Nominations open until September 14th for Olds Chamber’s Small Business Awards

The time has come for the Olds & District Chamber of Commerce to once again honour the local business community.

The annual Awards Gala is slated for October 22nd at the Olds Royal Canadian Legion and the Chamber will launch Small Business Week with a breakfast at 7:30am on October 15th at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites.

Murray Elliott, Chair of the Small Business Award Committee, notes they will be collecting nominations for the seven different categories until September 14th on the Chamber’s website. Elliott says “that is all online in a flllable PDF. It’s quick and painless, it doesn’t take long. So if you would like to recognize a business or a person or a community venture – please do and get it in sooner than later.” Click here for the link.

The nominees for the awards will be announced during the Olds Chamber’s Business, Beer and Blue Jeans event on September 23rd at Olds College’s Werklund Ag and Technology Centre. The categories include Business of the Year, Community Spirit, Innovation, New Business, People’s Choice, President’s Award, and Youth Employee of the Year.

Listen to 96.5 The Ranch’s Community Hotline conversation with Murray Elliott.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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