Chamber honours Revelstoke’s best businesses

By David F. Rooney

The Community Centre’s Multi-Purpose Room was packed Saturday as Chamber of Commerce members held their annual Business Excellence Awards.

Guests at the dinner had a pretty good time; they enjoyed a silent auction and, after the meal, a casino. This year’s awards went to:

2011 Employee of the year is Tanya Young from Peoples Drug Mart
2011 Tourism and Hospitality Excellence Recipient — Courthouse Inn
2011 Industrial and Manufacturing Excellence Recipient — Mount Begbie Brewing
2011 Retail Excellence Recipient — Universal Footwear
2011 Environmentally Friendly Award — Sangha Bean
2011 Entrepreneurial Excellence — Benoit’s Wine Bar
2011 Home Based Business Excellence — The Revelstoke Current
2011 Community Support Excellence — Pharmasave
2011 Business of The Year — Home Hardware
2011 Business Person of the Year — Steven Hui Pharmasave

Photographer Keri Knapp took photos all night and provided The Current with a selection, which you an see below:

Chamber of Commerce President Brydon Roe addresses the crowd at the annual Business Excellence Awards Dinner. Photo courtesy of Keri Knapp Photograph
Deenie Ottenbreit ponders the differences decades make. She was trying to match up very old photos of buildings in town with what they look like today. Photo courtesy of Keri Knapp Photograph
CKCR's Steve Smith was the dinner's humorous Master of Ceremonies. Good job, Steve! Photo courtesy of Keri Knapp Photograph
Steven Hui of Pharmasave shares a laugh with the Columbia Basin Trust's Linda Lafleur. Hui was the Business Owner of the Year. Photo courtesy of Keri Knapp Photograph
There was quite a crowd around Emma Kirkland's table during the post-dinner casino. Photo courtesy of Keri Knapp Photograph

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