Community Involvement

Dayton & Knight Ltd. has a commitment to improve the communities in which it works and lives. Our culture of learning and leading-edge engineering, focused on people and results, allow us to make a positive impact on our society by strengthening our ties with the people living in these communities. Dayton & Knight Ltd. is proud to have sponsored and/or volunteered in many community events throughout the Province such as:

• West Vancouver Millennium Floral Clock.
• Houston Social Club Golf Tournament.
• Vancouver Sun Run.
• Telkwa Dog-Sled Race.
• Canadian Figure Skating Championship.
• Division for the Advancement of Women in Engineering and Geoscience (DAWEG). Two women Engineers are active participants of DAWEG functions.
• Aboriginal Head Start Program.
• Dayton & Knight Ltd. participates annually in the Daffodil Drive for BC’s Cancer Society.
• West Vancouver School District’s Career Programs – Preparing Youth for the Future.
• Four Dayton & Knight Ltd. employees volunteer with the Job Mentoring Program offered by SUCCESS, a non-partisan citizen organization that offers a comprehensive network of employment services and programs to assist new Canadians of varying occupations and career goals to achieve success in Canada.
• Two Managers participate in SITE BC functions. The Society of Internationally Trained Engineers of British Columbia is an independent non-profit society to represent the interests of BC’s internationally trained engineering community.
• United Way Campaign.
• Festival of Lights at Dundarave. The festival raises funds to assist the Harvest Project in holding its annual Christmas dinner for hundreds of needy families.

The company participates in collecting donations and being active in all Jean’s Day activities, hosted on behalf of BC’s Children Hospital and Breast Cancer Research.
 

Recent charitable events that Dayton & Knight Ltd. (D&K) has participated in:

2008 Earthday

2008 D&K Sun Run Team

2008 Canadian Cancer Society Spring 2008 "Daffodil Days Campaign"

2008 APEG E-Fest at the Vancouver Public Library

2007 D&K Dundarave Festival of Lights Tree Decorating
2007 D&K Sun Run Team

2007 D&K Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Drive
2007 APEG E-Fest at the Vancouver Public Library

2008 Earthday

To celebrate EARTH DAY, Dayton & Knight Ltd. purchased 30 SPRUCE SEEDLINGS that were distributed to staff to take home and plant.

We are also pleased to announce that Dayton & Knight Ltd. is starting a “GREEN COMMITTEE” to work on sustainability initiatives for our workplace, home and environment.  We will be looking at sustainable solutions in the areas of energy use, waste, paper use, water use, etc.

2008 Vancouver Sun Run Team

2008 Canadian Cancer Society Spring 2008 "Daffodil Days Campaign"

(Back Row, left to right) Angie, Stella, Mark, Richard, Liane, Stephanie, Carol, Farah, Claire

(Front, left to right) Louise, Jennifer, Joske, Chong, Mike
 

D&K donates annually to the Canadian Cancer Society's Spring "Daffodil Days Campaign" with the purchase of daffodils for all staff.

2008 APEG E-Fest at the Vancouver Public Library

(left to right)  Dena, Carol, Victor, and Mike                (left to right) Sibylle, Carol, Mike, and Joske

In support of APEGBC's Engineering Week, D&K hosted a booth and handed out helium balloons to children, at the downtown Vancouver Public Library. The goal of the event is to demonstrate to the public the role engineers play in society and to inspire others considering this career path.

2007 D&K Dundarave Festival of Lights Tree Decorating                     Back to Top

D&K staff took part in the 12th Annual Beach House Festival of Lights by sponsoring and decorating a Christmas tree.

All the proceeds from this event help to support the Family Services of the North Shore.

2007 D&K Sun Run Team

back row (left to right): Mark, Ron, Ian, Dena,
middle row: Joske, Gurjit, Harlan
front: Tom
Missing: Carter, Stephanie A., Matt, Sean R.

Tom volunteers yearly as a Radio Operator and provides safety and medical assistance during the run. The Sun Run donates money received from entries to the Raise-a-Reader campaign, which has raised more than $3.45 million in support of children and family literacy in British Columbia.

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2007 D&K Daffodils

(left to right) Olivia, Hieu, Angie, Babak, Carol, Stephanie P., Sibylle, Chong, Jennifer M., Kara
 

D&K donates annually to the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Drive with the purchase of daffodils for all staff.

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