ESTEVAN — The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its annual Estevan Business Excellence (EBEX) Awards.
On its website, the chamber said it wants to recognize the "importance of highlighting the outstanding achievements in our business community".
"In an effort to publicly acknowledge the superior efforts of these businesses and individuals, the Estevan chamber created its biennial Estevan Business Excellence (EBEX) Awards," the chamber said.
This year’s event will take place Oct. 24 at the Southeast College's Estevan campus. The evening will feature a gala cocktail reception and awards presentation.
"We encourage nominations from all of our area citizens as well as self-nominations," the chamber said.
The EBEX Awards are open to all private-sector businesses (non-governmental), including for profit, non-profit and charitable organizations, and individuals in the Estevan region. Membership in the Estevan Chamber of Commerce is encouraged but not mandatory to participate in this awards program. All third-party nominations must be approved by an authorized representative of the sponsored company.
Award categories are outstanding service, community involvement, growth and expansion,
young entrepreneur of the year, new business venture, outstanding employee, diversity in the workplace, social impact and business of the year. The new inductee for the Nick and Verna Morsky Business Hall of Fame will also be announced.
Businesses may be entered in more than one category, but they cannot win in the same category for two consecutive years. Sponsors of awards can be nominated in any category, and they will make the decision on whether they wish to let their name stand.
All businesses nominated will be entered into the business of the Year category, and all nominations will be entered for the Saskatchewan chamber's Achievement in Business Excellence Awards for 2026.
Nomination forms must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 13. Nomination finalists will be announced week of Sept. 15. Financial information is particularly important for some award categories; financial information is confidential and only seen by MNP judges to determine the financial stability of the business.
Award nominations are reviewed by an independent panel of judges comprised of representatives from MNP residing outside of the Estevan area to ensure impartiality. The judges are responsible for determining eligibility of each nomination in accordance with the criteria outlined, and selecting an award recipient in each category.
The nomination forms can be sent to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, 2-322 4th Street, Estevan, Sk, S4A OT8, or emailed to [email protected].
The nomination form is available for download here.
