The Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce posted the nominees for its annual Business Excellence Awards.
The competition is fierce, with 10 businesses nominated for Business of the Year and seven people up for Businessperson of the Year.
The annual banquet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the community centre. Steve Smith is MCing, Emo's is catering and there will be a casino, silent auction and door prizes as well.
The complete list of nominees is as follows:
2011 Employee of the Year Nominees
Clare Hemming (Talisman)
Lawrence Rebalkin (Work ‘n Play)
Lindsey Corrigan (Helios Rehabilitation & Performance)
Lyle Knapp (Home Hardware)
Maryanne Krestinsky (Home Hardware)
Michelle Flynn (2nd Chance/Escape Within)
Shelley Johnson (TD Bank)
Tanya Young (Peoples Drug Mart)
Victoria Leeson (Powder Springs)
2011 Tourism and Hospitality Excellence Nominees
Amble Inn
Best Western Plus
Coast Hillcrest Resort Hotel
Cornelia Hueppi
Courthouse Inn
Gateway Inn
Last Drop
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Revelstoke Museum
Skytrek
2011 Industrial and Manufacturing Excellence Nominees
Mt. Begbie Brewing
Canada Post
Downie Timber
Revelstoke Community Forest Corp.
Selkirk Graphics
Selkirk Specialty Woods
Stoke Roasted Coffee
2011 Retail Excellence Nominees
Chantilly Bed n Bath
City Furniture
Daspy Fashions
Energy Matters
Escape Within/2nd Chance
Home Hardware
La Baguette
Peoples Drug Mart
Style Trend Clothiers
Universal Footwear
Valhalla Pure Outfitters
Wearabouts
Your Office and Art Centre
2011 Environmentaly Friendly Award Nominess
Home Hardware
McPherson Lodge
Modern Bakery
Sangha Bean
Talisman Fibre & Trading
2011 Entrepreneurial Excellence Nominees
Benoit’s Wine Bar
Comfort Zone Delivery
La Baguette
Ray’s Butcher Shop
Sanga Bean
The Cabin
2011 Home Based Business Excellence Nominees
Ambience Gallery
Revelstoke Current
2011 Community Support Excellence Nominees
City Furniture
Community Connections
Last Drop/Powder Springs
McDonald’s
Pharmasave
Touch of Elegance
Valhalla Pure Outfitters
2011 Business of the Year Nominees
Art First!
Best Western Plus
CKCR Radio
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Home Hardware
Style Trend Clothiers
Escape Within
Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum
RBC Royal Bank
Trans Canada Fitness
2011 Business Person of the Year Nominees
Norm Langois (Coast Hillcrest Resort Hotel)
Deenie Ottenbreit (Chantilly Bed n Bath)
Steven Hui (Pharmasave)
Elmer Rorstad (Free Spirit Sports & Leisure)
Marielle Brensrud (Zala’s Steak House)
Veronica Stevenson (Skytrek)
Angela Waterson (Escape Within)