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From YouTube: DECEMBER 16 2020 Statements Renee Merrifield
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
kelowna
and
the
okanagan
is
an
incredible
place
for
entrepreneurs.
The
ethos
is
incredible,
but
the
life
of
an
entrepreneur
is
not
always
easy.
In
a
year
when
business
has
been
more
difficult
than
ever
before
in
dealing
with
covet
shutdowns
protocols
and
mostly
keeping
our
public
safe.
A
There
have
still
been
some
businesses
that
have
not
only
succeeded
but
thrived
some
entrepreneurs
that
have
cut
through
and
innovated
they
employed
people
and
made
sure
that
we
were
on
the
cutting
edge.
Recently,
the
kelowna
chamber
of
commerce
announced
its
business
excellence
awards.
I
wanted
to
give
them
further
recognition
here
in
the
house
of
their
hard
work,
dedication
and
celebration
of
their
resilience.
A
A
Ella
mid-size
business
of
the
year
was
to
secure
right,
mobile
storage,
large
business
of
the
year
high
street
ventures
incorporated
and
for
the
second
time
ever
in
in
kelowna's
history,
the
business
leader
of
the
year
was
a
woman
laurel
douglas
congratulations
to
these
winners
and
to
all
of
the
businesses
in
kelowna
and
the
okanagan
I
am
so
proud
of
who
you
are
and
all
that
you
do.
Thank
you.