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22nd Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence Nominees

Oakville Awards for Business Excellence 2016 | Oakville Chamber of Commerce
Oakville Awards for Business Excellence 2016 | Oakville Chamber of Commerce

The Oakville Chamber of Commerce and The Rotary Club of Oakville West are pleased to present the 22nd Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence (OABE) that will culminate in a Gala Dinner on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre. The nominees for this year’s awards were officially announced at the OABE Nominee reception on Tuesday, February 7th at the Holiday Inn, Oakville Centre.

This year, the winners will be chosen from nominees in nine categories: RBC Small Business of the Year, Bell Mid-size Business of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Franchisee of the Year, Professional Services Provider of the Year, The Morris Mercanti Restaurateur of the Year, KPMG Entrepreneur of the Year, Genworth Community Builder of the Year, and Oakville Hydro Conservation Leadership Award.

At the gala, the winner of Oakville’s Business Icon Award and Charity or Not-for-Profit Excellence Award will be announced. The Business Icon Award recognizes a prominent Oakville business which is highly regarded in the business community. The Charity or Not-for-Profit Excellence Award honours a charity or not-for-profit organization which is highly regarded in the community and raises funds or provides services to improve the lives of people within the community.

“This year we received over 150 nominations from the Oakville community; a record number of nominations! The judges carefully reviewed all of the nominations and selected a list of 78 nominees for the Oakville Awards for Business Excellence” stated John Sawyer, President of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. “I congratulate all of the finalists on achieving this honour; it is proof of their hard work and dedication. They truly represent the best of Oakville’s business community.”

Working in partnership with The Rotary Club of Oakville West, the majority of funds raised from the Gala Dinner will be donated directly to the club’s local youth programs.

“The Oakville Awards for Business Excellence gala has raised more than $500,000 since it began over twenty years ago,” said Rotary President, David Abboud. “Last year’s dinner set a record for attendance comprised of over 600 business, community and political leaders. We are looking forward to a fantastic evening to celebrate business excellence in Oakville.”

The Nominees for the 22nd Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence are:

RBC Small Business of the Year

  1. Avante Boutique Inc.
  2. Caju Multimedia Inc.
  3. domilya GROUP Inc.
  4. Elm Hill Cookies Inc.
  5. Icing Marketing Corporation
  6. J.H. Gelbloom Surveying Limited
  7. JAE associates Ltd.
  8. la strada
  9. Leisure Industries Inc.
  10. Lioness Creations Floral Design
  11. MTC Tire Oakville Inc.
  12. Nancy Robertson Team, Sotheby's International Realty Canada
  13. Oakville Windows & Doors Inc.
  14. Otello's Banquet & Convention Centre Inc.
  15. Syer Hospitality Group Inc.
  16. Studio H Design
  17. That Pie Place
  18. The Management Coach (Grand Plan Management Innovations Inc.)
  19. The Millionaire's Daughter
  20. Ultimate Pool Service Inc.
  21. Willowglen School

Bell Mid-size Business of the Year:

  1. Cheney Window & Door Specialists
  2. ClubRunner
  3. Florence Meat Supplies Limited
  4. GL Chemtec International Ltd.
  5. Information Display Systems Canada Inc.
  6. JNB Auto Centre Inc.
  7. Merriam Music
  8. Promotional Source Corporation
  9. PSI Payroll Services Inc.
  10. Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
  11. Total Tech Pools and Leisure

Large Business of the Year:

  1. Budds' Group of Companies
  2. Delta Bingo Inc.
  3. Direct Response Media Group
  4. D'Orazio Infrastructure Group Limited
  5. Entripy Custom Clothing
  6. Freshco Retail Maintenance Inc.
  7. Javelin Technologies Inc.
  8. Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.
  9. OS&B (Oakville Stamping & Bending Ltd.)
  10. Porsche Centre Oakville
  11. Promation (Promation Engineering Ltd. & Promation Nuclear Ltd.)
  12. Whole Foods Market Oakville

KPMG Entrepreneur of the Year:

  1. Sophia Segal of Business Analyst Solution
  2. Brenda Ahenkorah-Benoit of Clinical Trial Referral Network, Inc.
  3. Dawn Porter-Schofield of Cornerstone Mediation
  4. Jas Brar of Entripy Custom Clothing
  5. Jillian Bowman of Epicured Market Inc.
  6. Sean Neville of Healthwick
  7. Tiffany Richardson of Icing Marketing Corporation
  8. Christine Yardley of Print Panther Inc.
  9. Allison Christilaw of Reddin Global Inc.
  10. Matthew Zarrillo of Zarr Tech

Professional Services Provider of the Year:

  1. CHR Health Centre Inc.
  2. Christine M. Langevin Chartered Professional Accountants
  3. Dynamic Health and Performance
  4. Lakeshore Woods Pharmacy
  5. North Ridge Family Chiropractic
  6. Peter Watson Investments
  7. Positive Accounting
  8. Scotia Wealth Management/The Jamison Group
  9. Tino-Gaetani & Carusi, Chartered Professional Accountants

Franchisee of the Year:

  1. BCS - Business Coaching Solutions Corp.
  2. EmbroidMe Oakville
  3. Par-T-Perfect
  4. Quicker Foods Inc.
  5. Turtle Jack’s Oakville

The Morris Mercanti Restaurateur of the Year:

  1. Croissant Express Bakery
  2. Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill
  3. The Crêpe Kitchen

Genworth Community Builder of the Year:

  1. Mercedes Benz Oakville
  2. Ristorante Julia

Oakville Hydro Conservation Leadership Award:

  1. Advanced Ceramics Corp.
  2. All-Connect Logistical Services Inc.
  3. Alliance Labeling
  4. Fourmark Manufacturing
  5. Lisgar Developments

The Oakville Chamber of Commerce and The Rotary Club of Oakville West thank Platinum Partner RBC for their generous support of the 22nd Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence.


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