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And the winners are... The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2012 Business Excellence Awards, which take place Wed. Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Portuguese Club of Leamington. “We had a record number of nominees,” said Chamber General Manager Sally McDonald, “and that’s half the battle. It wasn’t an easy decision in any of the categories!” The following are the winners: • Invest in A World Class Workforce, sponsored by Workforce WindsorEssex: Highline Mushrooms, Leamington. • Home Grown, sponsored by H.J. Heinz: Climate Control Systems, Leamington. • Welcoming Accessibility, sponsored by Community Living Essex County: Wenzler’s Landing, Wheatley. • Small Business Excellence, sponsored by Windsor Family Credit Union, Leamington: Auto Rezolutions, Leamington. • Innovation, sponsored by the Municipality of Leamington: Remasco (Bert Mucci), Kingsville. • Industrial/Manufacturing Excellence, sponsored by WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation: AMA Plastics/AMA Hydroponics, Kingsville. • Excellence in Food Service, sponsored by Cavendish Farms: Lakeside Bakery, Leamington. • Customer First, sponsored by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Canadian Tire (Pierre Marcotte), Leamington. • Warm Welcome Award, sponsored by Parks Canada: Pelee Wings, Leamington. • Youth Excellence Award, sponsored by Scotiabank: Sarah Oswald, Leamington. “And of course, there’s the Alf Bennie Award, named after our first Chamber President. It’s sponsored by Blackburn Radio but, as always, the winner is a surprise! I can say that this individual is very deserving and well known in the community!” said McDonald. Tickets to the award presentations are on sale now at the Chamber office, 21 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Call 519326-2721 for more information.
Green and red apples in Ruthven Apple Fest Jade (left) and Leo (right) Schnetzler were dressed as green and red apples for the 33rd annual Ruthven Apple Festival parade on Saturday, September 29. All proceeds from the annual festival benefit Community Living Essex County. (SUN Photos)
Ruthven Public School’s parade float featured Dr. Seuss’s Lorax as well as other Dr. Seuss characters. Thousands of people came to Colasanti’s September 29 and 30 for the Apple Festival. Pictured here, from left to right, are Chelby Coffey, Sage Stapleton, Avery Coffey, Juliette Heys (SUN Photo)