2009 S.Co.B.E. AWARDS NOMINATIONS ARE IN!

March 23, 2009

It won’t be long now until the 2009 Saugeen Community Business Excellence (S.Co.B.E.) Awards recipients are announced at the Gala Evening on May 6, 2009. The S.Co.B.E. Awards, spear headed by the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) received 41 very worthy nominations. “The Saugeen Community is truly blessed with a tremendous amount of successful businesses, which deserve to be recognized and thanked for all their hard work and dedication,” said Rose Austin, Business Manager for the SEDC.

The following businesses have been nominated for a 2009 S.Co.B.E. Award:

Company of the Year (under 15 employees)

Andre’s Alpacas, West Grey
L-Ray Plumbing & Heating, Chesley
Simon Sez II, Durham

Company of the Year (over 15 employees)
Hanover & District Hospital, Hanover
McLean’s Home Hardware, Durham
N. E. Hagedorn & Sons Ltd., Paisley
PHTS Logistics Inc., Elmwood

Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Amanda’s Personal Training Studio, Hanover
Hics Pics Photo Studio, Paisley
HIRE Employment Solutions Inc. & Level 1 ACS Inc., Hanover
Key Lime Creative, Paisley
Shookie’s Mechanical, Walkerton
Viddy Works Design Studio, Hanover

Entrepreneur of the Year
Back Eddie’s/Sticks & Stones Gallery, Paisley
Cheryl D. Lindsay, Hanover
The Flower Shoppe and Music Store, Chesley
Hanover Natural Medicine Clinic, Hanover
Photography by Charlotte, Walkerton
Total Body Wellness, Walkerton

Customer Service Excellence Award
Denomy’s TV & Appliance, Chesley
Eckhardt’s Floral Treasures, Durham
Hollidays Pharma Plus, Durham
Paisley Veterinary Services, Paisley
Pioneer Snack Express, Hanover
Queen’s Bush Pub, Hanover
The Sandbox Daycare, Hanover
Shookie’s Mechanical, Walkerton
Skip’s Service Ltd., Walkerton
Walkerton Toyota, Walkerton
Walker’s Landing Pub & Eatery, Walkerton
Young’s Garden Restaurant, Durham

Corporate Citizen of the Year
B & L Farms Services Ltd., Chelsey
Desjardins Credit Union, Walkerton
In Line Family Chiropractic, Walkerton
Nature’s Millworks, Paisley
Paisley Foodland, Paisley
Paisley Pharmacy, Paisley

Pioneer Snack Express of Hanover received four (4) nominations in the category of Customer Service Excellence and HIRE Employment Solutions Inc. & Level 1 ACS Inc. of Hanover received two (2) nominations in the category of Young Entrepreneur giving us 41 nominations in total.

The six S.Co.B.E. Award recipients will be presented this honour at an Awards Gala Evening on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Mildmay Carrick Recreation Complex. We encourage businesses and citizens alike to attend the Gala Evening and help celebrate business excellence in the Saugeen Community.

While the SEDC and Industry Canada are presenting sponsors, we couldn’t do it without our corporate sponsors AVIVA Canada Inc., CIBC, The Town of Hanover, Municipality of Brockton and CKNX AM-FM Radio. This year is AVIVA Canada’s first time being involved with these awards and we are honoured that they have felt them worthy of a Corporate Level Sponsorship. Many other cash and in-kind sponsors support this elite awards program.

This year we have a new platinum award sponsor. The Bruce Grey Huron Perth Georgian Triangle Training Board located in Walkerton has come on board to support the Customer Service Excellence Award. Other award sponsors are CIBC; The Agency; BDO Dunwoody LLP, TD Canada Trust and Union Gas. Sponsorships at the gold, silver and bronze level are still available. Tickets for the Gala evening are on sale at the Saugeen Business Development Centre in Hanover 519-364-3694 or on-line at www.sbdc.ca. Tickets are $35 per person in advance. Reserve your tickets now, as this event has sold out every year!

Do it for a S.Co.B.E.!

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NEED CREATES ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR THE EQUINE COMMUNITY IN MIDWESTERN ONTARIO

March 16, 2009

March 16, 2009, Desboro, ON - As of this weekend, horse owners and equine enthusiasts living in Midwestern Ontario will have 24-hour access to regional horse industry information by visiting www.theRuralHorse.com. This free online resource of all things equine in Midwestern Ontario has been created to share industry knowledge with the equine community, while promoting the industry product and service providers that serve this region.

As a visitor to this site, you can view and add listings to the user initiated features. They include an Industry Referral Directory of product and service providers, Classified Listings, an Equestrian Events Calendar, Equine News Items and a social networking Question & Answer Forum.

To compliment these online services, a convenient print version of the Referral Directory will be published using the online database. The first annual edition of the Rural Horse Directory will be published in January 2010 and distributed free of charge through Sponsor Distribution Sites.

TheRuralHorse.com has been created by Susan Redlick-Hewitson, better known to some in the horse industry as “Susan the Horse Lady”, as a division of her company EquiVisions Unlimited. An equine events production and marketing company established to produce learning events and information resources. Through need and frustration shared by other owners and first-hand experience, it became Redlick-Hewitson’s passion to create an information forum that would help fellow equestrians in Midwestern Ontario provide for the health and welfare of their equine companions. This passion gave birth to the vision for her company and ultimately the creation of theRuralHorse.com website.

It is Redlick-Hewitson’s belief that the strength and viability of the horse industry depends strongly on the exchange of knowledge that educates and empowers horse owners, enabling them to make informed decisions that once applied can improve the health and optimize the performance of the equine.

A public launch for theRuralHorse.com website will occur this weekend at the Can-Am All Breeds Equine Emporium being held at the Western Fairgrounds in London, Ontario. This showcase event is recognized as the largest equine education/recognition event staged in Canada. It runs from Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22, 2009. To learn more about theRuralHorse.com and its public launch at Can-Am, contact info@EquiVisionsUnlimited.com or 519-794-4091.

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