Trail and District Chamber of Commerce 2018 Business Excellence award winners

All of the business nominees should be very proud and we are lucky to have you as part of our community

The 4th Annual Business Excellence Awards gala was recently held by the Trail and District Chamber of Commerce. — Photo courtesy Trail and District Chamber of Commerce

The 4th Annual Business Excellence Awards Gala at the Prestige Mountain Resort in Rossland was another great success. A sold out crowd of local business owners and community stakeholders joined us for an evening of celebration, great food, entertainment and laughter! We wanted to say congratulations to the top 5 nominees and especially the winners of this year's Business Excellence Awards! All of the business nominees should be very proud and we are lucky to have you as part of our community.

The event was a huge success and we hope everyone that attended had a fun evening. We count on fundraisers such as the gala to assist the Chamber in serving our member's needs. We're looking forward to the 5th Annual Business Excellence Awards next year and hope to see you there!

List of award winners:

Business of the Year — Sponsored by Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation

• Bombshack Apparel

Customer Service Award — Sponsored by Kootenay Savings Credit Union

• Ron Allibone & Darlene Abenante - Fair Realty

Emerging Entrepreneur Award — Sponsored by Community Futures of Greater Trail

• Alicia Gray - Bombshack Apparel

Excellence Under 40 Award — Sponsored by Hall Printing

• Kenny White - Kenny White Contracting

Community Impact Award — Sponsored by Selkirk Security Services

• Kootenay Savings Credit Union

Tourism Award — Sponsored by Gabriella's Restaurants

• Trail Smoke Eaters

Retail Award — Sponsored by Trail & District Chamber of Commerce

• Good Stuff  - Ashley & Thomas Hodgson

Business Person of the Year — Sponsored by AM Ford

• Petri Raito - Rossland Beer Company

Go Green Award — Sponsored by Trail & District Chamber of Commerce

• Luca Hair & Esthetics - Krista Gaudry Marino

Employer of the Year — Sponsored by Trail & District Chamber of Commerce

• Selkirk Security Services

Professional Service Award — Sponsored by Trail & District Chamber of Commerce

• Elite Physiotherapy - Dave Abenante