January 2008

In This Issue
January Survey
Business Excellence Awards
Centennial Photography Contest
Monday Morning Memo
Group Insurance
Monthly Survey Question Penticton Chamber
 
 
 
 
 
The Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce wants to know what you think!

Click here to view this month's survey question.
 
Thanks to all those who responded to last month's survey question.
 
Here are the stats from last month's survey:
 

Now that the Canadian dollar is on par with the American dollar, is cross border shopping affecting your business? 

Positively 8%                                                  
Negatively 16%
No Change 72%
20th Annual Business 
Excellence Awards

 

Dan Albas, MC
 
Congratulations Penticton! Another successful Excellence Awards was enjoyed by almost 250 guests at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre recently.
 
Many guests dressed in period costume and were entertained by harpist Ingrid Schellenberg and singer Gillian Russell while enjoying an exquisite three-course dinner by Ovations Food Services.
Photo by Photography by Chris
 
Thank you to Mayor Jake Kimberley and Wally Hild for their historic re-enactment of the first City Council Meeting. 
 
A well-deserved nod goes out to all of our Sponsors - without you, we could not bring you this elegant event!
 
Congratulations to all the Nominees and the Winners of this year's 20th Annual Business Excellence Awards.
 
And the winners are . . .
 
 

Community Booster Award

 Jerry Oliver
 

Hospitality/Tourism Business Award

  Naramata Centre
 

Home Based Business Award

 CMQ Coaching
 

Industrial Business Award

Britco Building Systems
 

     Retail/Service Business Award

Terwilliger's Gifts & We R Unique
 

New Business Award

Teas & Weaves
 

Young Citizen of the Year Award

Chelan Egilson
 

Young Entrepreneur Award

Tiffany Shaw
 

Business of the Year Award

Excell Services
 
Business Leader of the Year Award
Mark Ziebarth
Centennial Photography Contest
 Celebrating A Century

 

The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan is partnering with the Centennial Advisory Committee to encourage Pentictonites to enter a Centennial Photography Contest that will run for the whole year.  The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan will accept and display all entries in the contest.  

 

The four categories are: 

  • Photographs of Centennial Events throughout 2008
  • Photographs of Centennial Projects, e.g. artwork, quilts, playgrounds, etc.
  • Photographs of people celebrating during Centennial
  • Photographs of 'What Penticton Means to Me.'
The Rules for the contest can be found at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, the Centennial Office and on the Centennial website.

 

The Centennial Advisory Committee will announce a winning entry each month. The monthly winner will receive a copy of the Centennial CD and have their photograph featured at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan and on the Centennial website.

 

For further information please contact Sharon Amos

Volunteer Chair, Centennial Advisory Committee

490-2391 or centennial@penticton.ca or

Karen Searle - Photo Contest Co-ordinator 492-6165 or   bandksearle@shaw.ca

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Actions Speak Louder Than

I'm a big believer in the power of words. But when words aren't backed by corresponding actions, talk is cheap.

Have you ever felt a disconnection between what a company promised you in their ads and what they actually delivered?

I carry a list of companies in my head called the "Never Again As Long As I Live" list. I'll bet you have one, too.

Was it the advertising of these companies that put them on our lists? Of course not.  It was their actions.

One dumb decision can undo years of good advertising.

What decisions have you made that send signals to your customers?

 

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Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance

     Photo by: David Szabo
    
     NEW MEMBERS
 

Main Street Upholstery

Tony Papove

1445 Main Street

Penticton BC V2A 5G4

770-1888

recoverd2002@shaw.ca

Sportsman Barbers

Gloria Gothard

106-1505 Main Street

Penticton, BC V2A 5G7

770-7838

 

Canadian Spirit Holiday Services

Lester Patrick

Penticton, BC

809-5428

 LPatrick@CanadianSpiritServices.com

www.CanadianSpiritServices.com

 

Morgan's Spa & Wellness

Morgan McKenzie

3435 Valleyview Road

Penticton BC V2A 8W9

462-1214

morganspa@shaw.ca

www.morgansspa.com

 

Bellevue Café

Toni Kushner/Rob Kushner

245 Main Street

Penticton BC V2A 4B1

492-6675

 

OK Region Towing

       Rene Bourque 

Penticton BC

250-328-8697

 

                            Bell

    Rob Truscott

100-2783 Skaha Lake Road

Penticton BC V2A 9B8

276-7180

 

Cotter's Bin & Demolition Service Ltd.

Kim or Doug Cotter

126 Spruce Place

Penticton BC V2A 8V8

493-6303

dcotter@telus.net

 

Old World Floor & Trim

Steve Watt/Ward Porter

Summerland BC

809-7153 or 809-6730

 

"Sue To You" Gift Baskets

Sue Little

2315 Government Street

Penticton, BC V2A 4W5

770-0886

Toll Free: 1-888-224-4387

info@suetoyou.com

www.suetoyou.com

 

B & L Machine Shop

Ashley Martin

448 Dawson Avenue

Penticton BC  V2A 3N7

492-2412

 
   Realty Executives Penticton

Trudy Jeeves

280 Main Street

Penticton BC  V2A 5B2

493-4372

info@realtyexecutivespenticton.com

www.realtyexecutivespenticton.com

Pamela Hanson, Realtor - Realty Executives Penticton

Pamela Hanson

280 Main Street

Penticton BC V2A 9A4

486-1119

1-866-493-4372

pamelahanson@realtyexecutives.com

www.pamelahanson.ca

 

Comfort Living for Seniors

Karen Neal

167 Warren Avenue West

Penticton BC V2A 3W1

770-8545

karen.neal@shawlink.ca

www.comfortlivingforseniors.com

 
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Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce
553 Railway Street
Penticton, BC V2A 8S3
250.492.4103