Friendship House a finalist four times in Chamber of Commerace Business Awards
Business excellence honoured
The Daily News Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The finalists for the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards were announced Friday in the Atlin Terminal building among a whose-who of Rupertites. Chamber president Deb Stava, along with several helping hands announced the finalists for 12 separate categories including ‘Newsmaker of the Year’, the ‘City Ambassador award’ and ‘Rookie Business of the Year’. “The response to opening the voting was extraordinary,” said Stava. “The chamber is delighted to be honoring business excellence in the community and the people whose enthusiasm, commitment and dedication make Prince Rupert the remarkable it is.”
Former mayor and now BC Liberal candidate Herb Pond is joined by Fred Feddema and Friendship House Association (represented by Farley Stewart) as the finalists for the City Ambassador award.
The Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year and the annual business awards gala is a chance for the best and brightest of the community to celebrate the year that was in the business community.
Rookie Business of the Year: Chances Prince Rupert, Costal Nail Salon, Good Times Gaming and Electronic
Community Involvement Award: Chances Prince Rupert, Friendship House Association, Northern Savings Credit Union
Aboriginal Business of the Year: Grassy Bay Services Ltd., H2O Adventures, Rainforest Books
City Ambassador Award: Friendship House Association, Fred Feddema, Herb Pond
Small Business of the Year: Trades, Industry, Manufacturing, and Transportation: Entire Automotive, The Electrician, WestCoast Launch
Small Business of the Year: Hospitality and Tourism: Cow Bay Café, Cowpuccino’s, Prince Rupert Adventure Tours
Small Business of the year – Retail: Anna’s Couture, Baker Boy, City Furniture, Homework.
Non-Profit of the Year: Friendship House Association, Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society, Prince Rupert Wildlife Shelter, Rotary Clubs of Prince Rupert, Salvation Army
Excellence in Customer Service: Coast Hotel, Crest Hotel, Entire Automotive, Homework
Green Award: Civic Pride, Eco Management, World Wildlife Fund
Newsmaker of the Year: Friendship House 50th Anniversary, Prince Rupert Port Authority, Rupert Rampage
Business of the Year: Coast Hotel, Hawkair, Northern Credit Savings Union
Farley Stewart: “I Need a Hero”
This is my first entry, one small step for mankind eh? What you will find mostly in this Blog are my ariticles I write for our local newspaper. They print something every Friday. About a year ago the Editor asked if I would like to do an article I asked about what and he said on anything I want. WOW! Just so you know there are not alot of aboriginal writers in Northern British Columbia writing for local papers. I think its cultural 
Anyway bear with me, I’m just a guy on a journey as I have been reading some of my past articles (which I will eventually put on this Blog) I realize my life has been quite the soap opera; and I didn’t even do anything:o . So it begins………..
