Essence of Renaissance 
2010 Business Excellence Awards Gala
March 3, 2010
 
The Gala event of the year to recognize Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce members who have made exceptional contributions through their involvement and leadership for the betterment of our community.   

Congratulations to the following nominees:
 

Business of the Year (Under 20 Employees)

Anytime Fitness Keller Williams Golden Triangle Realty Inc.
Arbour Soft Tissue Centre LawyerLocate.ca Inc.
Bulldog Fire & Security Mindscape Innovations
Caudle's Catch Seafood Ltd. Prior Resource Group
Divine K-9, The Art of Dog
Grooming
Seven Shores Urban Market & Café
Fiddleheads Health and
Nutrition Inc.
Verses Restaurant
GeoSmart Energy Inc. Xylotek Solutions Inc
Business of the Year (Over 20 Employees)
CIBC MTE Consultants Inc.
Covarity Second Foundation Consulting Inc.
Eastforest Homes TD Canada Trust
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Union Gas A Spectra Energy Company
KPMG LLP
Environment Award
Cartridge World Residential Energy Efficiency Project
Enerliv Inc. Stemmler Meats & Cheese Inc.
Enermodal Engineering Ltd.
Innovation Award
Agfa HealthCare Manulife Financial
Christie Digital Systems Inc. Maplesoft
DALSA Corporation The Children's Museum
Drayton Entertainment UW School of Pharmacy
KW Symphony
Michael R. Follett Community Leader Award
Rick Baker Jane Jantzi
Brian Bazely Gerry Remers
Machelle Denison Rosemary Smith
Barbara Hill
Non-Profit/Charitable Award
Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation Volunteer Action Centre
Leadership Waterloo Region Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
Nutrition for Learning YMCA of Kitchener-Waterloo
United Way of Kitchener Waterloo
Volunteer of the Year Award
Mandy Dennison Rob Sonada
Neil Doran Leo Tobi
Jason Kipfer Don Wales
Julie Langham
Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network (WRIEN) Award
Christie Digital Systems Inc. Focus for Ethnic Women
City of Kitchener The Walter Fedy Partnership
Workplace Training Award
Advocate Insurance Group Keller Williams Golden Triangle Realty Inc.
Bingemans Lutherwood
Grand River Hospital Workforce Planning Board
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Benjamin Bach Lina Shamoun
Paul Demarco Kurt Wissent
Kandas Hilker


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We are proud to host this exceptional showcase of leadership with our sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor
Bell Canada

Reception Sponsor
Manulife Financial

Nominee Reception Sponsor
BMO Bank of Montreal

Toast Sponsor
Laurier School of Business & Economics

Centrepiece Sponsor
Hatch Mott MacDonald

Wine Sponsor
The Walter Fedy Partnership

Gift Sponsor
BDO Dunwoody LLP

Gold Sponsors
CIBC
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Sun Life Financial

Silver Sponsors
St. Jacobs Country Inns
Delta Kitchener Waterloo
Second Foundation

Award Sponsors
 
Business of the Year (>20 employees)
Sponsored by Agfa Healthcare

Business of the Year (<20 employees)
Sponsored by Lutherwood

Environment Award
Sponsored by Union Gas a Spectra Energy Company

Innovation Award
Sponsored by Research In Motion

Michael R. Follet Community Leader of the Year Award
Sponsored by Spirited Investors Corp

Non-Profit/Charitbale Award
Sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais

Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by Cowan Insurance Group

WRIEN Award
Sponsored by Libro Financial

Workplace Training Award
Sponsored by Conestoga College

Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Sponsored by Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship, Technology

In-Kind Sponsors
Bingemans - Venue
Business Times - Media
CTV - Media
eSolutions - Presentation
Straight Street Event Services - AV & Decor
Trudezign - Graphics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 














To purchase a table or inquire about sponsorship opportunities,please contact
Julie Tedesco at 519.749.6052.
 

 

Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 2367, 80 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2H 6L4
Tel: 519.576.5000 Fax: 519.742.4760 Toll Free: 1.888.672.4282
E-mail: admin@greaterkwchamber.com