Peterborough & Kawarthas Chamber Unveil Its 2026 Business Excellence Award Winners
/The Peterborough & Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its 2026 Business Excellence Awards at its Gala at Kawartha Downs on Thursday night.
Roughly 300 members of the local business community attended to celebrate and recognize the achievements.
“Tonight, we celebrated more than business success. We celebrated the people behind it — the dreamers, the risk-takers, and the hardworking individuals who, through businesses large and small, lift each other up, strengthen our community, and remind us that when we succeed together, we all rise,” said Susan Dunkley, Peterborough & Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce board chair.”
The following are this year’s recipients:
Farm Family of the Year: Staples Maple Syrup
Entrepreneurial Spirit: Peterborough Axe Club
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Canada CPR
Retail: Kawartha Country Wines
Professional Services: Baker Tilly
Not-For-Profit: Kawartha Land Trust
Marketing and Promotions: Peterborough Humane Society
Local Focus: The Cheesy Fromage
Tourism: Wanderlight Alpaca Experience
Skilled Trades: Blackwood Developments
Health and Wellness: Trent Health in Motion
Micro Business: Blackrock Developments
Indigenous Led Business: Cambium Indigenous Professional Services
Hospitality: Chemong Lodge
Customer First: Kingdon Timber Mart
Employer of the Year: Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory
4 Under 40 (In Memory of Kathy Windrem): Elsa Batten, Jordan Mercier, Kyle Christie, & Susan Tung
Business Citizen of the Year: David Feeley
President’s Award: Alan Black
