The award recipients of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce’s 18th Annual Business Excellence Awards will be saluted at the October 20th black tie, academy award themed event of the year gala. The front runners of this prestigious award event reflect the incredible ambition of the Chilliwack community and the success of its individuals and businesses.
“We’re proud to salute the people and organizations whose groundbreaking ideas and community involvement are reshaping how we all experience Chilliwack,” says Kevin Gemmell, President of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to recognizing excellence, the evening of October 20 promises not to disappoint. The entertainment will be outstanding and the culinary cuisine will be unsurpassed.
Proclaimed “the event of the year,” the 18th Annual Business Excellence Awards is the leading Chilliwack event honouring business excellence in the community. The awards evening is presented by the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, an organization with over 600 members.
The top three finalists for each nominated category are:
Business of the Year:
Little Mountain Greenhouses, Garden Centre and Florist
Star 98.3
The Town Butcher
Retail Excellence:
Little Mountain Green House Garden and Floral Centre
Minter Country Garden Store
Sardis Park VQA Wine Store
New Business of the Year:
British Empire
Healing Oak
Hood Star Automotive
Development Excellence: Award
Garrison Village, Canada Lands Company
Heron Landing, Kingma Brothers,
Sutton Group Showplace Realty, Sutton Group
Dining Excellence:
Garrison Bistro
Harvest Store and Café
Original Joe’s
Agriculture Excellence Award:
Little Mountain Garden Centre
Minter’s Country Garden Store
Verard Farms
Citizen to be Recognized – Legacy Award:
Funk, Kathy
Minter, Brian
Procee, Richard
Not for Profit/Service Award:
Chilliwack Hospital and Health Care Foundation
Chilliwack Hospice Society
Downtown Chilliwack BIA
Young Entrepreneur of the Year:
Devnich Desmond, downtown BIA
Bill Turnbull, The Town Butcher
Weightman, Christine, Off the Mat Yoga
Employee of the Year:
Devnich, Desmond Downtown BIA
Leisell, Russell, Unika
Wortman, Margie, Little Mountain Greenhouses
Professional Services Award:
Baker Newby
Optimum Sport Performance
Scotiabank
Sustainability Award:
The Coast Chilliwack Hotel
Unika
Hofstede’s
For sponsorship and ticket information visit www.chilliwackchamber.com, email info@chilliwackchamber.com or call (604) 793-4323.
