VICTORIA – Dodd’s Furniture was named Business of the Year and Balance Home Cleaning was chosen as Small Business of the Year at the 18th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, held at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort in Victoria.
The sold-out event celebrated the best of the best of business on the island for the past year.
Black Press was a Platinum Sponsor of the BE Awards this year, and RBC Royal Bank, Grant Thornton LLP, Shaw and Liquid Capital West Coast Financing Corp. were the event’s Gold Sponsors.
Category sponsors were Coastal Community Credit Union, Helijet, Island Savings Credit Union, Grieg Seafood, Invest Comox Valley and BE Digital.
There were 15 other categories, two of which had Award of Merit runner-up winners: Coulson Ice Blast of Port Alberni in Industrial Manufacturer, and Kwa’Lilas Hotel in Port Hardy in Hospitality.
Other winners in the other 15 categories were:
- Automotive: Harris Mazda of Nanaimo
- Construction/Development & Real Estate: Alair Homes of Nanaimo
- Entrepreneur: Coco Café of Cedar
- Food & Food Production: Riot Brewing of Chemainus
- Health Care: Comfort Keepers of Victoria
- Hospitality: Brentwood Bay Resort & Spa of Brentwood Bay
- Industrial Manufacturer: VMAC of Nanaimo
- Manufactured Wood Products: Creative Woodcraft of Cobble Hill
- Ocean Products: Saltwest Naturals of Sooke
- Professional: Engaged HR of Victoria
- Restaurant: Big Wheel Burger of Victoria
- Retail: Close To You Ladies Fashion & Lingerie of Parksville
- Technology: Freshworks Studio of Victoria
- Tourism: Eagle Wing Tours of Victoria
- Trades: Mazzei Electric of Nanaimo
Click here to view the official event program, with profiles of all 88 finalists.