2015 Burnaby Business Excellence Awards finalists announced

Twenty-eight Burnaby businesses have been announced as finalists in one or more award categories for the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards (BBEAs), which will be presented at the 16th BBEA Gala on November 5th. The finalists were announced at the annual Burnaby Business Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon, where this year’s honour was bestowed on The Valley Bakery.

The finalists in each award category are:

Burnaby Community Spirit 

  • Accent Inns
  • Blue Line Sports
  • FS Financial Strategies
  • G&F Financial Group
  • Still Creek Press

Family Friendly Business of the Year

  • SFU Community Trust
  • Traction on Demand
  • Westminster Savings Credit Union

Business Person of the Year

  • Christophe Bonzon – Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie
  • Jack Newton – Clio
  • Paul Lowey – Gloo Studios
  • Ralph Belisle – TQ Construction
  • Greg Malpass – Traction on Demand

Business of the Year (up to 50 Employees)

  • Gloo Studios
  • Left Coast Naturals
  • Mail-o-Matic Services
  • Photon Control
  • TQ Construction

 Business Innovation

  • Clio
  • Delta-Q Technologies
  • Greenlight Innovation
  • WrenchPatrol

 

 Business of the Year

  • Bit Stew Systems
  • Clio
  • Gateway Casinos & Entertainment
  • Hub International Insurance Brokers
  • Traction on Demand

 Environmental Sustainability

  • Brentwood Town Centre
  • Gateway Casinos & Entertainment
  • Left Coast Naturals
  • Reid’s Automotive Recycling
  • SFU Community Trust

 Entrepreneurial Spirit

  • Bit Stew Systems
  • Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie
  • Greenlight Innovation
  • WrenchPatrol

Not for Profit of the Year

  • BASES Family Thrift Store
  • Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion
  • Dixon Transition Society
  • Neil Squire Society
  • posAbilities Association of BC

About the Burnaby Business Excellence Awards

Each year, the Burnaby Board of Trade, in partnership with the City of Burnaby, recognizes businesses which have demonstrated outstanding business success over many years and have had a positive and significant impact on the community. The 16th Annual Burnaby Business Excellence Awards Gala will take place on November 5th, 2015 at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown.

About the Burnaby Business Hall of Fame

The Burnaby Business Hall of Fame is a special honour bestowed jointly by the Burnaby Board of Trade and the City of Burnaby. Established in 2003, the Burnaby Business Hall of Fame is the top business honour in Burnaby and recognizes widely-recognized, Burnaby-based businesses that have demonstrated outstanding business success over many years and have had a positive and significant impact on the community.

See the list of previous inductees at bbot.ca/programs/burnaby-business-hall-fame.