2020 Virtual Fernie Business Awards Winners Announced

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the winners of the 2020 Virtual Fernie Business Excellence Awards. The awards gala was held virtually on the evening of Friday 23 October. In one of the most difficult years for our small and medium businesses, it was important that we paused to celebrate the resilience and outstanding achievements of the individuals and organizations that make Fernie so special.

Without further ado, here are the 2020 award winners:

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by The City of Fernie
Lori Bradish

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by College of the Rockies
Spa 901

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by North Coal
Fernie Fox Hotel

CHAMBER BUSINESS LEGACY
Sponsored by 2nd Edition
Coworking Giv’Er Shirt Works

NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Fernie Alpine Resort
Rooftop Coffee Roasters

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 
Sponsored by Fernie Fix 
Fernie Fox Hotel 

COMMUNITY TOURISM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by Tourism Fernie 
Fernie RV Resort 

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by Community Futures East Kootenay
Fernie Catering Co. 

SPIRIT OF FERNIE AWARD 
Sponsored by Columbia Basin Trust 
Tourism Fernie 

TEAM OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by TD Bank Group 
The Chopstick Truck 

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD 
Sponsored by Best Western Plus Fernie Mountain Lodge
Megan Lohmann 

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
Sponsored by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group 
Fernie Home Hardware Building Centre 

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 
Sponsored by The Free Press 
Ev Eijsermans 

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce would like to thank our title sponsor North Coal, as well as our feature sponsors Teck, East Kootenay Community Credit Union, Western Financial Group, and Fernie Fox Hotel. We would also like to acknowledge our award sponsors: City of Fernie, College of the Rockies, 2nd Edition Coworking, Fernie Alpine Resort, Fernie Fix, Tourism Fernie, Community Futures East Kootenay, Columbia Basin Trust, TD Bank Group, Best Western Plus Fernie Mountain Lodge, Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, and the Fernie Free Press. 

Media Contact: 
Brad Parsell – Executive Director 
brad@ferniechamber.com 
250 423 6868