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The 26th Annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards

May 2016

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS A Message from the CEO, Larry Fladager Congratulations to all the recipients of the 26th Annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards! The awards gala was held April 21 with a sold-out crowd of more than 300 people in attendance. Congratulations to all the nominees and business awards finalists as well! As we see every year at these awards, the local economy is strong and we can thank both our small businesses and larger corporations for their hard work and dedication to business excellence.

Photos from the 26th Annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards can be found beginning on Page 4. More event photos can also be found on our website. A special thank you to our awards sponsors, whose continued support is very much appreciated.

The Chamber was proud to partner with WorkSafe Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board to host a signing of the safety charter on May 4. This event brought together more than 20 local businesses to sign the safety charter and show their commitment to safety in the workplace. It’s important to stay vigilant about safety in the workplace and we were happy to see so many of our Chamber members show their support for this initiative.

On May 5, the Chamber partnered with the City of Prince Albert to host an economic development forum looking at ideas to drive the local economy. This was a well-attended event that brought a variety of ideas to the table to help keep our local economy strong and growing.

The Chamber was disappointed with a recent decision to bring in a new Destination Marketing Levy on hotels in the city. This levy was passed unanimously by the Prince Albert City Council at a meeting April 25 and adds an additional tax on the city’s 10 hotels. The Chamber feels the Destination Marketing Levy puts an unfair burden on local hotels, especially since businesses in Prince Albert are already dealing with the highest commercial tax gap of all cities in Saskatchewan. To read more about the Chamber’s take on the Destination Marketing Levy, visit our website.

As always, details about all Chamber events, and those of our Chamber members, can be found on our website at www.princealbertchamber.com. We have a number of events still to come, including a luncheon with Paper Excellence regarding an update on the mill, a mining week luncheon and our golf tournament June 24. In November, we are excited to present CFL football star Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons as our guest speaker for our Chairman’s Night event. More details about that event are still to come ...

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Board Chair Greg Breeze Affinity Insurance Past Chair Shelley Cannon Novus Law Group First Vice Chair & Secretary/ Treasurer Gordon Jahn, MNP Second Vice Chair Garrett Lawless, Transwest Air Board Appointed Robert Bratvold Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division Elected Board Members Ian Litzenberger, Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Meghan Mayer, Salon Six Tracy Feher Feher Financial Inc. Jason Hurd aodbt architechture + design Arnold Boldt Saskatchewan Polytechnic Kevin Proctor Scotiabank Dean McKim Prince Albert Co-op Gerald Gareau Conseil de la Coopération de la Saskatchewan 2

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Thank you to our Sponsors Title Sponsor Safety Partner Wine Sponsor Event Sponsors

Legacy Award

Legacy Brunch

Category Sponsors

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The 26th Annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards gala was held April 21, 2016. With a sold-out crowd of more than 300 people, the Samuel McLeod Business Awards celebrated excellence in local business. Awards were handed out in 11 business categories, including Business of the Year. Congratulations to all award nominees, finalists and award recipients!

A special thanks to our event sponsors, whose continued support makes this annual event possible. We appreciate your commitment to business excellence in Prince Albert! Please read on for photos from the event.

Business of the Year

Scott Newsom, left, from Lakeland Ford accepts the 2015 Business of the Year award, sponsored by Diamond North Credit Union.

Tyler Venne presented the award on behalf of Diamond North Credit Union.

Female Business Leader Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Richard Ahenakew from the Northern Lights Casino presented the Female Business Leader of the Year Award to Amy Hadley from Amy’s on Second Restaurant.

The Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award was accepted by Colin Dupuis on behalf of Adam Hulowski with Perry’s Automotive. Patricia Hughes presented the award on behalf of Prince Albert & District Community Futures.

Special thanks to faculty and students with the Media Arts Production Certificate and Diploma Programs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic for their hard work in developing the awards show multimedia production and capturing the evening in photos.

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Male Business Leader

Community Involvement

Marketing Award

Richard Ahenakew, general manager with the Northern Lights Casino received the Male Business Leader of the Year award.

Marcia Lemon, Vice President Commercial Banking with BMO presented the award.

Mark Johnson, Operations Manager with SaskTel presented the 2015 Community Involvement Award to Kevin Proctor, who accepted on behalf of Scotiabank.

Jordan Weatherbee, Operations Manager (Service) with DirectWest presented the Marketing Award to Brent Smith from Conexus Credit Union.

Non-Profit Organization

Business Transformation Wayne Hansen, left, accepted the 2015 Business Transformation Award on behalf of Prince Albert Alarm Systems. The award was presented by Shawn MacDonald, Business Development Officer, Ministry of the Economy

Grant Gustafson, left, and Robin Knudsen accepted the 2015 Non-Profit Award on behalf of S.H.A.R.E. Presenting the award is Joe Rybinski, District 10 Council Delegate, Affinity Credit Union.

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New Venture Award

The New Venture Award was presented to Uniglass Plus Ziebart Prince Albert. Accepting the award are owners Mike Kerkowich and Shelley Gordon. Daryl Cousin, Area Manager, presented the New Venture Award on behalf of Conexus Credit Union.

