Chamber unveils award nominees
30th annual honours will be handed out Oct. 14
Envelope, please. The Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its list of nominees for the 30th annual Business Excellence Awards.
The awards “recognize local Penticton and area businesses that are setting a new standard in their respective fields,” the chamber says.
“Through a significant and sustained commitment to innovation in their industry, these businesses and business leaders exemplify what it means to do business well in Penticton.”
The awards will be handed out Oct. 14 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.
THE NOMINEES
Business of the Year: Auxiliary Gift Shop; Moments Under Frame Photography; Okanagan Hockey Academy; Okanoggin Barbers; RE/MAX Penticton Realty; Shades on Main Restaurant; The People’s Soda Co.; Total Restoration Services; White Kennedy LLP.
Business Leader of the Year: Keith MacIntyre, Big Bear Software Inc.; Nicole Clark- KIS-Strategies for Business Inc.; Deborah Moore, RE/MAX Penticton Realty.
Community Support Excellence: Beltone Hearing Clinic; BRODO Kitchen; Cascades Casino Penticton; Chase Valley Group; Get Bent Yoga & Dance; Innovative Events; KIS-Strategies for Business ; Loco Landing Adventure Park; Marketplace IGA; Parker’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram; RE/MAX Penticton Realty; Waycon Manufacturing Ltd.; White Lioness Metaphysics; Wildstone Construction Group.
Hospitality/Tourism Excellence: Apex Mountain Resort; Loco Landing Adventure Park; Moments Under Frame Photography; Penticton Speedway; Skaha Pizza. Home Based Business Excellence: Lasting Impressions by Amelia Day Spa; Ler-BEKMO Design; Moments Under Frame Photography; Splendid Bastard; Urban Hairworks.
Industrial & Manufacturing Excellence: International Bar Coding; McPhail Kiltmakers; The Burley Bagpipe Company; Waycon Manufacturing Ltd.
Aboriginal & Inclusivity Workplace of the Year: Boston Pizza; Of the Land Productions Inc.; Reg Barber Enterprises Inc.; Westhills Aggregates.
Family Friendly Excellence: Felts Photo Services; Glow-SUP Adventures; OSNS Child Development Centre; Roll N Stones Fun Center.
Agricultural & Agri-Business Excellence: Cannery Brewing Company; King Family Farms Ltd.; Maple Leaf Spirits.
Professional Service Excellence: Big Bear Software; Boyd Autobody & Glass; Ellis Creek Autobody; Felts Photo & Printing; Lasting Impressions by Amelia Day Spa Lisa Borba Hair Studio; Love & Life Photography; Moments Under Frame Photography; RE/MAX Penticton Realty; The Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse; Total Restoration Services.
Retail Excellence: BC Wine Information Centre; Felts Photo Services; Grant King Men’s Wear; Lasting Impressions by Amelia Day Spa; London Drugs; The Bike Barn.
Workplace Culture Excellence: ABK Restoration Services; Boyd Autobody & Glass; Cowork Penticton; Penticton Lakeside Resort; RONA Home Centre; Real Canadian Superstore; Theo’s Restaurant; Tim Hortons Restaurant; Total Restoration Services; White Kennedy LLP; White Spot Restaurant.
Excellence in Marketing Innovation: Coffee News South Okanagan; Okanagan Hockey Group; The Peach Ice Cream Shop; Total Restoration Services; Visit Our Okanagan.
Sustainability Excellence: Nature’s Fare Markets; Skaha Hills; Solum Rammed Earth.
New Business Award: Chic Mobile Boutique; Chute Creek Construction; Craft Corner Kitchen; Ellis Creek Autobody; Felts Photo Services; Front Street Brasserie; Penticton Yoga Therapy; The Nest & Nectar; The Peach Ice Cream Shop; XCo Tech Inc.
Winery of the Year: Elephant Island Winery; Perseus Winery; Play Estate Winery and Bistro; Poplar Grove Winery; Ruby Blues Winery; Summergate Winery; Upper Bench Winery and Creamery.
Young Business Leader of the Year: Keith MacIntyre, Big Bear Software Inc.; Mare McHale, Redhead Mare Media; Ryan and Shayna Ranit, NuVista Chiropractic & Wellness.