Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce recognized their 2020 Business of the Year award recipients virtually this year. Winners and nominees were celebrated by watching a preproduced video package at six different local restaurants throuhgout the town on October 17th, 2020. The series of videos has been posted on the Chamber of Commerce's Facebook page recognizing the winners and their businesses. 

Two new awards were offered this year by the chamber including the Philanthropy Award and the Business Resilience Award. The Philanthropy Award is given to a buisiness that demonstrates outstanding corporate philanthropy through donations of time and money.  The Resilience Award recognizes a business that made changes to accomodate the community and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Additionally, Sylvan Laker Isiah Williams released a music video called Every Day's a Holiday (in Sylvan Lake). The video features the Business of the Year award sponsors and the 2020 Employee of the Year finalists and has been shared around 1600 times. The music video was both filmed and produced in Sylvan Lake. 

Denise Bryan-Williams, Executive Director for the Sylvan Chamber of Commerce stated, “We couldn’t be more happy how this has turned out. Our original vision was to provide a “halftime” entertainment piece for our Business Awards, and to see how much it has brought the community together with a happy positive message in these difficult times is incredibly heart-warming. I couldn’t be more proud”. 

Sylvan Lake 2020 Business of the Year Awards

Large Business of the Year:

Servus Credit Union

 

Small Business of the Year:

RoyAl Glass

 

New Business of the Year:

Ranch Gate Market

 

Marketing Excellence:

Fonda's Plumbing

 

Customer Service Excellence:

Servus Credit Union

 

Environmental Stewardship Award:

Good Earth Coffeehouse

 

Visitor Friendly Award:

The Wood Shed Axe Throwing

 

The Philanthropy Award:

Bukwildz

 

Business Resilence Award:

Snake Lake Brewing Company

 

Business Woman of the Year:

Pam Veldkamp Mitchell, DQ Grill + Chill

 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year:

Sara Barnes, Central Alberta Security + Automation

 

Employee of the Year:

Grace Woods, Good Earth Coffeehouse