Skuna’s salmon on the menu at Kentucky Derby
Farmed salmon raised in waters off Vancouver Island’s west coast will be on the menu at this year’s Kentucky Derby and will continue to be served at Churchill Downs Race Track. Skuna Bay Salmon has been chosen as the “Salmon of Choice” for the May 4 event and the race track. It will be served by Levy Restaurants, which operates at Churchill Downs. The salmon will be featured in its own competition, separate from the thoroughbreds pounding around the track. For the next two years, Skuna Bay Salmon gets a starring role in the Taste of Derby cooking competition, this year on May 2 at the Kentucky Exposition Centre. Chefs from around North America will be vying to cook at the event. Skuna Bay’s venture into the world of sports follows its appearance last summer at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York. About 8,000 pounds of Skuna salmon raised near Nootka Sound was supplied for the event. Skuna salmon is served in more than 800 high-end restaurants and boutique retailers in 25 states.
New directors for Telus board
Jane Butler McGregor, CEO of the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and long-time Victoria business leader Cedric Steele will join the Telus Victoria Community Board on March 1. They replace retiring Eric Charman and Naz Rayani, who will complete six-year terms, a period in which they helped the board distribute $1.8 million in grants to community programs for children and youth. Chairman Mel Cooper also has announced a new vice-chair, Ray Lawson, the Island GM for Telus. He replaces founding board member Marshall Berkin.
RRU showcase brings 20 teams
Twenty teams of university students will show off their business skills when they compete in the 11th annual Royal Roads University International Undergraduate Case Competition April 4 to 6. The competition includes teams from Singapore and Norway, the first time schools from outside North America have participated. Other attendees include teams from Brock, Simon Fraser, Concordia, University of Alberta and UPEI, as well as U.S. teams from Washington, Indiana, Florida, Minnesota and South Carolina. The intent is to help undergraduate students develop analytical and critical-thinking skills and reinforce teamwork and communications.
