Some of the best businesses in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were celebrated at the Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party on Dec. 13.
The business community gathered at Golden Eagle Golf Club to celebrate the season with traditional turkey dinner, to toast the past year's successes, and for a reveal of the nominees for the fast-approaching 2025 Business Excellence Awards.
"The chamber is incredibly honoured to celebrate these outstanding businesses and individuals who make our community thrive," said Chamber CEO Kristi Maier.
"Each nominee represents something unique and special, and all have been recognized by someone in our community for their hard work, dedication, and the positive impact they've made in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows."
The Ridge Meadows Business Excellence Awards will be held on March 8 at a the Sky Helicopters Hangar at the Pitt Meadows Airport. The event will be set to an Alice in Wonderland theme, there will be a gourmet dinner from the Humble Roots catering team, sweets provided by the Vanilla Bean Bake Shop, and in the background will be bidding on silent auction items.
Tickets cost $149 each for individual members, and there are prices for tables of eight with wine included. More information is available at ridgemeadowschamber.com.
The award nominees are:
Homebased Business of the Year
Sunflower Cafe
Markayting
Maple Washing Inc.
Lizzibear Hugs & Hair Care
Lash Freak
Micro Business of the Year
Tatum's Tailored Trips
Fraser Medical Aesthetics
The Systems Queens
Oakton FC
K & K Custom Creations
Poseidon Property Management
Sugaring Change
Lash Freak
2 Peaks Nutrition
Switchback Brewing Company
TMB Business Management
Small Business of the Year
Hairformers Studio
MealsAWeight
Maple Washing Inc.
Meescan Inc.
MacDonald Meechan Notaries
Vanilla Bean Bakeshop
Medium Business of the Year
Noura Homes
Dewdney Animal Hospital
Cloud 9 Beauty Lounge
Waypoint Insurance
Sunflower Cafe
MacLean Bros
Large Business of the Year
The Patch Brewery
Johnston Meier Insurance
E-One Moli
Nurse Next Door Homecare Services
New Business of the Year
Firework Design Inc.
Poseidon Property Management
Dr. Emma Furze
Ridge Notaries
Kelo Cannabis
C Market Coffee
The Patch Brewery
Maple Ridge Chevrolet Buick GMC
2 Peaks Nutrition
Mueller & Co. Home & Closet
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Ken Colosie - Poseidon Property Management
Kaylesha Penner - Markayting
Liza Afanassieva - Ridge Notaries
Chris & Nicky Evans - The Banana Bike
Candice Jones - A Day to Remember Events
Carley Simpson-Davies - Cloud 9 Beauty Lounge
Taylor Livesey - Vanilla Bean Bake Shop
Environmental Leadership Award
Sunflower Cafe
Noura Homes
Molecular Tech Coatings
Non-Profit Organization of the Year
Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association
Foundry Ridge Meadows - Community Service Maple Ridge
Ridge Meadows Hospice Society
Ridge Meadows Community Spirit
Jeannie Harnett
Tyler Towe
Ernie Daykin
Business Leader of the Year
Ellie Jubene - MealsAWeight
Kyla Aiken - EcoPlay
Lucy Meechan - MacDonald Meechan Notaries
Rebecca Laity - The Patch Brewery
Lindsay Kok - Amsterdam Greenhouses