Surrey and White Rock board of trade to announce environmental business awards

The Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade will announce its environment and business award winners Friday, Oct. 2, at the Climate and Competitiveness Forum at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. The 20th annual event recognizes businesses that have made significant progress in environmental stewardship.

Small Business Award finalists are DoctorAujla Environmental, ReuseTechBC and Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club. AGL Glazing Inc., CIMtech Green Energy Manufacturing Inc. and White Rock Farmers' Market Society are finalists for the Medium Business Award, while Menard Canada, Moment Energy and Oceana PARC are finalists for the Large Business Award.

The luncheon runs from noon to 2 p.m. Tickets are available at swrbot.com or by calling 604-581-7130. FortisBC is co-presenting sponsor; Exp Services Inc. and Vancity Credit Union sponsor the awards; BCIT School of Business + Media and Fasken are community sponsors; and Surrey NOW-Leader is media sponsor.

Panelists are Tomina Rioux, associate regional director general for the West and North Region at Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Andrea MacLeod, director of environment at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.