{"id":154945,"date":"2023-05-24T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=154945"},"modified":"2023-05-24T14:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:18:21","slug":"chamber-of-commerce-recognizes-local-businesses-at-kingston-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/chamber-of-commerce-recognizes-local-businesses-at-kingston-business-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber of Commerce recognizes local businesses at Kingston Business Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2023 Kingston Business Awards at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on May 18. This year marks the 27th occurrence of the annual event recognizing the achievements of Kingston\u2019s business community. <\/span>This event occurred shortly after the release of the first ever Kingston City Council Report Card, a document chronicling and evaluating city council's decisions regarding local businesses throughout the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n

Nine awards were presented at the event and w<\/span>inners were decided by a volunteer committee of judges from other chambers of commerce across Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Karen Cross, CEO of the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the chamber\u2019s commitment to local businesses in the planning and outfit of the event. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe've been working with many local businesses to bring this concept of life as we wanted the remarkable achievements of our business community to be celebrated in style,\u201d said Cross. \u201cThese are Kingston's business awards. It was important to us that they were owned by businesses in our backyard. We are so proud to support local, and the collaboration we have seen across the Kingston business community preparing for this year's awards has been remarkable\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The next Kingston Business Awards will be held in spring of 2024 with more details to be released this winter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The full list of 2023 winners:<\/p>\n

Award:<\/b> Hospitality<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner: <\/b>Miss B\u0101o Restaurant + Cocktail Bar<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award:<\/b> Social Impact<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner:<\/b> Patry Group of Companies<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> KEYS Job Centre<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award:<\/b> New Business of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner:<\/b> Mayla Concept<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> BluMetric Environmental Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award:<\/b> Young Entrepreneur<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner:<\/b> Dr. Akshay Rajaram of Caddie Health<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> Kingston Economic Development Corporation<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award: <\/b>Skilled Trades<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner:<\/b> Bourgon Construction<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> RBC Royal Bank<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award: <\/b>Customer Experience<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner<\/b>: Mio Gelato<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> BMO Bank of Montreal<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award:<\/b> Arts & Culture<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner:<\/b> Kingston Canadian Film Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by: <\/b>Enbridge Gas Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award:<\/b> Employer of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner:<\/b> Friendly Fires<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by:<\/b> ReStart Employment Services<\/span><\/p>\n

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Award: <\/b>Business Person of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Winner: <\/b>Jason Taylor of Taylor AutoMall<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by: <\/b>McDonald\u2019s Restaurants of Greater Kingston Area<\/span><\/p>\n

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For additional information regarding this event, the winners and the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, visit <\/span>kingstonchamber.ca<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to the full interview with CEO of the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce Karen Cross below, recorded prior to the awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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