B.C. businessman and philanthropist Ryan Beedie is set to be inducted into two prestigious business halls of fame next spring: one provincial and one federal.
Beedie, who owns the real estate development company known as Beedie, is set to be inducted into the Business Laureates of B.C. Hall of Fame on May 5, alongside his late father, and the company's founder, Keith Beedie.
A few weeks later, on May 22, 56-year-old Ryan Beedie is set to be one of four new entrants to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. The other entrants to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame include: "I think it is the most significant business award in the country," Beedie told BIV of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, which is operated by Junior Achievement Canada and was founded in 1979. The B.
C. honour is also appreciated, Beedie said, adding that it has a special significance for him given that he will be inducted with his late father, who died at 91 years old in September 2017. "It's so awesome to be honoured with my dad because he never really got the recognition that he fully deserved," Beedie said.
"He wasn't part of the downtown establishment. He was on his own in Burnaby, and he marched to his own drummer. The company meant so much to him so I think it's really awesome that we'll get to pay tribute to him.
" Beedie said he has no retirement plans because he loves his work and he wants to expand his company and see many projects through to completion. That would follow his father's example, as Keit.
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