Buildings From The Malahat To Port Hardy To Be Celebrated At Live April Event
NANAIMO – Construction was brisk during 2021 despite the COVID pandemic, and because of that, a large number of nominations are expected for the 15th Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards, which will be held as a live event in late April. For the past two years, the event was held virtually.
Commercial, industrial and revenue-producing projects, including renovations, from the Malahat to Port Hardy are up for these awards, and must have been completed between January 1 and December 31, 2021.
“Construction and real estate have been amongst the strongest sectors to drive the Vancouver Island economy during the Covid Pandemic, so we expect that we will again have a large number of nominations for this year’s event,” says Mark MacDonald of Business Examiner, which coordinates the event.
Nomination deadline is March 4.
There will be at least 11 commercial categories:
- Mixed-Use (commercial/residential)
- Seniors housing
- Community institutional
- Community recreational
- Retail
- Industrial
- Multi-family
- Hospitality
- Commercial renovation/restoration
- Office
- Green
There will also be a Judges’ Choice Award for the best overall entry. Last year’s winner were the Village on Third project in Nanaimo. Due to the pandemic, winners were announced via a Zoom program.
A select team of independent judges from the real estate industry will perform adjudication.
Gold Sponsors of the Awards have been MNP LLP and Coastal Community Credit Union. Black Press is a Platinum Media Sponsor. Category sponsors have been Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Colliers, NAI Commercial, Canadian Western Bank, Canadian Western Bank, RE/MAX Commercial, Herold Engineering and Yellow Sheet Review.
Last year’s Program listing all of the Finalists can be viewed at https://issuu.com/businessexaminer/docs/2021_vireb_book
The YouTube presentation of the actual awards can be seen at https://youtu.be/w_qqY7VgM9M
There is no cost to enter. For information and nomination forms, please contact Sue Lessard of VIREB at 250-390-4212 or visit www.vireb.com.