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10 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2007 Acton 519.853.0911 Burlington 905.319.2220 Georgetown 905.877.6926 Milton 905.878.4168 www.prosperityone.ca Sponsor of business of the year! Would like to congratulate all of the 2006 winners: Business of the Year - Superior Glove Entrepreneur of the Year - Nancy Wilkes- Acton Optical Employee of the Year - Dick Spear - Town of Halton Hills Civic Pride winners of the Year - Margaret & Bob MacKinnon - MacKinnon Family Funeral Home ???????????? Flowers & Gifts 75 Mill St. E, Acton 853-5534 or 1-800-635-7460 ??????????????? 8 Main St. N. Acton 519-83-9615 Your one stop party store for Party needs, Pre-made Loot Bags, Helium Balloons ??? Dollar Stretcher Daze 8 Main Street North Acton. Tel: 519-853-9615 Acton Market Place Plaza 372 Queen St. E., Acton 519.853.1960 Well done to all the winners on their fantastic accomplishments within the Acton and area community 328 Guelph St. L7G 4B5 Best wishes for the futureGreat job to all the winners and keep up the outstanding work! You make us all proud. Congratulations winners! You have made Us so proud! ????????????????? ????????????????? ?????????????????????? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??????? ?????? ???????????????????? ??????? ???????????????????? Acton businesses dominate Chamber awards Superior Glove, Acton Optical and MacKinnon Funeral Home honoured By Frances Niblock Actons domination of top business awards contin- ued at a gala celebration last Thursday when the winners of the 2006 Chamber of Commerce achievement awards received plaques, praise and much-deserved recognition at a dinner and ceremony at Glen Cairn Golf Club. Three Acton businesses Superior Glove, MacKin- non Family Funeral Home and Acton Optical re- ceived honours from the Chamber, Town, provincial and federal governments and loud clapping and cheers from family and friends in the audience. Joe Geng, who shared Superior Gloves win as Business of the Year with father Frank and brother Tony, had the best line of the night when he said he and his brother were quite surprised when told of their win in a phone call from the Chamber. We were so surprised that my brother told them they had the wrong number, and told them how to reach Dufferin [Aggregates], Joe Geng said, drawing attention to Dufferins com- munity efforts including a $200,000 donation to the Agricultural Society/soccer building in Prospect Park. Proud to contribute Everyone at Superior is really proud to be able to contribute back to our com- munity through things like helping with minor hockey, the skateboard park and sponsoring the Leathertown Festival, Geng said, add- ing he is proud to be part of a business community that contributed over $400,000 to the new fair building and over $100,000 to the skateboard park. This level of commu- nity pride is something you dont find in many places and is something to really be appreciated in Halton Hills, Geng said. The Entrepreneur of the Year Award was accepted by Acton Optical owner Nancy Wilkes who said to be honoured for hard work is an extra bonus, as is liv- ing and working in a small town like Acton. BUSINESS BEST: Top business owners received praise and plaques at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce annual business achievement awards ceremony and dinner last Thursday at Glen Cairn Golf Club. MacKin- non Family Funeral Home owners Margaret (left) and Bob MacKinnon of Acton earned the Civic Pride Award, Acton Optical owner Nancy Wilkes received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Town works supervisor Dick Spear is the Chambers Employee of the Year, and Business of the Year honours went to Superior Glove owners Joe and Tony Geng of Acton. Frances Niblock photo The town has made me feel so welcome, its been a pleasure to do what I do, and I love what I do, and cant thank you enough, Wilkes said as she received the award for the new busi- ness that displays superior customer service, innova- tion and creativity. Curb appeal The tedious hard work of MacKinnon Family Funeral Home employee Paul Evans last summer added much to the Mill Street buildings curb appeal, and Evans efforts to scrape many de- cades of paint off the fae and wooden gingerbread trim were noted as Mar- garet and Bob MacKinnon accepted the Civic Pride Award from the Chamber. This award is very grat i fying, said Bob MacKinnon, noting main- tenance on the building, constructed in 1879 is on- going. The Chambers new Ju- nior Achievement Award was accepted by CPI em- ployee Virginia Hornby who volunteers her time and talents to introduce teens to the business world and said she wants to in- spire children through TOP WORKER: Dick Spear (centre) the Towns public works supervisor, accepted the Employee of the Year Award from Chamber president Helen MacCormack and Bruce McIntyre with sponsor Dover Industries. Continued on page 11