Tickets are now available for the 2014 Fernie Community & Business Excellence Awards Dinner.

Seats are limited so reserve your spots today! Don’t miss this entertaining evening out. Consisting of a Champagne reception, 5 course meal, Awards Ceremony, and inspiring Guest Speaker.

When: Thursday October 23rd, 2014

Time: 5:30 Champagne reception, 6:30 Dinner is served, 7:30 awards begin, 8:30 Door Prizes, 9:00 Guest Speaker

Where: The Clubhouse Restaurant at Fernie Golf & Country Club

Cost: $60 per person

Nominations opened September 2nd for the 2014 Fernie Community & Business Excellence Awards! It’s that time of year again where we recognize the best and brightest in our community.

Nomination forms and boxes are available at the following locations:

– Fernie Chamber of Commerce Office
– Fernie Museum & Info Centre
– EK Employment Office
– Free Press Office
– City Hall Front Desk
– Aquatic Centre
– Arts Station
– Fernie Heritage Library
– and can also be downloaded online from- www.ferniechamber.com

This year there are 10 different award categories and two exciting new awards! The Retail Excellence Award as well as the Employee of the Year Award. These awards are sponsored by The Fernie Chamber of Commerce and EK Employment-Work BC respectively. The other awards this year will be:

– Citizen of the Year,
sponsored by The City of Fernie
– Entrepreneur of the Year,
sponsored by Community Futures East Kootenay
– Outstanding Customer Service Award,
sponsored by Fernie Alpine Resort
– Fernie Business of the Year,
sponsored by GPI Chartered Accountants
– New Business of the Year,
sponsored by GPI Chartered Accountants
– Community Impact Award,
sponsored by Finning
– Community Tourism Achievement Award,
sponsored by Tourism Fernie
– Volunteer of the Year Award,
sponsored by the Free Press

The Awards dinner will be held again this year at the Clubhouse Restaurant located at Fernie Golf & Country Club on Thursday October 23rd. With Riaz Meghji, co- host of Breakfast Television Vancouver as the guest speaker. In his talk, Riaz Meghji documents memorable conversations that some of the worlds most fascinating figures have engaged in to achieve success and, more importantly, realize their true sense of purpose. Through intimate interviews, Meghji uncovers what makes for great, life-changing social intercourse. This presentation is a candid and far-ranging look at how creative conversations can reinvent your business, reenergize your brand, and further develop your career. Audience members are reminded that the potential to have a game changing conversation can occur at any given moment as long as we remain open to the possibility.