 by Jennifer Weber
The 12th Annual Canadian Bar Association/Vancouver Bar Association Golf Tournament held on June 19, 2008 was a tremendous success raising more than $12,000 in support of the Law Student Awards Funds.
After many bogies, pars and an eagle or two, golfers headed for the “19th Hole” for a fabulous buffet dinner and slide show featuring all the participants. The winning teams are listed below:
Winning Team with a score of -10 was: - Brad Martyniuk
- Chris Martin
- James Gopaulsingh
Most Honest Golfers were the team of: - Kimberly Burns
- Jessica Sisk Roehle
- Lisa Trienis
- Helene Wheeler
Individual winners were: - Lady’s Closest to the Pin: Barbara Collins
- Men’s Closest to the Pin: David Ebert
- Lady’s Longest Drive: Cathy McCrae
- Men’s Longest Drive: Ron Pelletier
- Marshmallow Drive: Ron Pelletier
- 50/50 Draw: David Sully
Two golfers sank a putt in the annual putting contest, with one ball teetering on the edge of the cup. The winners: - Tied for first: Timothy Delaney and Daniel Nugent
- Third place: Michael Dunn
Sponsorship Support
Thank you to the sponsor of the Hole in One Contest: Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
The CBABC and the VBA thank our Hole sponsors, who provided many bonuses for golfers as they made their way around the course. With chances to win a BMW, a motorcycle and other giveaways and games, players had a great time. Hole sponsors were: - Benwell-Atkins Ltd.
- The Counsel Network
- Dye & Durham
- Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver
- ProGroup Sales and Leasing
- Stewart Title
- ZSA
Golf Ball Sponsor: Business in Vancouver
Maple Leaf supplied a complimentary barbeque for golfers as they approached the 2nd hole.
A Silent Auction was held during the dinner and prizes that included weekend getaways, golf equipment, and gift certificates were kindly donated by the following sponsors: - Blue Monkey Baby Emporium
- Canadian Springs Water Co.
- Cherry Point Wineries
- Coast Bastion Inn
- Comfort Inn
- Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.
- Delta Sun Peaks Resort
- Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel
- Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort & Spa
- Fairmont Chateau Whistler
- Fairwinds Community & Resort
- Georgian Court Hotel
- Granville Entertainment Group
- Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
- Helijet
- Hyatt Regency Hotel
- Manning Elliott Chartered Accountants
- Marriott Vancouver Airport
- Metropolitan Hotel
- Opus Hotel
- Pacific National Exhibition
- Park’N Fly
- Premier Envelopes
- Rosedale on Robson Street
- Sequoia Company of Restaurants
- Sutton Place Hotel
- Tigh-Na-Mara Resort
- TPH The Printing House Ltd.
- University Golf Club
- Wedgewood Hotel
- William Tell Restaurant
- YoungPro Promotions
See photos in Branch Events under About. 
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| Winning Team at the CBABC 2008 Golf Tournament
Left to right: Brad Martyniuk, James Gopaulsingh and Christopher Martin; all from the firm, Lindsay Kenney LLP. | Anjili I. Bahadoorsingh, Heenan Blaikie | 
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| Highest bidder of two nights at the Pan Pacific luxury suite is (left) Brian Rudy, Synergy Business Lawyers presented by Kevin Oakes, Director of Sales, Pan Pacific Vancouver. | Left to right: Brian K. Evans, Micah Clark, Dawne Tiller and CBABC Past President Frits Verhoeven, QC. |
Thank you for all your support. We will see you next year!
This article was published in the August 2008 issue of BarTalk. © 2008 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved. |
