Business award winners
The winners from the 30th annual Excellence in Business Awards Gala held on Thursday. From left, top row, Wesley Colford, Highland Arts Theatre, Community Impact Award & People’s Choice Award: Favourite Thing to Do or Experience in the CBRM; Ian Parker, chair, board of directors for Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Steve Lilley and Doug Milburn, Protocase, Beyond Boarders Exporter of the Year; Andrew Morrow, Breton Brewing Co., Jack Yazer Young Entrepreneur of the Year; Everett Reid, Rotary’s Sydney Ribfest, People’s Choice Award: Favourite Community Project in the CBRM; Sheldon Marinelli and Walter Macleod, Northern Contracting Ltd., Business of the Year; middle row, Stan Macdonald, Rick Mccarthy, Cheryl Marsh and Brad Jacobs, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation, Charitable Organization or Committee of the Year; Bryan Macdonald, Breton Brewing Co., Jack Yazer Young Entrepreneur Award; Chris Cameron, Cornerstone Research Group, Innovation and Advancement Award; Peter Macdonald, Melissa Green and Calista Hall, Northern Contracting Ltd., Business of the Year; bottom row, Kathleen Yurchesyn, CEO, Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Chris Robertson, Home Instead Senior Care, Irving Schwartz Male Business Person of the Year; Mark Inglis, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation, Charitable Organization or Committee of the Year; Austin Chapman, People’s Choice Award: CBRM Citizen of the Year; Sandra Killam, Seaside Communications, Workplace Excellence Award; Alisha Barron, Fired Creations-the Pottery Painting Café, New Business of the Year; Shannon Forrester, Forrester Production Group, Rose Schwartz Female Business Person of the Year; Peter Fahey, Northern Contracting Ltd., Business of the Year. Other winners were Tonya Mofford, Get Nauti, People’s Choice Award: Favourite Place to Shop in the CBRM; James and Amanda Donato, Commercial St. Deli, People’s Choice Award: Favourite Place to Dine in the CBRM.