I was invited to participate to the 8th Annual Business Excellence Award organized by the Chamber of Commerce. I have to say that I was extremely impressed with everything about the event. The venue (Grey Monk Winery), the food, the atmosphere, but, most important of all, the people.
I was enveloped by enthusiasm and mutual support. One would think that the business world is dotted with competition. Maybe so. But I found a different environment. Not one of competitiveness, but camaraderie. My impression, in other words, was that I was in the company of friends, caring for each other and happy for others' success. What a great feeling!
There were 10 awards and a whopping 137 nominations. Certainly a testament to the quality of the business community in Lake Country.
Chamber of Commerce President, Bill Clark, did an excellent job in hosting the event and being the Master Ceremony. Yvette Mawson was superb in assisting Bill with the award presentations, and each award was accompanied by loud and happy cheering.
The event was honoured with the presence of some dignitaries. Mayor Baker represented the District of Lake Country, and MP Ron Cannan, accompanied by his wife, and MLA Norm Letnick were also present.
I believe the epitome of the evening, though, was the creation of a new award category: the Gerry Morton Award, which was presented by Peter Whiters, the Chamber's PastPresident. I met Gerry soon after I arrived in Lake Country and it is a joy to be around him. He has a great sense of humour and exudes love and passion for this community. He is a driving force. He is a leader and the Chamber showed leadership in creating an award category in his name!
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