2025 FINALISTS
circular champion
Sponsored by
bmex - building material exchange
Vancouver Island, BC
light-house.org/bmex
Surfrider Foundation Canada
Ucluelet, BC
The Thingery
Victoria, BC
thethingery.com
clean
oceans
Sponsored by
Coast - centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies
Victoria, BC
Outer Shores Expeditions
Cobble Hill, BC
outershores.ca
Pacific Wild Alliance
Victoria, BC
pacificwild.org
climate
action
Sponsored by
Pacific Northwest Transportation Services
Victoria, BC
Prince of Whales
Victoria, BC
princeofwhales.com
Urban Thrive Developments
Victoria, BC
urbanthrive.ca
Construction & Manufacturing
Sponsored by
Green Island Builders
Victoria, BC
Holocene Distilling Project
Cobble Hill, BC
Ron Anderson & Sons Ltd.
Langford, BC
Ecological Stewardship
Sponsored by
Pauquachin First Nation Marine Department
North Saanich, BC
pauquachinmarine.com
Redd Fish Restoration Society
Ucluelet, BC
reddfish.org
Wilder Restoration LTD
Victoria, BC
wilderrestoration.com
Ecopreneur of the Year
Sponsored by
Amanda Swinimer
Dakini Tidal Wilds
Victoria, BC
dakinitidalwilds.com
Meaghan McDonald
Salt Legacy
Victoria, BC
saltlegacy.com
Susan MacDougall
Focal Engineering Inc.
Victoria, BC
experiential tourism
Sponsored by
Ahous Adventures
Tofino, BC
ahousadventures.com
Eagle Wing Tours
Victoria, BC
eaglewingtours.com
Hello Nature Adventure Tours
Ucluelet, BC
hellonature.ca
greenest retailer
Sponsored by
Easy Vegan
Victoria, BC
easyvegan.ca
Recertified Furniture
Victoria, BC
recertifiedfurniture.ca
Stephen Whipp Financial
Victoria, BC
stephenwhipp.ca
innovation
Sponsored by
ALUULA Composites Inc.
​Victoria, BC
aluula.com
COAST - centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies
Victoria, BC
canadacoast.ca
joni
Victoria, BC
inspirational new venture
Sponsored by
Sustain Grooming
Victoria, BC
sustaingrooming.com
Wise Hawk Environmental
Salt Spring Island, BC
Your Place Victoria
Victoria, BC
yourplacevictoria.ca
leadership in hospitality
Sponsored by
Black Rock Oceanfront Resort
Ucluelet, BC
blackrockresort.com
Naturally Pacific Resort
Campbell River, BC
naturallypacific.ca
Pacific Sounds Lodge
Bamfield, BC
pacificsoundslodge.com
legacy
Sponsored by
Archipelago Marine Research
Victoria, BC
archipelago.ca
Nezza Naturals
Victoria, BC
nezzanaturals.com
Rugged Coast Research Society
Nanaimo, BC
ruggedcoastresearchsociety.com
local
food
Sponsored by
easy vegan
Victoria, BC
easyvegan.ca
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks
Parksville, BC
cheeseworks.ca
Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture
Victoria, BC
sandowncentre.com
Non-Profit of the Year
Sponsored by
Loaves & Fishes Food Bank
Nanaimo, BC
vifoodbank.org
Power To Be
Victoria, BC
powertobe.ca
Wild Wise Society
Sooke, BC
wildwisesociety.org
Sustainable Workplace
Sponsored by
Gathering Place Trading
Campbell River, BC
gatheringplacetrading.com
Harmonic Arts
Cumberland, BC
harmonicarts.ca
Power To Be
Victoria, BC
Waste to Resource
Sponsored by
Alberni Valley Makerspace
Port Alberni, BC
albernimakerspace.ca
bmex - Building Material Exchange
Vancouver Island, BC
light-house.org/bmex
the ReUse People of Canada
Victoria, BC
thereusepeopleofcanada.org
Youth Leadership
Sponsored by
Elspeth McGillivray
Prince of Whales
Victoria, BC
princeofwhales.com
Janna Wale - Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Nanaimo, BC
Maddie Lemke - Campbell River Whale Watching
Campbell River, BC
campbellriverwhalewatching.com