NEWS RELEASE
CENTRE WELLINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) is thrilled to announce the nominees for this year’s Awards of Excellence, presented by OLG, as well as share the event plan for what will be their first in-person gala in three years.
“Our goal is, as always, to recognize our nominees, sponsors, and winners to the best of our ability, with a reach that extends to the far corners of the CW community and beyond. We’re returning to in-person with a big splash, but we’re also keeping some of the elements that we added over the past two years through our pivots,” comments Sally Litchfield, General Manager of the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce.
The event format will be both in-person and livestreamed – taking place on May 31, the event will feature an in-person gala at The GrandWay Events Centre and a livestream of the event, sponsored by Enbridge Gas, allowing anyone to tune-in virtually at no cost to them.
“We were extremely excited to receive 96 nominations this year, the highest amount we’ve ever received. By the time we account for duplicate nominations (businesses nominated into the same category multiple times), and the several businesses who respectfully chose not to stand, we have 66 nominations to announce,” says Ashley-Ann Maginnis, chair of the adjudication committee for the Awards of Excellence.
Congratulations to all the amazing nominees this year:
Agriculture – Agri-Business: Lau-tea-da Lentils, Lighthouse Lemonade, Thatcher Farms, and Wilton Consulting Group
Business of the Year: Ambiances Gourmandes, Centre Wellington Dental, Centre Wellington Remedy’s Rx, Colleen Hardie RMT, CW Racquets, ETP Canada, It’s a Beautiful Life Boutique, JR Security Solutions, Mantech, My Next Promo, Seasons Home & Gift, Shift: Family Health Centre, The Scented Market, Violet & Ash Candle Co, and Wightman Telecom
Citizen of the Year: Kristen Drexler, Neil Dunsmore, Garth Green, Barbara Lustgarten-Evoy, and Peter Skoggard
Community Social Responsibility: 100 Women Who Care Centre Wellington, Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora, and The Elora Mill
Corporate Citizen of the Year: Ecclestone Financial Group, Infinity Marketing & Design, and The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs
Cultural, Arts, Tourism Impact: Elora Community Theatre, Elora Distilling Company, The Elora Singers, and The Friendly Society
Customer Service Excellence
7 Seas to See Travel, Centre Wellington Remedy’s Rx, Elora Physiotherapy, ETP Canada, Fergus Educational Services, Fergus Monuments, Refreshed & Refined Interiors, St Andrew Pharmacy, and The Scented Market
Employer of the Year: BLR Drafting & Design, Centre Wellington Remedy’s Rx, Dr. Maura McKeown and Associates, Fergies Fine Foods, Motion Electrical Contracting, Nicole Drake Wright Your Fairy Godmother, and RLB Chartered Professional Accountants
Environmental Excellence: 3 Beets to the Winds Farm, Fusion Thetics, Skyline Group of Companies, and Spiral Farms
Not for Profit: 2nd Chance Fergus, Centre Wellington Rotary Club, Community Resource Centre, Elora Centre for the Arts, and Wellington Pregnancy Care Centre
Tradesperson: Jonathan Parkinson – Parkinson Plumbing Limited, Natalie’s Painting, and Ray Sullivan – Sullivan Plumbing and Heating
Young Entrepreneur: JR Security Solutions, Nathan Skoufis, and Parkinson’s Plumbing Limited
Youth Citizen of the Year: Abby Graham, and Tori Lawson
Nominees are recognized and nominated for accomplishments achieved in the previous year. For more details on the nomination and/or adjudication process, or to receive updates on when future nomination periods open, please email [email protected].
We will also be celebrating Centre Wellington’s businesses who have been in business locally for 10, 25 or 40 years for our Long Service Awards, and recognizing businesses that opened during the pandemic. If you know a business that opened in 2020 or 2021, or that celebrated 10, 25, or 40 years in business in 2021, please send an email to [email protected].
This event would not be possible without the support of sponsors, volunteers, and of course, our nominators from the community. Thank you all! We look forward to celebrating with everyone in May. For the latest event updates, please visit www.cwchamber.ca/events.
Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, OLG, and to our Specialty Sponsors: Township of Centre Wellington, RLB Chartered Professional Accountants, Skyline Group of Companies, Enbridge Gas, EFG, The Wellington Advertiser, The Bar Store, Mallot Creek Group, The GrandWay, Bensol, Elora Fergus Today, and The Grand at 101
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