Downtown Prince George was presented with three awards at the Best in the West awards ceremony.

The awards were presented at the awards reception on April 24.

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This annual celebration allows for Business Improvement Areas (BIA) of B.C. to present projects, initiatives, partnerships and promotions that have made a measurable difference in their communities.

An awards criteria ensures that the winning submissions include unique initiatives with results that other BIA’s can learn from.

The comprehensive list of categories includes Economic & Business Development, Special Events, Programming & Partnerships, Sustainability, Marketing and Communications to not only recognize successes but to also share ‘best practices’ amongst BIA’s in British Columbia, Alberta and the Pacific Northwest.

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The “Open for Business” project showcased the partnerships between Downtown Prince George, the City of Prince George, Tourism Prince George and Northern Development Initiative Trust.

It specifically highlighted the shared resources and collaboration that went into supporting projects such as Love Downtown PG, event hosting and downtown revitalization.

This initiative was awarded the award of excellence in the category of Programming & Partnerships as well as the award of merit in the category of Economic and Business Development. The “Downtown Winterfest” event was also recognized with an award of excellence in the category of Special Events.

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“Downtown Prince George has had remarkable success with many of our events and partnerships and we thought it was time to share our successes with our industry colleagues,” says Eoin Foley, President, Downtown Prince George.

“We are ecstatic to be recognized by our industry association and thank all of our partners for supporting our downtown in these initiatives.”