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WEDNESDAY, August 25, 2021
www.kamloopsthisweek.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOOD & DRINK:
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“WHAT’S THE BEST…”? HERE’S YOUR ANSWERS
t seems these days the most common question you see on social media these days is “What’s the best (insert name here) in Kamloops?” And every time it’s asked, people are flooded with the opinions of whoever sees it – and sometimes some pretty spirited debate. But what if there were a place where you were getting more than the opinions of whoever’s on their phone at the same time you were – a place where thousands of people had already given their opinion on hundreds of different categories and someone had organized them neatly for you? Well, you’re reading it right now. The 2021 Kamloops This Week Readers Choice Awards winners are here for you, with more than 150,000 votes cast in more than 230 local categories, recognizing more than 500 amazing local businesses. The Readers Choice Awards has a history dating back more than 25 years in Kamloops. Many of the businesses listed here in this special publication have won awards in their categories for many years running, while many are celebrating their first Readers Choice Award here. Whether it’s their first or their 21st, one thing is clear: a Readers Choice Award is an honour that can’t be bought. It can only be earned from you– our readers. And the voters, as they say, are never wrong. Kamloops is a fortunate city to have so many community-minded, locally owned companies who are committed to quality and customer service. This is your guide to who your fellow Kamloopsians know, love and trust with their business. Hang on to it and use it the next time you’re looking for a service, an experience or something new to try – and watch for the coveted Readers Choice plaques hanging in your local business as the seal of approval from your community. After a year and a half of restrictions due to COVID and a summer of smoke, these local businesses need your support more than ever. Before you place that order for a product online coming from the other side of the world, ask yourself if one of these businesses can fulfil your needs. To our winners listed here, congratulations and thanks for everything you do for the community, and thanks for your advertising support here in these pages and online throughout the year. Your patronage lets us tell the stories of this amazing community in print every week and online all the time, and also helps us support hundreds of local groups and organizations with hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising support. That’s the power of shopping local. Read all about it, right here. — Tim Shoults Operations Manager, Kamloops This Week
RETAIL:
Appetizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Buffet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Burgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Caesars (Cocktail) . . . . . . . . . . 7 Charcuterie . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chicken Wings . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chinese Food . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Dessert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Drink Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 East Indian Cuisine . . . . . . . . . 7 Family Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fast Food Breakfast . . . . . . . . 11 Food & Beverage Service . . . . . 11 Food Truck . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Greek Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Healthy Menu . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mexican Cuisine . . . . . . . . . 11 Nachos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 New Restaurant (opened in past year) . . . . . . . 11 Night Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Patio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Romantic Dining . . . . . . . . . 11 Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Specialty Coffee . . . . . . . . . . 11 Steak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Sushi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Upscale Dining . . . . . . . . . . 15 Vegan Dining . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Vegetarian Options . . . . . . . . 15 Vegetarian Options . . . . . . . . 15 Wine List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PEOPLE & PLACES:
Attraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . Band/Singer . . . . . . . . . . . . Event Planner . . . . . . . . . . . Fundraising Event . . . . . . . . . Influencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Facebook Page . . . . . . . Local Facebook Page . . . . . . . Local Instagram Account . . . . . Local Radio DJ (individual or show) . . . . . . . . Local Radio Station . . . . . . . . Nicest Smile in Kamloops . . . . . Non-Profit Organization . . . . . Performing Arts/Theatre Organization . . . . . . . . . . . Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . Politician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Association . . . . . . . . Sports Team . . . . . . . . . . . . Visual Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Adult Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Antiques & Collectibles . . . . . . 19 Appliance Store . . . . . . . . . . 19 Athletic Specialty Store . . . . . . 19 Auto Dealership (New) . . . . . . 19 Auto Dealership (Used) . . . . . . 19 Auto Parts Store . . . . . . . . . 19 Bicycle Shop . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Boat Dealership . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Children’s Wear . . . . . . . . . . 23 Cold Beer/Wine Store . . . . . . 23 Computer Store . . . . . . . . . . 23 Convenience Store . . . . . . . . 23 Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fabric Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Farm Equipment Dealer . . . . . 23 Fishing Store . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Flooring Store . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Flower Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Furniture Store . . . . . . . . . . 23 Garden Centre . . . . . . . . . . 23 Grocery Store . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hardware Store . . . . . . . . . . 27 Health Food Store . . . . . . . . 27 Heavy Equipment Dealer . . . . . 27 Home Decor Store . . . . . . . . 27 Home Electronics Store . . . . . .27 Home Improvement Store . . . . 27 Jewellery Store . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ladies’ Wear . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Lighting Store . