Cranbrook Business Community Saluted in Evening of Excellence

The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce held their annual Evening of Excellence last Saturday at the St. Eugene Mission Resort near Cranbrook. The event was attended by over 100 people and featured CBC Searchlight runner ups The Good Ol' Goats as entertainers for the evening. Ten awards were handed out based on nominations submitted to the Chamber of Commerce and voted on by the membership.

The big winners of the evening were David and Corey Spring of Spring Honda. The company was nominated in four different categories including Most Improved Business Image, Marketer of the Year, Customer Service Excellence and Business Person of the Year.

Spring Honda was the winner in Customer Service Excellence and Business Person of the Year categories. David and Corey Spring were presented with the Business Person of the Year Award by Mary Quinn president of the Cranbrook Banking Association and manager of the Bank of Montreal. Congratulations to everyone at Spring Honda.

Here is a rundown of all of the award winners for the evening...

Tourism Excellence Award — Sponsored by College of the Rockies
Cranbrook Farmer's Market

Most Improved Business Image Award — Sponsored by Koocanusa Publications
Kootenay Granite — Richard Klassen

Retail Business of the Year — Sponsored by The Baker Street Mall and the Tamarack Centre
Bumble Tree — Megan Lescanic

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award — Sponsored by Community Futures Development Corporation
Core Fitness — Bernard and Christie Kennedy

Marketer of the Year Award — Sponsored by Kootenay News Advertiser
MJ's Floral Design

Customer Service Excellence Award — Sponsored by BDC
Spring Honda — David and Corey Spring

Company of the Year Award (1-15 employees) — Sponsored by Downtown Business Association
Sweet Gestures Chocolate Shoppe

Company of the Year Award (16+ employees) — Sponsored by St. Eugene Golf Resort
Living Stones Developments — Dennis Hockley

Newsmaker of the Year — Sponsored by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group and Daily Townsman
The Good ol' Goats

Business Person of the Year Award — Sponsored by the Cranbrook Banking Association
David and Corey Spring — Spring Honda

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners at the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce's evening of excellence for job well done.