Seaside Magazine is honoured to celebrate those men who sustain our business community with our second annual Men to Watch special issue. We asked Ian Hennigar, senior manager of the Peninsula Recreation Commission, to tell us what it means to do business in our community.
– by Ian Hennigar –
I have been very fortunate to lead a great team that is creative, dynamic and passionate about ensuring Panorama provides great value to the Saanich Peninsula. It is a very significant business, and certainly one of our major social gathering centres locally. That is one of the things I really do enjoy the most: how Panorama plays a significant role connecting the Saanich Peninsula community through the programs and facilities it offers. Listening to the excitement of parents watching their children learning to swim, skate or play tennis; the fun and joy on the children’s and parents’ faces when their young one learns a new skill or does something they thought they couldn’t do … those are some of life’s amazing moments and they happen every day at Panorama’s various venues.
We value working with Peninsula businesses; we have for many years and will continue to do so. These local business relationships are important to us: they allow us to deal with quality people providing quality products and services and in turn that provides great value to our operations and keeps our local dollars local. There are so many amazing businesses and individual contractors that we utilize for everything from running some of our recreational programs to servicing our vehicles; from heavy equipment operators to remove ice from the arenas to the suppliers of the many products we use every day.
We play a role in the business community by being an active member and sitting on the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Board, being a member of the Sidney Business Improvement Association, participating in various civic committees and groups and playing host to many special events that attract thousands of people to the Peninsula and Vancouver Island every year.
I am very lucky to meet so many people every day from the Saanich Peninsula who remind me that we live in an wonderful community. Your energy, your commitment and your character make it amazing! I am so thankful to be a part of it.
For a Q & A with all of this year’s Men to Watch, visit http://issuu.com/seasidetimes/docs/seaside0614forweb/18.
