Peterborough Chamber Honours Institutions at 2023 Business Excellence Awards
/The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce held their 2023 Business Excellence Awards with an awards ceremony at Showplace Performance Centre on Wednesday night.
Hajni Hős, Hospice Peterborough executive director accepting the award for Employer of the Year. Photo courtesy of the Peterborugh Chamber.
The annual ceremony publicly recognized and honoured local businesses with a passion for excellence.
Over 50 businesses and individuals were profiled in 22 categories.
The following are the nominees and recipients for their respective categories:
Local Focus
The Boardwalk Board Game Lounge (winner)
New Beginnings Building Services
Peterborough GreenUP
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Cheeks Ahoy (winner)
Flossophy Ptbo
Y Drive Canada
Health & Wellness
Euphoria Wellness Spa
The Spa + Clinic at Fleming College
The Willow Studio (winner)
4-Under-40 Profiles, in memory of Kathy Windrem
Ashley Bonner (winner)
Ashley Flynn (winner)
Lauren Hunter (winner)
Laura Montague (winner)
Professional Services
Engage Engineering Ltd.
Fox Law Professional Corporation
Lett Architects Inc. (winner)
Commercial Development or Renovation
Key Design Inc. (Key Design Inc. Studio & Office)
Peterborough Housing Corporation (Hunt Terraces)
Peterborough Humane Society (Peterborough Animal Care Centre) (winner)
Business Student Leadership Prizes
Emma Olstad (Trent University) (winner)
Eesha Gupta (Fleming College) (winner)
Retail
Living Local Marketplace (winner)
Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre
Plant Goals
Stuart Harrison President's Award
Don Dyck (Kingdon Timber Mart, Kingdon Truss) (winner)
Micro Business
OmniWorx Design
Peterborough Currents Media Inc. (winner)
Social Kat Media
Tourism
Kawartha Country Wines
Otonabee Region Conservation Authority
Peterborough Museum & Archives (winner)
Businesswoman of the Year
Nicole Truman (Fox Law Professional Corporation) (winner)
Green Initiatives
Cheeks Ahoy
The Land Canadian Adventures Inc.(winner)
Peterborough Folk Festival
Skilled Trades
Black Rock Developments
Bruce Maly Plumbing & Drain Services Inc.
Van de Bor Paving Ltd. (winner)
Hospitality
Burleigh Falls Inn & Suites
Nostimo By The Original Greek
Taso's Restaurant & Pizzeria (winner)
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year
Imad Mahfouz & Hashem Yakan (Levantine Grill) (winner)
Customer First
The Boardwalk Board Game Lounge
Chemong Home Hardware Building Centre
The Willow Studio (winner)
Marketing & Promotion
Community Futures Peterborough (winner)
INSPIRE: The Women’s Portrait Project
Showplace Performance Centre
Peterborough County Farm Family of the Year
Todd & Jennifer Payne & Family (Asphodel Sheep Company) (winner)
Not-for-Profit
Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region
Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Foundation
Peterborough Humane Society (winner)
Employer of the Year
Engage Engineering Ltd.
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Hospice Peterborough (winner)
Business Citizen of the Year
John Cunningham (Community Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Ashburnham Funeral Home & Reception Centre, Kawartha Aquamation) (winner)
