Business Excellence Awards

The Business Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions within the Salmon Arm business community. Hosted annually by the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce, this event recognizes local businesses and individuals who demonstrate excellence in innovation, customer service, community impact, and more. It's a night to honour success, foster connections, and highlight the best of Salmon Arm’s vibrant business landscape.

2025 Nominations Form and Information

Each year, the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce hosts the Business Excellence Awards to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of businesses, organizations, and individuals who help make our community vibrant, resilient, and innovative.

This year’s awards will take place on November 28, 2025 at Song Sparrow Hall.

Nomination Period:

August 15 – September 19, 2025 SEPTEMBER 26TH DEADLINE EXTENDED
Nominations can be submitted online for any of the 14 award categories.

General Nomination Criteria

To be eligible, the business or individual being nominated must meet at least one of the following criteria:

- Be a member of the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce

- Reside within the City of Salmon Arm

- Hold a City of Salmon Arm Business License

- Be employed by or operate a business located in Salmon Arm

Nominees may be businesses of any size, organizations, or individuals contributing meaningfully to the economic,

social, and cultural fabric of our region. You can be nominated more than once and in multiple categories!

Judging Process

All nominations will be evaluated by a panel of community members who are independent from Chamber staff and board directors.

Judges will review each submission based on the specific judging criteria outlined for each category.

To ensure fairness and integrity, Chamber staff and board members are not involved in the scoring or selection of winners.

Category Placement Disclaimer

The Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to reassign a nominee to a different award category if the selection committee determines that the nomination better aligns with alternate category criteria. This ensures that each nomination is evaluated in the most appropriate context and gives all nominees the best opportunity for recognition.

Categories and Criteria

Please see below for graphics containing each award, its description, and its criteria. For a downloadable PDF of the criteria, please click on the button below!

Congratulations to all of our nominees! Stayed tuned for the finalist announcement on November 3!

  • 4AG Robotics Inc.

  • A. M. Electrical

  • Access Precision Machining

  • ADAM Integrated Industries

  • Ambrosia Grill Taverna

  • Anvil Coffee Collective

  • Botanica Spa

  • Bridy Menard at Chadalin Skin and Laser

  • BTR Landscaping LTD.

  • Cahoots Restaurant

  • Carrie The Toothfairy

  • Castanet Media

  • Chadalin Skin & Laser

  • Charmed Hair Studio

  • Choose Refill Salmon Arm

  • Chris Davis

  • Chrisi Davis

  • CIBC

  • Cinda McIvor, Shuswap Association for Community Living

  • City Furniture Ltd.

  • Dinoflex

  • Eclectic Soul Gift Boutique

  • Eco Treats Cafe

  • Essential Edge Clothing

  • Foods of India

  • Forage General

  • Garret Pristie

  • Guided Heart Homecare

  • Hatch Works Landscaping

  • Hideaway Public House

  • Hindbo Construction

  • Hlina Weddings & Events

  • Holding Space Co

  • Inskip Electric

  • Jessica Walters - The Nom Shuswap

  • Jill Nahm, Physiotherapy

  • Kathryn Vennard, Brooke Downs Vennard

  • Lake life Day Spa

  • Laurie Main Inc

  • Lawson Engineering Ltd.

  • Letourneau Notary Corp

  • Marrionette Winery

  • Meaghan Zaichowsky

  • Meridian Integrative Health

  • MisMack Clean Cosmetics

  • Nature Delivered

  • Nawoc Consulting

  • On Alex

  • Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

  • Pardon Me Hearing

  • Q Hair Studio

  • Redpoint Construction

  • REMarket Etc.

  • Ricochet Brewing & Taphouse

  • SA Home Comfort Centre

  • Salmon Arm Demolition Derby

  • Salmon Arm Readymix LTD

  • Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union

  • Salmon Arm Wellness Clinic

  • Samson's Cleaning Supply

  • Shuswap Association for Community Living

  • Shuswap Cardiac Society

  • Shuswap Children's Association

  • Shuswap Coffee Company

  • Shuswap Community Foundation

  • Skookum Bike & Ski

  • Sterling Land Wealth Advisory Group of RBC Dominion Securities

  • Sunnybrae Winery

  • Taylor Bean

  • Taylor Made Wellness

  • Tekamar Mortgages

  • The Nom Shuswap

  • The Salvation Army - New Hope Community Ministries

  • Thread and Paper

  • Todd Hoggarth

  • Tom Arrowsmith

  • Total Restoration Services

  • Valid Manufacturing

  • Zoe Stevens Notary