News Releases
Alex Campbell Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
February 24, 2009
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the Annual Business Awards. Alex Campbell, founder of Thrifty Foods will be awarded the Governors’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the gala event on April 21, 2009. The Governors’ Award is selected by the chamber’s Board of Governors, while finalists in 13 other categories go forward to a judging panel. This year the chamber received 123 nominees, making the selection of 26 finalists a daunting task.
“Rewarding outstanding businesses and business people is the highlight of our year,” says John Juricic, Chair of the Chamber. “And in this time of economic uncertainty, there is no better feeling than to pause and give a round of applause to those business people in our community who keep our regional economy on track.”
The award categories and finalists are:
Business Leadership; sponsored by Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
• Accent Inns
• Dodd’s Furniture & Mattress
New Business; sponsored by Business Development Bank of Canada
• Ooh la la Cupcakes
• Root Cellar Village Green Grocer Ltd.
Sustainable Business Practices; sponsored by the Greater Victoria Development Agency
• Monk Office
• Fiber Options Naturals
Innovation; sponsored by University of Victoria
• Island Displays
• Schneider Electric
Outstanding Customer Service; sponsored by BC Ferries
• Food for Thought Catering
• Robinson’s Outdoor Store
Business of the Year (1-10 employees); sponsored by Victoria Conference Centre
• Cedarwood Productions Inc.
• SW Audio Visual
Business of the Year (11-25 employees); sponsored by British Columbia Lottery Corporation
• Island Displays
• Robinson’s Outdoor Store
Business of the Year (26-75 employees); sponsored by Monk Office
• A1 People Care Ltd.
• Neverblue
Business of the Year (76+ employees); sponsored by the Times Colonist
• Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd.
• Victorian Epicure Inc.
Employer of the Year; sponsored by Pfizer Canada Inc.
• ASPECT
• Megson Fitzpatrick Inc.
Business Person of the Year; sponsored by KPMG LLP
• Brian Sharp, DFH Real Estate Ltd.
• Margaret Lucas, Hotel Rialto
Young Entrepreneur of the Year; sponsored by Royal Roads University Faculty of Management
• Scott Dewis, Race Rocks Digital
• Ross Dunn, StepForth Web Marketing Inc.
Employee of the Year; sponsored by ‘A’ British Columbia
• Sheri Kasnik, Island Savings Credit Union
• Darcy Westfall, Neverblue
The Award Ceremony is a sell out event every year. This year’s gala is on April 21st and tickets will be are available on-line March 9th at www.victoriachamber.ca
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For more information contact:
Shannon Renault
Manager Policy Development & Communications
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Tel: (250) 383 7191 Ext 208 Cell (250) 812-0510
Email: srenault@gvcc.org |
Bruce Carter
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Tel: (250) 383 7191 Ext 201
Email: bcarter@gvcc.org |
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