2022 Business Excellence Award Semi-Finalists

To celebrate another year of businesses rising to meet every challenge, the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the finalists for the 2022 Business Excellence Awards.  The finalists listed below have distinguished themselves across Ten Business Award categories.

Thank you to Castanet for streaming live to our business and community leaders.

Congratulations to the 2022 Business Excellence Awards Finalists 

Service Excellence sponsored by Kettle Valley Memorial

  • Bob's Door Service
  • Elevation Woodworks Inc.
  • South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services

Marketing & Communications sponsored by Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Association

  • Graphically Hip Promotional Inc.
  • Travel Penticton
  • Wild Slide Presentation Design

 Hospitality Excellence sponsored by Travel Penticton

  • Bowmont Motel
  • Glow SUP & Adventures
  • The Nest

Not-For-Profit Excellence sponsored by Omland Heal Chartered Professional Accountants

  • JCI Penticton
  • Penticton Art Gallery
  • South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services

Community Support Excellence sponsored by Penticton Western News

  • Fountain Tire
  • Graphically Hip Promotional Inc.
  • The Concorde Retirement Community – Verve Senior Living

Workplace Culture Excellence sponsored by South Okanagan Immigrant & Community Services (SOICS)

  • Penticton and Area Cooperative Enterprises (PACE)
  • Travel Penticton
  • ValleyFirst, a division of First West Credit Union

New Business of the Year sponsored by Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union

  • Cherry On Top Shake Shop
  • Penticton Boat Club
  • Penticton Global Grocers

Young Professional of the Year sponsored by JCI Penticton & Graphically Hip

  • Jacob George | Coyote Cruises
  • Jane-Long Haggerty | Long-Haggerty Chartered Professional Accountant Inc.
  • Katie O'Kell | Serendipity Winery

Business Leader of the Year sponsored by TD Canada Trust

  • Cherry Fernandez | SOICS
  • Kevin Smith | Kettle Valley Memorial
  • Hollie Tayal | Modern PURAIR South Okanagan

Business of the Year sponsored by Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen

  • Barley Mill Brew Pub
  • Fountain Tire
  • Nor-Mar Industries Ltd – Brutus Truck Bodies

Award Categories & Criteria 

The Business Excellence Awards Mardi Gras Gala presented by Total Restoration Services will be held on October 22 at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre.  The event will also be streamed Facebook Live.  Purchase Tickets