12th Annual Business Awards Banquet

Saturday, November 3, 2007

CHAMBER EMBRACES EXCELLENCE IN RAINY RIVER DISTRICT

The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the winners of the 12th Annual Business Awards. The following awards were handed out at the Awards Banquet Saturday, November 3, 2007 at La Place Rendez-Vous:

“We are proud to host this event each year as it recognizes businesses, organizations and individuals for outstanding achievement and the contributions made to the economic growth and prosperity of the Rainy River District. We sincerely congratulate all 84 nominees as each is just as deserving of the title as the next” stated Chamber Manager Dawn Booth.

“The event was another success with over 180 guests in attendance, great food and service from the staff at La Place Rendez-Vous, entertaining music by the Borderland Orchestra Ensemble during cocktail hour, another great video presentation by Shaw, and lots of smiles, laughs and cheers”.

“I want to personally thank and congratulate our emcees for the night, President Christine Denby and 2nd Vice President Nancy Daley for a great job. They kept the night running smoothly and quickly and worked really well together. We’ll have to look at bringing them back again next year!” Booth laughed.

The 13th Annual banquet is tentatively scheduled for November 8 next year.

Emcees Nancy Daley & Christine Denby
Small Business Trainer of the Year Revco Carpet Centre Ltd.		Volunteer of the Year Gordon Armstrong	Entrepreneur of the Year Kevin Nielson, Shopper's Drug Mart

Congratulations 2007 Nominees

• Business of the Year (1-15 Employees) sponsored by Bell Canada

B93 fm (2)
bombshell
Cars Plus
Celeste's Beauty Salon
DJ Roach Electric Ltd
Domino's Pizza (2)
Emo Feeds
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary
Kathy's Catering
Mark's Murky Waters Fish & Chips
Systems K

• Business of the Year (16+ Employees) sponsored by B-93 fm

Busch's Auto Supplies Ltd.
Canada Safeway
Ed Kaun & Sons Ltd.
Norfab Building Components Ltd.
Pinewood Sports & Marine
The Place

• Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by the Rainy River Future Development Corporation

Dave Ashworth / Domino's Pizza
Tammy Brown, Rozanne Evans, Jana Murray / bombshell (2)
Don Eldridge / Lee Garden
Marlene McQuaker / Village Variety
Mark Nagant / Mark's Murky Waters Fish & Chips
Kevin Nielson / Shopper's Drug Mart
Dave Petsnick / Revco Carpet Centre Ltd.
Brenda Tullio / The Ear Clinic
Jo Woolsey / Aurora Wind Feeds

• Small Business Trainer of the Year sponsored by NCDS Career Works

A Buck or Two
DJ Roach Electric Ltd
La Flambee
Revco Carpet Centre Ltd.
Todd French Trucking

• Customer Service Award Business sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada

DJ Roach Electric Ltd
Energy Fitness Centre
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (2)
Fort Frances General Supply
Lakewood Tire
Mark's Work Wearhouse
Mekong Restaurant
New Life Clinic
Norlund Oil
Northridge Funeral Home
Northwoods Gallery & Gifts (2)
Shopper's Drug Mart (2)
Shopper's Home Health Care
Super 8 Motel (3)
Systems K
Warehouse One

• Customer Service Award Individual sponsored by Good Impressions Printing

Sharon Bernie / Fort Frances Dental Centre
Joanne Bliss / RBC Royal Bank
Neila Booth / Northwoods Gallery & Gifts (2)
Lillian Gerley / The UPS Store
Angela Halvorsen / RRFDC
Barb Murray / Einar's Foods
Lori Pochailo / Howarth's Home Centre

• Business Woman of the Year sponsored by the Business Woman's Network

Cindy Allan / Celeste's Beauty Salon
Tammy Brown, Rozanne Evans, Jana Murray / bombshell
Kathy Cuthbertson / Kathy's Catering
Sherry Kaun / Share Bears Place
Susan Marshall / Canadian Mental Health Association
Tina Selman / Fort Frances Mohawk
Kelly Spicer / Curves for Women
Jo Woolsey / Aurora Wind Feeds

• Employee of the Year sponsored by The Westend Weekly

Neila Booth / Northwoods Gallery & Gifts
Karen Davis / Nor-West Animal Clinic
Karen Fifield / Canadian Mental Health Association
Rebecca Georgeson / Aurora Wind Feeds
Joe Hendrikx / Northland Basics
Heather Latter / Fort Frances Times
Gord Watson / Ed Kaun & Sons Ltd.

• Tony Beyak Volunteer of the Year sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce

Gordon Armstrong
Bev Kotnik
Kayne Shaw
Emily Watson

• Safety Award Business or Individual sponsored by Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada

Larry George / Wayne George Grading Ltd.

Dawn Hayes / Township of Alberton
Kayne Shaw / Daryl's Custom Landscapes

• Accessibility Award sponsored by the Town of Fort Frances

Kevin Busch / Fort Frances Curling Club
Community Living Fort Frances & District
La Place Rendez-Vous

2007 SPONSORS
2007 Nomination Form - Nomination Deadline: Friday, October 5

2006 Business Awards Banquet

Celebrating Success

Saturday, October 28, 2006

La Place Rendez-Vous