The Meaford Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the nominees for this year’s Community Awards.  This year we took in over 81 nominations recognizing people/groups/businesses across our 8 award categories.  The response was overwhelming, and tells us that recognizing our local stars is important to our community.  The Nominees are:

Most Improved Business Award:  Amici Pizzeria & Family Restaurant, The Bargain Shop, Canadian Pet Connection, Fortune Hardwood Flooring, Community Living Idea Center, To the Moon Bakery and Café, Mercantile Building 1867, and Bayside Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.

Tourism Award: Amici Pizzeria & Family Restaurant, Grandma Lambe’s, Meaford Chamber of Commerce, Personal Joy Hair Dressing, Simply Unique Flowers & Gifts, and This N That Vendors Market.

Customer Service Award:  Alex’s Gas Bar, Amici Pizzeria & Family Restaurant, Bayside Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Bill’s Valu-Mart, Bruce Street Technologies, Canadian Pet Connection, Fortune Hardwood Flooring, Free Spirit Forest School, Happy Paws Canine Solutions, The Leeky Canoe Pub & Eatery, McGinty’s Café, Pampered Paw Spa, Rice’s Home Hardware, Simply Unique Flowers & Gifts, The Kitchen Café & Catering, and The Shoe Tree.

Agribusiness Award:  Grandma Lambe’s, Cirrus Hill Farms, Higginson Farms and Stoney Creek Farms

Special Merit Award:  VON, Rotary Club of Meaford, The Frauxmagerie, Gilles Hache Chef at Home, and Meaford Culture Foundation.

The Peter Francis Memorial Award:  Gilles Hache Chef at Home, Sheila Carmichael, Joan, Rob Uhrig, and Roland Wilkie.

Business Owner of the Year Award:  Amici Pizzeria & Family Restaurant, Bill’s Valu Mart, Canadian Pet Connection, The Leeky Canoe Pub & Eatery, Simply Unique Flowers & Gifts, Stone and Land Artisan Contracting, and The Frauxmagerie.

Farmer of the Year:  Dave Lambe, The Reid Family, and Ruth Curry.

Our Awards Event has been cancelled but we are still celebrating the best of our Community.  The Award winners will be announced next week.  Let’s celebrate our Community Stars!