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Best of the Foothills 2021 Reader's Choice Awards recipients

Businesses, residents continue to do their best for Okotoks
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  BEST OF 2021
BEST HOTEL/MOTEL/B&B
 
GOLD Best Western Plus Okotoks Inn & Suites
SILVER Lakeview Inn & Suites
BRONZE Royal Duke Hotel
   
BEST CAR WASH
 
GOLD Dreams Eco Xpress Car Wash
SILVER Trident Auto Wash
BRONZE 1/4 Mile Car Wash
   
BEST GAS STATION
 
GOLD Costco
SILVER Co-op Gas Bar
BRONZE Shell Canada
   
BEST PLACE FOR AUTO REPAIRS
 
GOLD Ok Tire - Okotoks
SILVER Miller Automotive Repair
BRONZE Fountain Tire
   
BEST AUTO DEALERSHIP
 
GOLD Okotoks Ford Lincoln
SILVER Okotoks Honda
BRONZE Murray Chrysler - Okotoks
   
BEST TIRE SHOP
 
GOLD Rim 2 Rim Tire Centre
SILVER Fountain Tire
BRONZE Ok Tire - Okotoks
   
BEST TOY SHOP
 
GOLD Monkey Mountain Toys & Games
SILVER Walmart Okotoks Supercentre
BRONZE X's and Oh's Boutique
   
BEST NEW BUSINESS
 
GOLD Covet Sips + Sweets
GOLD Salute Wine & Whiskey
SILVER F45 Training
BRONZE My Little Room of Beauty
   
BEST ESTABLISHED BUSINESS
 
GOLD Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER Alberta Dance Academy
BRONZE Cactus Club Salon & Spa
   
BEST LANDSCAPING/LAWN CARE
 
GOLD KC Landscaping
SILVER SBI Landscaping
BRONZE Kayben Landscaping
   
BEST NURSERY/GREENHOUSE
 
GOLD Beaver Dam Nursery
SILVER The Saskatoon Farm
BRONZE Red Barn Mercantile
   
BEST FLORAL SHOP
 
GOLD Okotoks Flowers & Co.
SILVER Costco
BRONZE Safeway
   
BEST USED/CONSIGNMENT STORE
 
GOLD Rhoda's Elegance Again
SILVER Loop Kid's Consignment
BRONZE Missions Thrift Store
   
BEST GIFT SHOP
 
GOLD Main Street Market & More
SILVER Finishing Touches
BRONZE MarketSquare Artisan Markets
   
BEST JEWELRY STORE
 
GOLD Austen Jewellers
SILVER Winners
BRONZE The Standard
   
BEST PET STORE
 
GOLD PetSmart
SILVER Pet Valu
BRONZE Chow Bella Pet Health Store
   
BEST PLACE TO GROOM YOUR PET
 
GOLD Chow Bella Grooming Salon & Spa
SILVER PetSmart
BRONZE Gus's Pet Resort
BRONZE The Lady and The Tramps
   
BEST STORAGE FACILITY
 
GOLD Sheep River Self Storage
SILVER StorageMart
BRONZE South Okotoks Self Storage
   
BEST FURNITURE/HOME DÉCOR
 
GOLD Winners
SILVER Finishing Touches
BRONZE An Honest Room
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY FLOORING
 
GOLD Simply Floors
SILVER Home Depot
BRONZE Direct Flooring
BRONZE Select Floors
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY ELECTRONICS
 
GOLD Visions Electronics
SILVER Costco
BRONZE Staples
   
BEST PLUMBING/HEATING/HVAC
 
GOLD McCance Plumbing & Heating
SILVER Jansen Plumbing
BRONZE A&S Mechanical
   
BEST ELECTRICAL
 
GOLD Bold Electric
SILVER Quigley Electric
BRONZE Exquisite Electric
   
BEST ROOFING
 
GOLD Rush Roofing & Contracting
GOLD Guns N Hoses Roofing, Exteriors & Insulation
SILVER Hubbard Roofing & Exteriors
BRONZE DC Roofing Inc.
   
BEST COMMERCIAL PAINTER
 
GOLD Home Grown Painters
SILVER Prairie Boy Painting
BRONZE Okotoks Painting Services
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY PRODUCE
 
GOLD Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER Save On Foods
BRONZE Costco
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY BEEF
 
GOLD Hirsche Fraser Meats
SILVER Costco
BRONZE R.F.G Meat and Seafood
   
BEST CONVENIENCE STORE
 
GOLD 7-Eleven
SILVER Circle K
BRONZE Okotoks Hi Ho Esso
   
BEST GROCERY STORE
 
GOLD Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER Save On Foods
BRONZE Safeway
   
BEST BAKERY
 
GOLD COBS Bread
SILVER Brown Sugar Bake Shop
BRONZE 94 Take the Cake
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY ORGANIC FOOD
 
GOLD Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER Okotoks Natural Foods
BRONZE Save On Foods
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY IMPORTED FOODS
 
GOLD British Banger Company
SILVER Sobeys Okotoks
BRONZE Save On Foods
   
BEST COMPUTER SERVICES
 
GOLD Okotoks Computers
GOLD Staples
SILVER Mountain View Computers
SILVER Visions Electronics
BRONZE Phonephix
   
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
 
GOLD Julie Parry
SILVER TJ Hart-Anderson
BRONZE Karen Salmon
   
BEST PAVING/CONCRETE
 
GOLD Big Rock Bobcat
GOLD Bow Mark Paving
SILVER Hummel Concrete
BRONZE All-Star Paving
   
BEST HOMEBUILDER
 
GOLD Sterling Homes
SILVER Trico Homes
BRONZE Timber Creek Homes
   
BEST CONTRACTOR/RENOVATION
 
GOLD West Oak Renovations + Design
SILVER Elevation Renovations
SILVER Maja Construction
BRONZE MBL Construction
   
BEST BLINDS/WINDOW COVERINGS
 
GOLD Home Depot
SILVER Homeworks Custom Interiors
BRONZE Budget Blinds
   
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
 
GOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House
SILVER Alberta Dance Academy
BRONZE F45 Training
   
BEST ACCOUNTANT
 
GOLD Susan Kleinsasser
SILVER Infinite Chartered Accountants
BRONZE True North Accounting
   
BEST TAX PREPARER
 
GOLD Susan Kleinsasser
SILVER Infinite Chartered Accountants
BRONZE Black & White Bookkeeping
   
BEST LAWYER
 
GOLD James Lozinsky
SILVER Brian West
SILVER Dixon Legal
BRONZE Southern Alberta Law Offices
   
BEST PLACE FOR FINANCE/MORTGAGE
 
GOLD RBC Financial
SILVER ATB Financial
BRONZE Carola Singer Mortgage Expert
   
BEST PLACE TO SPEND LAST $10
 
GOLD Dollarama
SILVER Dit 'n Dat
BRONZE Hub Town Brewing
   
BEST FOOTHILLS CITIZEN
 
GOLD Bill Robertson
SILVER Oliver Hallmark
BRONZE Julie Boake
   
BEST CORPORATE SPONSOR
 
GOLD Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER Infinite Chartered Accountants
SILVER Okotoks Ford Lincoln
BRONZE COBS Bread
BRONZE Hub Town Brewing
BRONZE Tim Hortons
   
BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN/COUNCILLOR
 
GOLD Tanya Thorn
SILVER Bill Robertson
BRONZE John Barlow
   
BEST PRESCHOOL/CHILD CARE
 
GOLD Okotoks Preschool Academy
GOLD Serendipity Pre-Kindergarten
SILVER Okotoks Montessori Preschool
BRONZE Kids' Stop Children's Centre
   
BEST SCHOOL
 
GOLD Foothills Composite High School
SILVER Holy Trinity Academy
SILVER Westmount School
BRONZE Good Shepherd Catholic School
   
BEST TEACHER
 
GOLD Karen McWhirter - Westmount School
SILVER Dylan Sinclair - St. Luke's Outreach Centre
BRONZE Michael Ford - Good Shephard School
   
BEST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
 
GOLD Okotoks Food Bank
SILVER Foothills Country Hospice
BRONZE It Takes A Village
   
BEST COMMUNITY EVENT
 
GOLD Light Up Okotoks
SILVER Okotoks Show & Shine
BRONZE Taste of Okotoks
   
BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD
 
GOLD Cimarron
SILVER Drake Landing
BRONZE Crystal Shores
   
BEST LOCAL ARTIST
 
GOLD Russell Thomas
SILVER Bernie Brown
BRONZE Robin Thibodeau
   
BEST ART GALLERY
 
GOLD Okotoks Art Gallery                          
SILVER Lineham House Galleries             
BRONZE Birdsong Studios
   
