The Niverville Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of this year’s Business Awards at their annual general meeting on April 21.
The Customer Service Award, decided by a public vote, was Done: Hair, Skin, and Nails. Owner and operator Karen Albaugh accepted the award. Also nominated were Bigway Foods, Corolla Designs, Country Snacks, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Niverville Autobody, and Quick Care.
Niverville Credit Union was given the Alex Fast Sr. Memorial Award, which recognizes a business that has made outstanding contributions to the community.
The biggest award of the night, Business of the Year, went to GORP and its owner and founder Colleen Dyck. Last month, Dyck was also the recipient of the prestigious national Mompreneurial Award at a ceremony in Toronto.
Clarence Braun, the evening’s keynote speaker, shared the reasons he is passionate about Niverville’s business community and thanked those business people, as well as past councils, who have paved the way. He also addressed the importance of doing things differently to encourage residents to shop local, ending with a challenge for the business community and council to work together to provide better retail and services.
An election was held to fill four directorships. Bryan Trottier (Trotco Electric) and Guy Britten (Ruffmutts) were voted in alongside incumbents Karen Albaugh and John Magri (Wm Dyck’s).
