The Best of Canada’s Sign Industry Awards (BOCSIes) honours the top work of sign companies, related organizations, and individuals across the country.
Entries to this year’s awards program, which is jointly managed by Sign Media Canada and the Sign Association of Canada (SAC), came in from sign professionals across the country. With the judges reviewing hundreds of eligible projects, Sign Media Canada, along with SAC, is now proud to showcase the winners of the BOCSIes competition.
This year’s competition attracted many high-calibre projects, representing the best of the best from all corners of Canada’s sign industry. With final scores proving close, all entrants deserve congratulations for the outstanding quality of their work. In this regard, we are including the runners-up.
Here’s presenting:
Unique signs
The winner (and our Best in Show for 2024) is: Wayside for Outlook Monument
Wayside for Outlook Monument.
Designer: Gordon Karau
Manufacturer/Fabricator: Wayside Press Ltd./ LEKO Precast Concrete
Submitter: Jed Dillingham
Client: Predator Ridge Resort
Location: Vernon, BC
Primary Materials & Methods: This 9,071.8-kg (20,000-lb) subdivision monument sign is manufactured out of custom-formed prefabricated concrete with inset channels for LED rope lighting and white oak plank internal lining. The concrete base has a brushed stainless steel wordmark inlay with a poured epoxy overcoat. Most of the installation was completed in December 2023, with final touches applied in June 2024 (once the weather was appropriate for the epoxy). The sign was designed and oriented so the summer solstice sun sets behind the mountains right in the middle of the “O”, as one views it from the boulevard out across Okanagan Lake, B.C. Affectionately called “The World’s Biggest Selfie Light,” it has become a must-visit destination for selfies by both residents and visitors to Predator Ridge Resort. On a clear night, it can even be seen from the other side of the lake.
Runner up #1: Imagination Corporation for NEB’s Fun World
Imagination Corporation for NEB’s Fun World
Submitter: Dan Sawatzky
Client: NEB’s Fun World
Designer: Dan Sawatzky
Manufacturer/Fabricator: Imagination Corporation
Location: Oshawa, Ont.
Runner up #2: Les Enseignes Icubic for Accenture Montreal
Lemay Architects for Les Enseignes Icubic.
Designer: Lemay Architects
Manufacturer/Fabricator: Icubic
Submitter: Mélanie Bilodeau
Client: Accenture
Location: Montreal, Que.
