The Fernie Business Excellence Awards finalists have been announced and excitement is building for the awards gala.
The judging panel has been hard at work making some very difficult decisions, and the Chamber now have their 2019 Fernie Business Excellence Awards finalists. Nominations for the 2019 Fernie Business Excellence Awards closed on Friday 13 September 2019 with 188 individual nominations made. The Fernie Chamber of Commerce contacted the 78 nominees with an award application form. The form asks the business questions specific to the award they have been nominated for. For example, outstanding customer service award asks businesses to tell the judges how they provide great service and to include references to online review forums.
The process is almost complete and the finalists are:
2019 SPIRIT OF FERNIE AWARD
ANGEL FLIGHT EAST KOOTENAY
CAROLLA’S CRUE
FERNIE SENIORS SOCIETY
2019 COMMUNITY TOURISM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FERNIE BREWING COMPANY
SNOW VALLEY LODGING
STAG LEAP RUNNING CO
2019 OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
GEARHUB
ISLAND LAKE LODGE
SPA 901
2019 NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
BRANCH OUT LEARNING
FERNIE DISTILLERS
STOCKED CO
2019 ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
FERNIE DISTILLERS
LILAC MEDIA
PET TECH CARE
2019 TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
FERNIE SCHOOL AGED CARE
MCGIVER WOODWORKS
SPARROW HAIR
2019 EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
ISLAND LAKE LODGE
SPA 901
WESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP
2019 FERNIE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
COAL TOWN GOODS
FERNIE LODGING COMPANY
NEVADOS
2019 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
BRIDGE BISTRO
CAROLLA’S CRUE
SUPER 8 FERNIE
2019 COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD
FERNIE DISTILLERS
ISLAND LAKE LODGE
SUPER 8 FERNIE
2019 CHAMBER LEGACY AWARD
RECIPIENT TO BE ANNOUNCED AT AWARDS GALA
2019 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
RECIPIENT TO BE ANNOUNCED AT AWARDS GALA
2019 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
RECIPIENT TO BE ANNOUNCED AT AWARDS GALA
To select the finalists the Fernie Chamber solicits judges from outside of the Fernie area to remove local bias. In the past their judges have included university professors, business owners, and chamber executives from across the province and country. The Business Excellence Awards are about action and about what the businesses have accomplished. The Chamber gathers as much experience data from the business as we can to identify businesses going above and beyond.
Finalists will be celebrated at a VIP Reception prior to the main awards gala. Winners will be announced at the Business Excellence Awards on October 25th at Best Western Plus Fernie Mountain Lodge. Tickets are on sale now to the awards gala via the Fernie Chamber of Commerce, call for tickets. 250.423.6868