BEST BUSINESS OWNER
 
GOLD Mark & Lisa Watts, Hub Town Brewing
SILVER Erica Harding Hendry, Alberta Dance Academy
BRONZE David Gilbert, Sobeys Okotoks
   
BEST RESTAURANT IN OKOTOKS
 
GOLD Heartland Café
SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House
BRONZE Cha Cha John's Fusion Kitchen
   
BEST RESTAURANT OUTSIDE OF OKOTOKS
 
GOLD Longview Steakhouse
SILVER Big Sky BBQ Pit
BRONZE The Westwood
   
BEST BAR OR PUB
 
GOLD Hub Town Brewing
SILVER The George Traditional House
BRONZE Royal Duke Hotel
   
BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH
 
GOLD Hub Town Brewing
SILVER Downtown Okotoks
BRONZE Walmart Okotoks Supercentre
   
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
 
GOLD Hub Town Brewing
SILVER Tribal Connection Market
BRONZE Rotary Performing Arts Centre
   
BEST PATIO  
GOLD Hub Town Brewing
SILVER Browns Socialhouse
BRONZE The Canadian Brewhouse
   
BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT
 
GOLD Heartland Café
SILVER Bistro 1882
BRONZE Longview Steakhouse
   
BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT
 
GOLD Boston Pizza
SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House
BRONZE Denny's
   
BEST PLACE FOR FAST FOOD
 
GOLD A&W
SILVER McDonald's
BRONZE Little Fast + Fresh
   
BEST PIZZA AND PASTA
 
GOLD Bravo Pizza
SILVER Pizzaberg
BRONZE Mama's Restaurant
BRONZE Red Rock Pizza
   
BEST WINGS/APPIES
 
GOLD The George Traditional House
SILVER Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar
BRONZE The Canadian Brewhouse
   
BEST BURGER/FRIES
 
GOLD Fatburger
SILVER A&W
BRONZE Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar
   
BEST STEAK
 
GOLD Longview Steakhouse
SILVER Heartland Café
BRONZE In Cahoots Bar & Grill
   
BEST SUSHI
 
GOLD Yokozuna
SILVER Yume Sushi
BRONZE Edo Japan
   
BEST VIETNAMESE FOOD
 
GOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House
SILVER Saigon Sun
BRONZE Thai Express
   
BEST CHINESE FOOD
 
GOLD Big Rock Inn
SILVER J&A Chinese Restaurant
BRONZE Happy Valley Restaurant
   
BEST INDIAN FOOD
 
GOLD Cha Cha John's Fusion Kitchen
SILVER Spices
BRONZE Namaste Fine Indian Cuisine
   
BEST FISH AND CHIPS
 
GOLD The British Chippy
SILVER The New Mr. Spud
BRONZE The George Traditional House
   
BEST PLACE FOR HEALTHY EATS
 
GOLD Little Fast + Fresh
SILVER The Chopped Leaf
BRONZE Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House
   
BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH
 
GOLD Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery
SILVER Denny's
BRONZE Ricky's All Day Grill
   
BEST PLACE FOR LUNCH
 
GOLD Heartland Café
SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese Beef Noodle House
BRONZE Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery
   
BEST PLACE FOR DESSERT/ICE CREAM
 
GOLD Big Dipper Ice Cream Shop
SILVER Marble Slab Creamery
BRONZE Dairy Queen
   
BEST CUP OF COFFEE/TEA
 
GOLD Home Ground Coffee House
SILVER Starbucks
SILVER Tim Hortons
BRONZE 94 Take the Cake
   
BEST LIQUOR STORE
 
GOLD Co-op Wine Spirits Beer
SILVER Costco
BRONZE Sobeys Liquor
   
BEST BARTENDER/SERVER & LOCATION
 
GOLD Brie Passmore, Red Rock Pizza
SILVER Kadin Watson, Canadian Brewhouse
BRONZE Ireland Edey, D'Arcy Ranch
BRONZE Lori Stach, In Cahoots
   
