IMG INCREASES WESTERN PRESENCE
By Adnews Staff
IMG-Canada of Toronto is heading west. The company will open an office in Vancouver next month to increase its business in Western Canada. IMG is a sports and event marketing company. "We feel that there is vast untapped potential in B.C. and the rest of Western Canada for a world class sports and entertainment resource," IMG co-managing director Michael Merrall told Adnews yesterday. Brad Pelletier has been appointed to the position of Western Canada director. Most recently he was general manager at Nicklaus North and Mayfair Golf Club, two golf courses in B.C. IMG has already promoted events in Western Canada including last summer's Export "A" Skins game in Whistler, B.C. The company also represents athletes such as Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati and other Western Canadian athletes such as Kurt Browning, Lanny McDonald, Kathleen Heddle, Mark Tewkesbury, Edi Podivinsky, Alexander Mogilny, Mattias Ohlund and Victor Kraatz.