EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce held its President's Dinner and Business Excellence Awards April 18 at the West Van Yacht Club.
The Citizen of the Year award went to John Barker. West Van Florist won Best Big Business of the Year, and Options Solutions took home the award for Best Small Business. Ambleside Dermedics won the Best New Business award and Ferris Fare Ltd./Food with Initiative (maker of Monkey Toast) won for Best Innovator. Dr. Nick Seddon of Dundarave Dental Clinic took home the Young Entrepreneur award.
For this year's awards, there were 48 nominations in the six different categories.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, COMMUNITY ACTION
Mulgrave School's Grade 10 film students had the opportunity to partner with the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce for their annual President's Dinner and Business Excellence Awards.
Student filmmakers were divided into groups of three and assigned a business or person that had been nominated for an award. The goal was to create a one-minute documentary profiling the nominee's accomplishments.
The student films were judged professionally by a member of the local film industry with the top three films receiving prizes. According to film teacher Lian Anson, "All the students involved agreed that they learned valuable skills, met some great people in the community and enjoyed a rich, authentic learning experience."
All 20 films were showcased at the April 18 awards ceremony. The top three filmmaking team award winners were as follows: Gold - John Barker by Boyd Borjiet, Omar Salemohamed and Connor Stanton; Silver - Nurse Next Door by Jena Roper, Angie Joannou, Daniela Martin and Ashleigh Kearns; and Bronze - DavidsTea by Curren Page, Richard Jung, Stephen Lynch, Eduard Manea and Marcus Hann.
BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
West Vancouver builder G.D. Nielsen Developments Ltd. has been awarded the Avid Custom Builder Award - Best Customer Experience Among Custom Builders in Canada.
The company was recognized for providing the best customer experience among all custom builders in Canada represented in an Avid survey. The company received an Avid Index Score of 292.3 points (out of a total 300 points) as rated by their customers. One hundred per cent of their homebuyers said they would recommend G.D. Nielsen Developments to family and friends. An article profiling G.D. Nielsen Developments and its survey results will be published on avidbuilder.com, an online resource for housing news and information.
Now in its 10th year, the Avid Award is an industry-sponsored award program honouring the best builders in Canada.
APPLY TO BULLYINGCANADA
BullyingCanada, Canada's national anti-bullying charitable organization, is now accepting applications from individuals who are interested in being a part of the national board of directors.
Interested applicants can forward their resume to the organization by email at: [email protected] or by fax at 866-780-3592. For more information visit BullyingCanada.ca or contact BullyingCanada by telephone at 1-877-352-4497.
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