Four Tri-City leaders are on Vancouver Magazine’s Power 50 list for 2022.
On Monday, the publication named Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth and Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson, as well as developer Ian Gillespie and Telus' Juggy Sihota — both of whom grew up in Port Coquitlam — as among the most influential people in the Vancouver area.
Farnworth, who is also B.C.’s Solicitor General and minister of public safety, as well as deputy premier, ranked 10th, while Robinson, B.C.’s finance minister, took the 14th spot for most powerful people.
Both are new to the magazine’s list and were recognized for their management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gillespie, the son of environmental activists Don and Norma Gillespie, placed 17th on the list for his work with Westbank, the company he founded in 1992 that now has more than $25 billion worth of projects completed or under development around the world.
And Sihota, the VP of Consumer Health for Telus, took the fifth position with Darren Entwistle, the CEO and president of Telus.
According to Vancouver Magazine, the Top 5 on Power 50 are
- Musqueam Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation
- Dr. Penny Ballem, executive lead for B.C.’s COVID-19 immunization drive and board chair of Vancouver Coastal Health
- B.C. Premier John Horgan
- Tamara Vrooman, CEO of Vancouver International Airport and SFU Chancellor
- Darren Entwistle and Juggy Sihota, president and CEO of Telus, and VP of Consumer Health
