CALEB NICKERSON
FORT COULONGE Feb. 23, 2018
On Friday, members of the Pontiac business community met at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort Coulonge to celebrate their accomplishments from the past year.
The sixth annual Business Achievement Awards Gala was attended by over 60 people and featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and tunes by local musician Simon Clarke.
A grand total of 61 nominations were received by the Chamber from the public, divided among eight categories: business beautification, business person of the year, farm enterprise, health services, new business, tourism, lifetime achievement and the 2018 feature – financial services.
Each applicant was reviewed by a panel of five judges.
Chamber of Commerce President Mireille Alary welcomed the attendees and introduced the night’s MCs: François Carrier of CHIP FM and Pontiac MNA André Fortin.
Ken Pack, the owner of Giant Tiger in Shawville was named business person of the year.
“I’ve got to thank you so much,” he said. “You work a lifetime and when you get a recognition like this, it’s very much appreciated.”
The lifetime achievement award went to Arthur Fleming, a former lumber man, landscaper and all-around handy fellow. Currently in his 89th year, Fleming still goes out to the bush every day, and operates Auberge Northfork in Chichester with his family.
The 2018 Business Achievement Awards finalists (winners in bold):
2018 Feature Award – Financial Services: Banque nationale, Caisse populaire de Fort-Coulonge, SADC Pontiac, Michael Rusenstrom
Business Beautification Award: Kluke Investments, C.A.R.S. (Classic automotive Restoration services), Café de l’Ile, Cours à bois Home Hardware, The Cutting Edge Salon & Spa, W.A. Hodgins Home Hardware, Timberland Tours, Matériaux JLS-BMR Building Material
Business Person of the Year Award: Gord Black, Logs End, Ken Pack, Giant Tiger, Mazhar Dar (Tony), Langford Groceries, Jennifer Daly Esthetics, Ultramar Gas Bar, Jane Toller, Spruceholme, Todd Hoffman, Brauwerk Hoffman, Connie LaSalle, Matériaux JLS-BMR Building Material, Marjorie Horner, Shawville Shoe & Accessories
Farm Enterprise Award: Mayew Family Farm, Mike Smiley Farm, Pontiac Hops Coop, Full moon Farm, Starborn Farms, Little Red Wagon Winery, Kelly’s Greenthumb
Health Services Award: Edith Campbell Foot Care, Dental Center, Campbell’s Bay, Clinique médicale Le Lotus, Julie Jones Pharmacy, Vickie Châtelain, massothérapeute, Julia Clarke’s Body By Design Fitness, Ahmad Hassan Pharmacy
New Business Award: My Way Café, Little Red Wagon Winery, Pontiac Sport, Seren Tea, Casse-Croûte du Coin, Smith and Barber Sculpture Atelier Inc, La Station Mansfield, Maison Zen – Kayla Bertrand, Jolie Folie, Pontiac Wellness Centre
Tourism Award: Timberland Tours, Les Cabines de la Chute, Leslie Park, Squaw Lake Lodge, Escapade Eskimo, Tourisme Pontiac
Lifetime achievement: Arthur Fleming, Northfork.
