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Brian York

Director, Economic Development & Government Relations at City of St. Catharines

📍 St Catharines, Ontario, Canada🔄 Updated November 2026💼 4 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
Angel investor🌍 Canada
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Board Member
Jan 2021
Venture Niagara is one of 61 Community Futures Development Corporations investing in small and medium sized businesses. Venture Niagara initiates projects and works with partners to undertake activities such as tourism, arts & culture, entrepreneurship and general economic diversification of the local economy.
Board Member
May 2016
Innovate Niagara helps entrepreneurs with leading-edge ideas to start, grow and succeed. Innovate Niagara is a member of the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE), a network of regional and provincial not-for-profit organizations that deliver services and programs to help entrepreneurs start, grow and succeed. As the Regional Innovation Centre for Niagara, Innovate Niagara connects innovators to the people and programs required to bring their innovations to market through a suite of in-house programs, resource partners and network of incubation facilities. We facilitate networking, collaboration, prototyping, and business development through: • business advisory services; • entrepreneurial training courses; • business and industry networking events; • business-academic collaboration opportunities; • additional business tools and resources; and • residency within industry-specific incubation facilities Our web portal, www.innovateniagara.com, is designed to streamline an entrepreneur’s path from concept to prototype to profitable business – all in one place – helping to drive the growth of innovative clusters in the Niagara region.
Board Member
Apr 2016
The Tourism Partnership of Niagara (TPN) was established in 2010 as one of Ontario's 13 Regional Tourism Organizations (RTOs). Representing all of the municipalities within the Regional Municipality of Niagara, the TPN is an independent, industry-led not-for-profit organization responsible for working with tourism partners to enhance and grow Niagara's tourism products and marketing activities.
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2021
Board Member
Jan 2021
Venture Niagara is one of 61 Community Futures Development Corporations investing in small and medium sized businesses. Venture Niagara initiates projects and works with partners to undertake activities such as tourism, arts & culture, entrepreneurship and general economic diversification of the local economy.
2016
Board Member
May 2016
Innovate Niagara helps entrepreneurs with leading-edge ideas to start, grow and succeed. Innovate Niagara is a member of the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE), a network of regional and provincial not-for-profit organizations that deliver services and programs to help entrepreneurs start, grow and succeed. As the Regional Innovation Centre for Niagara, Innovate Niagara connects innovators to the people and programs required to bring their innovations to market through a suite of in-house programs, resource partners and network of incubation facilities. We facilitate networking, collaboration, prototyping, and business development through: • business advisory services; • entrepreneurial training courses; • business and industry networking events; • business-academic collaboration opportunities; • additional business tools and resources; and • residency within industry-specific incubation facilities Our web portal, www.innovateniagara.com, is designed to streamline an entrepreneur’s path from concept to prototype to profitable business – all in one place – helping to drive the growth of innovative clusters in the Niagara region.
Board Member
Apr 2016
The Tourism Partnership of Niagara (TPN) was established in 2010 as one of Ontario's 13 Regional Tourism Organizations (RTOs). Representing all of the municipalities within the Regional Municipality of Niagara, the TPN is an independent, industry-led not-for-profit organization responsible for working with tourism partners to enhance and grow Niagara's tourism products and marketing activities.
2006
Quest Community Health Centre (St. Catharines)
Founding Board Member
Nov 2006
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2006–2021 · 4 investments
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