At the 18th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence Gala held last evening, the nominees and award recipients were thanked for their outstanding contribution to Oakville's quality of life.At the 18th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence Gala held last evening, the nominees and award recipients were thanked for their outstanding contribution to Oakville's quality of life.
The 48 finalists all demonstrated outstanding business acumen and have all given back to our community. From the 48 finalists, the nine award recipients are:
1. 1. Oakville's Small Business of the Year:
Velma Ganassini, SOS First Aid
2. 2. Oakville's Large Business of the Year:
Dale Morgan, Astound Group Inc.
3. Oakville's Hospitality or Visitor Attraction of the Year:
Allan Huibers and Werner Defilla, Glen Abbey Golf Club
4. 4. Oakville's Professional Services Provider of the Year:
Dr. Naveen Arya, Dr. Shelley Bair & Dr. Douglas Bair, Oakville Endoscopy Centre Inc.
5. 5. Oakville's Young Entrepreneur of the Year:
Tal Dehtiar, Oliberte Limited
6. 6. Oakville's Employee of the Year:
Michelle Eglington, Euro-Line Appliances
7. Oakville's Restaurateur of the Year:
Cucci Ristorante, Doug Greco, David Bowken & Bob Lush
8. Oakville's Community Builder of the Year:
Dufferin Construction Company, A division of Holcim (Canada) Inc. Peter Gamble
9. 9. Oakville's Business Icon:
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Dianne Craig, President and CEO
The Oakville Awards for Business Excellence (OABE) is a program of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Oakville West (RCOW) to build awareness of business excellence within our great community and at the same time raise funds through partnerships, ticket sales and on-site raffle to support RCOW youth initiatives in Oakville.