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Ceremony video at youtube.com/user/cpabritishcolumbia
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1 & 2. Graduates gather before the procession starts. 3. A bagpiper kicks off the
ceremony. 4. Plenty of photo ops as grads make their way into the auditorium.
5. L to R: Colin Yakashiro, CPA, CA, managing partner of Grant Thornton LLP (on
hand to present the National Firms Award to honour roll students); Steve Vieweg,
FCPA, FCMA, CEO of the CPA Western School of Business; CPABC president & CEO
Richard Rees, FCPA, FCA; CPA Canada chair Alain Côté, FCPA, FCA; and outgoing
CPABC chair Olin Anton, FCPA, FCA. 6. Honour roll grad Michelle Bergsma, CPA
(second from right), receives her certificate. 7-10. Graduates make their way across
the stage. 11. Valedictorian Martin Leung urges grads to “keep reaching for the
stars.” 12. Graduates and family members had a chance to take photos with CPA
leaders after the ceremony. 13 & 14. Happy families celebrate with their graduates.
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