The best in the West: Here are the 2016 West Kootenay chamber award winners

Find out who made the cut, and check out this compiled list of the West Kootenay chamber award winners for 2016

The West Kootenay has a host of promising business professionals, as recognized by the 2016 chamber awards in each community.

Throughout the year, Kootenay Business gathers and lists all the chamber of commerce award winners from the Kootenay regions. For the official Chamber of Commerce week (held each year during the third week of February), we've compiled a comprehensive list of all the awards and winners in one handy guide.

Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce

2016 Business Excellence Awards recipients:

• Tourism Development: Communities In Bloom
• Young Entrepreneur Award: Jordan Perkins with Boston Pizza
• The Community Social Award: Castlegar Hospice Society
• Home-based Business Award: Windborne Bed And Breakfast
• Manager of the Year: Dan Rye with Kootenay Market and Brian Bogle from Safeway
• Restaurant of the Year: Grand Budda Bistro
• The Lifetime Achievement Award: Trowelex Rentals and Sales
• Business Excellence: Central City Shoes
• Customer Service Excellence: Kootenay Market
• Green Award: Communities In Bloom
• Professional Services Award: Yule Anderson
• Contractor of the Year: Dirty Diggers
• Kevin Chernoff was posthumously named Business Person of the Year.

For full winners list, view our Castlegar chamber page.

Grand Forks/Boundary Chamber of Commerce

2016 Business Excellence Awards recipients:

• Business of the Year - East Boundary: Pharmasave Grand Forks
• Business of the Year - West Boundary: Copper Eagle Cappuccino & Bakery Ltd.
• Family Friendly Business: The Wooden Spoon Bistro & Bake Shop
• Individual - Service Excellence: Hardy Skott - My Udder Store (Greenwood)
• Business - Service Excellence: Alpine Signs & Graphics
• Community Impact: Whispers of Hope
• Green Award: Boundary Museum and Interpretive Centre
• Retail Excellence: Work n Play Clothing # 108
• Trade Service Excellence: Magnum Auto Inc.
• Manufacturing / Industrial Excellence: Interfor Corp. Grand Forks Division

For full winners list, view our Boundary chamber page.

Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce

These are the 2016 winners for the Business Excellence Awards, which are held annually in the spring.      .

The 2016 BEA recipients are:

• Professional Service Excellence: DHC Communications
• Retail Excellence: Cartolina
• Hospitality Tourism Excellence: Retallack
• Business of the Year: Hume Hotel & Spa

For full winners list, view our Nelson chamber page.

Trail & District Chamber of Commerce

The Trail & District Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Business Excellence Awards gala every October.

2016 Business Excellence Award Winners

• Business of the Year Award: Alicia Gray- Bombshack
• Business Person of the  Year Award: Gina Ironmonger – Keystone Appraisals
• Employer of the Year: Selkirk Security Services
• Emerging Entrepreneur Award: David Abenante – Elite Physiotherapy
• Excellence Under 40 Award: Mary & Roger Austin – Austin Engineering
• Tourism Award: Columbia Gardens Vineyard & Winery
• Go Green Award: Hall Printing
• Community Impact Award: incrEDIBLE trail
• Customer Service Award: Warfield Fas Gas Plus
• Professional Service Award: Fair Realty: Your Local HomeTeam
• Retail Award: Valley Firearms

For full winners list, view our Trail chamber page.