As Squamish was recently named as one of the top 10 entrepreneurial towns in Canada, it comes as no surprise local businesses have a lot to celebrate. On May 16, they’ll gather to celebrate their accomplishments, and perhaps even go back to work with an award for their efforts. The annual Squamish Business Excellence Awards by the Squamish Chamber of Commerce includes 11 categories.
“We are always impressed by the calibre of nominations received for the Business Excellence Awards,” Louise Walker, the executive director, said in a press release. “To be recognized is a huge honour.”
Below is the shortlist of the finalists.
Service Excellence of a Large Business:
Squamish Terminals
Westcoast Outbuildings
Ground Up Climbing Gym
Combustion Solutions
Backcountry Brewing
Service Excellent of a Small Business:
Healthy Hearts, Healthy Minds
Advanced Heavy-Duty Truck Repair
Tantalus Doors
Squamish Connector
Counterpart Coffee
Sea to Sky Air
Project of the Year:
Amped in the Park
Loggers Sports Festival
Squamish 50
Kite Clash
Santa Clause Parade
100 Women Who Care
Non-Profit of the Year:
Sea to Sky Community Services
Squamish Hospice
Squamish Hospital Foundation
Pearl’s Value & Vintage / Howe Sound Women’s Centre
Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue
Aligned Collective
Bill Manson Citizen of the Year:
Amy Fast
Susan Chapelle
Jacqulin McNicol
Catherine Trueman
Christine McLeod
Eric Andersen
Innovation:
Combustion Solutions
Carbon Engineering
Quantum Technology
Westcoast Outbuildings
Xoxo West Coast Chocolate
Aligned Collective
Green Business of the Year:
Carbon Engineering
Factor Building Panels
Squamish Farmers’ Market
Little Mod Clothing
Business Person of the Year:
Sean Daly, Nesters Market Squamish
Vanessa Doak, Healthy Hearts, Healthy Minds
Shannon Lorenz, Garibaldi Events
Carlo Galvani, Sea to Sky Air
Matt Fraser, Airhouse
Chris Polley, Daintree Industries
Young Entrepreneur of the Year:
Erin Stansa and Ami Massey, Mountain Squeeze
Lindsay McGhee, Lindsay McGhee Designs
Paula de Jong, SquamishAdventure.com
Lauren Watson, Ground Up Climbing Gym
Tyler Ovington, LTO Developments
Jeff Andersen, Sea to Sky Signs
Erik Hansen, Good to Good Tirecraft
Chris Polley, Daintree Industries
Arts & Culture:
Cydney Lyons
Squamish Arts Council
Dancing Bear Festival
Brian Marchant
InBiz and Art House
Kandice Keith
The awards gala will be held at Quest University on May 16.
