JULIE LAWLOR
WESTSHORE – It’s that time of year again! Nominations and voting are open for Best of the WestShore Awards.
Nominations are open until July 31, and voting takes place through September 2. This partnership between the Goldstream News Gazette and the WestShore Chamber of Commerce takes place every year, and is open to all organisations within the WestShore municipalities of Colwood, Langford, the Highlands, Metchosin and View Royal. Last year, over 36,000 votes were cast across 44 categories. Those voted into the top three in each category are contacted in September, and the results are announced at the Best of the WestShore Awards event in October.
Voting in the Best of the WestShore Awards is a great way to support your favourite local businesses and non-profits. And it’s no problem if you don’t have 44 favourites, as long as you vote for at least 10! When you get onto the platform you will see 140+ organisations which have pre-registered, others which other voters have added, and you can add your own.
If you are a business owner or manager and you missed the pre-registration opportunity which ran throughout May, it is still easy for you to get involved. When you get onto the platform you can write in your organisation name in the category that is most relevant to your business or non-profit, and vote for 9 of your WestShore neighbours. Once your submission is reviewed to ensure that you are within the WestShore, your organisation name will be on the platform and your clients and customers will be able to vote for you – as long as you do so by July 31!
And who doesn’t like free publicity?
To access the voting platform, please go to goldstreamgazette.com and click on “Contests.” To further connect with the WestShore Chamber, you can sign up for our e-news on our “Contact Us” page at westshore.bc.ca or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Good luck!
Julie Lawlor is Executive Director at the West Shore Chamber of Commerce
