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Canfield honored by TELUS

Local resident Brian Canfield has had a mighty large building named after him.

On June 27 Canadian telecommunications company TELUS announced its building at 3777 Kingsway on the border between Burnaby and Vancouver B.C. would bear Canfield’s name in honor of his contributions to the industry during his 49-year career with TELUS, formerly B.C. Tel.

“What we are achieving today has been made possible by leaders like Brian who have come before us. These people have built the legacy that they now bestow upon us,” said Darren Entwistle, TELUS president and CEO. “To illustrate, TELUS has grown from annual revenues of $37 million in the first year of Brian’s tenure with our company to almost $8 billion per year today. Significant business growth comes from taking considered risks and Brian epitomizes courageous leadership in making crucial decisions that continue to have profound impacts on TELUS’ advancement in our ever changing industry.”

Today Canfield is chairman of the TELUS board of directors but he started as a B.C. Tel apprentice installer in 1956 and moved up the ranks to become president and chief operating officer in 1989. When he retired in 1997 he remained chairman of B.C. Tel, overseeing that company’s merger with TELUS in Alberta and taking over chairmanship of the new corporation.

Since moving to the Point in the late 1980s, Canfield has been active in local efforts to provide healthcare and services for seniors as a member of the Point Roberts Pioneers. He was a driving force in the establishment of the Point Roberts Aydon Wellness Clinic and serves today as president of the Wellness Clinic board, a position he will hold until the new hospital district takes over.