Kelowna Yacht Club sails away with Commercial Building Awards

October 30, 2015

KELOWNA – Kelowna Yacht Club sailed away with the Judges’ Choice best overall entry winner in the 7th Annual Southern Interior Construction Association Commercial Building Awards October 22 at the Coast Capri Hotel.

The spectacular waterfront project was also the Excellence Award winner in the Hospitality category in the event, which honours the best in commercial and industrial properties built between January 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 in the Thompson, Okanagan and Kootenay regions.

Re/MAX Commercial was the Gold Sponsor of the event, while category sponsors were Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty, MNP LLP and Colliers International Kelowna.

Other Excellence Award winners were Sandhill Estate Winery of Kelowna in Renovation, Queensway Transit Exchange of Kelowna in Community Institutional, Skyview Terraces of Kelowna in Multi Family, Cadence at the Lakes of Lake Country in Recreation/Resort, Upper Avenue Professional Building of Kelowna in Office, Okanagan Sockeye Hatchery of Penticton in Industrial, Arrowleaf Cellars of Lake Country in Winery, Stuart Bish Photography of Penticton in Retail, and West Kelowna’s Mar Jok Elementary in the Green Category for Environmental Excellence.

Merit Awards went to Mara House of Vernon and Kelowna YMCA in Renovation, the Fairfield Inn & Suites of Kamloops in Hospitality, Columbia Shushwap Regional District Administration Building in Salmon Arm in Community Institutional, SOLE on St. Paul of Kelowna in Multi Family, Kelowna BCAA in Industrial, and Orchard Ford of Kelowna in Retail.

Bill Everitt, Chief Operating Officer of SICA, said “We are extremely pleased to recognize the creativity and workmanship of the construction and design community through the SICA Commercial Building Awards.

“The event continues to showcase owners with a dream, architects and engineers with creative design, and builders who turn those dreams into reality,” he adds. “The ICI (Industrial, Commercial, Institutional) sector is a vibrant and growing part of the construction community and we are proud to represent them as an association.”

The Souvenir Awards book featuring photos and details of all nominations can be viewed here.

– Photos from the event, are available at the Business Examiner Facebook page.

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