BEST PLACE TO GO CAMPING
 
GOLD Sandy McNabb
SILVER Lions Campground
BRONZE Riverbend Campground
   
BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION
 
GOLD The Big Rock
SILVER Sheep River
BRONZE The Saskatoon Farm
   
BEST PLACE FOR A PICNIC
 
GOLD Sheep River Park
SILVER Lions Park
BRONZE The Big Rock
   
BEST PLACE FOR FIRST KISS
 
GOLD Heartland Café
SILVER Red Rock Pizza
BRONZE Okotoks DAWGS Game
   
BEST WEDDING VENUE
 
GOLD The Saskatoon Farm
SILVER Crystal Ridge Golf Club
BRONZE The Ridge at Okotoks
   
BEST SPA/MASSAGE
 
GOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa
SILVER Massage Haven
BRONZE Pure Envy Salon & Spa
   
BEST PLACE FOR OPTICAL/OPTICIAN
 
GOLD Okotoks Eyecare
SILVER Eyes 360
BRONZE Costco
   
BEST HAIR/BARBER SALON
 
GOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa
SILVER Blunt Hair Studio
BRONZE Pure Envy Salon & Spa
   
BEST MANI/PEDI
 
GOLD Nails Time
SILVER First Nails
BRONZE Cactus Club Salon & Spa
   
BEST ESTHETICS/SKIN CARE
 
GOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa
SILVER Pure Envy Salon & Spa
BRONZE My Little Room of Beauty
   
BEST DOCTOR
 
GOLD Dr. Richard Ansell
SILVER Dr. Troy McKibbin
BRONZE Dr. Grace Simmons
   
BEST DENTIST
 
GOLD Okotoks Dental
SILVER My Family Dentall
BRONZE Village Lane Dental
   
BEST DENTAL HYGIENIST
 
GOLD Delaney Cleghorn, Hometown Dental
SILVER Taylor Lundgren, My Family Dental
BRONZE Alana Holden, Cottonwood Dental
   
BEST ORTHODONTIST
 
GOLD SmileZone Orthodontics
SILVER Authentic Orthodontics
BRONZE Foothills Orthodontics
   
BEST DENTURIST
 
GOLD Onyx Denture Clinic
SILVER Hometown Dental
BRONZE Okotoks Dental
   
BEST CHIROPRACTOR
 
GOLD Dr. Brad Harper, Healing Hands Family Wellness
SILVER Dr. Chris Yarvis, Complete Health
BRONZE Dr. Jason Baietto, Thrive Chiropractic
   
BEST ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTITIONER
 
GOLD Dr. Harmi Kaler, Harmony Health Integrative Centre
SILVER Dr. Jared McCollum, Healing Elements
BRONZE Dr. Brad Harper, Healing Hands Family Wellness
   
BEST PHARMACY
 
GOLD Shoppers Drug Mart
SILVER Sobeys Pharmacy
BRONZE Costco Pharmacy
   
BEST VETERINARIAN
 
GOLD Big Rock Animal Clinic
SILVER Foothills Animal Hospital
BRONZE Okotoks Vetinary Clinic
   
BEST CLOTHING STORE
 
GOLD Winners
SILVER White Bull Clothing Co.
BRONZE Rhoda's Elegance Again
   
BEST CLEANING/MAID SERVICE
 
GOLD Swept Away Green Cleaning
SILVER Cleanbreak Okotoks
BRONZE Meag's Cleaning Services
   
BEST GOLF COURSE
 
GOLD D'Arcy Ranch Golf Club
SILVER Crystal Ridge Golf Club
BRONZE Rivers Edge Golf Club
   
BEST LOCAL SPORTS TEAM
 
GOLD Okotoks DAWGS
SILVER Okotoks Jr. A Oilers
BRONZE Foothills Eagles Football
   
BEST PLACE TO GET FIT
 
GOLD GoodLife Fitness
SILVER F45 Training
SILVER Motion Fitness
BRONZE Everything Movement
   
BEST PLACE TO TAKE A DANCE CLASS
 
GOLD Heart to Sole Danceworks
SILVER Alberta Dance Academy
BRONZE Balance Dance Centre
BRONZE Everything Movement
   
BEST PLACE TO BUY SPORTING GOODS
 
GOLD Sport Chek
SILVER Classic Source for Sports
BRONZE Grand Slam Sports
   
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER
 
GOLD Lottie Pederson, Everything Movement
SILVER Sherrie Smith, Built Strong Athletics
BRONZE Jodi Taylor, F45 Training
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