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Thunder Bay’s Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominations for the annual Business Excellence Awards.
This year’s theme is Honouring our Past, Celebrating our Future to commemorate the 140th anniversary year of the chamber.
“The Chamber’s 140th anniversary is a special opportunity for the business community to come together to honour our past and celebrate our future,” said President Charla Robinson. “This event recognizes the amazing people and incredible organizations that are essential to the growth and success of our city”.
The following are the nominees:
Customer Service Excellence:
- Carol’s Cakes
- Driving Force
- HealthTec Training Inc
- Ingaged Creative Productions
- Northwest Funeral Alternative Inc.
- Reid’s Furniture – Patricia Poohachoff
- Royal LePage Lannon Realty Brokerage
Looking Good:
- Daytona’s Restaurant
- East Coast Lobster & Seafood
- Magnus Theatre
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:
- Independent Living Resource Centre
- Pocketchange Bar
- Thunder Bay Public Library
- Superior Strategies / Warrior Supplies
New Business Excellence:
- 807 Cards & Collectibles
- Hot Barrels Saunas
- Nature’s Nest Preschool & Child Care Centre
- Northern Peak HR
Not For Profit Excellence:
- Black Sheep Mountain Bike Club
- Mikinakoos Children’s Fund
- Nokiiwin Tribal Council
- Our Kids Count
- Peng You Taiji Quan Association
- Regional Food Distribution Association
- Thunder Bay & District Humane Society
- Thunder Bay Public Library
Large Business Excellence:
- Lowery’s
- Synterra Security Solutions LP
- Windigo Community Development Corporation
Medium Business Excellence:
- BioPower Sustainable Energy Corp – Northern Flame Wood Pellets
- Ingaged Creative Productions
- ITEC
- NOMAD & Pinetree Catering
- Reid’s Furniture
- U2 Fasteners
Small Business Excellence:
- La Sur Wellness & Co.
- Northern Peak HR
- Open Mind Interiors Ltd.
- Sociable Solutions
- Thunder Bay Border Cats
- Woodland Heritage Northwest
Quality of Life:
- Ageless Aesthetics Studio
- Cambrian Players
- Chad Clower Speech-Language Pathologist Professional Corporation
- Hospice Northwest Services
- Koru Training and Consulting
- Spinal Health and Rehabilitation Centre of Canada
- St. Andrew’s Dew Drop Inn Thunder Bay
- The Bodymind Centre
Young Entrepreneur of the Year:
- Anton Demetrakopoulos – Nurse Next Door
- Connor Remus – Pocketchange Bar
- Steve Simpson – Tomlin Restaurant
- Morgan Zimmer – Bonobo’s Foods
Business Person of The Year:
- Brook Dallaire – Sociable Solutions
- Liana Frenette – TBT Engineering Limited
- Aaron Gillingham – The Sal / East Coast Lobster / The Landing
- Terry Joseph – Turn-Key Communications
- Andrea Mulligan – Sleeping Giant Brewing Company
- Jeff Sampson – GFL Environmental Services
- Jason Thompson – Superior Strategies / Warrior Supplies
- David Valente – Lightwaves Technology
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony taking place at Fort William Gardens on May 15th.
Aside from awards, there will also be historical exhibits from the Thunder Bay Museum and Lake Superior Scottish Regiment.
Event information and registration can be found here.
