The nominees for the 2011 Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards are in.
• The nominees for greatest improvement, sponsored by PMT Chartered Accountants are: Air & Water Environment Centre Inc., Barking Spider Mountain Bike, Boston Pizza, Chemo RV Sales & Service Ltd., Concrete Fitness Ltd., Gibraltar Mines Ltd., John Dell.ca, Karen’s Place, M & M Meat Shops, Maureen Saunders School of Dance, Sushi California and Williams Lake Central BIA.
• Food Services nominees, sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, are Beeotcheese Bistro & Bakery, Boston Pizza, Carmen’s Restaurant, Loggers Lunch, New World Coffee & Tea House, Oliver Street Bar & Grill Inc., Red Tomato Pies, Sushi California, and The Point Restaurant.
• Newsmaker award, sponsored by the Efteen, are Carey Price, Cariboo Fire Centre, the Cariboo Regional District, Dandelion Interpretation-Mary Forbes, Dr. Asa Don Brown, Gibraltar Mines Ltd., Pioneer Log Homes Ltd. and Welcome to Williams Lake.ca.
• Nominees for the Tourism award, sponsored by The Overlander Hotel, are: Dandelion Interpretation-Mary Forbes, Ivor McMahen, Mt Timothy Ski Society, Oliver Street Bar & Grill Inc., South Cariboo Garlic Festival, Terra Nostra Guest Ranch, The Hills Health & Guest Ranch and The Stew Magazine.
• Nominees for Community Booster, sponsored by Cariboo Team Realty Ltd., are: Boitanio Mall-Jeanette Tuerlings, the Cariboo Regional District, Dandelion Interpretation-Mary Forbes, Growers Co-operative of the Cariboo Chilcotin,HUB International Barton Insurance Brokers, Lorne Doerkson, Mark Savard, Nancy Gale-Child Development Centre, Re/Max Williams Lake Realty, Rotary Club of Williams Lake, Save-On-Foods, Welcome to Williams Lake.ca and Williams Lake Employment Services.
• Nominees for the Hugo Stahl Memorial Award, sponsored by the City of Williams Lake, are Jason Ryll and Walt Cobb.
• Nominees for Manufacturer, sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada, are: Beamac Installations Ltd., Blocks R Us, Gibraltar Mines Ltd., Pioneer Log Home Ltd., Scorpion Design & Fabricating, Zirnhelt Timber Frames and Pinnacle Pellet WL Inc.
• Nominees for Customer Service, sponsored by Excelsior Jewellers Ltd., are: 150 M & S Tire & Service Centre, Alexander Clothing Jewellery & Gifts, Barking Spider Mountain Bike, Bean Counter Bistro & Coffee Bar, BMO Bank of Montreal, Boston Pizza, Burgess Plumbing Heating & Electrical Co. Ltd., Canada Safeway Limited, Canadian Tire Store, Cariboo Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd., Cariboo Dental Clinic, Cariboo Eye Care Clinic, Cariboo Water Purification Centre, Cool Clear Water, CP Electronics, Creative Scissor-Trina Forcier, Croft’s Brewing & Wine Off The Vine, Dandelion Interpretation-Mary Forbes, Dr. Rudy Wassenaar, Edwards Security, Esquire Barber Shop, Excelsior Jewellers Ltd., Frame Creations by Bruce, Heartland Toyota, Hoelzler Construction, Intrigue Hair Studio, Just Because, Kannstaedter Automotive Services, Kix 4 Chix Fitness, Lake City Ford Sales Ltd., New World Coffee & Tea House, Nurturing Roots Yoga, Oliver Street Bar & Grill Inc., Papyrus Printing, Sight & Sound Audiotronics, Stampede Glass, Suzanne’s, TD Bank Financial Group, TRUCK MAXX, Walk-Rite Shoe Store, Williams Lake Employment Services, Williams Lake Veterinary Hospital Ltd., Windsor Plywood, Wise Windows & Doors (Williams Lake) Ltd. and Xone 4 Hairstyling & Tanning.
• The Business of the Year Award is sponsored by Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin and the 2011 “A Taste of the Islands” Dinner is sponsored by Gibraltar mine.
The Business Excellence awards will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at the Elks Hall.
