And the winner is…
You’ll have to wait and see, but we now know who’s in the running for some big awards in the Royal City. The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce has announced nominees for this year’s Platinum Awards, which recognize businesses and individual’s achievements and contributions to the community.
Here are this year’s Platinum Award nominees:
* Citizen of the Year: Stephen O’Shea; Patti Goss; Guy Ciprian; and Alix Cote.
* Business Person of the Year: Karima Kivraj; Vivien Wong; Trudi Goels; and Lorna Stewart.
* Bernie Legge Cultural/Artist of the Year: Leanne Ewen; and Biliana Velkova.
* Larry Tamkin Community Spirit: Kay Johnson; Bill Radbourne; and Mariette Leppert.
* Customer Service Excellence: Kristine Richmond; Michelle Kegaly; Karen Kolic; Lorna Stewart; Jolene Foreman; Tina Ruggiero and Tahora Eslahian; Clay Tierney; Piva Modern Italian; and Champagne Taste Home Consignment.
* Home Based Business of the Year: Daxio Design; and Instigo.
* New Business of the Year: Webb Creative; Nineteen Yoga and Massage; Connected Heart Cranial Sacral; Sapperton District Tap House; and Piva Modern Italian.
* Community Spirit Award: Adele Kafer; The Stage New West; Cartwright Jewelers; Essence Hair Design; Piva Modern Italian; Thornebridge Gardens Retirement Residence; Greens and Beans; 100 Braid Street Studios; Southern Railway of BC; and Wesgroup Properties.
* Green Business of the Year: Sylvis Environmental; 7-Eleven.
* Innovator of the Year: 7- Eleven.
* Not-for-Profit of the Year: Queens Park Pre-School; Sapperton Old Age Pensioners Association; Royal Canadian Legion Branch #2; Rotary Club of New Westminster; Last Door Recovery Society; and the Royal City Sister Society.
* Entrepreneur of the Year Under 40: Dr. Allana Polo; and Mandeep Grewal.
* Lifetime Achievement Award – 50 Years in Business: Massey Theatre; Royal City Jewellers and Loans Ltd.; and New Westminster Savings.
The Platinum Awards will be handed out at a dinner at Starlight Casino on Thursday, Nov. 22. Tickets are $100 or $75 for seniors and are available at www.newwestchamber.com.
