Manitoba news: The Steinbach Chamber Business Excellence Awards take over Mennonite Heritage Village tonight, and the city’s best businesses will find out who takes home the honours, while Mayor Earl Funk tells Steinbach where the city is headed.
The Steinbach Chamber Business Excellence Awards take place tonight, Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach. Networking runs from 5:30 p.m., the program from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., and the evening wraps up at 8:30 p.m. Mayor Earl Funk gives the State of the City Address.
By Maplestime News Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 12, 2026
Sources: Steinbach Chamber of Commerce | Last updated: November 12, 2026
Key Takeaways
- The 2026 Steinbach Chamber Business Excellence Awards take place tonight, Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- The venue is Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach.
- Networking with wine and appetizers runs from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- The program runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and includes the State of the City Address by Mayor Earl Funk.
- Chamber President Eugene Warwaruk will also address the room.
- Nominations for the awards closed on September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
What happens at the Steinbach Chamber Business Excellence Awards?
The evening opens with networking over wine and appetizers from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., giving Steinbach business owners and community members an hour to meet before the formal program. The program then runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., when the awards are presented and the two keynote addresses are delivered.
The Steinbach Chamber Business Excellence Awards honour the businesses the community nominated as the best in the city. Nominations closed on September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m., so tonight’s winners were chosen from the businesses Steinbach itself put forward.
What will Mayor Earl Funk say?
Mayor Earl Funk delivers the State of the City Address during the program. According to the Chamber’s event listing, the address is part of the evening’s program alongside the awards themselves.
The address is the part of the night that looks beyond the awards. Steinbach is one of the fastest growing cities in Manitoba, and the mayor’s speech is the moment the city hears where its leadership thinks Steinbach is headed.
Main Street in Steinbach, Manitoba. Photo: Krazytea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Who else speaks tonight?
Chamber President Eugene Warwaruk will also address the room during the program. His address comes from the Chamber itself, the organization that runs the awards and represents Steinbach businesses year round.
Together, the two addresses frame the night: the mayor speaks for the city, the Chamber president speaks for its businesses, and the awards in between celebrate the businesses the community chose.
What is Mennonite Heritage Village?
Mennonite Heritage Village is Steinbach’s open air museum telling the story of the Mennonite settlers who built the city. Holding the awards there puts the night in a place that is part of Steinbach’s own history, in a village of heritage buildings that shows where the community came from.
Tonight’s event is a preview. The winners have not been announced yet, and Maplestime will report the results once the awards are presented.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are the Steinbach Chamber Business Excellence Awards?
Tonight, Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach. Networking runs from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the program runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Who speaks at the awards?
Mayor Earl Funk delivers the State of the City Address, and Chamber President Eugene Warwaruk also addresses the room during the program.
When did nominations close?
Nominations for the 2026 awards closed on September 18, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Steinbach Main Street with the Millennium clock tower. Photo: KrazyTea, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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