Grizzly Books wins silver in the annual Best of Business awards 2016-09-29Grizzly Books proprietor Vanessa Smith and Linda Anderson pose with a copy of silver certificate that was recently presented to the shop. It was voted the second best business in the Kootenays during the Kootenay Business magazine’s annual Best of Business awards. “It’s very exciting,” Vanessa said. “I’m very proud of the shop. Obviously, an awful lot of our customers are recognizing us by voting for us.” The awards are the result of readers’ responses to a survey published in January/February issues of Kootenay Business magazine. Sales rep Linda Anderson noted that “the strength of our overall business community is due to the strength of our individual businesses.” Bravo, ladies! David F. Rooney photo