By the time the polling stations closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, millions of British Columbians will have been involved directly or indirectly in the provincial election.
But none of it could have happened without the help of a Richmond company, which has helped keep everyones vote top secret and safe from corruption.
In a world dominated by electronics, the cardboard box is still the preferred method of gathering peoples all-important votes.
And the Great Little Box Company (GLBC) has, for the last ten years, been making the ballot boxes and privacy screens for Elections BC.
The Mitchell Island-based company which makes everything from corrugated boxes to folding cartons to protective packaging produced in the region of 20,000 ballot boxes and 3,000 privacy screens for yesterdays election.
Its very proud of its role in helping maintain the integrity of democracy in the province.
We feel very happy to be a part of this, said GLBCs CEO Robert Meggy.
Its a nice surprise for me always that, when I go in to vote, I see our boxes in there and I always check to see if theyre put together properly!
Meggy said the company spends a lot of time designing the boxes, which have to be completely tamper-proof to avoid any allegation of being mishandled.
Special sealing labels and box flap design ensure the boxes are 100 per cent tamper-proof.
We take a great deal of pride in our work at Great Little Box and particularly in our role with Elections BC, added Meggy.
We know that the province expects the highest quality when dealing with sensitive information and we are committed to providing B.C. with voting materials that they can completely trust.
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