The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce celebrated the achievements of the local business community on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Cogeco Evening of Excellence Business Awards, held at the Davedi Club in North Bay.<\/p>\n
The Evening of Excellence Business Awards recognizes the dedication, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit that continue to drive economic growth and strengthen the region\u2019s business community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Evening of Excellence is always a special opportunity to bring our business community together and recognize the people and organizations who contribute so much to North Bay and District,\u201d said Donna Backer, CEO of the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce. \u201cWe are fortunate to have so many dedicated individuals and businesses who work hard every day to make our community a better place to live, work and do business.\u201d<\/p>\n
2026 Cogeco Evening of Excellence Award Recipients<\/p>\n
Young Professional of the Year
Bethany Dutrisac \u2013 Northern Podology
Sponsored by Nipissing University<\/p>\n
New Business of the Year
North Bay Sport Medicine
Sponsored by Kennedy Insurance Brokers Inc.<\/p>\n
Not-For-Profit of the Year
NoahStrong (7N1D)
Sponsored by OLG<\/p>\n
Small Business of the Year (1\u201310 Employees)
Twiggs Coffee Roasters \u2013 Canadore
Sponsored by The Labour Market Group<\/p>\n
Small Business of the Year (11\u201325 Employees)
North Bay Machining Centre Inc.
Sponsored by Canadore College<\/p>\n
Business of the Year (26+ Employees)
Boart Longyear
Sponsored by Cogeco<\/p>\n
The Chamber also presented its annual Betty Alcorn Memorial Award for Director of the Year to Joey Roussy and Stacie Fiddler, who were named joint recipients following a tie in voting by their fellow Board members. The award recognizes outstanding dedication, leadership, and contributions to the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
The 2026 Cogeco Evening of Excellence Business Awards were made possible through the generous support of Canadore College, Cogeco, OLG, TWG Communications, KPMG, The Labour Market Group, Kennedy Insurance, Nipissing University, RBC, IION, Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP (FCR), Molly Maid, YES Employment, Canadore Employment Solutions, Cascades Casino, the City of North Bay, Doane Grant Thornton and Edward Jones.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to our sponsors and partners who continue to support this event year after year. Their generosity makes it possible for us to celebrate the achievements of our local business community, and we truly appreciate their continued support,\u201d said Backer.<\/p>\n
The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce extends its congratulations to all award recipients and nominees. Their achievements reflect the strength, diversity, and entrepreneurial spirit of the North Bay and District business community.<\/p>\n
The Chamber wishes all local businesses and organizations continued success in the year ahead and looks forward to another year of fostering connections, supporting growth and strengthening the voice of the business communit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce celebrated the achievements of the local business community on Tuesday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":941454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[322455,45,49,48,317212,137,317211],"class_list":["post-941453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-322455","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-category-north-bay-regional-news","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-north-bay-nugget"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}