The committee for the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards along with the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce have announced the finalists for their 27th BBEX Awards – BBEX Goes To The Movies.
This year there are seven awards categories as the awards this year celebrate “Battlefords Resilience.” The nominees are as follows:
Business Resilience
Award in Non Profit Section Sponsored By RBC Royal Bank:
- Battlefords Interval House
- Battlefords North Stars Hockey Club Inc.
Award in Business Section Sponsored By BDC Business Development Bank of Canada:
- Beaver Grill Express Asian Restaurant
- Blend Restaurant and Bar
- Discovery Co-operative Ltd.
- HVR Construction
- Porta Bella Restaurant
- Re/Max of the Battlefords
Community Support:
Award in Non Profit Section Sponsored By Innovation Credit Union:
- Battlefords Concern for Youth
- Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre
- Battlefords United Way Inc.
Award in Business Section Sponsored By: Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board
- Blend Restaurant and Bar
- Comfort Inn and Suites
- Discovery Co-operative Ltd.
- Innovation Credit Union
- Jim Pattison Broadcast Group
- Loraas Environmental Services
Everyday Heroes Award Sponsored By Sask-Tel
- Discovery Co-operative Ltd.
- North West College
- Village Centre Childcare
Heather Guthrie Customer Service Star Award
Award - Individual (Employee) Service, Sponsored By Bank of Nova Scotia:
- Kevin Dewing @ SLGA Liquor Store – North Battleford
- Chad Gartner @ Innovation Credit Union
- Dana Johnson @ North Battleford Golf & Country Club
- Candace Mack-Horton @ Battlefords Publishing/Regional Optimist
Award – Business Owner(s) – Entrepreneur Service, Sponsored By Blue Moose Media
- Li-Lhey Tayer and Chyrs Barrinuevo @ Cafe 4 U
- Krystle Ma @ Luna & Leigh
- Shirley Maze @ Styles Plus
- Beverly Pesony @ Stil Boutique & Beauty Inc.
The awards are set for Thursday, Nov. 12 at Capitol Annex Theatres in North Battleford. Tickets are available through the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce office at 306-445-6226. Individual tickets can be purchased for dinner, dessert and the movie for $90, or dessert and the movie: $50, both prices including GST. Dinner reservations will be at member restaurants including The Blend Restaurant and Bar, Porta Bella’s Restaurant, Montana’s and the Kihiw Restaurant.
“As co-chairs of the 2020 BBEX Awards, Dallan Oberg and I are looking forward to this event with a new twist,” said Dana Rissling, co-chair 2020, in a news release. “We are extremely proud of the work the chamber and the BBEX committee have dedicated to make this event happen. The committee is excited to present ‘BBEX Goes to the Movies’ with a new venue being the Annex Theatre as well as a new award format for the evening fitting for the 2020 year. We would like to congratulate all the nominees, the finalists and hope you can join us on Nov. 12 as we celebrate the Business Excellence of the Battlefords,”
