Vision Source WINS New Small Business of the Year! 2014 Platinum Awards!

Last week, the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce handed out its annual business and community awards. The Platinum Awards are a celebration of business and community excellence in New Westminster and they recognize businesses and individuals whose achievements and contributions to the community distinguish them from their peers. 

Dr. Pavan Avinashi was honoured to have won the 2014 New Small Business of the Year Award! At Vision Source New Westminster, we are committed to improving and managing the ocular and visual health of our patients. Our attention to customer service is further enhanced by state-of-theart diagnostic equipment. We offer consultations as well as pre and post-operative management services for a variety of medical procedures and we work closely with the finest ophthalmologists to ensure the best quality of overall patient care. Our patients are our top priority. 

From May of 2014 until September 26, 2014, the New Westminster Chamber received nominations from the community. At the time of the nominations deadline we had received a record-breaking number of nominations and the adjudication work began.

Each nomination was presented to the judging team and the panel of 7 judges independently scored the nominations based on the criteria. A second team tabulated the results and last night we were introduced to the winners

"Honouring businesses and individuals for their contributions to the betterment of the community can only be achieved through the support and admiration of their customers, friends and colleagues, which speaks volumes about their characters." says Jean Hincks Chair of the 2014 Platinum Awards and Chair Elect of the New Westminster Chamber. "This group of people have shown resilience in the face of adversity, innovation in their dreams and passion in their professions."

Congratulations to all of this year's winners.

Citizen of the Year-  Amber Anderson

Business Person of the Year- Bart Slotman


Junior Citizen of the Year- Sadie De Coste


Bernie Legge Cultural Award- Trudy Van Dop


Not for Profit of the Year- Under $1 Million-  Fraser River Discover Centre

Not for Profit of the Year - Over $1 Million-  Family Services of Greater Vancouver


Customer Service Business Excellence- Family Eyecare Centre


Customer Service Individual Excellence-  Kasia Cobb, Charlie's Pet Spa

NEW Small Business of the Year- Vision Source New West

NEW Medium Sized Business of the Year-  CG Masters Academy Inc

NEW Large Sized Business of the Year- Hub Restaurant New West

Small Business of the Year- Essence Hair Design

Medium Sized Business of the Year - Royal City Jewellers

Large Business of the Year- Inn at the Quay

Creative Innovator of the Year- The Marketing Team at Douglas College


Inclusion Excellence Award - Dye and Durham Corp.

Green Business of the Year- TIED  two awards - Starlight Casino/ River Market

Corporate Community Spirit- Cartwright Jewelers

Dr. Pavan Avinashi and the Vision Source New Westminster staff would like to thank the Chamber of Commerce for this excellence award and we look forward to continuing to provide superior eyecare. For more information on Vision Source New Westminster, please feel free to call us at 604.553.3900 or visit us online at www.visionsourcenw.com.