MEMBERS IN FOCUS
Kudos! In Memoriam
Two CPABC members have received
2018 BC Community Achievement
Awards from the British Columbia
Achievement Foundation: Kevin Albers,
CPA, CGA, CEO of M’akola Housing
Society in Victoria, and Andy Yu, CPA,
CA, vice-president and controller of
Nevada Copper Corp. in Vancouver and
past president of the Cerebral Palsy
Association of British Columbia. Both
have been recognized for their
outstanding contributions to the
community. We wish to send our condolences to the family,
friends, and colleagues of Jack Yolland, FCPA, FCA.
Jack earned his accounting designation in 1949
and worked as manager of Campbell, Shankland
and Imrie’s office in Trail for five years before
becoming its original partner. The firm continued
under the name Campbell, Shankland & Yolland
until 1960, when Jack became its senior partner
and formed Yolland, Soligo & Byers.
In 1968, Jack joined the board of governors of
Selkirk College. He retired from public practice
the following year to become an instructor, and
taught accounting and business courses at Selkirk
College for the next 20 years (taking a year’s leave
in 1975 to complete his MBA at the University of
Western Ontario). From 1979 to 1984, he
provided leadership as chair of Selkirk’s business
administration department. Jack received an Excellence in Teaching Award from Selkirk
College in 1982 and retired from teaching in 1989. He was active with t he Institute of
Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (ICABC) through much of his career and
committed to representing the interests of members in the Interior. In addition to serving on
the governing council and several committees, he was an active member of two regional clubs.
In the community, Jack’s wide-ranging contributions included helping to develop the Trail
Youth Hostel, organizing tax clinics for local seniors, helping the community of Montrose gain
incorporation, and serving as a charter director of the Kootenay Society for Handicapped
Children in Creston. He was also a longtime contributor to Rossland Light Opera, the Trail
Rotary Club, the BC Seniors Games, and Red Mountain Ski Resort.
Jack was 92 years old and still hitting the slopes when he was elected to the ICABC
Fellowship in 2012. He passed away on December 18, 2017, at the age of 97.
Kevin Albers
Andy Yu
The Business Council of British Columbia
(BCBC) has elected two CPABC members
to serve on the executive committee of its
board of governors: Douglas French,
FCPA, FCA, executive vice-president and
chief financial officer for TELUS in
Vancouver, and Walter Pela, FCPA, FCA,
managing partner of KPMG LLP for the
Greater Vancouver Area. Douglas and
Walter joined the BCBC board of governors
in July and November 2017, respectively.
Douglas French
Walter Pela
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