PRINCE GEORGE – Calvin Kruk Centre For The Arts was named the Judges’ Choice Award Winner for Best Overall Entry in the fourth edition of the Northern BC Commercial Building Awards Thursday, June 2 at the Ramada Hotel in Prince George.
The Calvin Kruk Centre For The Arts was also the Award of Excellence winner in the Community Renovation category. The bi-annual celebration of the best in commercial and industrial construction was for buildings completed between Jan. 1, 2014 and Dec. 31, 2015 from Fort St. John and Dawson Creek to Prince Rupert, and from 100 Mile House to Prince George. There were 23 finalists in this version of the event, and the process started with over 40 eligible projects.
The Northern BC Commercial Building Awards were held in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and the Judges’ Choice Award for Best Overall Entry in the 2014 event went to 6534 Airport Road in Fort St. John.
Gold Sponsors for the event were RE/MAX Commercial, the Northern Regional Construction Association, the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, and the BC Northern Real Estate Board Commercial Council. MNP LLP, and the Business Development Bank of Canada also sponsored the event.
The Award of Excellence winners in each category were:
- Community Institutional: Lakes District Hospital of Burns Lake.
- Office Renovation: Triton Environmental Consultants of Terrace.
- Retail Renovation: RBC Royal Bank of Prince George.
- Community Recreational: Lakeside Multiplex of Burns Lake.
- Industrial: Macro Industries of Fort St. John.
- Hospitality: Microtel Inn & Suites of Kitimat.
- Retail/Shopping Centre: Prosperity Ridge Shopping Centre of Williams Lake.
- Retail: Northland Dodge of Prince George.
- Green Award: Passive House of Fort St. John.
Awards of Merit went to:
- Community Institutional: Chetwynd District Centre of Chetwynd, and Learning & Development Centre of the University of Northern B.C. in Prince George.
- Office Renovation: Century 21 Energy Realty of Fort St. John.
- Retail Renovation: Integris Credit Union of Prince George.
- Industrial: The Rogers building of Fort St. John.
- Retail: All-West Glass of Prince George.
The Official Book of the awards, featuring photo and descriptions of all finalists, is available online at the following link.
For further information, contact Mark MacDonald at mark@businessexaminer.ca.
