Finalists Announced

Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 Business Excellence Awards, which publicly recognize and honour local businesses and business people that have demonstrated a passion for excellence.

These finalists will be recognized, and the recipients revealed, at the Excellence Awards event being held on Tuesday, October 29th.

The evening begins with a reception at The Venue, followed by the ceremony at Showplace Performance Centre.

Hosted by Megan Murphy, the event will see awards handed out in 22 categories, including the prestigious Business Citizen of the Year.

“Excellence is out there, throughout our local business community in Peterborough and the Kawarthas,” says Sarah Budd, Chamber President & CEO. “It’s so important to recognize the hard work, innovation, resilience, and impact of our local businesses and business leaders, and this annual celebration does just that.”

 

 2024 Business Excellence Awards Finalists

(listed alphabetically)

 

4-Under-40 Profiles,

in memory of Kathy Windrem 

sponsored by BDO Canada LLP

Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

·     Dr. Taylor Bonner

·     Joe Curry

·     Hillary Flood

·     Dylan Radcliffe

 

Businesswomen of the Year 

sponsored by Women’s Business Network

of Peterborough

Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

Entrepreneur

·     Rosalea Terry (nectar co.)

Organization

·     Heidi Popov (Kawartha Gymnastics)

 

Business Citizen of the Year 

sponsored by Nexicom

To be announced at the ceremony!

 

Business Student Leadership Prizes 

sponsored by Peterborough and the Kawartha Economic Development

Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

·     Ali Jammal (Trent)

·     Joylyn Johnson D Souza (Trent)

·     Swarna Latha Mareedu (Fleming)

 

Commercial Development or Renovation  sponsored by City of Peterborough

·     Ashburnham Realty (The Railyard Development)

·     The Canadian Canoe Museum

·     Holmes Riseley LLP (823 Park St. S.)

 

Customer First sponsored by TD Bank Group

·     The Boardwalk Board Game Lounge

·     Couture Candy

·     McLeod’s EcoWater

Employer of the Year 

sponsored by LLF Lawyers LLP

·     Engage Engineering

·     Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory

·     New Beginnings Building Services

 

Entrepreneurial Spirit 

sponsored by Gauvreau Accounting

Tax Law Advisory

·     Green Street Inc.

·     nectar co.

·     Wanderlight Alpaca Experience

 

Peterborough County Farm Family of the Year  sponsored by Peterborough County Federation

of Agriculture

Congratulations to this year’s recipients!

·     Scott & Paula Cornish (Whiskey Lane Livestock)

 

Green Initiatives 
sponsored by County of Peterborough

·     Camp Kawartha

·     Cheeks Ahoy

·     Dietrich Homes

 

Health & Wellness sponsored by

Peterborough Regional Health Centre

·     Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy

·     Flow Spa

·     Trent Health in Motion

 

Hospitality 

sponsored by Kawartha Credit Union

·     The Dirty Burger

·     Levantine Grill

·     Millbrook Mercantile

 

Local Focus 

sponsored by Trent University

·     Lang Pioneer Village Museum

·     Market Hall Performing Arts Centre

·     OmniWorx Design

 Marketing & Promotion sponsored by Metroland

·     Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine

·     Harmony for Healing

·     nectar co. – The Viral Keepsake Campaign

 

Micro Business 
sponsored by Herod Financial Services

·     The Chocolate Rabbit

·     Millbrook Mercantile

·     Peterborough Disability Tax Services

 

Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year 

sponsored by Fleming College

Congratulations to this year’s recipient!

·     Sama Noor Yousafzai (Goodies on Mews)

 

Not-for-Profit 

sponsored by D.M Wills Associates Ltd.

·     Five Counties Children’s Centre

·      Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region

·     Kawartha Gymnastics

 

Professional Services 

sponsored by Swish Maintenance Limited

·     Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy

·     Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory

·     Holmes Riseley LLP

 

Retail sponsored by RBC Royal Bank

·     Dan Joyce’s Retailing Limited

·     Paris Marine

·     Shop The Lake Inc.

 

Skilled Trades sponsored by Charlotte Products Ltd.

·     New Beginnings Building Services

·     R & M Smith Contracting

·     Tom’s Heating and Cooling

 

Tourism sponsored by OLG

·     Beachwood Resort

·     Kawartha Country Wines

·     Lang Pioneer Village Museum

 

The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce is a member-based organization. Our main focus is to channel the collective strength of the business community to improve the economy. This includes providing representation on numerous committees, conducting surveys, issuing discussion papers and developing policy positions on issues of significance to our members. Tickets are available online at pkexcellence.ca