The community is once again celebrating Abbotsford's outstanding business leaders with the 17th Annual Business Excellence Awards.
The awards night will be hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and media partner The Abbotsford News on Nov. 21, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Tradex. The entertainment for the night will be two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar.
The awards recognize outstanding organization and individuals in the city, who strive for excellence. This year, awards will be given in 11 categories, and the nominees are:
Home Based Business
GoMac, Jeremy Klassen
Heidi Turner
Danielle's Dog Grooming Studio, Danielle MacDonald
Theresa Chevalier Creative Services
Body Forming Clinic, Chris Raven
Anna Dos Santos
Perfect Sense Events & Balloon Supply, Patricia Driessen
Tina's Daycare, Christina Richardson
Retailer Excellence
Strung Out On Beads, Marilyn Paller
Simply Perfect Flowers, Alexis Macleod
M&M Meat Shops, Pindy and Jay Gill
Everbloom Garden Centre, Bill Mackenzie and Kulwant Dhami
Fresh Canvas Spa, Sukhi Gill
Say it with Cake, Tim and Heather Garofano
TimeMaster Jewellers, Janusz and Margaret Dobosz
Manufacturing & Production Excellence
Van Belle Nursery, Dave Van Belle
Vanderpol's Eggs Ltd., Mike Vanderpol, Phil Vanderpol, Tom Killy
Vitalus Nutrition Inc., Phil Vanderpol
Agriculture & Agri-Business
Taves Family Farms Applebarn, Lorne & Corinne Taves
Lepp Farm Market, Rob & Charlotte Lepp
Frost Nursery, Maureen and Robert Frost
Consumer Services
Sunrise Toyota, Mark Smith
BMO Bank of Montreal, Deborah Mohr
Restaurant 62, Alicia Bodaly
Jordan Epp - Envision Financial
Mac & Mango, Cheyenne Shamei
Thrifty Foods, Jennifer Wooffinden
Ace Tank Services Inc., Cathy McManus
Esposito Group, Paul Esposito
Clearbrook Animal Hospital, Dr. V. Jalan
Dance In Motion, Nicole Chapleo
Valley Sleep Centre & Furniture Gallery, Marta Nagy and Stuart Tweedlie
Fraserglen Golf Course & Training Centre, Corrine Allan
BrainFood Group, Tim Egerdeen
Business Services
FirstPage Marketing, Carlos Jimenez
Hunt Security Systems Inc., Sue Hunt
Ocean Stationery & Office Supplies, Ranjini Moodley
Hana Sushi, Hester Lee
Harbor Trucking Ltd., Davinder Gill, Sarbjit Grill, Inderjit Sekhon
Champagne & Lace, Gerri Charles
Shoppers Drug Mart-Seven Oaks Shopping Centre, Marcel Schentag
Marcus Ortner - Personal Real Estate Corp.
Eric Vanderham Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Cameron Wilson - RBC
Brock Tilling - Project Climbing Centre
Paul Gagnon - Peregrine Aerial Surveys Inc.
Joel Feenstra - Feenstra Electric Ltd.
Non Profit Organization of the Year
FH Canada, Ben Hoogendoorn
Crystal Gala Foundation, Gerri Charles
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fraser Valley, David Sheach
Communitas Supportive Care Society, Steve Thiessen
Spirit Bear Center Society, Lynn Ned
Talia's Closet, Linda Anderson
BC Food Processors Association, Nico Human
Abbotsford Restorative Justice Advocacy, Joanne Field
The Reach Gallery Museum, Suzanne Greening and Karina Chow
Fraser Valley Child Development Centre, Karen McLean
MSA Museum Society, Dorothy van der Ree
The Salvation Army Centre of Hope, Deb Lowell
St. John Ambulance Abbotsford Branch, Brad Nastiuk
New Business of the Year
Roasted Grape Cafe, Matt and Karie Karpes
Lady Fern, Dawn Bishop
Naked Underwear, Joel Primus
Carlson Fleet Maintenance, Glenn Carlson
The Bookman, Amber Short
Parallel Yoga, Kara Coleman
CrossFit Abbotsford, Matt McAleese
East West Limousine Service Ltd., Durga Singh Dhaliwal
Launch Menswear, Dustin Russell
Union Jack News Corp., Alexandria Mitchell & Matthew Millar
Twigz Creations, Suzanne Jones
Brambles Bistro at Tanglebank Gardens, Brenda and Arnold Falk
Play N Trade Video Games, Jason Dhami
Pharmasave, Shafique and Anita Nathwani
Bosley's Pet Food Plus, Liza Whiteside
ByteLok IT Solutions Inc., Ken Jansen
Established Business of the Year (1-19 Employees)
House of James, Lando Klassen
Mad Dogs/Bishops, Randy Bishop
Sidhu & Associates Notarial Services, Terry Sidhu
Wide Image Pro, Musleh Hakki
Core Fitness & Rehab, Tom Macleese
Mountainside Renovations, Jake Kostelyk
SMART Watering Systems, Keesha Rosario
Barr Plastics Inc., Dean Barrett and Lane Barrett
International Machine Transport, Mark Sorrey
Established Business of the Year (20+ Employees)
Buxton Consulting Ltd., Bruce Buxton
Best Western Regency Inn and Conference Centre, Mebs Tejpar and Shamin Devraj
Jag's MJM Furniture Showcase, Jag Jaswal
360 Fabrication Inc., Rick Francoeur and Daryl Francoeur
RONA Inc., Kris Krentz
Fraserway RV, James Epp