TERRACE STANDARD ~ Bustness REVIEW ~ Business suCCeSS honoured THE NOMINEES are out and voting is under- way on the Chamber of Commerce's annual bu- siness excellence awards. Ballots have to be re- turned by Oct. 10 and the winners will be an- nounced al the Oct. 25 gala evening at the Best Wester Terrace Inn. Here are the nominees: Contributor to the Arts: Donna Ziegler of the ‘Dare to Dream Founda- ‘tion, Terrace Art Galiery, ..Marilyn Kerr of Sight and - Sound, : Rookie of the Year: ' Spa Essentials, Northwest »” Weekly, Curves for “Women Tourism Excellence: 75th anniversary commit- tee, Brian Downie of Ter- _tace Tourism/Riverboat Days Society, Shames Mountain Ski Corp. : Home Based Business: The Basket Case (Silvana Making progress NORTHERN DRUGS co- owner Gerry Martin has been named {o a group set up to monitor B.C.’s eco- nomic performance. The B.C. Progress Board has identified key economic indicators ‘and then sees how B.C. stacks up.against other provinces. studies —-one examined tural BC: dnd recommen- ° ded thére. be a resource di- vidend: that. returns some revéhue:to'the areas where - it'was generated. nhs, progress board's “Tt.also: conducts its own. THE NOMINEES for Employee of the Year are Zina Wood of Spa Essentials, Cathy Morris of Terrace Totem Ford Sales and Carman Hendry of Northwest Regional Airport. Awards are presented Oct. 25. Rigsby), Pampered Chef (Carla McDonald), North- west. Copiers (Dean Porter). Employee of the Year: Zina Wood of Spa Essen- tials, Cahty Morris of Ter- race Totem Ford, Carman Hendry of Norihwest Re- gional Airport. Community Booster: Terrace Sight and Sound, All Seasons Source for ew: is David Black who owns a string of newspa- pers in B.C. including The ‘Terrace Standard. [be] Tenpace PowEn & SAIL SQUADRON WAHL BE PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING COURSES: - BOAT PRO cl, 248 25 - Successfet completion guolifie; for the Pleasure Crof! Operators Certificate (PCOC). Fri. avening & Sat. morning, Location NWCC roam 2002. Cost 550 (rmoteriol & certificate incl.) VHF Now 148 15- (Maritime Racotelephone Course} Successtul ccmpletion Qualifies for the Restricted Operotors (Maritime) ROC Fri, evening & Sa’. morning. Location NWCC room 2002, Cost 550 (moterlls & certifixcte inc.) CPS BOATING CPS Booting Course: Jan, 12, 2004 enroll now, Course roost $200, Includes oll course materigs & PCOC. Course 11 weeks duration, one 3 hour session par weak, Monday nights 7-10 p.m, ot the NIC. For further information ond dass registration, please contact Rob ot the Kermode Dive Sho at 635-9440 days o Dave of 635-7208, Registration must be at least one week priot to dass commencement, Northwest Smile Design Center Or. BA Obi, be, familys, Ful ace Orthodontics, TM * Serving the Northwest lor 10 years # Full Fate Orthodontic Care ® Invisalign - the invisable braces © LMJ. frentment “# Porcelain Crowns ond Yenears * Teeh Whitening (Bleaching) © Loiex Free Office - Dr. Peter. A. Okimi " 200-4619 Park Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1V5 _ (250) 635-7611 Died you dniow that child should be seen for their first otthodontic scraentng belare age 7F mee oan a) Sports, The Mix/CIFW & NTV. Customer Service: Spa Essentials, Terrace Tatem Ford Sales, Terrace Builders Do-It Centre Retailer of the Year: Canadian Tire, Gemmas’ Boutiques, Kermodei Trading Newsmaker of the Year: Debbie Scarborough of Terrace Transition House, Fraser Mackie of the Terrace. Kitimat Air- port Society, Hawkair _ Company of the Year: Northwest Weekly, Haw- kair Aviation, Tim Hor- ton’s Executive of the Year: Bryan Gascon of Canadian Tire, Dullss Kleamyck of , Best Western Terrace Inn, Valerie Gauvin of Terrace & District Credit Union. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 Terrace Shopping Centre Mall Parking Lot ¢ Terrace Fire Department on lecation ¢ Fire extinguisher _ demonstrations ¢ Fire Safety House -* Bring your own extinguisher for inspection * Wood Stove ~|. Information