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Winners and nominees for the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards gather for a group photo (above). ACOC vice president Ron Bondy presents a 30-year Milestone Award to River Town Times’ owners Ron Giofu, Laura D’Alessandro and Dominic D’Alessandro (top left) while ACOC director Anna Marano presents a 50-year Milestone Award to the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, represented by president Monty Logan and board directors Dr. Brenda McCurdy and Cari-Lyn Ristic (bottom left).
ACOC presents 20th annual Business Excellence Awards By Ron Giofu
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Businesses within Amherstburg have been honoured by the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce (ACOC) for the 20th time. The ACOC held its 20th annual Business Excellence Awards (BEAs) at the McGregor Columbian Club Hall last Thursday night with 16 awards categories with three nominees in each. There were also three additional milestone awards for businesses or organizations celebrating anniversaries this year. ACOC president Dan Gemus said the award celebration sells out every year with even more people able to be accommodated in 2025. “This year, we’ve broken a record,” he said. Amherstburg was connected to four “Best of Windsor-Essex Awards” put out by Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) including Best Downtown Shopping District, Open Air Weekends
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for the Best Street Event, King’s Navy Yard Park for the Best Park/Garden, and the Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade for Best Parade. The latter is presented by the Windsor Parade Co. Mayor Michael Prue added that the town had events named as Festival and Events Ontario (FEO) Top 100 Festivals, including the Amherstburg Uncommon Festival, the River Lights Winter Festival, Open Air Weekends and the TRUE Festival. “We are here to celebrate you. We are here to celebrate what you do,” Prue told the crowd. “We’re here to celebrate you and what you do to make this town great.” Prue congratulated the winners and the nominees, praising them for providing jobs and driving the local economy. He recalled wanting to bring in commercial and industrial development when he first became mayor.
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