Gord Canning - CEO and Chairman, Blue Mountain Resorts Limited
Blue Mountains, Ontario

As CEO and Chairman of Blue Mountain Resorts Limited, Gord Canning is responsible for the long-term vision for Ontario’s premier mountain resort including strategic and financial priorities.

Canning began his career at Blue Mountain in 1971 and in 1978 he assumed the position as President of the resort until June, 2009.  He is a member of the Resort Board and he reports to the Directors of Blue Mountain Resorts Limited as CEO.

In 1999, Intrawest ULC acquired a 50% interest in Blue Mountain.  Canning has been an active representative of Blue Mountain Resort throughout the planning, development and operation of the Intrawest Village at Blue Mountain.

Canning lives in the Blue Mountain area and he is a graduate from Queens University (B.Sc. Hons. Mathematics and Physics, 1965) and University of Waterloo (M.A. Maths and Computer Science, 1966) and he received an M.B.A. from York University in 1971.  Previously to his career at Blue Mountain, he was employed as a systems programmer with Imperial Oil Limited, from 1966-1970.

Paula Zubek
Owner/Operator - Copper Blues

As a native of Collingwood, Paula was very excited to have the opportunity to come back to live, work and play here after graduating from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Commerce and B.A. in Art History.  In 1994 she purchased an operating, failing restaurant and with her partner Dustin turned Terracotta into a Collingwood favourite.  Because of a love of the business and a hands on operating approach they were approached in 2001 by Intrawest to start a business in the proposed Village at Blue Mountain.  In 2002, Copper Blues Bar & Grill opened its doors as the first restaurant in the Village when there was only one hotel, one icon building and a dream of things to come.   Two years later Copper Blues Fitness was born in the town of Collingwood. 

Paula is actively involved in The Georgian Bay Club Foundation as Event Chair of a Golf Event which raises approximately $100,000 per year in support of local charities and Foundations such as the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Foundation, the Collingwood campus of Georgian College and Habitat for Humanity.  She is also on the Board of Theatre Collingwood and plays a part in Titz and Glitz.