And the winners are... NOT FOR PROFIT
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
LARGE BUSINESS
TOURISM BUSINESS
Winner Powell River Brain Injury Society Runner up Powell River Loggers Sports Association
Winner City Transfer Runner up Pacific Coastal Airlines
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CUSTOMER SERVICEHOSPITALITY
Winner Little Hut Curry 8 Runner up The Old Courthouse Inn 2nd Runner up Coastal Cookery 4
CUSTOMER SERVICE - RETAIL Winner Mother Nature 14 Runner up Big O Tires 7 2nd Runner up Pagani & Son’s, Shoes & Repairs
Winner Myrtle Point Heritage Farm Runner up Funky Beets Farm
Winner Townsite Brewing Inc Runner up Beyond the Road Adventures
EMPLOYER
Winner Jason Schreurs – Powell River Peak 5 Runner up Melanie Alsagar – Sunshine Coast Health Centre 2nd Runner up Rob Villani – Villani & Company 12
FORESTRY SECTOR
Winner Powell River Community Forest 2 Runner up Thichum Forest Products 6
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Winner Dr Ashok Varma
Winner Derek Jantz-Two Wheel Tech 15 Runner up Darren Edwards – Henderson Edwards Developments Ltd.
HOME BASED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Winner Banking on it Bookkeeping 11 Runner up Cottage Creek Bake Shop 9 2nd Runner up Alice’s Fresh Pasta 10
SMALL BUSINESS
Winner Canadian Marshall Arts Academy Runner Up Mother Nature 14 2nd Runner up Tla’amin Convenience Store
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Winner Pacific Point Market/Serious Coffee
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ABORIGINAL BUSINESS Winner Tla’amin Convenience Store
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Winner Tempco Heating & Cooling Specialists
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2017 Chamber of Commerce Business Awards
Excellence & esteem On Feburary 4, as snow swirled outside Dwight Hall, more than 300 Powell River business people applauded each other’s efforts this year at innovation, service and sustainability.
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This year’s awards featured two new categories: Aboriginal Business and Forestry Sector. Powell River Living magazine was proud to be a gold sponsor of the event. All photos by Blue Steel Imaging
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