Like pretty much every other mass gathering scheduled to take place this year, the Whistler Chamber of Commerce's 2020 Whistler Excellence Awards are moving online.
The annual award ceremony is set to take place (virtually) Wednesday night, beginning at 7 p.m.
Whistlerites are encouraged to gather with their "bubble" of friends and family members, order takeout from their favourite Whistler restaurants, head to the livestream and join the Chamber's at-home watch party to help celebrate the best Whistler's business community has to offer.
The ceremony will celebrate the resort's "innovators, trailblazers and community cultivators," and is "dedicated to honouring excellence in the areas of service, innovation, sustainability, outstanding leadership in the arts, business and community service." The event's Rising Star Award, meanwhile, "catapults careers for those under 40 on the fast track to success."
In non-pandemic years, the awards ceremony is also known to spark equally hilarious and heartwarming memories. (Who could forget this epic acceptance speech courtesy of 2018 Favourite Local Legend winner Brett Tippie?)
Check out the full list of nominees below, and follow this link when it's time to name the winners.
Business Person of the Year – Presented by BDO Canada
James Kirkwood – Kirkwood Consulting
Naoko Homma – Sushi Village
Nicolette Richer – Green Moustache Organic Juice + Live Food Bar
Citizen of the Year – Presented by Race & Company LLP
Dave Clark
Jade Quinn-MacDonald
PJ O’Heany
Innovative Business of the Year – Presented by Beedie Living
Murphy Construction Corp.
Sea to Sky Sourdough BReD
Snowboard Addiction
Rising Star of the Year – Presented by the RMOW
Cass Spence – Howe Sound Women’s Centre
Court Larabee – Whistler Blackcomb
Nikki Best – Snowberry Consulting
Whistler Experience Service – Small Business – Presented by Reactive Design
Escape Route – Alpine Demo Centre
Forged Axe Throwing
Revolution Powersports
Whistler Experience Service – Large Business – Presented by Whistler Blackcomb
Mongolie Grill Whistler
The Adventure Group
Whistler Public Library
Sustainability in Action Business – Presented by Cascade Environmental Resource Group Ltd
ecologyst & café
Sea to Sky Sourdough BReD
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Whistler Champion of Arts & Culture – Presented by The Whistler Real Estate Company Ltd
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Whistler Film Festival
Above & Beyond – Presented by the Hotel Association of Whistler
Doug Forseth – Whistler Learning Centre
Katrina Frew – Gibbons Whistler
Wayne Flann – Peak to Peak Adventures Ltd
