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Feb. 16 VLA Reception
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The 2011 Victoria’s Leadership Awards will be announced Wed., Feb. 16 at a gala reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. UVic is a partner in the annual community
awards program. The Leadership Victoria Lifetime Achievement award recipient was announced on Jan. 17. Thrifty Foods co-founder Alex Campbell Sr., UVic Honorary Doctor of Laws and the 2010
Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year, was recognized for his generous philanthropic support and enrichment of the Greater Victoria community. Campbell will receive his award on Feb. 16, as
will the recipients of the individual awards in four categories—the University of Victoria Community Leadership Awards, the Rotary Community Leadership Awards, the Vancity Youth Award, and the
Leadership Victoria Alumni Award—and the local organization for the third annual Victoria Foundation Community Leadership award, to be announced at the reception. For more info about the
community-based leadership program and the annual awards event including this year’s award nominees, visit the Leadership Victoria website. For more info about the 2010 UVic honorees, see The
Ring story.