Business Awards 2026
Save The Date: Saturday, April 3, 2027
The Powell River Chamber of Commerce
is proud to host the annual Business Awards.
The Business Awards for 2027 will be held on
SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd.
These awards recognize the efforts and accomplishments of our local business community in sixteen categories.
Congratulations to all nominees and winners from 2026.
Your dedication and hard work continues to drive Powell River forward.
Business Awards Winners 2026
Business Excellence: Townsite Brewing
Employer of the Year: A&W Restaurant
(Runner-Up – FreshCo)
Employee of the Year: Don Simonetta – Kal Tire
(Runner-Up: Jacob Bristow – Dogworx Pet Ranch)
Entrepreneur of the Year: Convenient Chef – Steve MacLeod
(Runner-Up: Designer Signs – Craig McCahon)
Home Based Business:
Peggalish Designs
(Runner-Up: Forest & Fog)
New Business of the Year:
Gear Attic qathet
(Runner-Up: Eldr Supplements)
Agriculture:
Springtime Garden Centre
(Runner-Up: Terra Nostra Farm)
Customer Service Professional:
EnviroDig Contracting
(Runner-Up: Underwriters Insurance Agencies)
Customer Service Retail:
FreshCo
(Runner-Up: Armitage Mens Wear)
Customer Service Hospitality:
Monks on Marine
(Runner-Up: Royal Zayka)
Not for Profit:
Miklat Recovery Program
(Runner-Up: Powell River Salmon Society)
Forestry Sector:
Post and Purlin Forest Products
(Runner-Up: Lois Lumber)
Aboriginal Business:
Tla’amin Convenience Store
(Runner-Up: Select Sand & Gravel)
Sustainability:
Elemental Millwork
(Runner-Up: Blueberry Commons Farm Cooperative)
Tourism:
The Peak – Discover • Powell River • qathet • Tla’amin
(Runner-Up: Powell River Farmers Market)
Small Business:
Powell River Outdoors
(Runner-Up: Big O Tires)
We Celebrate the Business Successes in our Community.
We encourage you to nominate a business or person for our next awards. You will find the categories and criteria here to help you in your nominations. A business must be established (operating to the public) for at least 12 months to be eligible for any of the awards. You may nominate a person or business in more than one category, however multiple nominations for the same business in the same category is not necessary. We do not use a popularity system but rather an independent judging panel who review all submissions with equal consideration.
Nominate for Next Year
We are now accepting nominations for the upcoming Business Awards.
We have 16 categories to recognize business excellence in our community:
Entrepreneur, New Business, Aboriginal Business, Not-for-Profit Business,
Home-Based Business, Small Business, Forestry Sector, Agricultural Sector,
Tourism, Sustainability, Customer Service, Hospitality Customer Service,
Employer of the Year, Employee of the Year, and Business Excellence Award.
A Nomination Form is available here.
Stay tuned for nomination dates and deadlines.
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