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Congratulations to the 2005 Best of the Okanagan - Central (Winfield to Peachland) award winners!

Best Accountant
1 Chris White
2 Bob Hussey
2 Jim Grant
2 William J. Houghton
Best Accounting Firm
1 MacKay LLP
2 Grant Thornton LLP
3 KPMG LLP
Best Antique Shop
1 Taylor´s Antiques
2 Antiquity Shoppe
3 Antoni´s Antiques & Collectibles
Best Appliance Store
1 Sears
2 Trail Appliances
3 Brick, The
Best Auto Parts Supplier
1 NAPA Auto Parts
2 Lordco Auto Parts
3 Canadian Tire
Best Auto/Truck Dealer
1 Orchard Ford
2 Don Folk Chevrolet Oldsmobile
3 Jacobsen Pontiac Buick
Best Autobody Repair
1 Boyd Autobody & Glass
2 Kelowna Performance Collision
3 Springfield Autobody
Best Bank/Credit Union
1 TD Canada Trust
2 Interior Savings Credit Union
3 RBC Royal Bank
Best Bed/Bath Store
1 Home Outfitters
2 Bay, The
3 Home Sense
Best Bike Shop
1 Kelowna Cycle
2 Cyclepath
3 Fresh Air Experience
Best Boat Dealer
1 Dockside Marine
2 Rayburn´s Marine World
3 Malibu Marine Ltd.
Best Bookstore
1 Chapters
2 Mosaic Books
3 Celeste´s Books
Best Car Wash
1 Bubbles Car Wash & Detail Centre
2 Skogies Orchard Park Car Wash
3 Sutherland Ave Car Wash
Best Children's Clothing Store
1 Gap, The
2 Scallywags
3 Please Mum
3 Yellow Brick Road
Best Consignment Clothing Store
1 Second Tyme Around
2 Value Village
3 Rosebuds Boutique
Best Consignment Furniture Store
NOT ENOUGH VOTES IN CATEGORY
Best Custom Kitchen Vendor
1 Kitchens by Westwood
2 Home Depot
3 Rona
Best Day Spa
1 Beyond Wrapture
2 O Spa & Salon
3 Amici´s Hair & Body Spa
Best Dry Cleaner/Laundry
1 Mission Cleaners
2 Henderson Cleaners
3 Busy Bee Spall Plaza Cleaners
Best Financial Advisor
1 Maurice Matte
2 Grant Oram
3 Dwight Stirrett
Best Fitness Club
1 Gold´s Gym & Racquet Club
2 World Gym Fitness Centre
3 Curves For Women
3 Grand Fitness & Spa Centre, The
Best Fitness Trainer
1 Chris Collins
2 Derek Mackenzie
Best Florist
1 Creations by Mom & Me
2 Art Knapp Plantland
3 Mission Park Florists
Best Fruit/Vegetable Stand
1 Quality Greens Farm Market
2 Paul´s Produce
3 Don-O-Ray Vegetables
Best Garden Centre
1 Art Knapp Plantland
2 Byland´s Garden Centre
3 Greenery, The
Best Golf Course
1 Harvest Golf Club, The
2 Gallagher´s Canyon Golf & Country Club
3 Vintage Hills Golf Course & Academy
Best Golf Pro
1 Dan Matheson
2 Bryce MacDermott
3 Bruce Vermee
Best Golf Shop
1 Nevada Bob´s Golf
2 Okanagan Golf Depot
3 Harvest Golf Club Pro Shop, The
Best Hair Salon
1 Amici´s Hair & Body Spa
2 Gini´s Hair & Esthetics
3 Hyde Park Image Creators
3 Scruples Hair Design & Tanning
Best Home Accessories Store
1 Home Sense
2 Home Outfitters
3 Pier 1 Imports
Best Home Builder
1 Fawdry Homes
2 Harmony Homes
2 Knorr Construction Ltd.
3 Edgecombe Enterprises Inc.
Best Home Furniture Store
1 Sears
2 Brick, The
3 Ashley Furniture Home Store
Best Home Repair/Renovations Company
1 Stutters Construction Restorations
2 Gord Turner Renovations Ltd
3 Handyman Connection
Best House Cleaning Company
