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31 Kelowna companies on 'Best-Managed in Canada' list

Sure, money is essential.

But, the 31 Kelowna businesses on the list of Canada's Best-Managed Companies know that you have to put people first and then the cash can start rolling in.

"Our people are the driving force behind our family's brand values and success," said Tony Stewart, CEO of family-owned-and-operated Quails' Gate Winery in West Kelowna.

For six straight years, Quails' Gate has appeared on the Best-Managed list, which is put together by international accounting and consulting firm Deloitte.

"This award is a testament to the team who continue to raise the bar and champion our innovative practices setting the course for continuous improvement and growth," added Stewart.

</who>Tony Stewart is CEO of the family-owned-and-operated Quails' Gate Winery in West Kelowna, which has made the list of Canada's Best-Managed Companies for six straight years.

An impressive collection of 481 businesses made this year's list for combining progressive, inclusive, collaborative work cultures that develop people and leadership with strong strategic planning and excellent financials.

That's a lot of fancy words, but what it all boils down to is recognizing that if companies have happy employees it's also likely to have exceptional product, productivity and customer service.

Rather than crumble under the pandemic, Quails' Gate used the time to not just sustain operations and sales during COVID, but improved efficiencies and success by implementing effective strategies across all departments.

To be considered for the list, companies have to have annual revenues of $50 million or more, which excludes a lot of small-and-medium-sized businesses, which are the backbone of the Central Okanagan economy.

Quails' Gate is the only Central Okanagan-based company that made the list.

However, 30 other businesses that have stores, branches, operations and dealers in Kelowna also made the list.

</who>Dr. Moira Drosdovech of Pawsitive Veterinary Care in Kelowna is a member of P3 Veterinary Partners, which is new to the list of Canada's Best-Managed Companies.

The list is actually divided up into four categories -- new entries, those who have made the list for a second or third year, gold for companies on the list four, five or six years and platinum for the superstars who have maintained their Best-Managed status for seven or more years.

Here's how the remaining 30 with Kelowna connections fell into place:

New

- 123 Dentist (Okanagan Periodontics and Swift Dentistry are members)

- Centra Windows (branch in Kelowna)

- P3 Veterinary Partners (Pawsitive Veterinary is a member)

Second or third year on list

- Bee-Clean Building Maintenance (branch in Kelowna)

- Modern Beauty Supplies (store in Kelowna)

Gold

- Mary Brown's Chicken n Taters (restaurant in Kelowna)

- Whitewater West Industries (manufacturing facility in Winfield)

</who>Edmonton-based Westcorp, which developed Downtown Kelowna Marina and plans to build a 33-storey hotel-condominium at Queensway Avenue and Mill Street, is a platinum member of Canada's Best-Managed Companies for being on the list seven years or more.

Platinum

- A&W restaurants (multiple locations)

- All Weather Windows (seven dealers in Central Okanagan)

- Avison Young Commercial Real Estate (agents in Kelowna)

- Boston Pizza (multiple locations)

- Cactus Restaurants (two locations in Kelowna)

- Canadian Tire (stores in Kelowna and West Kelowna)

- Coast Capital Savings (branch in Kelowna)

- Fountain Tire (shop in Kelowna)

- GoodLife Fitness (gym in Kelowna)

- Great Little Box Company (operations in Kelowna)

- Home Hardware (store in Kelowna)

- M&M Food Market (multiple locations)

- Maple Reinders (construction company with Kelowna operations)

- Maritime Travel (Kelowna location)

- Modu-Loc Fence Rentals (operations in Kelowna)

- Mr. Lube (multiple locations)

- Nicola Wealth (office in Kelowna)

- Odlum Brown (office in Kelowna)

- Paladin Security (operations in Kelowna)

- Skyline Group (real estate investment trust with properties in Kelowna)

- United Van Lines (dealer in Kelowna)

- Westcorp (developed Downtown Kelowna Marina and plans to build 33-storey hotel-condominium)

- White Spot (multiple restaurants in Kelowna)



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