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17 | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | 16 OAKVILLE AWARDS FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE 18th Annual OABE Nominee List From 145 nominations received, the following companies have made it through the rigorous qualification process for the following eight award categories for the 18th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence (OABE). Thank you to all of our partners who support business excellence in Oakville. Platinum Partner Small Business of the Year 7 Park Avenue Financial (6169899 Canada Inc.) Sylvan Learning Baeumler Quality Construction Blazer for Men Canadian Pet Connection Dearcroft Montessori School Enza Natural Health Centre & Day Spa Fotografia Boutique Intelligent Office JY Jewellery Ltd. Monique's Quality Cleaning Nurse Next Door Home Care Services Personal Service Coffee Corp. Safety On Site Interactive Training Solutions (SOS First Aid) Soleil Salon & Spa Stage2Data SYGNET Professional Service Provider of the Year Acorn Family Health and Wellness Centre CHR Health Centre Inc. The Oakville Hearing Centre Inc. Innermedica LEON Pharmacy Oakville Endoscopy Centre Inc. BioPed Footcare Centre, Oakville Wellness for the Body Restaurateur of the Year Boston Pizza Dorval Drive Oakville Cora's Breakfast & Lunch Cucci Ristorante Hampton's Restaurant & Catering The Crepe Kitchen Restaurant Diamond Partners Oakville's Small Business of the Year: Velma Ganassini, SOS First Aid Award presented by Platinum Partner Sarah Adams, VP Commercial Financial Services, RBC Halton Oakville's Large Business of the Year: Dale Morgan, Astound Group Inc Award presented by Diamond Partner Shane Reilly, Senior Sales Executive, Bell Canada Oakville's Hospitality or Visitor Attraction of the Year: Allan Huibers and Werner Defilla, Glen Abbey Golf Club Award presented by Diamond Partner Roberto Ficzere, Director Business Development & Marketing, Edge Hospitality Young Entrepreneur of the Year Emmerson Strength and Conditioning Family First Organic Meals Oliberte Limited Switch Studio, a Division of Staci Edwards Design Inc. Community Builder of the Year Baeumler Quality Construction ConnectUs Communications Canada Dufferin Construction Company, A division of Holcim (Canada) Inc. Enza Natural Health Centre & Day Spa Knar Jewellery Moen Inc. Virox Technologies Inc. Gold Partners Hospitality or Visitor Attraction of the Year Quality Suites Oakville Glen Abbey Golf Club Large Business of the Year Astound Group Inc. Euro-Line Appliances Inc. Kennedy Ford Sales Limited Staples Virox Technologies Inc. Employee of the Year Francine Bujna, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. Nancy Jacky, Vision Source Office of Dr. Ronald Gall Michelle Eglington, Euro-Line Appliances Silver Partners Dr. Naveen Arya, Dr. Shelley Bair & Dr. Douglas Bair, Oakville Endoscopy Centre Inc. Award presented by Diamond Partner Jarvis Sheridan, Managing Partner, O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP Oakville's Professional Services Provider of the Year: Oakville's Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Tal Dehtiar, Oliberte Limited Award presented by Diamond Partner Mario Paron, Regional Managing Partner, KPMG Michelle Eglington, Euro-Line Appliances Award presented by Gold Partner Rob Lister, President & CEO, Oakville Hydro Oakville's Employee of the Year: Bronze Partners OABE 2013 Judges Cogeco Oakville Club Naylor Group Powell Insurance Brokers Metrican First Ontario Credit Union Highview Wealth Practices D'Orazio Infrastructure BDC Supporting Partners Terence Young MP Dorado Charles Havill Paras Events Oakville Voice Dr. Simon Pong Dr. Howard Bernstein/Chisholm Maple Financial Kopriva Taylor Medcan Basic Security In-Kind Partners Sherry Wilson BDC Tyron Goss Whole Foods Market David Angas Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. Debbie Avery CIBC Michele Bailey Blazing the Agency Kerry Colborne Force 10 Capital Management Linda Stalker Henderson Partners LLP, Chartered Accountants Robert Krizman O'Connor MacLeod Hanna, LLP Lisa Azzuolo Genworth Financial Canada Donating Partner McGowan Insurance David Bowker, Doug Grecco & Bob Lush, Cucci Ristorante Award presented by Julia Hanna, Chair of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and award winning restaurateur Oakville's Restaurateur of the Year: Peter Gamble, Dufferin Construction Company, A division of Holcim (Canada) Inc. Award presented by Gold Partner, Debbie McPherson, Senior VP of Sales, Genworth Canada Oakville's Community Builder of the Year: Will Cowell, Dianne Craig, Bob Scott, Ford Canada Award presented by Mary Cardamone, Past Chair of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, Past President of Rotary Club of Oakville West, Past Chair of United Way of Oakville and Sales Representative, Royal LePage Oakville's Business Icon: