ELORA – The annual Awards of Excellence, presented by OLG, was held Tuesday night at The GrandWay Events Centre.
Brock Aldersley, CEO of the Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce, said in a media release, “The Awards of Excellence is designed to recognize our nominees, sponsors, and winners across Centre Wellington. We were thrilled to have over 150 people in attendance, representing over 60 businesses, celebrating more than 100 nominations across 10 categories.”
Award Winners include:
- Business of the Year Award (sponsored by EFG) – Hope Centered Counselling
- Citizen of the Year (sponsored by Motion Services) – Staci Barron
- Community Social Responsibility Award (sponsored by Grand at 101) – Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington
- Cultural, Arts, Tourism Impact Award (sponsored by The Ostic Group) – Fergus Scottish Festival – 80th Anniversary Celebration
- Customer Service Excellence Award (sponsored by Bakertilly) – Karger Gallery
- Employer of the Year Award (sponsored by Chamber of Commerce Group Insurance Plan) – Body Mechanik
- Entrepreneur of the Year Award (sponsored by TD Bank) – Katy Mitukiewicz – Strumien Financial Solutions
- Environmental Excellence Award (sponsored by Grand River Agricultural Society) – Jefferson Elora Corporation
- Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (sponsored by Rotary Club of Fergus-Elora) – Madison Prior – RMP Metal Works
- President’s Award – Ted Arnott
Aldersley said the event was truly a celebration of the thriving business community in Centre Wellington.
In addition, on May 21st, the Long Service Awards were presented at the Long Service Lunch:
- 100 years: The Ostic Group
- 90 years: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 275
- 40 years: Primerica Financial Services – Doug Jackson, Royalthane Inc., Second Chance Employment Counselling, Topline Pavement Services
- 25 years: Cocoon Interiors, Golden Fish & Chips, ONE AXE Inc., South Tower Animal Hospital
- 20 years: Refined Painting Service
- 10 years: 7Seas2See Travel, Frances Lago Design, Hope Centered Counselling, Immaculate Interiors Cleaning, Kim Walterhouse TD Wealth Financial Planning, RT Health Company, Wellington County Lymphedema & Post Surgical Massage
- 5 years: Elora Distilling Company, Elora House, Jenn Locke Mortgages, JR Security Solutions, Parkinson’s Plumbing Ltd.
- New Businesses established in 2025: CW Co-Work, CW Wealth Management, Grounded Getaway, Qualicare Home Care Guelph
