Award Category: Indigenous Business Award

Persistence Training Centre, owned by Kylee Street, offers specialized trainers and coaches to a wide demographic of individuals. Its goal is to increase the overall health and wellness locally and especially within the First Nations community. Kylee opened her first training facility in her home and has worked diligently growing her clients to over 100 strong while opening a professional training centre two years ago.

Tseax (See-ax) Development Group is a consulting firm that provides strategic business advice to the private and public sector. Art Mercer, President and CEO, lives by the proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” and has rendered it into a business development approach that focuses on supporting partnerships between industry and Indigenous entrepreneurs while advocating for training and apprenticeship.

Nechako Valley Animal Health Services provides quality veterinary care to pets, horses and livestock while offering outreach programs that focus on animal health and well being in remote and under-served rural and Indigenous communities in northern BC. Dr. Cori Stephens has built her clinic from a one vet to two vet practice; diversified the services offered; and reached out to areas that are in need due to lack of qualified professionals in northern BC.

Rivermist Excavating is a Kamloops-based civil contracting firm that specializes in land development, site servicing, and government infrastructure projects. Founded in the year 2000, it has experienced consistent strong growth, including a remarkable 50% growth in the past year. A dynamic company with solid expertise, customer focus, and employee dedication, Rivermist is committed to providing a culture of continuous improvement in construction processes, environmental conservancy and social responsibility.