Sponsors

Hospitality Award

Presented by Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.

CPG Business operating from Port Hope to Cornwall selling a diverse portfolio of non alcoholic beverages.

Social Impact Award

Presented by KEYS Job Centre

A community based Employment Resource Centre open to all community members. Individual employment counselling and coaching, retraining opportunities, job preparation and placement; as well as, access training funding to increase their marketability, KEYS is the Community Employment Centre.

New Business of the Year Award

Presented by BluMetric Environmental Inc.

BluMetric, assess and recommends environmental solutions. They design, build, and deploy turn-key cleantech systems tailored to your needs.

BluMetric's team includes scientists, engineers, industrial hygienists, environmental auditors, project managers, water system specialty trades, financial management specialists, and support personnel.

Young Entrepreneur Award

Presented by Invista.

Make the chemicals, polymers, fabrics and fibers that can handle life's toughest demands.

Skilled Trades Award

Presented by RBC ROYAL BANK

Deposit and investment services, personal loans and mortgages, portfolio management, financial advice and planning, commercial services, mutual funds. Mobile investment and mortgage specialists.

Customer Experience Award

Presented by Chambers Plan

The Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan has been protecting Canadian firms for over 40 years. More than 30,000 small to midsize businesses choose the Chambers Plan to protect their employees with comprehensive group benefits, including Health and Dental insurance, making it Canada's #1 employee benefits plan for small business.

Non Profit Award

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Arts & Culture Award

Presented by Enbridge Gas Inc.

Enbridge Gas Inc. serves approximately 80,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Eastern Ontario. The Regional Office for Eastern Ontario is located within the 'New' City of Kingston.

Employer of the Year Award

Presented by ReStart Employment Services

ReStart is a community based, non-profit, employment service provider. We offer a range of services for employers & employees to help with job preparation, job matching, and retaining employment/talent. We also provide funding to assist individuals to pursue further education to increase their marketability through Better Jobs Ontario, and for employers to help upskill their existing workforce with the Canada-Ontario Job Grant.

Business Person of the Year Award

Presented by McDonald's Restaurants of Greater Kingston Area

McDonald's Restaurant - Industry leader in quick service restaurants, eight locations servicing the Greater Kingston Area. Locally owned and operated..

Nominee Reception

Presented by BMO - Bank Of Montreal

Full range of personal, commercial, and trust services.

Cocktail Hour

Presented by VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Inter-city passenger train services offering several daily departures to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Group and incentive travel available. Corporate rates available.

Entertainment

Presented by Cunningham Swan Carty Little & Bonham LLP

Cunningham Swan Carty Little & Bonham LLP comprises 30+ committed lawyers who work together with a highly skilled support staff, offering a full range of experienced legal support to Southeastern Ontario.

Program

Presented by Diamond Hotels Management Inc.

Diamond Hotels Management is committed to delivering exceptional, guest-centric hospitality experiences, supporting our associates in meaningful ways, positively impacting the communities in which we operate and integrating sustainable tourism practices into every part of our business.

Photo/Video

Presented by Innova Inclusive Solutions 

INNoVA is an inclusive consulting firm specializing in employment strategies, accessibility consulting and workplace adjustments. Use our business intelligence platform to measure your impact..

Award Sponsors

Presented by The Westwood Group of Companies Ltd. & BGM Metalworks Inc.

The Westwood Group of Companies Ltd. offers exclusive and personalized wooden furniture and decoration. Handmade with locally sourced materials.

BGM Metalworks Inc. offers custom metal fabrication, machining and welding services for a range of construction projects.

Creative Sponsors

Presented by James Media 

James Media was founded by Lucas Heney in 2020 with one goal in mind. To help Canadian businesses connect with their customers through video marketing services. Since then, our resilient video production company has worked on marketing projects for local small businesses, international brands, and Fortune 500 companies.

Media Sponsors

Presented by Bell Media

Bell Media owns and operates two local radio stations in Kingston – MOVE 98.3, PURE Country 99 and MOVE 104.9 and BOUNCE Radio 103.7 in Brockville. Bell Media provides market-leading digital programming across news, sports and entertainment verticals. We deliver premium content from Canada's most recognized media brands, keeping users engaged and your ads highly visible to your customers. Plus, our in-view rates are above industry benchmarks, giving you unbeatable opportunities to increase your impact. Bell Media offers an unrivaled digital portfolio. Over 120 properties provide near-unlimited ways to match your brand's voice, with websites that appeal to men, women, millennials, affluent professionals—virtually any market segment you want to target.

Awardify

Presented by Aspen Web Services

Aspen Web Services offers website and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) services. Their team will analyze your current website, and look for areas to improve in content and optimization. This could include organizing content updates to keep your website fresh, fixing bugs and other issues that may keep your website from showing up in search results, and focusing in on keywords that your target demographic is searching for. The combination of these things will help your website rank better on Google and other search engines over time. They also offer new website builds, web content creation and ongoing website maintenance and updating.