“Spirit of Ladysmith” Community Awards 2011

And the winners are…………….

Entrepreneur of the Year
STEVE WILKINSON – Pharmasave Ladysmith
Sponsored by:Rotary Club of Ladysmith 

Business of the Year (1-10 Employees)
GNB BUILDERS INC.
Sponsored by:  49^th Parallel Grocery

 Business of the Year (11+ employees)
PHARMASAVE LADYSMITH
Sponsored by:  Robson O’Connor

Volunteer of the Year
NITA GRANT
Sponsored by:  Jillian Dashwood – Island Homes Realty

 Service Employee of the Year (1-10 employees)
COLEEN ANDREYCHUK-BURKE – Grant Jewellers
Sponsored by:  The Chronicle

Service Employee of the Year (11+ employees)
COLLEEN GAUDREAULT – Pharmasave Ladysmith
Sponsored by:  E & S Heating

 Not-For-Profit of the Year
KINSMEN CLUB OF LADYSMITH
Sponsored by: Bastion Law Group

Youth of the Year
KATRINA STIRLING
Sponsored by:  Vancouver Island Insurance Centres

 Congratulations to all of the following Nominees

Business of the Year (1-10 employees)

The 49th Café
Community Link Connexions Inc.
GNB Builders Inc.
Little Rascals Pets and Supplies
Business of the Year (11+ employees)
Pharmasave Ladysmith, Western Forest Products

Entrepreneur of the Year

Nikki MacCallum of Nikki Design
Peter Richmond of 49th Parallel Grocery
Steve Wilkinson of Pharmasave Ladysmith

Service Employee of the Year (1-10 employees)

Inga Anderson, Coleen Andreychuk-Burke, Jill Collins, Danielle Eastick,
Margie Forester, Sandra Hendricks, Heidi Kulhawy, Jacquie Neligan,
Cheryl Onciul, Lesley Parent, Colin Pickell, Monica Stieda, Marti Westergaard

Service Employee of the Year (11+ employees)

Colleen Gaudreault

Non-For-Profit of the Year

Kinsmen Club of Ladysmith
Ladysmith & Dist Historical Society
Ladysmith Family and Friends

Volunteer of the Year

Audrey Ballegeer, Hilary Bell, Nita Grant, Jim Masyk, Isabelle Ouelette,
Duck Paterson, Ed & Marie Polachek, Rod Saunders, Carol Sparham,
David Walbank, Volunteers at Ladysmith Family & Friends

Youth of the Year

Annika Bouma, Noah Hendricks,
Katrina Stirling, Brendan Wilkinson

Special Thanks to the Masters of Ceremonies, Jill Dashwood and Lesley White.  Also, thank you  to the Ladysmith Ambassadors for all of their help during the evening.  Another huge thank you to Chamber Directors Rhonda Shirley & Kathy Holmes for organizing this event and to Ed Shirley for his endless help and support!!!