The 2024 Judges’ Choice Award went to the Okanagan College Student Residences
KELOWNA – A record number of Finalists for the 2025 Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards have been announced!
42 projects and 16 companies will be competing for top honours at the 14th annual event, which will be held in late October at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna.
“We’re thrilled to help celebrate and promote the top commercial real estate projects and developers across the region this year,” says John MacDonald, Publisher of the Business Examiner News Group, which has coordinated the event since its inception.
“We love to see the development activity over the years materialize into places for people to work, live and play. This year features a number of high impact projects that our judges are carefully reviewing, and we look forward to announcing the winners in late October!”
2025 also marks the addition of several new categories marking an expansion from its roots as an exclusively project based awards ceremony. Feedback from prior attendees drove the addition of three new categories due to the critical role these firms play in building out commercial projects across the Island. Electrical Contractor, Engineer, and Civil Contractor of the Year are the new categories.
Eligible projects were completed between January 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, and located in Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Lumby, Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton, Oliver and Osoyoos, as well as the Regional Districts of Thompson Nicola, Columbia Shuswap, North Okanagan, Central Okanagan and South Okanagan-Similkameen.
Finalist Projects:
- Nk̓maplqs Iʔ Snm̓am̓ay̓aʔtn Iʔ K̓l Sqilxʷtət | OKIB Cultural Immersion School
- West Kelowna Firehall #32
- Oliver & District Arena Rehabilitation Project
- Oliver Outdoor Basketball Court
- McKinley Beach Amenity Building “Our Place”
- Lavington Truss Plant
- Lion’s Park Washroom Building Retrofit
- Balcomo Wellness Centre
- Omland Heal Office
- Madok Developments Office
- The Canadian Brewhouse (Kamloops)
- 959 Manhattan
- Mission Village at the Ponds
- Summerland Secondary School Gymnasium Addition
- parc Cristalina
- Little Paws Children’s Centre
- The Royal
- Wardlaw Avenue
- The Exchange – Phase 3
- Okanagan College – Salmon Arm Campus Student Housing Building.
- Okanagan College Vernon Student Housing & Child Care
- The Exchange – Phase 2
- IntraUrban McCarthy
- Lumby & District Senior Citizens Housing Society
- Ford Salon
- Holland Place
- Mission Creamery
- Central Green Final Phase Project (AKA Park Central & Park Plaza)
- Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – Station 106 (Shuswap)
- Caban
- Five Crossings
- Kelowna Endodontics
- Upper Mission Dental
- Pleasantvale Phase 2
- Arborwood Residences
- Quail Ridge Business Park Office
- The Kal Eatery Arcade Renovation
- Ashcroft Terminal Cross Dock Warehouse
- Parkcrest Elementary School
- Capstone
- LaVida Apartments
- 2324 Government Street
Finalist Companies:
- Williams Engineering
- CIMA+ (Kelowna)
- LIME Architecture
- Falcon Engineering
- Bear Paw Earthworks
- TwinCon Enterprises
- HPF Engineering
- Horizon Electric
- Rock Hard Excavating
- Rivermist Excavating
- Okanagan Electrical Systems
- Lowther Electric
- Valstar Electric
- Coe & Company Electric
- Train Construction & Development
- NOvation Architecture
Award categories include: Affordable Housing, Community Institutional, Tourism & Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-Family (Townhome + Condo), Purpose Built Rental, Office, Renovation, Retail, Mixed Use, Architect of the Year, Construction Company of the Year, Electrical Contractor of the Year, Engineer of the Year and Civil Contractor of the Year.
There will also be a Judges’ Choice Award for the best overall entry.
Tickets + Tables can be purchased here.
For information regarding sponsorship and the event, contact John MacDonald at 1.604.751.0819 or via email at: john@businessexaminer.ca.
