Lindsay Chamber celebrates small businesses at annual Awards of Excellence event
By Lindsay Advocate
The Customer Service Excellence award was given to Fresh Fuell and North Ward Coffee Co.'s Leanna and Luis Segura, centre. It was presented by CIBC's Oliver Mutton, manager Agriculture & Commercial on the left and Clyde Russell, senior manager CIBC Commercial.
The Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce welcomed more than 50 people to the Chamber’s annual awards event which honours local businesses.
While the event was kept on the smaller side because of pandemic-related constrictions, the chamber gave out 15 Awards of Excellence to local business leaders, including Citizen of the Year and Business Leader of the Year.
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF REBECCA ANNE BLOOM.
LDCC’s Colleen Collins, left, presents the Agricultural Excellence award to Ellen Edney and Karen Boyd of Mariposa Woolen Mill.
LDCC’s treasurer Kim Downey, left, presents the Arts and Culture award to Susan Taylor, Kawartha Art Gallery.
Cogeco/YourTV’s Johanna Hawkshaw, right, presents the Business Leader of the Year award to Diane Steven.
Marlene Morrison Nicholls presents the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion award to Aasif Khakoo, ED of the City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Care Team.
Accepting the award on Pinchin’s behalf is senior project manager, Chris Fennell and project manager, Kyle Plumpton from Johanna Hawkshaw of Cogeco/YourTV.
Manju Asdhir, owner of Kawartha Care, accepts the Health and Wellness award from Thomas Geiger and Wendy Meisner of RBC.
ED Heather Kirby and Kate Dorotheou of KL Food Source accept the Innovation Excellence award along with Rose Barg, VP of Food Source.
Lindsay Bounce Radio’s Jim Richards presents the Marketing Award to Matt Geraghty of Matty G Digital.
Sarah Brown of Browning Reptiles accepts the New Business of the Year award from LDCC president Roderick Benns.
LDCC board member Waylon Skinner, left, presents the not-for-profit excellence award to members of Kawartha Lakes Food Source.
Amy Terrill, ED of BGC Kawarthas, and Carson Flontek-Tutton, accept the Youth Excellence award from Shakir Rehmatullah, president of Flato Development Inc.
Candace Buckley, general manager of the Days Inn in Lindsay, accepts the Tourism Excellence award from LDCC secretary Shana Kelly.
