stadium,” stated a press release.
This event is only open to board of trade members and there are a limited number of seats of available, so sign up soon by calling 604-412-0100.
Doors open at noon and the game starts at 1:05 p.m.
Do you have an item for Movers & Shakers? Send ideas from Burnaby’s business scene to Cayley Dobie, [email protected].
