More than 50 businesses and individuals were profiled and honoured as part of the Business Excellence Awards.
Among the honours, owner of Central Smith Creamery Ian Scates was named Business Citizen of the Year.
The award recognizes the importance of volunteerism within the broader community.
Here is a complete list of winners:
SKILLED TRADES (sponsored by Business Development Bank of Canada)
Cardinal Plumbing & Electric
Keene Truck Inc. – Recipient!
Percheron Plastic Inc.
TOURISM (sponsored by OLG)
Multicultural Canada Day: New Canadians Centre Peterborough
Peterborough Air Show: The Loomex Group / The City of Peterborough – Recipient!
Peterborough Petes Hockey Club
HOSPITALITY (sponsored by Kawartha Credit Union)
Hanoi House
The Imperial Tandoor
La Mesita Restaurante & Catering – Recipient!
MICRO BUSINESS – Fewer than 5 employees (sponsored by Trent Security Systems Ltd.)
705 Creative
Birchview Design – Recipient!
Peterborough Carpet Care
RETAIL (sponsored by RBC Royal Bank)
Floortrends
Needles in the Hay – Recipient!
Sustain
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (sponsored by Community Futures Peterborough)
Cambium Inc. – Recipient!
Lett Architects Inc.
Savino Human Resources Partners (SHRP)
CUSTOMER FIRST (sponsored by TD Bank Group)
Gauvreau & Associates Chartered Professional Accountants – Recipient!
Glen Isle Agri-Services
Second Story Wedding Shop
LOCAL FOCUS (sponsored by Trent University)
Kitchen Farmacy
Peterborough Housing – Recipient!
Silver Bean Cafe
INNOVATION/RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (sponsored by Cleantech Commons & Innovation Cluster)
Canuck Play
Lab Improvements
Persian Empire Distillery / CDC Inc – Recipient!
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OR RENOVATION (sponsored by City of Peterborough)
Fusion Bowl
Hospice Peterborough – Recipient!
Millbrook Mercantile
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT (sponsored by Gauvreau & Associates Chartered Professional Accountants)
Diatom Consulting and Training Ltd.
Floortrends – Recipient!
La Mesita Restaurante & Catering
MARKETING & PROMOTION (sponsored by The Peterborough Examiner)
The Loomex Group / The City of Peterborough – Recipient!
Movingmedia Digital
Watson & Lou
GREEN INITIATIVES (sponsored by County of Peterborough)
Camp Kawartha
The Gardener
Three Sisters Natural Landscapes – Recipient!
HEALTH & WELLNESS (sponsored by Peterborough Regional Health Centre)
Dohjo Muay Thai and Fitness
Pilates on Demand – Recipient!
VON Peterborough Victoria Haliburton
NOT-FOR-PROFIT (sponsored by D.M. Wills Associates Ltd.)
Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario
Peterborough Humane Society
YES Shelter for Youth and Families – Recipient!
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR (sponsored by LLF Lawyers LLP)
Comfort Keepers Peterborough
Gauvreau & Associates Chartered Professional Accountants
Lett Architects Inc. – Recipient!
BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR – ENTREPRENEUR (sponsored by Women’s Business Network of Peterborough)
Rhonda Barnet – AVIT Manufacturing
Angela Jones – Lakeshore Designs – Recipient!
Shelby Leonard-Watt – S.O.S.
BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR – ORGANIZATION (sponsored by Women’s Business Network of Peterborough)
Sandra Dueck – Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce – Recipient!
Katie Haddlesey – Curve Lake First Nation
Rosalea Terry – Innovation Cluster
PETERBOROUGH COUNTY FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture)
Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Chris & Angela Klompmaker
4-UNDER-40 PROFILES in memory of Kathy Windrem (sponsored by BDO Canada LLP)
Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Kemi Akapo
Waleed Dabbah
Shawn Morey
Rosalea Terry
BUSINESS STUDENT LEADERSHIP PRIZES (sponsored by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)
Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Trent University student – Shayan Faisal
Fleming College student – Ron LaChapelle
NEW CANADIAN ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Fleming College)
Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Gill & Nick Exton (Canoe and Paddle/Stuff’d/Stuff’d Ice cream, Bakery & Cafe)
BUSINESS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Nexicom)
Congratulations to this year’s recipient!
Ian Scates (Central Smith)