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mattress Store . . . . . . . . . . 27 Men’s Wear . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Modular Home Manufacturer . . 27 Motorcycle Shop . . . . . . . . . 27 New Business (Opened in Past Year) . . . . . . . 27 Optical Store . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Paint Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Pet Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Pool & Spa Company . . . . . . . 31 Produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 RV Dealership . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Shoe Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Shopping Centre . . . . . . . . . 31 Snowmobile Shop . . . . . . . . . 31 Specialty Gift Shop . . . . . . . . 35 Specialty Meat Store . . . . . . . 35 Sporting Goods Store . . . . . . . 35 Thrift Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Tire Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Toys, Games & Hobbies . . . . . 35 Tractor-Trailer Dealership . . . . . 35 Truck Dealership (New) . . . . . . 35 Truck Dealership (Used) . . . . . 35
SERVICES:
Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . Acupuncture Clinic . . . . . . . . Art Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto Body Shop . . . . . . . . . Auto Detailer . . . . . . . . . . . Auto Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto Salesperson . . . . . . . . . Auto Tinting . . . . . . . . . . . . Bank/Financial Institution . . . . Barber Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . Boat Service . . . . . . . . . . . . Body Piercing Studio . . . . . . . Bookkeeping Service . . . . . . . Business Coaching and Consulting Services . . . . . Cannabis Dispensary . . . . . . . Car Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpet Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . Catering Company . . . . . . . . Cell Phone Retailer . . . . . . . . Chiropractor . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning, Janitorial and Building Maintenance Services . . Contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counselling Services . . . . . . . Dance Studio . . . . . . . . . . . Day Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dentist (individual) . . . . . . . . Dentist’s office . . . . . . . . . . Diesel Mechanic Shop . . . . . . Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 35 35 35 35 35 35 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 43 43 43 43 43 43
Dog Training Centre . . . . . . . 43 Doula Services . . . . . . . . . . 43 Driving School . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dry Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Early Childhood Educator . . . . 43 Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Employment Agency . . . . . . . 43 Esthetician . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Fitness Club . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Funeral Director . . . . . . . . . 47 Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Hair Removal . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Hair Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Hairstylist for Women . . . . . . 47 Hairsylist for Men . . . . . . . . 47 Heating, Venting and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Home Builder . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Home Inspection . . . . . . . . . 51 Home Security Company . . . . . 51 Home-Based Business . . . . . . 51 Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Insurance Company . . . . . . . . 51 Interior Design and Downsizing Services . . . . . 53 Investment/Certified Financial Planner . . . . . . . . . 53 Investment/Financial Advisor . . 53 Investment/Financial Planning Firm 53 Junk Removal . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Kitchen Renovator . . . . . . . . 53 Landscaping Company . . . . . . 53 Lash Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Law Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Lawn Maintenance . . . . . . . . 53 Lawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Locksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Makeup Artist . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Manicure/Pedicure Studio . . . . 53 Manicure/Pedicure Studio . . . . 53 Manicurist/Pedicurist . . . . . . . 53 Martial Arts Studio . . . . . . . . 53 Massage Provider . . . . . . . . . 55 Medical Services Provider . . . . 55 Midwife Services . . . . . . . . . 55 Mortgage Broker . . . . . . . . . 55 Moving Company . . . . . . . . . 55 Music Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Naturopath . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Notary Public . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Nutritionist . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Office Equipment Supplier . . . . 59 Oil Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Optometrist . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Painting (Interior/Exterior) . . . . 59 Payday Loan Services . . . . . . . 59 Personal Trainer . . . . . . . . . . 61 Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Pet Boarding/Kennel . . . . . . . 61 Pet Grooming . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Pet Sitting Services . . . . . . . . 61 Pharmacist . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Photography . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Physiotherapist . . . . . . . . . . 65 Plumbing Company . . . . . . . . 65 Real Estate Company . . . . . . . 65 Realtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Recycling Depot . . . . . . . . . 65 Restoration Services . . . . . . . 65 Roofing Company . . . . . . . . . 65 Seniors Home . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Shuttle/Tour Company . . . . . . 65 Sign Making Firm . . . . . . . . . 65 Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Storage Facility . . . . . . . . . . 65 Tattoo Artist . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Tattoo Studio . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Travel Agency . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Travel Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 U-Brew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Veterinarian . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Veterinary Clinic . . . . . . . . . 66 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Website Design Company . . . . 66 Wedding Planner . . . . . . . . . 66 Window Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 66 Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . 66 X-Ray Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Yoga Instructor . . . . . . . . . . 66 Yoga Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . 66