Restaurateurs, tourism operators and tech firms were among the businesses recognized at the 2018 Vancouver Island EcoStar Awards on Nov 22 at Delta’s Ocean Pointe Resort. “We keep getting more and more applicants every year,” says Jill Doucette of the Synergy Sustainability Institute, which has hosted the awards for four years. “We’re seeing more creativity, ideas and collaboration, so the interest keeps growing.”
The 2018 Award Winners Are:
|
AWARD |
WINNER |
AWARD |
WINNER |
|
Climate Action |
Oughtred Coffee & Tea |
Leadership in Design & Construction |
Western Interior Design Group Ltd. |
|
Community Leadership |
Big Wheel Burger |
Local Food |
The Root Cellar Village Green Grocer |
|
Ecological Stewardship (Business) |
Ocean Outfitters |
Lodging & Accommodation |
Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort |
|
Ecological Stewardship (Non-Profit) |
Municipal Natural Assets Initiative |
Manufacturing Excellence |
Victoria Soda Works |
|
Eco-Preneur of the Year |
Paula & Nairn McPhee, |
Maritime Industry |
Georgia Strait Alliance |
|
Experiential Tourism |
Victoria Butterfly Gardens |
Social Impact |
Cowichan Green Community |
|
Greenest Office |
Dockside Physiotherapy |
Technology Excellence |
Empire Hydrogen Energy Systems |
|
Greenest Restaurant |
Pizzeria Prima Strada |
Transportation Mode-Shift |
Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op |
|
Greenest Retailer |
Level 10 Eurospa |
Waste to Resource |
Tire Stewardship BC |
|
Water Conservation |
Crystal Cove Beach Resort |
This article is from the December/January 2019 issue of Douglas.
