CENTRE WELLINGTON – Centre Wellington community members and businesses were honoured at a drive-in movie style awards ceremony.
The Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s (CWCC) annual Awards of Excellence Gala was held on July 23, in the parking lot at the Grand River Raceway sponsored by OLG.
The awards were supposed to be a gala-style event held in May but planning was put on hold in mid-March. The chamber chose to move forward with an adjusted event in the Grand River Raceway parking lot.
Approximately 80 cars of nominees, sponsors and community members gathered with standard physical distancing cautions in place. The show featured a live emcee, shown on a 40-foot inflatable screen and awards were presented using pre-recorded videos.
To celebrate nominees and winners, attendees flashed their lights and honked their horns.
“We are proud to have delivered this unique event to our Centre Wellington business community,” said Sally Litchfield, CWCC event planner, in a press release. “We tried to make it as interactive and exciting as possible and we can’t thank the attendees for their enthusiasm and willingness to participate.”
Award winners for each category are listed below in the order they were presented.
Youth Citizen of the Year - Abigail Taylor
Business of the Year - RLB Chartered Professional Accountants
Customer Service Excellence Award - Burke's Tent Rentals
Business Beautification Award - Karger Gallery
Citizen of the Year - Joe Van den Borre
Tradesperson Award - Mark Martin Complete Home Exteriors
Corporate Citizen of the Year - Skyline Group of Companies
Not for Profit Award - Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games
Long Service Award 25 Years - I Love Chocolate, Nick's Quick Delivery and Wilmot Financial Services Inc.
Long Service Award 40 Years - Derek G. Graham Limited, Elora Festival and The Elora Singers ,Noecker Travel Limited, Pryde Truck Service Ltd. and Voyageur Transportation Services
Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Fresh Box Market
Agricultural / Agri-Business Award - Best Baa Dairy Ltd.
Cultural, Arts, Tourism Impact Award - The Grand at 101.1 FM
Environmental Excellence Award - Jefferson Elora Corporation
Community Social Responsibility Award - Save Our Water
President's Award - McKim Ecclestone
A press release from CWCC said the adjusted version of this event would not be possible without the support of the volunteer committee and key partners from the community including: OLG, the Grand River Agricultural Society and The Grand at 101, Burke’s Tent Rentals, Mallot Creek Group, Motion Electrical Contracting, RLB, Skyline Group of Companies, and the Township of Centre Wellington.
