Ecostar Awards

Inspirational New Venture

Inspirational New Venture

Celebrates an inspiring new venture that has demonstrated its potential to create widespread positive change; organization has been operating for less than 3 years.

Applications open July 6, 2026
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Finalist

Holocene Distilling Project

Holocene Distilling is a sustainability-focused craft distillery guided by curiosity and the belief that a simple idea can inspire meaningful environmental change.

Cobble Hill, BC
Finalist

MakeSpace North Park

MakeSpace North Park is a nonprofit building neighbourhood-scale creative infrastructure designed for economic inclusion, where people share tools, learn skills, make things and turn their talents into new possibilities.

Victoria, BC
Finalist

Your Place Victoria

Your Place Victoria is a social enterprise by Our Place Society, delivering professional, guaranteed landscape maintenance while creating living‑wage jobs for individuals rebuilding their lives.

Victoria, BC