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                                    The winners are revealed!
 
        No, not the Oscar Award winners ... the 2011 GEORGIE AWARDS® recipients!
 
 
Vancouver, BC (February 25, 2012) - The Oscars aren't the only gold being handed out this weekend. Closer to home, BC's top residential builders and renovators were honoured tonight at the 2011 Georgie Awards® gala, Saturday, February 25, at the Vancouver Convention Centre West.
 
Hosted by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC (CHBA BC), tonight marks the 20th anniversary of the awards, bringing a true celebratory feel to the gala. With BC's residential real estate market eyeing a promising future after several years of slower economic growth, all the home builders and renovators in attendance truly had something to celebrate. But the spotlight was on the winners announced in the xx categories. 
 
"From Whistler, to the Lower Mainland, to the Okanagan, the winners of this year's Georgies are golden examples of what excellent residential construction is all about," says Doug Wittal, President of CHBA BC. "The winners - and indeed all the finalists - have shown us that BC is truly at the forefront of the country when it comes to innovative design, quality construction and great customer service."
 
The winners are a varied mix of longstanding member companies who have been participating in the Georgies for many years (like Vancouver's Concert Properties and Portrait Homes, which both won Customer Choice Georgie Awards® powered by AVID™this year), along with exciting up-and-coming firms (like Rannala Construction in Victoria, which won for Best Single Family Detached Home 3,000 Sq. Ft. and Over, and Intermind Design Inc., of New Westminster, which won for Best Residential Renovation under $100,000).
 
The premier housing event for the province, the Georgie Awards® recognize the best of the best in residential home construction, renovation, design, development and sales/marketing. Industry watchers and consumers alike look for the Georgie Award® seal when reviewing new home construction and renovations, as there is no recognition more respected in distinguishing top-quality construction.
 
Winners were chosen with objectivity and anonymity, by an esteemed judging panel from outside BC.
 
Go online to view all the winning companies and project, www.georgieawards.ca
 
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Lauren Carter
604.603.8442
lauren@georgieawards.ca

ABOUT THE GEORGIE AWARDS®
The Georgie Awards®, owned by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC), is Canada's premier housing awards program that highlights and celebrates excellence in home building.

The awards are provincial in scope and aim to showcase the commitment and dedication to the high standards that CHBA BC member companies strive to uphold.

A Georgie Award is recognized as an industry stamp of quality. Award entries are at a record high, and the calibre of projects is a testament to the talents and efforts of CHBA BC members.

All member companies of CHBA BC are eligible to enter the Georgie Awards®.