PEOPLE IN BUSINESS

Mastrodonato retires
• After 50 years in the workforce, Joe Mastrodonato has stepped down from his manager’s position at Coast Realty and retired.
• Chad Van Diemen has taken over as the new Head Coach for the Powell River Kings hockey team in the 2009-2010 year.
• Listeners are encouraged to tune into Powell River’s newest radio station VOAR Christian Family Radio 101.3 FM.
• Former Powell River resident Dan Lucas celebrated his 20th year as owner/broker of Lucas Real Estate in Portland, Maine, recently. A standout in Powell River Minor Hockey, Dan played on Wayne Gretzky’s line in Sault Ste. Marie before becoming a first round draft pick of the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. He played for the Flyers and Maine Mariners.