The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the 2025 Cranbrook Business Excellence Awards, with the celebration set for Oct. 24 at the Key City Theatre.
The awards aim to recognize achievements in local business, community leadership and entrepreneurship.
This year’s nomination period closed with more than 120 submissions across 15 award categories, according to the chamber.
Categories include Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Retail Excellence, Business of the Year and Tourism Excellence.
Several businesses are nominated in multiple categories, including Britany Shears, StratIS Group and Silver Path Financial Solutions Inc.
Select finalists include:
Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Sponsored by College of the Rockies
– Nic Gawletz, Next Adventure Home Inspections
– Ashley Taylor, Sweet Gestures Chocolate Shoppe Ltd.
– Emily Popoff, Talking Helps Heal Kootenays Ltd.
Arts & Culture Excellence – Sponsored by Rella Paolini Rogers
– Fisher Peak Performing Artists Society
– Cranbrook Arts
Customer Service Excellence – Sponsored by FortisBC
– Silver Path Financial Solutions Inc.
– Cranbrook Pest Control
– Guidance Planning Strategies Ltd.
– Neatology Inc.
– Meraki Mechanical Ltd.
– Great Canadian Oil Change
– Mission Thrift Store Cranbrook
– StratIS Group
– Britany Shears
New Business of the Year – Sponsored by Pattison Media Ltd.
– Next Adventure Home Inspections
– Bizzy Bear’s Cub Cuts
– Out of the Woods Home Inspection
– Maggie B’s Mercantile
– Redeemed Detailing
Retail Excellence – Sponsored by Hush Home Furnishings
– Britany Shears
– Kootenay Communications Ltd.
– My Best Friend’s Closet
– Huckleberry Books Inc.
– The Paw Shop
– Just Music Ltd.
– Talaria
– Bumble Tree
– Urban Verve
Inclusive Employer of the Year – Sponsored by KES, Nexus Realm
– Ground Floor Coworking Space
– St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino
– Safeway Inc.
Professional Services Excellence – Sponsored by Cranbrook Pest Control
– Alisha Trozzo, 2day FM
– Josh Eimer, StratIS Group
– Barbie Torres, Bizzy Bear’s Cub Cuts
– Morganne Jones, Meadowlark Osteopathy
– Dan Meldrum, Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Service
– Westland Insurance
– Silver Path Financial Solutions Inc.
– Britany Shears
Age-Friendly Business of the Year – Sponsored by Golden Life
– Kootenay Ramps & Access
– Auntie Barb’s Catering
– Bizzy Bear’s Cub Cuts
– OK Tire Stores Inc.
Business of the Year (1–15 Employees) – Sponsored by Genex Marketing
– StratIS Group
– Silver Path Financial Solutions Inc.
– Kamu Sauna Ltd.
– The Studio Spin Barre Yoga Ltd.
– RONA Cranbrook Building Centre Ltd.
– Britany Shears
Business of the Year (16+ Employees) – Sponsored by St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino
– Heritage Inn Hotel & Convention Centre
– Apex Accounting
– Baker Hill Dental
– Fenwick & Baker
Culinary Excellence – Sponsored by Ella’s
– Numa Dining & Lounge
– The Baker89
– Fenwick & Baker
Business Person of the Year – Sponsored by 107.5 2day FM
– Jennifer Bird, Fly Fusion Magazine
– Chancellor Litke, Guidance Planning Strategies Ltd.
– Paul Jovanovic, Kootenay Tailor Shop
– Nathan Lieuwen, Cranbrook Bucks
– Ted Murrell, Save-On-Foods
– Rachelle Langlois, Silver Path Financial Solutions Inc.
Tourism Excellence – Sponsored by Cranbrook Tourism
– Fort Steele Heritage Town
– Cranbrook Golf Club
– Kamu Sauna Ltd.
– Spirit of the Rockies Festival
Business-to-Business Excellence – Sponsored by IG Wealth Management
– Sidekick Printing Inc.
– Kootenay KWIK Print
– Neatology Inc.
– Alopex
– Silver Path Financial Solutions Inc.
– StratIS Group
Non-Profit Organization of the Year – Sponsored by Columbia Basin Trust
– Mission Thrift Store Cranbrook
– Therapeutic Paws of Canada
– Cranbrook Archives, Museum and Landmark Society (CAMAL)
– JCI Kootenay
– Community Connections Society of Southeast BC
The Citizen of the Year award will be announced at the event, along with the first of two Education Grants from the Cranbrook Chamber Endowment Fund.
Tickets are available at: Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce – Local Business Advocacy.
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