Family
Saxton's father, Andrew Sr., has been active in the Vancouver business community for over sixty years. He is particularly well known for having conceived and built the Grouse Mountain skyrides in North Vancouver in the 1960s and 70's, but he has also been active in many other business ventures including: Laurentide Financial Corp (a founder and former Executive Vice-President); Elite Insurance (a founder and former President); British Columbia Television Broadcasting - BCTV (a founder and former board member); The Granville Island Hotel (a founder and former President); Northwest Sports Enterprises - previous owners of the Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey franchise (former board member); King George Financial Corp (current Chairman). Saxton Sr. is also known for his philanthropy and charity work, especially with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon (former President). For his contributions he was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. He was also awarded the Honourary Alumni Award by the University of British Columbia.
Saxton's mother was owner and operator of Rainbow Lodge (from 1970-1987), which was the first hotel built at Whistler; by Myrtle and Alex Philip in 1914.
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