Peterborough and the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce Announce Business Excellence Awards Recipients

The Peterborough and the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce handed out its 2024 Business Excellence Awards at a ceremony held at Showplace Performance Centre on Tuesday night.

Phillip Jolicoeur (middle) with his family, announced as the Business Citizens of the Year. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough and the Kawartha Chamber of Commernce.

The awards are designed to publicly recognize and honour local businesses with a passion for excellence.

Almost 50 businesses and individuals were profiled in 22 categories, with recipients announced live on stage.

The following are the nominees and award recipients:

4-Under-40 Profiles, in memory of Kathy Windrem

  • Dr. Taylor Bonner

  • Joe Curry

  • Hillary Flood

  • Dylan Radcliffe

Businesswomen of the Year

Entrepreneur

  • Rosalea Terry of nectar co. (Recipient)

Organization

  • Heidi Popov of Kawartha Gymnastics (Recipient)

Business Citizen of the Year

  • Phillip Jolicoeur of PJ The Marketing Guy, Phillip Jolicoeur Entertainment, Photo Booth Fun (Recipient)

Business Student Leadership Prizes (winners listed)

  • Ali Jammal (Trent University)

  • Joylyn Johnson D Souza (Trent University)

  • Swarna Latha Mareedu (Fleming College)

Commercial Development or Renovation

  • Ashburnham Realty (The Railyard Development)

  • The Canadian Canoe Museum (Recipient)

  • Holmes Riseley LLP (823 Park St. S.)

Customer First

  • The Boardwalk Board Game Lounge

  • Couture Candy (Recipient)

  • McLeod's EcoWater

Employer of the Year

  • Engage Engineering

  • Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory (Recipient

Entrepreneurial Spirit

  • Green Street Inc.

  • nectar co.

  • Wanderlight Alpaca Experience (Recipient)

Peterborough County Farm Family of the Year (winners listed)

• Scott, Paula, Jason & Shelby Cornish (Whiskey Lane Livestock)

Green Initiatives

  • Camp Kawartha (Recipient)

  • Cheeks Ahoy

  • Dietrich Homes

Health & Wellness

  • Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy

  • Flow Spa (Recipient)

  • Trent Health in Motion

Hospitality

  • Levantine Grill

  • Millbrook Mercantile (Recipient)

Local Focus

  • Lang Pioneer Village Museum (Recipient)

  • Market Hall Performing Arts Centre

  • OmniWorx Design

Marketing & Promotion

  • Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine

  • Harmony for Healing

  • nectar co. - The Viral Keepsake Campaign (Recipient)

Micro Business

  • The Chocolate Rabbit (Recipient)

  • Millbrook Mercantile

  • Peterborough Disability Tax Services

Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Sama Noor Yousafzai (Goodies on Mews)

Not-for-Profit

  • Five Counties Children's Centre

  • Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region – (Recipient)

  • Kawartha Gymnastics

Professional Services

  • Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy (Recipient)

  • Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory

  • Holmes Riseley LLP

Retail

  • Dan Joyce's Retailing Limited

  • Paris Marine (Recipient)

  • Shop The Lake Inc.

Skilled Trades

  • R & M Smith Contracting (Recipient)

  • Tom's Heating and Cooling

Tourism

  • Beachwood Resort

  • Kawartha Country Wines

  • Lang Pioneer Village Museum (Recipient)

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