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Nomination period opens for Business Excellence Awards

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is calling all local businesses to put their names forward for it’s 40th annual Business Excellence Awards.

The award categories are as follows:

– Business Person of the Year, sponsored by Fortis BC
– Excellence in Technological Innovation, sponsored by MNP
– BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) Business of the Year, sponsored by KPMG
– Excellence in Entertainment and Attractions, sponsored by Tourism Prince George
– Excellence in Not For Profit and Community Service, sponsored by Vitreo Minerals
– Excellence in Customer Service, sponsored by Canadian Tire
– Excellence in Environmental Impact, sponsored by UNBC
– Excellence in Promotions and Marketing, sponsored by Kopar Administration
– Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Canfor
– Business of the Year
– Excellence in Food and Beverage
– Excellence in Business Philanthropy

Nominations can be made online by visiting the Prince George Chamber’s website and are open until August 3rd.

The five finalists in each Business Excellence Awards category and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be revealed at a lunchtime announcement at Knox Performance Centre
on September 11th.

“I love all of these awards and the local businesses, business people, and not-for-profits shining in these categories but I do have two favourites,” Neil Godbout, executive director of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, said in a news release.

The awards will be handed out at a gala event, featuring keynote speaker Jody Wilson-Raybould, on Saturday, November 1st, at the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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