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Some of the Lower Mainland’s best builders are converging on ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ next week to be honoured.

The sixth annual Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards is being held on Thursday, Nov. 17 at Cascades Casino.

A record 40 finalists will be competing for the top honours including ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦â€™s redesigned ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ City Square, the new ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ City Timms Community Centre, the Coutler Berry Building in Fort ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, as well as OpenRoad Jaguar Land Rover and OpenRoad Exotic.

This event, sponsored by Re/MAX Commercial and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, is designed to celebrate the best in commercial and industrial construction in the area including North Delta, Surrey, White Rock, ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, Abbotsford, Mission, and Chilliwack.

To be eligible to participate, new institutional, commercial, industrial, retail, multi-family, recreational, hospitality or renovation projects must have been completed between Jan. 1, 2015 and Aug. 31, 2016.

A team of expert judges will decide winners in each of 11 categories.

The gala begins with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the awards at 8 p.m. Tickets are $125 and available through www.businessexaminer.ca/events.

Finalists from ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, their builders and architects, are as follows:

• ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ City Square, 19860-19888 ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Bypass. Architect/designer: Wensley Architecture Ltd.; general contractor: Wesgroup Properties.

• Coulter Berry Building, 9220 Glover Rd., Fort ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦. Architect/designer: Keystone Architecture & Planning Ltd.; XARIS Construction Management.

• Duffy Hills Apartments, 6814 200th St. Architect/designer: Keystone Architecture & Planning Ltd.; general contractor: Forewest Construction.

• Ivy Row, 20978-21042 77A Ave. Architect/designer: Ankenman Associates Architects Inc.; general contractor: Isle of Mann.

• OpenRoad Jaguar Land Rover, 5978 Collection Dr. Architect/designer: Christopher Bozyk Architects; general contractor: Ventana Construction.

• OpenRoad Exotics, 6006 Collection Dr. Architect/designer: Christopher Bozyk Architects; general contractor: Ventana Construction.

• City of ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Timms Community Centre, 20399 Douglas Cres. Architect/designer: HCMA Architecture & Design; general contractor: DGS Construction Company Ltd.

• Valley Driving School, 27078 56th Ave. Architect/designer: Krahn Group of Companies; general contractor: Glacier West Construction.