The countdown is on to the 2024 Nova Business Awards Gala, Thursday, May 9th.
The Timmins Chamber of Commerce delivered the good news on Tuesday, to 45 finalists in 15 awards categories. They make the cut from almost 200 nominations.
The theme for the gala this year is cooking and baking. Chamber manager of business services Carmen Swartz says it represents putting together all the ingredients for a successful business.
She says this year’s event has been “22 years in the baking.”
“We definitely love to use puns for it. It keeps it exciting for those in attendance, and I mean, who doesn’t want to write a press release full of puns, right?” she says, laughing.
Cutting boards delivered to finalists were engraved by Typo Press, which got one back as a finalist itself.
Swartz notes that the gala is billed as the single largest event in the city every year.
“Typically, the event sells out,” she says, “so we use the largest facility that we have in our community, which would be the ice surface at the Mac, and we have to cap it off at 750 attendees.”
Country 93.1 is a finalist in the category of businesses with six to ten employees.
And the finalists are:
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Westland Insurance Group Business Contribution to the Community Award (1- 5 Employees)
🍴Ciao Sandwich Co.
🍴Cooking with Merv
🍴Itec 2000 Equipment Timmins |
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The Venture Centre Business Contribution to Community Award (6-10 Employees)
🍴MSN Consulting Contracting
🍴Northern Ontario Appraisals Ltd.
🍴Timmins Financial Inc. |
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NorthernTel Business Contribution to Community Award (11+ Employees)
🍴Bright Spot Therapy Services Ltd.
🍴IMDEX
🍴Northern Equipment Services Inc. |
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| FNETB Best Place to Work Award
🍴Creating Connection Couples and Family Therapy
🍴J.L. Richards & Associates Limited
🍴NPLH Drilling |
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Newmont Porcupine Young Leader Award
🍴Tiffany Thibeau – Comfort Inn Timmins
🍴Michelle McKee – Luxe Lounge Spa
🍴Melissa Kelly Lavoie – Melissa Kelly Dance Academy |
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RBC Marketing Award
🍴Radical Gardens
🍴Sweet & Salty Charcuterie
🍴The Wizard of Paws Inc. |
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National Bank Innovation Award
🍴Cedar Meadows Resort & Spa
🍴Sweet Freez
🍴Typo-Press Printers Ltd. |
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Northern College Service Excellence Award
🍴Hard Rock Animal Hospital
🍴Porcupine Advance Printers & Signs
🍴The Northern Collar Club |
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Caisse Alliance New Business Award (Under 2 years)
🍴13 Designs Inc.
🍴Red Seal Catering
🍴Sparks Pizza |
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TD Bank Group Business of the Year Award (1-5 Employees)
🍴Clarity Counselling Services
🍴KINZ and KLOMP
🍴Northern Botanicals |
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Scotiabank Business of the Year (6-10 Employees)
🍴Country 93.1
🍴D’Amours Bakery
🍴JMB Bookkeeping and Consulting |
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Kidd Operations Business of the Year Award (11+ Employees)
🍴Dumoulin Trucking
🍴Family Eye Care
🍴Jackpot Time |
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Agnico Eagle Indigenous Partnership Award
🍴Algoma University
🍴Crawford Mechanical Ltd.
🍴Timmins Fitness Alternatives |
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City of Timmins Non-Profit Organization Award
🍴Timmins & District Hospital Foundation
🍴Timmins Multicultural Society
🍴United Way North East Ontario |
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OPG Lifetime Business Achievement Award
🍴Columbia Chrome
🍴McIntyre Coffee Shop and Catering
🍴The Mermaid Gallery
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And the finalists are: