Two Kootenay builders win prestigious Georgie Awards

For 24 years, the Georgie Awards have showcased the high quality and calibre of British Columbia's home building industry.

Brian Charlton, Charlton Fine Homes Cranbrook, President Canadian Home Builders Rocky Mountain; Mike Delich, Fernie Home Builders Inc., Georgie Award Winner for the Snow Creek Cabins at Fernie Alpine in Resort in Fernie; Jody Charlton, Charlton Fine Homes, Cranbrook; Rick Jensen, New Dawn Developments, Cranbrook, Georgie Award Winner for the Novak Residence — Photo by Michael Delich

The Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) is pleased to announce the winning entries for the 2016 Georgie Awards.

Among the winners were a number of Kootenay companies for the 2016 Georgie Awards®:

• Best Single Family Detached Home up to 2,000 Sq. Ft. under $500,000 - Production New Dawn Developments Ltd. - Novak Residence
• Best Single Family Detached Home over 2,000 Sq. Ft. under $750,000 - Production Fernie Home Builders Inc. - Snow Creek Cabins

To be eligible for a Georgie Award®, members of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC submitted entries from across British Columbia that were built, renovated, developed, created and/or marketed during the period of January 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015. The finalists and winners were selected by a panel of out-of province industry professionals.

"The Georgie Awards® continue to be the premier housing awards program in Canada because of the diverse and high-level entries we receive from across British Columbia," said CHBA BC's CEO Neil Moody. "This year was no exception and all of the winners represent the level of quality and professionalism we have come to expect within the residential construction industry in the province. Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners for their accomplishments."

About the Georgie Awards®

The Georgie Awards®, Canada's premier housing awards program, are owned by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC). For the past 24 years, the Georgie Awards® have showcased the high quality and calibre of British Columbia's home building and renovation community. The Awards are provincial in scope and highlight the commitment and dedication to the building excellence and high standards that CHBA BC member companies strive to uphold.

About the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC The Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC is the voice of the residential construction industry in British Columbia representing more than 1,600 members through an affiliated network of nine local home building associations located throughout the province. The industry contributes over $18.2 billion in investment value to British Columbia's economy creating 133,700 jobs in new home construction, renovation, and repair - one of the largest employers in British Columbia.