Brookline celebrates 15 years of PR in grand style

Celebration was the order of the evening Oct. 1 as scores of guests gathered at Bridgette Bar for the 15th anniversary of Brookline Public Relations.

Brookline is one of Canada’s leading boutique public relations agencies. It is small enough to provide customized strategy and strong attention to details, but large enough to execute big ideas for clients of all sizes. Brookline’s head office is in Calgary with affiliate agencies in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York, Los Angeles and London.

And its list of clients reads like a who’s who, from Westjet and Rouge Restaurant to Swoop Airlines and Edo Japan.

Signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment were but a few of the highlights of Brookline’s anniversary celebration. Even country music star Paul Brandt gave a surprise performance. Hostess with the mostess and Brookline principal Shauna Macdonald and her team ensured guests had a wonderful time. Among those in attendance were: Prairie Merchant’s W.

Brett Wilson; Tom Donaldson, chairman of Edo Japan, and his wife Anne Donaldson; Swoop Airlines president Steven Greenway with colleagues Vince Mak and Michael Gaudet; Douglas Freel, managing director with ARC Financial; uber fashion designer Paul Hardy; Brigette Freel, chief operating officer of Wild Tea Kombucha; Marshall Abbott, executive chairman of Bernum Petroleum; Cindy Ady, CEO of Tourism Calgary, and colleague Rod Mckay, former board chair; Ross Middleton, partner and managing director with The Boston Consulting Group, and his wife Liz Middleton; Derek Doke, CEO, Franworks; Rouge Restaurant owner Paul Rogalski; Cristina Lopez, managing director of National Bank of Canada; Shane Hooker, CEO, Sanjel Energy Services;

Dan Evans, managing partner of Evans Hunt; Mathew Stone and Tim Olafson, partners at Stone Olafson Research; Nauticol Energy chairman Leo de Bever; Richard Bartrem, vice-president of marketing communications at Westjet, his wife CJ Walker and their son Mitch Bartrem, who is with Aspen Wine & Spirits; Al Coates and his wife Jane Coates; and others pictured.

PHOTOS: BILL BROOKS Pictured at Brookline Public Relations’ 15th anniversary celebration Oct. 1 at Bridgette Bar are Brookline principal Shauna Macdonald and her husband Shane Hooker, CEO of Sanjel Energy Services.

Pictured with Brookline Public Relations principal Shauna Macdonald, second from left, is the Swoop Airlines trio of Vince Mak, left, president Steven Greenway and Michael Gaudet.

Al, left, and Jane Coates with CJ Walker, Mitch Bartrem, of Aspen Wine & Spirits, and Westjet’s Richard Bartrem.

Anne Donaldson, left, and her husband Tom Donaldson, the chairman of Edo Japan, with Worthington PR & Story’s Paula Worthington.

Having a great time at Brookline’s celebration are Brookline’s Katie Temple, left, Lisa Libin and Leanna Kruk.

Jennifer Barroll, left, and Erica Cook enjoy the festivities.

Paul Brandt, left, with fashion designer Paul Hardy, who designs Brandt’s onstage wardrobe.

A pair of human lamps were stationed at the front door of Bridgette Bar to welcome guests.