
Lee Agur, proprietor of Poor Tattoo Brewing Company in Penticton, was named the 2021 Enterprise Leader of the Yr by the Penticton & Wine Nation Chamber of Commerce.
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November 20, 2021 – 5:00 PM







Lee Agur was declared the 2021 Business enterprise Chief of the 12 months 3 months immediately after saying his establishment would defy the province’s vaccine mandate.

“I was honoured to be nominated and then it was similarly wonderful to be offered the award,” he reported. “I experience very grateful.”

The award was presented by the Penticton Chamber of Commerce declared at the Organization Excellence Awards final night time, Nov. 19.

Emcee Kyle Anderson Enterprise claimed the award goes to an entrepreneur “who has plainly shown leadership and evokes others to strengthen the products and services or high-quality of everyday living in Penticton.”

When Agur was questioned if he’d been on Facebook currently to see how several locals ended up complaining that the award would be provided to any person who defied general public overall health orders, he reported he had not and did not return a ask for for remark.


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Just one month right after declaring that his business Bad Tattoo Brewing Enterprise would not be necessitating friends to be vaccinated, Agur changed his mind and resolved to implement the vaccine mandate. He also stated he would be stepping down from management “for a whilst.” 

Over the past yr, his business enterprise also opened a second site in Kelowna, extended the patio in Penticton, and began its personal beer club.

“The Enterprise Excellence Awards are peer-nominated awards that exist to celebrate entrepreneurial and neighborhood achievement,” according to the Penticton Chamber’s web-site.

There was no response from an electronic mail to the Penticton Chamber by the time of publication.


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