Brief: Revelstoke chamber business awards winners announced

The Revelstoke business community acknowledged the great work  put in by local businesses and their employees at their annual Business Excellence Awards gala on Saturday night at the Revelstoke Community Centre.

“It is a night to celebrate excellence in our business community with all of the nominees and winners,” said chamber executive director Jamie Mayes. “The Chamber is extremely proud to be part of this exciting time. We appreciate the support from the community and our sponsors of the 23rd Annual Business Excellence Awards.”

This year the chamber announced their new Community Innovation Excellence award, which went to the Pipe Mountain Coaster at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Chamber president Randy Driediger said the special award will be issued for exceptional work.

“I don’t think anyone could argue this one single attraction contributed in many ways to our community,” Driediger said in a statement.

This year’s award recipients:

•  Employee of the Year Winner – Alex Cooper – Revelstoke Review
•  Tourism and Attractions Excellence – Revelstoke Railway Museum & Museum Store
•  Accommodations Excellence – Coast Hillcrest Resort Hotel Ltd.
•  Food Service Excellence – Craft Bierhaus
•  Industrial and Manufacturing Excellence – Downie Timber & Selkirk Cedar
•  Retail & Service Excellence – Pharmasave
•  Youth Employer Award – McDonald’s Restaurant
•  Best New or Renovated Building Design – Starbucks
•  Entrepreneurial Excellence – Pulse Boot Fitting Inc., Kai Palkeinen & Kelly Hutchison
•  Home Based Business Excellence – Wandering Wheels
•  Community Support Excellence – Jan Morehouse
•  Business Person of the Year – Nicole Cherlet, Big Mountain Kitchen & Linen
•  Business of the Year Award – Le Marché Gourmet
•  New Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce Community Innovation Excellence – The Pipe Mountain 
Coaster, Revelstoke Mountain Resort