Chamber of Commerce finalists must wait until gala in January
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The Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for its upcoming Achievement Awards Gala.
The 27 finalists were chosen by an independent selection committee, which reviewed more than 50 submissions that were received for the nine awards that were open to public nominations.
The award recipients will be announced at the Chamber Awards Gala on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Germania Hall in Pembroke.
Chamber president, Gail Richardson, says the gala will be a terrific event.
“We received some excellent nominations, which speaks volumes to the quality of businesses and community leaders we have in the Upper Ottawa Valley. those who have been selected as finalists should be very proud and we all are very excited to see who the award recipients will be at this year’s gala,” adds Ms. Richardson.
The three finalists in the New Business category are The Nook Creperie Inc, forward Thinking and The Pine Shop.
Finalists for Citizen of the Year who are all well deserving of this honour are, Glenna Mackenzie, Stan Halliday and Anne Bromley. This is always a very hard category in which to choose a recipient.
Small Business of the Year finalists are Morris Thuemen Architects, Speedpro Signs and Jamieson Travel & Tours.
The Medium Business of the Year finalists are, Dreams Catering ltd., Ullrich’s on Main and 104.9 myFM Radio.
The Farm Enterprise of the Year finalists are Connaught Nursery, Spruce Briar Jerseys and Gouldhaven Farms.
Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley, Cobden Agricultural Society – 150th Cobden Fair and Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation are the finalists in the Community Organization of the Year category and the Best Western Pembroke Inn and Conference Centre, Ben Hokum and Son Limited and Vodenicar Family Pharmacy Inc. are the finalists in the Large Business category.
Chamber of Commerce finalists must wait until gala in January
