2019 Chamber Award Nominees
Congratulations to all our nominees for the 2019 Chamber Awards! Finalists are in bold italics. Recipients are in red.
Business LeadershipDr. Paul Helpard - winner Patrick McKenna Mike Trimble Nazaneen Dizai Lance Petty | Sponsored by Coastal Community Credit Union |
Business of the YearCanadian Tire - winner Excel Career College Hot Chocolates & Cakebread Artisan Bakery ServiceMaster NVI | Sponsored by MNP LLP |
Customer Service AwardBill & Bonnie Moore - winners Peter Diespecker Kevin East Jenn Beks Robb Flannery Adam Morden | Sponsored by Robbins & Company |
Family First AwardTsolum & Tsable Environmental - winner Wachiay Friendship Centre Wedler Engineering | Sponsored by Temprite Climate Solutions |
Heritage RecognitionRoyal Canadian Legion Branch 17 Courtenay Project Watershed Sunwest RV Centres | Sponsored by Waypoint Insurance |
Innovative BusinessJ.Zsiros Contracting - winner Ambassador Transportation - Comox Valley Connector Goldfinch Small Home Design | Sponsored by OnDeck Systems F12.net |
Land of Plenty AwardBeaver Meadow Farms - winner Salish Sea Foods Stone Croft Farm True Grain Bakery | Sponsored by Locals Restaurant |
Lifetime Achievement AwardBetty Annand - recipient Bunny Shannon Margaret Wootton | Sponsored by Canadian Tire |
New Business of the YearBlue Spruce Ice Cream - winner Church St. Taphouse Land and Sea Brewing Co. Frankie's Fried Chicken Goldfinch Small Home Design Mon Dieu Interior Design Walker Designs | Sponsored by Grant Thornton |
Not for Profit AwardEureka Support Society Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association Lush Valley Food Action Society Comox Valley Photographic Society Project Watershed | Sponsored by Berwick Comox Valley |
President's MeritPauline Stevenson (Excel Career College) - recipient | Sponsored by North Island College |
Small Business of the Year | Sponsored by IG Wealth Managment |
Komox Grind Espresso & Smoothie Bar - winner
Comox Bike Co.
DN Auto
50th Parallel Public Relations
Ashcroft & Associates
Coastal Valley Exteriors
I-Hos Gallery
Comox Bike Co.
DN Auto
50th Parallel Public Relations
Ashcroft & Associates
Coastal Valley Exteriors
I-Hos Gallery
Sustainability AwardManatee Holdings - winner Core Landscape Products Focused Energy Assessments EthicInvest | Sponsored by West Coast Expeditions |
Young EntrepreneurLyndsey Bell & Jay Valeri~ Bigfoot Donuts Chloe Gyoerick ~ Chloe Lorraine Makeup Artistry Robert Keeping ~ West Coast Water Sports Morgan Klieber ~ Wild + United Athletics | Sponsored by Wedler Engineering |
#YouRock Youth AwardMontana Pistell - winner Zara Nybo Youth Environmental Action | Sponsored by North Island College School of Business |
2019 Chamber Awards Gala Sponsors
Chamber Award recipients and presenters. Photos by McKinnon Photography.