Honourable Rick Thorpe


Pictured: Minister Thorpe launches BizPaL in Whistler May 22, 2008, together with Diane Ablonczy, federal Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism (right) and Gordon McKeever, Acting Mayor of Whistler (left).

Minister Thorpe launches BizPaL in Whistler May 22, 2008, together with Diane Ablonczy, federal Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism (right) and Gordon McKeever, Acting Mayor of Whistler (left). This time-saving tool provides online access to permits and licences required from all three levels of government for business start-up. The BizPaL program was recently recognized for its successes with a Premier’s Innovation and Excellence Award.

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