Junior Achievement Unveils City of Kawartha Lakes Inaugural Business Hall of Fame Inductees
/Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario (JA-NEO) unveiled its inaugural JA Business Hall of Fame (BHF) inductees for the City of Kawartha Lakes announced on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of JA-Neo.
The inductees strengthen the economy and community through their exemplary accomplishments of vision, leadership and commitment to excellence in business over a lifetime according to JA-NEO.
“JA-NEO is excited to unveil the inaugural class of inductees to first ever JA Business Hall of Fare for the City of Kawartha Lakes," said John McNutt, JA-NEO president and CEO. "These exceptional business leaders are helping to inspire and show local youth that starting your own business can be rewarding and last multiple generations much like the business leaders being honored today.”
The inductees will be formally inducted at the inaugural JA. Business Hall of Fame May 11 at Mackey Celebrations in downtown Lindsay.








The following are the 2023 JA BHF inductees:
Tania-Joy Bartlett - Nev Beginnings Contracting Services
Jim Bogar (Posthumously) - Cameron Steel
Jack and Ila Crowe (Posthumously) Kawartha Dairy
Nicki and Dedes Costas - Olympia Restaurant
Liz Grimes - Cathy Allan Ladieswear
Ted Smith - TS Manufacturing
Jeff Strybosch - Kawartha Wholesale Bakery
Jason and Karissa Ward - Ward Lawyers Professional Corporation