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A local yoga studio, a farm-to-table diner, and a boat detailer are among the most popular small businesses in the Okanagan Valley.
The independent businesses are among 15 who yesterday won Valley First Credit Union’s 2017 Fan Choice Awards.
The competition invited community members to show their support for their favorite local and independent small businesses, by voting for them on the credit union’s social media outlets.
According to Valley First, social-media-savvy fans cast more than 850 votes over the month-long voting period, with top spots going to the local and independent small businesses that received the most love from loyal community members and supporters.
“We were overwhelmed by the number of votes we saw in this year’s Fan Choice Awards,” said Marek Buryska, a regional manager with Valley First. “It was gratifying to see so many community members advocate passionately on behalf of their favourite local businesses.”
This year’s award winners are split into five categories, with the three top vote getters in each receiving an award.
The complete list of winners includes:
Food and drink:
L’Oven Farm Fresh Food (West Kelowna);
Little City Merchant (Enderby);
Front Street Brasserie (Penticton).
Health and wellness:
The Hot Box Yoga (Kelowna);
Vernon Active Health (Vernon);
Penticton Yoga Therapy (Penticton).
Retail:
Lakehouse Home Store (Kelowna);
Courtyard Gallery (Enderby);
Doug’s Homestead (Hedley).
Transportation:
Scrub Captain (Kelowna);
Enderby Auto Body Ltd (Enderby);
The Bike Barn (Penticton).
Beauty:
Loyal Hair Therapy (Kelowna);
Peacock and Lime Hair & Esthetics Studio (Vernon);
Beauty Box Studio Inc (Summerland);
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