It's finally time to reveal the annual Best of Richmond where we survey our readers and ask them to rank local businesses – everything from pizza joints to hair salons. This year, more than 6,000 people ranked companies in four categories: Food & Entertainment, Shopping, Services and Health & Fitness.
This week, we will share the winners of one category each day. Today, here are the winners in Fitness and Health.
Dentist
- Dr. Randy Shew, Inc.
- Dr. Andrew Yang - Terra Nova Dental Centre
- Dr. Kara Ellis-Partovi – West Richmond Dental Centre
Denturist
- Richmond Denture Clinic
- Dr. Alex Hupka
- Dr. James Cadagan – Chatham Dental Centre
Eye doctor or specialist
- Dr. Lloyd Ho
- Dr. R. Thomas
- Dr. Jolene Sun - Vision Plus
Facial
- Earth Wind & Spa
- Medical Spa Club
- Tao Day Spa
Community Centre
- South Arm Community Centre
- Steveston Community Centre
- Cambie Community Centre
Golf Course
- Richmond Country Club
- Mylora
- Mayfair Lakes Golf & Country Club
Gym
- Russell Sean Fitness
- Maki Performance Training
- Richmond Olympic Oval
Health Food Store
- Consumers Nutrition Centre
- GNC
- 12 Baskets Nutrition and Health Co.
Hockey Shop
- Ice Level Sports
- Canadian Tire
- Cyclone Taylor Sports
Place to work out
- Russel Sean Fitness
- Richmond Olympic Oval
- Steve Nash
Martial Arts Studio
- Frias Fight Team
- Richmond Martial Arts
- Vancouver Seiyu Karate—Richmond
Manicure Pedicure
- Vero & co.
- Tao Day Spa
- Nailz by Nancy
Personal Trainer
- Russel Sean - Russel Sean Fitness
- Gary Dhillon - U Rise
- David Kemp – Russel Sean Fitness
Spa
- Tao Day Spa
- Medical Spa Club
- Earth, Wind & Spa
Tanning Salon
- Body Glo
- Radiant Tanning Salon
- Gold ‘N Tan Sun Tan Studio
Yoga Studio
- YYOGA at the Richmond Olympic Oval
- Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
- Perfect Hearts Yoga
Along with businesses and organizations, we also love to highlight Richmondites who make a difference in the community and who make the city strong. Some you may have heard of, others maybe not. Either way, their contribution towards building a healthy, vibrant community has been invaluable. Today, we will also share three of these people with you.
See the full, digital version of our special Best of Richmond edition here.