Surrey, B.C. – On Thursday, September 15th, the Surrey Board of Trade will present four winners with the Surrey Environment and Business Awards. The awards are presented to Surrey Board of Trade members or Surrey-based businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication to environmental leadership and/or issues. The award recipients are guided by a sense of respect for the environment and demonstrate this initiative consistently.
This year’s nominees are:
Small Business Category
Compy Inc.
Green Tech Resurfacing Ltd.
Seaboard Self Storage
Zero Waste Clothing
Medium Business Category
Fleetwood Adventure Service Ltd.
Sunrise Kitchens Ltd.
Mansonville Plastics Group of Companies
Large Business Category
Cascades Recovery Inc.
Vancity Credit Union
Progressive Waste Solutions
A new Circular Economy Award will also be presented this year to one of the nominees above. The winner will have demonstrated that they re-invent, re-think and re-define how they use materials. They will have kept resources in use for as long as possible, extracted the maximum value from them while in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life.
The Surrey Board of Trade will announce the winners of the awards at its 10th Annual Surrey Environment and Business Awards Luncheon event featuring Mike McNaney, Vice-President, Environment, Fuel and Government Relations, WestJet. Attendees will be entered into a draw to win two tickets to anywhere WestJet flies!
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 104 Avenue, Surrey)
Time: Lunch and Registration 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; Program 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Admission: $50 + GST each (member) or $65 + GST each (non-member)
Presenting Sponsor: Lawson Lundell LLP
Supporting Sponsor: PW Trenchless Construction
Award Sponsors: Abbotsford International Airport and WSP Canada Inc.
Media Sponsor: The Leader Newspaper
Media representatives are invited as our guests. Please RSVP by replying to this email.
For further information, please contact Anita Huberman, CEO, Surrey Board of Trade, at anita@businessinsurrey.com or at 604.634.0342.
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