Nominees announced for business awards
The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce announced the nominees for this year’s business and ambassador awards.
There are five business awards and five ambassador awards up for grabs.
This year’s nominees for business of the year include Evil Dave’s Grill, Jasper Brewing Company, Kimchi House and River Trail Restaurant.
Nominees for the ambassador of the year include Valerie Bartziokas, Nancy Best, Peter Bridge, Gordon Bye, Valerie Domaine, Marianne Garrah, Colleen Green and Erin Reade.
To view the full list of awards and nominees, visit the chamber’s Facebook page.
The awards gala will be held on Oct. 15 at the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre. For reservations, contact Trina at [email protected] or 780-852-4621.
Chamber gathering Tour of Alberta feedback
The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce is hosting an informal meeting to garner feedback from businesses on how the Tour of Alberta may have affected them.
The meeting will be held at the Robson House on Oct. 8 between 3 and 6 p.m.
Members of the executive and board will be on hand to listen and there will also be a toonie bar from 5 to 6 p.m.
Communities in Bloom to announce winners
Communities in Bloom will announce the winners of this year’s competition in Kamloops this weekend.
Jasper is a finalist in the international challenge and has been nominated for three outstanding achievement awards for community involvement, heritage conservation and winter life.
Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and enhancing green spaces.
This is Jasper’s third time competing at the international level, after winning at the provincial and national levels in the past.
Although Jasper has received top marks in its category for the past two years, both years it has ultimately lost to other communities.
In 2014, Jasper placed second behind Castlegar, B.C., which had the most points and won the top prize in the “small category.” This year Jasper is competing in the “medium category.”
Judges passed through Jasper in July and rated the community on its tidiness, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape and floral displays, while also considering the community’s involvement within each category.
