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Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce announces WINNERS of
the 16th Annual Business Awards
On Saturday, April 17, 2010 the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 16th Annual Business Awards with over 400 member and non members from our business community.
This memorable evening took place at the Valhalla Inn and was proudly presented by Bell.
The evening began with a Champagne Reception courtesy of the Valhalla Inn.
Following this networking prelude, t
he guests were treated to a delectable 5-course meal and a wonderful awards presentation. The Masters of Ceremony for the evening were Millie Gormely and Jonathan Wilson who guided us through an evening of celebration with grace and charm.
We
are very proud to say that 11 award categories for Members (8 awards) and Non Members (3 awards) brought in 57 excellent nominees this year.
We would like to thank the 2010 Awards Sponsors:
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BDO Canada LLP
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Bombardier Transportation Canada Inc.
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Business Development Bank of Canada
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The Chronicle Journal
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Fort William Historical Park
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Grand Portage Lodge & Casino
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Magic 99.9/The Giant
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OLG Thunder Bay Casino
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RBC
Royal Bank
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TBayTel
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Union Gas Ltd.
It is through the support of our sponsors that we were able to make this Gala event the celebration that it was.
The Chamber would like to acknowledge the following Sponsor
s and Supporters:
We would also like to give a special thank you to the talented companies of marketing, music, media video and staging production, design, fashion, floral, framing, graphics and printing. Your gifted contributions to the Awards Gala have surely made this year a success.
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Generator Advertising Strategy for the new look of the Business Awards, which represent the members of the Chamber and the community of Thunder Bay.
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Jamie Philp and Company for their wonderful music
throughout the evening
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Maverick Entertainment Group and Evolution Presentation Technology Ltd. who produced an entertaining light, sound and video show for us all.
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Elegant Impressions, whose unique designs and creativity brought a refined ambiance to the tables, the stage, the entranceway and ballroom.
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J.B Evans Fashion N' Footwear
who turned our Master of Ceremony, Jonathan Wilson, into a debonair host for the evening.
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Rollason Flowers Ltd
. for the bouquets and flowers for the centerpieces.
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The Framing Post for their quality frames and the physical presentation of the awards.
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Intelligent Design Imaging and Communications for all of the photos throughout the evening
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Rainbow Printers Ltd. for printing our newly designed programme.
An event of this magnitude takes many hours and immense
people-power to create.
The evening was entirely conceived, planned and executed by individuals and organizations from our local community who took part in the Business Awards Committee or volunteered their time.
Once again, thank you to all our nominators, nominees, judges, committee members, speakers, sponsors, supporters and of course, all of our guests, for making the 16th Annual Chamber Business Awards a wonderful success.
The Winners Are:
Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Committee Awards
Committment to Quality Awards
Exquisite Gold & Gems
TBayTel
Post-Secondary Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
Marian Harkof
Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce 16th Annual Business Awards
(Click Company Name for Award Speech)
Business Excellence Award: Small - Member
Sponsored by: Magic 99.9 / The Giant
Business Excellence Award: Large - Member
Sponsored by: BDO Canada LLP
Business Excellence Award - Non Member
Sponsored by: Bombardier Transportation
Not for Profit Excellence Award - Member
Sponsored by: OLG Thunder Bay Casino
New Business Excellence Award - Member
Sponsored by: RBC Royal Bank
New Business Excellence Award - Non Member
Sponsored by: Business Development Bank of Canada
Customer Service Award - Member
Sponsored by: Fort William Historical Park
Customer Service Award - Non Member
Sponsored by: The Chronicle Journal
Looking Good Award – Member
Sponsored by: Grand Portage Lodge & Casino
Quality of Life Award - Member
Sponsored by: TBayTel
Environmental Stewardship Award - Member
Sponsored by: Union Gas Ltd.
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