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Like many other events, the annual Business Excellence Awards were impacted by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. So, this year voting and presentations moved online. And instead of a juried selection process, the Chamber partnered with the Sooke B次元官网网址 Mirror to offer online voting.

The awards were announced Tuesday night.

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The 2020 Business of the Year was awarded to Castle Liquor Store.

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Castle Liquor Store has operated in Sooke for more than 54 years, first as a pub and adding the liquor store in 1986.

This year, Taylor said her customers appeared to be grateful for many of the pandemic protocols the company put in place, from creating a website to curbside pick up.

Lainey Rae, Goldsmith, won New Business of the Year.

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Lainey Rae, Goldsmith, opened in East Sooke last June and offers goldsmith and other metalwork.

The award winners include:

B次元官网网址� Business of the Year B次元官网网址� 1. The Castle Liquor Store; 2. Sheringham Distillery; 3. CathyB次元官网网址檚 Corner Cafe.

B次元官网网址� Dining and Hospitality B次元官网网址� 1. CathyB次元官网网址檚 Corner Cafe; 2. Route 14 Sooke; 3. Shirley Delicious.

B次元官网网址� Home-Based Business B次元官网网址� 1. Meanwhile in Sooke; 2. Sooke PocketB次元官网网址; 3. Whiffin Spit Wellness.

B次元官网网址� Manufacturing and Industry B次元官网网址� 1. Sheringham Distillery; 2. CathyB次元官网网址檚 Corner Cafe; 3. Sooke Brewing Company.

B次元官网网址� New Business of the Year B次元官网网址� 1. Lainey Rae Goldsmith; 2. Sooke Yarn and Fabric; 3. Collar & Comb Pet Grooming.

B次元官网网址� Not for Profit and Volunteering B次元官网网址� 1. Sooke Food Bank Society; 2. Amber Academy Youth Fine Arts Society; 3. Sooke Family Resource Society Thrift Store.

B次元官网网址� Pandemic Pivot Award B次元官网网址� 1. Westcoast Family Medical Clinic; 2. Riverside Cannabis; 3. The Stick in the Mud Coffeehouse.

B次元官网网址� Professional Services B次元官网网址� 1. A Sea of Bloom; 2. Collar & Comb Pet Grooming; 3. Otter Point Veterinary Hospital; 4. Sooke Veterinary Hospital.

B次元官网网址� Retail and Services B次元官网网址� 1. The Stick in the Mud Coffeehouse; 2. The ArtisanB次元官网网址檚 Garden; 3. BosleyB次元官网网址檚 Sooke.

B次元官网网址� Trades and Skilled Labour B次元官网网址� 1. Len Banner Construction Sooke; 2. 24/7 Electric; 3. Dumont Tirecraft; 3. West Shack Auto Service.

The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce has 150 members. In 2021, the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating 73 years.

editor@sookenewsmirror.com
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