From Sixties Scoop survivor to B.C. entrepreneur – Business in Vancouver

Mar 4, 2026

Once restricted to B.C. as a government ward, Gordon Shank now helps Canadian firms source globally

Gordon Shank will never forget his 18th birthday.

Still in pain from a wisdom-teeth procedure and reeling from the news that his part-time job team was being dissolved, Shank arrived home—his foster parents were waiting for him.

“I thought they were going to celebrate my birthday and was excited,” Shank recalls.

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