Community Excellence Awards

The Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Community Excellence Awards Dinner Thursday evening, April12th at the Best Western Barclay Hotel. Our selection committee has met and made some real tough decisions. Congratulations to the finalists in each category: Small Business (sponsor – Canada Safeway): Flandangles, Solda’s, Little Bavaria, Large Business (sponsor – Dave Koszegi Realtor): Western Forest Products, Van Isle Ford, Entrepreneur (sponsor – DSCP Accounting): Handy Andy’s, Char’s Landing, West Coast Slam, Customer Service (sponsor – Graphics Factory): Double R Meats, Taylor’s Flowers, Alport Insurance, Tourism Business (sponsor – Alberni Valley Tourism): McLean Mill National Historic Site, Lady Rose Marine Services, Volunteer (sponsor – Scotiabank): Constable Boyd Pearson, Pot Luck Ceramics, Hanelle Taliko, Environmental (sponsor – Van Isle Ford): Tseshaht Band, Children & Family Friendly Business (sponsor – A.V. Times): PA Toy Run, Big O Tire, Stage West Dance, Youth (sponsor – Gillian Trumper): Anne Ostwald’s Civics 11 Class at ADSS, Bulldog’s Lars Hepso, ADSS wrestler Nolan Badovinac, ADSS Senior Girls Basketball Team, Citizen of the Year (sponsor – Arrowsmith Rotary Club): Irene Robinson, Melanie Burton. In addition, there will be a special recognition award handed out sponsored by the Port Authority. Tickets for the special dinner go fast. They are $35.00 (finalists are given 2 tickets each to the event) and you can reserve your seat by calling our office at 724 6535. The evening at the Best Western Barclay begins at 6pm and Doug Gretsinger will entertain. Come and celebrate our community’s excellence!
Wednesday April 11th is our next Networking Luncheon. We will be featuring the CEO of Campbell River’s economic development corporation. It’s at noon at the Barclay. Call our office and reserve today.
Thought for the Week:
“It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.” Sir Winston Churchill
FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK
SUBMITTED BY MIKE CARTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALBERNI VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE