Join Chamber members Saturday, October 22 at the 2011 Community and Business Awards, this year being hosted in the showroom of Coast Mountain GM.

The annual awards are organized and hosted by the Chamber,  developed on behalf of the business community, honouring service excellence in many categories. This is truly an inclusive process that has public nominations; a selection committee that chooses the three category finalists and then the members of the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce vote to determine the final category winner. 

 Tickets are now on sale and it's a time to come out, honour the award finalists and network with peers. It's an evening of fun, frolic, festivities and an opportunity to put the coveted Alpenman Trophy into the hands of deserving businessmen and women.

This will be a cocktail atmosphere evening with musical entertainment, silent and live auctions as well as all the fun of vying for the famous "bucket items". 

For tickets ($25.00 + HST = $28.00 each) please call 250-847-5072 or register at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There is a broad scope of service recognition in diverse categories honouring superior business expertise, service and innovation.

• Business of the Year: sponsored by the Interior News
• Business Person of the Year: sponsored by Vandergaag and Bakker
• Individual Customer Service Excellence: Sponsored by the Salvation Army
• Business Customer Service Excellence: Sponsored by the Hudson Bay Lodge
• Young Entrepreneur of the Year: sponsored by Oscar’s Source for Sports
• Family-Friendly Business: sponsored by the Bulkley Valley Credit Union
• Environmentally-Friendly Business of the Year: sponsored by the Town of Smithers and the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako
• Home-Based Business: sponsored by Smithers Lumber Yard
• Citizen/Volunteer of the Year: sponsored by RW Calderwood Realty
• Tourism Excellence Award: sponsored by Tourism Smithers
• Public Service Excellence: sponsored by the Aspen Inn and Suites
• Technology Innovation Award: sponsored by Northwest Science and Innovation