NOT ENOUGH VOTES IN CATEGORY
Best Ice Cream Shop
1 Dairy Queen
2 Moo-Lics
3 Annegrets Fine European Chocolates
3 PJ´s Party Cakes
Best Insurance Company
1 Capri Insurance
2 Whillis Harding Insurance Agencies
3 Demara Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Best Investment Firm
1 Group One Wealth Strategists
2 Edward Jones
3 RBC Dominion Securities
Best Jeweller
1 JK Schmidt Jewellers
2 Jason Goldsmiths Ltd.
3 People´s Jewellers
Best Law Firm
1 Porter Ramsay
2 Pushor Mitchell
3 Basset & Company
3 Berge Horn
Best Lawyer
1 Tom Smithwick
2 Bob Bassett
3 Jim Herperger
Best Men's Fashion Store
1 Moore´s Clothing for Men
2 MacDermott´s Men´s Wear
3 Jack Fraser
3 King´s Mens Wear
Best Musical Instrument Store
1 Wentworth Music
2 Paramount Music
3 Guitarworks
Best Natural Food Store
1 Nature´s Fare Natural Foods
2 Natural Rezources
3 Mission Park Vitamins
3 Quality Greens Farm Market
Best Nightclub
1 Flashbacks Night Club
2 O K Corral Cabaret
3 Gotcha
3 Splash´s Cabaret
Best Pet Supply Store
1 Petcetera
2 Total Pet
3 Buckerfield´s
Best Place for Family Fun
1 Scandia Golf and Games
2 Big White
3 19 Greens
Best Place to Buy a Computer
1 Future Shop
2 London Drugs
3 Costco Wholesale
Best Place to Buy Art
1 Evans Gallery & Framing
2 Tutt Street Gallery
3 Picture Perfect
Best Place to Buy Footwear
1 Downtown Shoe Store
2 Payless Shoesource
3 Ingledew´s Shoes
Best Place to Buy Gifts
1 Rafters Home Store
2 Home Sense
2 Winners
3 Bay, The
Best Place to Get Your Car Fixed
1 Winn Automotive
2 Canadian Tire
2 Jacobsen Pontiac Buick
3 Coyne Automotive
3 Don Folk Chevrolet Oldsmobile
Best Place to Walk & Shop
1 Orchard Park Shopping Centre
2 Downtown Kelowna
3 Mission Park / Pandosy Street
Best Radio Personality
1 Tamara Joel (TJ)
2 Tarzan Dan Freeman
3 Grant Scott
3 Ryan Watters
Best Real Estate Company
1 RE/MAX
2 Royal LePage
3 Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
Best Realtor
1 Gary Athans
2 Gary August
3 Michael Willmott
3 Terry Balfour
Best Residential Development
1 Kettle Valley
2 Mission Hill
3 Sunset Ranch
3 Wilden
Best RV Dealer
1 Voyager RV
1 Westgate RV Centre
2 Kelowna Truck & RV Ltd.
3 Country R.V. Centre Ltd.
3 Parklane RV Centre
Best Shoe Repair
1 Roy´s Footwear & Shoe Repair
2 Shoe Repair Centre
3 Erhard´s Orthopedics & Shoe Repair
Best Ski/Board Shop
1 Island Snow
2 Deviate Board Shop
3 Mountain Surf Shop
Best Sytlist
1 Amy Batas
2 Conni Grande-Lenza
2 Debbie Sobool
Best Theatre Group
1 Kelowna Actors Studio
1 Sunshine Theatre Society
2 Theatre Kelowna
2 Viva Musica Society
3 Creekside Theatre
3 Shakespeae Kelowna Theatre Society
Best Tire Dealer
1 Kal Tire
2 Fountain Tire
3 OK Tire & Auto Service
Best Travel Agency
1 BCAA
2 Mission Park Travel
3 Capri Travel
Best Winery
1 Mission Hill Family Estate
2 Gray Monk Estate Winery
3 Quail´s Gate
Best Women's Clothing Boutique
1 Three Wishes
2 Bellissima
2 Plum, The
3 Drydock & Lee Clothing Co.
Best Yoga/Pilates Instructor
1 Peggy Oud
2 Darcia Fenton
3 Pauline Livingston