Legacy Award

Service Award

Ralph Boychuk, left, Senior Account Manager at RBC, presented the 2015 Service Award to Dean McKim with the Prince Albert Co-op.

From left, Richard Ahenakew, Sherry Arsenault, Frank Dunn and Angela Isbister-Bear. Mr. Dunn, the 2015 Legacy Award Recipient, was gifted with a Star Blanket on behalf of the Northern Lights Casino.

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Tourism Award

Chris Sadler, left, Krystal Kowalski, presented the 2015 Tourism Award on behalf of TD Canada Trust, to Ian Litzenberger with the Aallcann Developmental Fastball Organization (ADFO).

For more photos from the 26th Annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards, please visit www.samuelmcleodbusinessawards.com

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Community Cleanup June 25, 2016 Proudly supported by the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber Partners with WorkSafe Saskatchewan to Host Safety Charter Signing The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce partnered with WorkSafe Saskatchewan to host a mini Safety Charter Signing event Wednesday, May 4. More than 20 local businesses signed the Saskatchewan Safety Charter at the event, making the commitment to safety in the workplace. The luncheon also featured a keynote address by Brendon LaBatte of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Congratulations to the Prince Albert businesses that added their names to the Saskatchewan Safety Charter!

Affinity Credit Union

Novus Law Group

Affinity Insurance

P.A. Autobody

Asiil Enterprises Ltd.

P.A. Heat Cool Refrigeration

B-Con Industries

Paintball Paradise Prince Albert

Ben’s Auto & House Glass

Prince Albert Community Service Centre

Butterwick Brothers Concrete

RNF Ventures Ltd.

Carleton Contracting

Ruszkowski Enterprises

Flyer Electric

Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division

GL Mobile Communications

Thorpe Roofing Ltd.

Grand Trunk Developments

Western First Nations Hospitality

KPS Medic Mr. Plumber

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Thank you to our event sponsors!

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For more photos from this event, please click here.

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Chamber Partners with City to Host Economic Development Forum The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commrece partnered with the City of Prince Albert to host an economic development forum Thursday, May 5. The forum featured speakers from a variety of business organizations including the Clarence Campeau Development Fund, Prince Albert & District Community Futures, Square One, SuccessionMatching.com and TownFolio. The forum was an opportunity for business leaders to hear about new opportunities and economic developments in the Prince Albert region.

Mayor Greg Dionne signed an agreement with Warren Sheydwasser, president of SuccessionMatching Ltd. Mr. Sheydwasser also presented information about succession planning for business and transition.

DonnaLyn Thorsteinson, Senior Director presented on behalf of Square One.

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Representatives with the Clarence Campeau Development Fund discussed opportunities for Metis business leaders.

George Vass, general manager Prince Albert & District Community Futures.

Kevin Proctor with Scotiabank in Prince Albert and a director with the Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors provided closing remarks at the forum.

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Congratulations to the Victoria Hospital Foundation on the success of the first-ever Doctor’s Gala. The event April 9 raised $42,000 for specialist surgical procedures in the ear, nose and throat department.

The Prince Albert & District Association of Realtors reported strong numbers for the first quarter of 2016.

Read more here.

Kudos to our members at West Wind Aviation and Harold’s Family Foods for their work in coordinating donations for those affected by wildfire around Fort McMurray. Read more about it here.

Our members at Lakeland Ford in Prince Albert have also been collecting donations for those affected by the fires in Alberta. Lakeland Ford is accepting donations of baby items, toiletries, clothing and non-perishable food items for evacuees.

Congratulations to our partners at HVL Distribution, formerly Zep Factory Outlet. The business celebrated its 50th anniversary with a new name and celebration in April.

Congratulations to CIBC in downtown Prince Albert, which celebrated 125 years in April .

Kudos to Athabasca Basin Development, which donated $80,000 toward breakfast programs in four schools in the Athabasca region. Learn more here.

Cheers to our members with Goodlife Fitness! Goodlife celebrated its 37th anniversary in April.

Congratulations to Clayton Clark with Asiil Enterprises, who received the Outstanding Project Manager Award from the MERIT Contractors Association of Saskatchewan annual awards celebration. Congratulations also go out to Derrick Frasz with RNF Ventures, who received an award for Customer Service and Sean Hubbard with Flyer Electric of Birch Hills, who won the award for Field Employee of the year.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Riverside Dodge Chrysler Jeep Serendipity Bra Boutique Veselka PA Ukrainian Culture & Heritage Club

Congratulations to Renewed Members Affinity Insurance

Pandila & Company

Business Development Bank of Canada

Redhead Equipment

Bison Cafe

Rich Valley Contracting Ltd.

Econo Timber Mart

RNF Ventures

First General Services Ltd.

Roto-Rooter Sewer Service

J & C Stone Cutters Inc.

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Gray Chemists Ltd.

South Hill Massage Therapy Clinic

National Hotel

Transwest Air

Northern Lights Casino

Thank you!

Your continued support of your local Chamber makes it possible for us to work on your behalf, and we want you to know we value your commitment!

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