Nominees for district business awards announced

News Release
FF Chamber of Commerce

The 13th Annual Rainy River District Business Awards Banquet will be held this Saturday at La Place Rendezvous. Here are this year’s nominees.
Business of the Year (1-15 Employees)
Sponsored by B93 fm
Aya’s Reflexology & Japanese Body Massage
Dimit Bus Lines Ltd.
M.L. Car on Electric (2)
Pharmasave
Suds & Tubs
Super 8 Motel
TOP Music Productions
Window & Door Store, The / D & A Constructi on
Business of the Year (16+ Employees)
Sponsored by Bell
Canada Safeway
Canadian Tire
La Place Rendez-Vous
Employee of the Year
Sponsored by The Westend Weekly
Edwin Bruyere, Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary
Debbie Hallikas, Domino’s (4)
Amber Sheloff, Fort Frances Mohawk
Customer Service Award – Business
Sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada
Cam Belluz Masonry
Canadian Tire Auto Centr e
D & K Automoti ve
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary
Good Impressions Printing
M & M Meat Shops
M.L. Car on Electric (2)
Northwoods Gallery & Gifts
Pruysdir ect & Art by Cher
Sight & Sound Audiotronic
Super 8
Tagg’s Source for Sports (2)
Tompkin’s Har dware

Customer Service Award – Individual
Sponsored by Good Impressions Printing
Brian Beers, Wilson’s Business Solutions
Edwi n Bruyere, Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary
Sheri Christi ansen, The UPS Store
Ni cole Glueheisen, Nirvana (2)
Janice Haglund, The Bargain Shop
Debbie Hallikas, Domino’s (4)
Shari Humphrey, Jayne’s TLC
Sylvie Mathews, The Ear Clinic (2)
Trish McBride, Super 8
Erika Rencher, Town of Rainy River
David Schwartz, Saf eway Pharmacy
Aya Sletmoen, Aya’s Reflexology & Japanese Body Massage
Matt Sweigard, Sight & Sound Audiotronic

Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by the Rainy River Future Development Bank of Canada
Clare Brubacher, C-Tech Mechanical
Mark Caron, M.L. Caron Electric
Pat & Kim Cornell, Cornell Farms
Doug Kitowski, Doug Kitowski Trucking
Dale Lowes, Lowes Furniture & Appliances
Chris McKinnon, Skates & Blades and M & M Meat Shops
Kim Metke, Pharmasave and Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary
Business Woman of the Year
Sponsored by the Business Women’s Network
Deb Cornell, Rainy Ri ver Elk Company
Tonia Dolph, Northland Kitchen & Design Consulting
Monique Dufr esne, Monique’s Lawg Caybun Restaurant
Brenda Elias, Scrap-a-Lot
Lillian Gerley, The UPS Store
Sandra McNay, Masquerade
Barbara Morgan, Morgan Associates
Bobbie Parker, Mr. Sub
Candice Thomson, Dairy Queen

Tony Beyak Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce
Paul Bock
Lyle Dolph
Mark Kowalchuk & Joyce Cunningham (2)
Tanya Ness
Small Business Trainer of the Year
Sponsored by NCDS Career Works
CC Complex
Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd.
Ed Kaun & Sons Ltd.
Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary
M.L. Car on Electric

Accessibility Award
Sponsored by the Town of Fort Frances Accessibility Advisory Committee
Rainy River District Social Services Administration Boar d
Stand Up for Mental Health, CMHA
Supported Employment Transiti ons, Community Living Fort Frances & District
The Westend Weekly

Safety Award – Business or Individual
Sponsored by Abi tibiBowater
D & A Construction
Famil y & Children’s Services
Fort Frances Times
Rainy River Valley Safety Coaliti on