The Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce has planned an exciting evening of community and celebration for Feb. 11.

The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2011 Spirit of Ladysmith Community Awards Feb. 11 at Aggie Hall. A fun, festive evening of awards, appetizers and dancing is planned.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There will be appetizers and awards presentations from 7-9 p.m., followed by dancing from 9-11 p.m.

Tickets are only $15, and they are available at the Chamber of Commerce office and by calling 250-245-2112.

Find out who the winners are among these worthy nominees:

• Business of the Year (one  to 10 employees)

The 49th Café

Community Link Connexions Inc.

GNB Builders Inc.

Little Rascals Pets and Supplies

• Business of the Year (11 or more employees)

Pharmasave Ladysmith

Western Forest Products

• Entrepreneur of the Year

Nikki MacCallum of Nikki Design

Peter Richmond of 49th Parallel Grocery

Steve Wilkinson of Pharmasave Ladysmith

• Service Employee of the Year (one to 10 employees)

Inga Anderson

Coleen Andreychuk-Burke

Jill Collins

Danielle Eastick

Margie Forester

Sandra Hendricks

Heidi Kulhawy

Jacquie Neligan

Cheryl Onciul

Lesley Parent

Colin Pickell

Monica Stieda

Marti Westergaard

• Service Employee of the Year (11 or more employees)

Colleen Gaudreault

• Non-For-Profit of the Year

Kinsmen Club of Ladysmith

Ladysmith and District Historical Society

Ladysmith Family and Friends

• Volunteer of the Year

Audrey Ballegeer

Hilary Bell

Nita Grant

Jim Masyk

Isabelle Ouelette

Duck Paterson

Ed and Marie Polachek

Rod Saunders

Carol Sparham

David Walbank

Volunteers at Ladysmith Family and Friends

• Youth of the Year

Annika Bouma

Noah Hendricks

Katrina Stirling

Brendan Wilkinson

For more information about the Spirit of Ladysmith Community Awards, click here.