The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce will be handing out the hardware at next week’s Platinum Awards.
The annual awards recognize local businesses, residents and non-profit organizations in a variety of categories. The awards dinner is taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Starlight Casino.
And the nominees are:
Bernie Legge – Artist of the Year: Cassius Khan and Susan Grieg.
Business of the Year (small): Gamedeals Video Games; New West Wellness; Mindful Mutts; and MOVE Studio-Yoga Pilates Dance.
Business of the Year (medium): Techno Monkey Media; Oxygen Yoga and Fitness; Sixth Street Grill; and Bosley’s.
Business of the Year (large): Fraser River Paint and Body.
Business Person of the Year: Dave Vallee (RE/MAX Advantage Realty); Karima Jivraj (Bosley’s); Travis Johnson (Vancouver Circus School); Johnathan Glen (Canawrap); Stan Weismiller (Winvan Paving); and Andrew Hopkins (A. Hopkins Insurance and Financial Services Inc.)
Citizen of the Year: Ruby Campbell; Gabor Gasztonyi; Jen Arbo; and Ceilidh Millar.
Community Spirit: Gathered Roots Community Acupuncture; Key West Ford; Douglas College/Dynamic Outdoors/Western Media Group; Donald’s Market; Canawrap; and Port of Vancouver.
Customer Service Excellence (Business): Rani MacInnes (the Bloom Bloom Room); Solodko Ukrainian Bakery; Michelle Kegaly (New West Wellness); Canawrap; Working Silver; and Jenni Hart MOVE Studio-Yoga Pilates Dance.)
Customer Service Excellence (Individual): Amber Spragg (Vision Source New Westminster); Sarah Alicia Thomas (Sarah Alicia Thomas Hair Artist); and Jenni Hart (MOVE Studio-Yoga Pilates Dance.)
Creative Marketing: Dale Darychuk; Fraser River Discovery Centre; and Douglas College/Western Media Group/Acuity.
Green Business of the Year: Royal Printers and Wild Rice.
Inclusion Excellence in Business: Pacific Bolt Manufacturing; Taqueria Playa Tropical; Boston Pizza; and FYI Doctors.
New Business of the Year (small): Mindful Mutts; the Bloom Bloom Room; Russian Spoon Bakery; MOVE Studio-Yoga Pilates Dance; and Wild Thyme.
New Business of the Year (medium): El Santo.
Non-Profit of the Year (over $1 million): Westminster House; PosAbilities New West; and Hope International.
Non-Profit of the Year (under $1 million): New Westminster Youth Ambassador Society; Pottery Works; Queens Avenue Daycare Society; and the Arts Council of New Westminster.
Tickets for the Platinum Awards dinner are $95 (or $75 for seniors) and are available at www.newwestchamber.com or 604-521-7781.
