Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Southpoint Sun - 7
Chamber names business excellence finalists Every year, the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce (LDCC), residents, employees, and business owners gather to honour and celebrate business excellence. The awards publicly recognize outstanding businesses, organizations and individuals that demonstrate excellence in business and a passion for the community. This year, the LDCC has had to think outside the box and everything is going to be looking very different from years past . Nominations were submitted online or brought into the chamber office and a few judges from the business excellence committee gathered to choose the finalists and the winners of each category. The awards are sponsored by Libro Credit Union. Customer First — sponsored by CIBC. Abraham Orthodontics CAA Travel Canadian Tire Excellence in Food Service — sponsored by TD Canada Trust. Crave Family Grill and Pub Leamington Roma Club Roy Thai
ty Council The Bridge Youth Centre
Young Entrepreneur — sponsored by Cogeco Connexion Nicole Anderson – Ricci, Enns, Rollier & Setterington LLP Curtis LaButte – BDC Faith Monaco-Impact Health and Fitness Centre Grow South Essex- — sponsored by BMO Bank of Montreal. Aphria Diamond Mastronardi Produce Nature Fresh Industrial Manufacturing — sponsored by Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corp. Global Pack Packaging Solutions Highbury Canco Powerhouse Boiler & Combustion
Small Business Excellence 1-9 employees — sponsored by WFCU. Burgess Refreshments Dutch Boys Chocolates Green Heart Catering Small Business Excellence 10-50 employees — sponsored by Scotiabank Chartwell Leamington Rosewood Seacliff Manor
Innovation — sponsored by the Municipality of Leamington. Aphria Diamond Mastronardi Produce Seacliff Energy Corp.
Warm Welcome — sponsored by Parks Canada -Point Pelee National Park Freddy’s Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge Lakeside Bakery Sweet Retreats
Positive Professionals — sponsored by RBC Royal Bank Dr. Karen Archer Arms Bumanlag Corey Robertson Tim Seech
Welcoming Accessibility — sponsored by Community Living Essex County Leamington Half Century Club South Essex Communi-
Youth Excellence – sponsored by the Rotary Club of Leamington Hannah Icobelli Hima Patel Anouk Weber
LIBRO Director’s Choice – Libro Credit Union TBA night of awards Alf Bennie – sponsored by Blackburn Radio TBA night of awards The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, September 30 at the Leamington Roma Club in the soccer field. The ceremony will be held drive-in style and tickets are available by calling the Leamingtonj chamber of Commerece office at 519-326-2721.
Thaynoku! PAM FOLDESI
On behalf of Jerry, Jason and his future wife Tatiana, we would like to express our deepest thanks to all of our neighbours and friends that helped out with food and donations to Pam’s Go Fund Me campaign. Special thanks to Connie Morse, Pete Brunato, Jeff Impens and our family — Dad, Randy & Mary, sister Pam, Justin and Karen. Thank you to Kevin Reid and staff for an excellent job. Well done! We will miss a dear wife, mother, grandma and true friend.
Jerry, Jason & Tat iana
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Groundbreaking at Park Homestead COLCHESTER – A small group of dignitaries gathered to break ground for the new Heritage Centre at the John R. Park Homestead recently, six months after the Government of Canada announced a $600,000 grant for the project. The new Heritage Centre will enhance the educational and cultural experiences for all who visit. It will feature an adequate, climate-controlled creative commons for students of all ages, a significantly enhanced exhibit space, an outdoor classroom space and accessible and expanded washroom facilities. A $100,000 contribution will create the Town of Essex Tourism Hub as part of the Heritage Centre. The Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation generously made the lead campaign contribution with a donation
of $100,000 to create the Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation Welcome Centre. In total, thanks to donations from dozens of supporters in the community, $1,050,000 of the $1.2 million campaign goal has been raised, with several more fundraising activities planned for the coming months. Designed by local architectural firm Architecttura Inc., construction will be undertaken by Gulf Developments of Maidstone. Built in 1842, the Homestead is the only living agricultural museum west of London. It has twice received the distinction of being voted the best museum or heritage space in Windsor-Essex and was awarded the Russell K. Cooper Award as the best living history museum in Ontario.
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Dignitaries gathered for the groundbreaking of the new heritage centre at John R. Park Homestead on August 14. Submitted photo
