In addition to Citizen of the Year, the Delta Chamber of Commerce handed out nine other awards at the annual Hats Off gala last Friday night at Tsawwassen Springs:
Volunteer of the Year: Linda Edwards (James Latheron and Dianne Taylor were the other finalists)
Employee of the Year: Kevin Adlem of Eastlink Community TV (Marcello Oliverio and Helen Wiacek)
Special Event Excellence: Delta Dance Delta Cup (Day at the Farm and Rotary Club of Tsawwassen Bathtub Festival)
Rising Star Business: Nineteen-02 Kombucha (Good Hound Training & Daycare and X-Treme Clothing Boutique)
Environmental Leadership: Plascon Plastics (Micron Waste Technologies and Que Pasa Foods)
Small Business of the Year: Newmans Fine Foods (Clair’s Bed & Breakfast and element re:design)
Medium Business of the Year: HoneyDo Lifestyle Assistant (Pillars TranSporT and Royal Ocean Events)
Large Business of the Year: SEI Industries Ltd. (Ocean Trailer)
Business Leadership: David and Tara Anderson Budget Blinds of Delta (Eduard Epshtein of Delta Ice Hawks and Clair Oates of Clair’s Bed & Breakfast)