2010 Business Excellence Award Winners

Sunday, October 24, 2010 09:25 AM

The theme of last night's Awards Gala at the Civic Centre

Prince George, B.C. - It was a record-breaking evening for the 2010 Business Excellence Awards Gala...

Prince George Chamber of Commerce CEO, Jennifer Brandle-McCall says 430 people came out to the black-tie affair, wrapping up Small Business Week and marking the Chamber's biggest event of the year.

Brandle-McCall says, "We have never received so many nominations (for the awards), we have never had so many people attend the Business Excellence Awards, and we have never had more reason to celebrate the success of our business community.

She says there were 15 awards handed out in categories ranging from the prestigious 'Business Person of the Year', which was shared by Brian and David Fehr, to the coveted 'Customer Service Award', which was won by Spruce Capital Feeds.

Aimhi was the recipient of a new award added to this year's list, the 'Welcoming and Inclusive Workplace Award'.

Below is a complete list of the 2010 winners:

COMMUNITY BOOSTER (BUSINESS) AWARD

Sponsored by FMC of Canada, Winner: UNIGLOBE Sunburst Travel & Cruises

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by the BDC, Winner: David & Brian Fehr

CORPORATE CITIZEN (1 – 49 Employees) AWARD

Sponsored by Heather Sadler Jenkins Lawyers, LLP, Winner: UNIGLOBE Sunburst Travel & Cruises

CORPORATE CITIZEN (50 + Employees) AWARD

Sponsored by Grewal Group, Winner: Jim Pattison Broadcast Group

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Sponsored by CANFOR, Winner: Spruce Capital Feeds Ltd.

THE GREEN AWARD

Sponsored by BC Hydro, Winner: P & R Organics

HOME BASED BUSINESS AWARD

Sponsored by TELUS, Winner: Design Logic Interiors

MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by CIBC, Winner: Pacific Western Brewing Co.

NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by Prince George Citizen, Winner: 2015 Canada Winter Games Bid Committee

COMMUNITY BOOSTER (NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION) AWARD

Sponsored by MarketMAX, Winner: The Salvation Army

RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sponsored by British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Winner: Central Builders’ Supply PG Ltd.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR AWARD

Sponsored by CMO Data Systems Corp, Winner: Terra Cognita Software Systems Inc.

TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARD

Sponsored by Tourism Prince George, Winner: CN Centre

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by KPMG LLP, Winner: Spruce Credit Union

WELCOMING & INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE AWARD

Sponsored by Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society, Winner: AiMHi

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Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2010 09:25 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Dragonmaster on October 24 2010 11:02 AM

"The theme of last night's Awards Gala at the Civic Centre"

Two gun wielding shady characters. One with a silencer.
Why would they use such Liberal like characters as a theme?

Posted by: gus on October 24 2010 11:21 AM

Because they are in the business to kill.

BTW, my first reaction as well. Just did not want to post it. A really dumb theme. Another one of these small town characteristics that pops up every now and then.

Posted by: gus on October 24 2010 11:23 AM

Then again, perhaps it fits with being the crime capitol of Canada.

Posted by: Harbinger on October 24 2010 12:17 PM

With the words, "License to do Business" shouldn't there have been "plus HST" in brackets under those words? The real message is in the details.

Posted by: opinionated on October 24 2010 12:46 PM

I think the message could have been delivered without guns. In this day and age I think more thought could have been put into it.

Congrats to all the winners.

Posted by: lmorge on October 24 2010 2:58 PM

Because prince george businesses will rob you blind.
IE: granite countertops.
There is a busniess in town that installs them and charges outrageous prices....can get just as good quality and intallation from the south for half the price.

Posted by: LoveTheNorth on October 24 2010 3:15 PM

I attended the event and found it to be classy - but a bit too long at 6 hours. The 007 theme was not about crime or guns and some posters are making something from nothing (you should go work for the media!!)

For those that did attend - what did you think of the lady's address from CMO? A tad bit uncomfortable for everyone? Did she lose her husband and was now inviting him to come back home??

Posted by: gus on October 24 2010 4:08 PM

Six hours? Nothing classy about six hours either, if I may be so bold as to put that notion forward. To expect people to sit at an event such as that without having to be placed into the awkward situation of having to leave earlier for whatever reasonable reasons one may have and thereby be seen by others as not giving deserving people the respect they ought to be given just because they were on stage late in the game is, in my world of etiquette, totally unacceptable and disrespectful of both those who are recognized on stage, those giving presentations and those in the audience.

Perhaps it is time to take a page from some of the longer awards ceremonies such as the Oscars and divide it up by organizaing separate specific events based on categories and then announcing the winners during a short session at the main event.

CMO? Chief Marketing Officer? Council of Municipal Operators? College of Midwifes of Ontario?

Posted by: gus on October 24 2010 4:16 PM

"The 007 theme was not about crime or guns and some posters are making something from nothing"

May I ask a stupid question please without getting shot?

Since you were there, LoveTheNorth, waht excatly was the 007 connection to the business recognition event, the chamber, the City of Prince George or even the regions around the city that businesses here might serve.

I am kind of at a loss to figure that one out and would love some help.

Posted by: LoveTheNorth on October 24 2010 5:45 PM

The event was a celebration of business in our great city.....not about crime or guns.

It is not a story.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Posted by: LoveTheNorth on October 24 2010 5:46 PM

CMO was the business who sponsored an award. CMO Data Systems I believe.

Posted by: LoveTheNorth on October 24 2010 7:03 PM

Never heard of the guys who won the business person of the year "Brian and David Fehr".

Anyone know of these guys.

Posted by: supertech on October 24 2010 10:05 PM

How can 2 guys win 'BUSINESS PERSON' of the year? Now they're really getting off track as well as stupid.

Posted by: sunshine.north on October 24 2010 10:31 PM

Yeah, the whole thing seems like a pretty lame deal. I'm supposing the awards version of 'advertorial.' The shadowy figures with guns, as a graphics choice is pretty out there. Probably thought of by the same person who ok-ed the giant, glowing, sign on Victoria St by the car wash.

Posted by: PGMYHOME on October 25 2010 8:45 AM

First off let me congradulate all the award winners. There are many businesses in our lovely city that put every effort possible into outstanding preformance. The winners on Saturday are but a few of the sucessful and honest business people in this town. If we all support good business, good business practices and good client services, we can make our town a destination and be certian everyone will be treated fairly.

Posted by: faxman on October 25 2010 10:35 AM

I guess there are no James Bond fans hanging out in the Opinion250 peanut gallery.

Posted by: hood rich on October 25 2010 4:20 PM

Fehrs are brothers from vanderhoof who run a industrial construction company, own a couple of sawmills and few other interests in the region.

Posted by: justsayin on October 26 2010 1:35 PM

The Fehr brothers own Bid Group (including Deltech Manufacturing) and have operations throughout northern BC. They have quietly grown their company over the last 30 years and now see revenues of over $100 million a year. Along the way they have given back to the communities in which they work without ever asking for recognition or thanks. How many other PG or Central Interior businesses can say that? They deserve this long-overdue recognition.