Business Success celebrated by Chamber of Commerce in February Awards Show

And the winners were ... the Class of 2020 from the Prince Rupert
and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

A few things have kind of slipped through our blogging cracks in the last week or so as the flow of information related to COVID-19 began to dominate our attention, but one event that we should get caught up on was the celebration of success for the Business community of late February.

The Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce hosted the Annual Business Excellence Awards February 29th at the Lester Centre of the Arts, a much anticipated gathering that brought together business and industry members, their families and friends to take stock of the last year and look forward to the future.

Thirteen awards were handed out on the night, with one nominee, Hailey Orleans claiming two of the BEA's for her business Hekate Esthetics.

The winners were selected by online balloting during the month of February following online presentations from those that made it to the final stage of consideration for the 2020 celebrations.


Among the winners

Empire Tree Services -- Indigenous Peoples Entrepreneurship
Kimberly Godfrey, MacCarthy GM -- Individual Customer Service
Rapid Gantry Custom Signs -- Industry and Manufacturing
Naomi's Grill -- Dining Distinction
Trinity Recovery House -- Not for Profit Business
Prince Rupert Optometry -- Professional Excellence
Mission Health and Wellness -- Retail Excellence
Hekate Esthetics -- Rookie Business
Hekate Esthetics (Hailey Orleans) -- Young Entrepreneur
Cassiar Cannery -- Tourism and Accommodation
Crest Hotel -- Business of the Year
Good Times Games -- Community Involvement
Baked By Lenna -- Home Based Business

You can learn more about the Big night for local business, through the Chamber's Facebook page here.

The also have a collection of photos from Awards Show night available to view here.

For more on the region's business sector see our archive page.