Finalists have been named for the 2018 Whistler Excellence Awards, which takes place April 25 at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler.
This year's gala will be hosted by Mountain FM's Darren McPeake and feature eight awards for local business people.
Find more info at www.business.whistlerchamber.com/events/details/whistler-excellence-awards-presented-by-blueshore-financial-437.
The 2018 Whistler Excellence Awards finalists are:
Business Person of the Year - Presented by BDO Canada
-Matheo Durfeld
-Sarah Strother
-Kerri Jones
Citizen of the Year - Presented by Race & Company LLP
-Steve Bayly
-Shelagh Weightman
-Linda Epp
Innovative Business of the Year - Presented by Ridebooker
-gogglesoc
-WNorth
-ULLR Adventure Maps
Rising Star of the Year - Presented by Perez McKenzie Immigration
-Josianne Fox
-Isaac Marangoni
-Blair Kaplan
Whistler Experience Service - Large Business - Presented by Whistler Blackcomb
-Basalt Wine + Salumeria
- Whistler Public Library
-Canadian Wilderness Adventures
Whistler Experience Service - Small Business - Presented by Thornhill Real Estate Group
-Rocks & Gems
-The Fitzsimmons Pub
-Farfalla Hair and Esthetics
Sustainability in Action Business - Presented by Innergex
-Whistler Blackcomb
-Sea to Sky Soils
-Sea to Sky Removal
Whistler Champion of Arts & Culture - Presented by The Whistler Real Estate Company Ltd
-Angie Nolan
-Ace McKay Smith
-Dave Petko