Local Business

Submitted Photo / Envision Financial branch managers Kay Gandham (Ladner) and Michael Voros (Tsawwassen) presented Junior Giants coach Jim Scouras and players Charlie and Tristan with a cheque for $1,200 to help purchase new hockey bags for the 2013-

A local kinesiology company is donating its time twice a week to help students at Deas Island Dance.

Phu Thai Spa presented the Delta Hospice Society with a cheque for $800 raised at a recent outdoor spa event.

Building customer relationships is big for the Rogers Wireless store in Tsawwassen. The company's radio ads talk about being consultants, not salespeople, and providing more than just a one-time sale, notes store owner David Ainsworth.

It certainly didn't take long for Meridian Farm Market to become a hit with Optimist readers. The market opened in March at the former site of Jack's TV in Tsawwassen and can already say it's a Readers' Choice Award winner.

It hasn't taken too long for Stir Coffee House to pick up its first Delta Optimist Readers' Choice Award. It's "great to be recognized" like that, says owner Robert Lowe, who opened the Ladner Village coffee shop last September.

Fusion Boutique in Tsawwassen added clothing to its repertoire about a year ago and hasn't looked back since. "This is a new venture here, the clothing side," notes owner Vivienne Potts. "It's just doing really, really well.

Niagara Falls Restaurant manager Kosta Dais says it was "very nice" to receive an Optimist Readers' Choice Award for the first time. "We appreciate the busi-ss people have given us.