Estevan Mercury Publications will be bringing back one of the most popular promotions in its recent history with the Best of Estevan competition.
The contest gives people the chance to vote for businesses that they believe are doing a great job. More than 200 categories have been created.
Ballots will appear in the Estevan Mercury on Feb. 19 and 26, as well as March 4, and in Southeast Lifestyles on Feb. 21 and 28, along with March 6.
The ballot can also be found on the Mercury`s website at www.estevanmercury.ca. Due to the number of categories, the online ballot has to be broken up over several webpages.
Deanna Tarnes, who is the sales manager and the publisher for Estevan Mercury Publications, said there are so many great businesses in Estevan, and this promotion gives the public the chance to recognize their favourite companies.
“It’s a way to get the people of the Estevan area to think about all of the great businesses that are in town,” she said.
Everyone has a favourite entrepreneur or their favourite businesses, and this contest is a great way for people to think about them.
The promotion has so many different categories because the Mercury wants to ensure there is a category for every business. Many of the businesses in Estevan are eligible in more than one category.
Several categories have been created for energy-related companies this year to ensure they will be represented.
“We want to show the diverse number of businesses that Estevan has, and promote that you can do anything you need to do locally,” said Tarnes.
Numerous businesses have opened in the community since the promotion was last offered in 2018. They will now have a chance to be recognized as well.
Each business that wins will receive a framed certificate to proudly hang in a high-profile location of their building. Many of the businesses that won when the promotion was previously offered in 2011 and 2018 still have their certificates.
Others use their signs or billboards to display that they were voted Estevan`s favourite in a particular category.
Those who vote via the ballot in the newspaper or online will have the chance to win a prize of $100 in cash. To be eligible for the giveaway, people must vote in at least 25 categories.
A special publication, highlighting the different winners, will be released in the March 25 edition of the Mercury.
The deadline to vote in the Best of Estevan Reader’s Choice competition is March 6 at 11:59 p.m. local time.
Tarnes said the promotion was very well received when it was last offered two years ago, and she believes now is a great time to offer it again.
