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Best community centre

  1. Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews
  2. Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway
  3. Hillcrest Community Centre, 4575 Clancy Loranger Way

Most environmentally responsible local company

  1. MEC
  2. TELUS
  3. VanCity Credit Union

Best radio host(s)

  1. Nat & Drew Show (103.5 QM/FM)
  2. Janice + Cory (Roundhouse Radio)
  3. Stephen Quinn (CBC Radio One)

Best neighbourhood movie theatre

  1. Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard St.
  2. Cineplex Marine Gateway and VIP, 452 South West Marine Drive
  3. Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard

Best criminal lawyer

  1. David Karp Law Corp.
  2. Patrick C. Fagan
  3. Jonathan J. Israels Law Corporation
  4. Mines & Company Criminal Lawyers

Best lawyer/notary when buying/selling real estate

  1. David Watts Notary Public
  2. Leonard Atwood Notary Public
  3. Spagnuolo & Company Real Estate Lawyers

Best place to buy RRSPs

  1. VanCity Credit Union
  2. RBC Royal Bank
  3. TD Canada Trust

Hip Bank or Credit Union

  1. VanCity Credit Union
  2. TD Canada Trust
  3. Coast Capital Savings

Best New Condo Development

  1. 8X on The Park (Brenhill Developments)
  2. Navío at the Creek (Concert Properties)
  3. Vancouver House (Westbank Corporation)

Best public-relations firm

  1. Murray Paterson Marketing Group
  2. Talk Shop Media
  3. Yulu Public Relations

Best professional Photographer

  1. Randal Kurt Photography
  2. Emily Cooper
  3. Karolina Turek Photography

Best college/school/university for training in film or media

  1. Vancouver Film School
  2. Capilano University
  3. Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Best local video-game/animation studio

  1. Electronic Arts Canada
  2. Big Bad Boo Studios
  3. Nitrogen Studios Canada
  4. Rainmaker Entertainment
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