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BusinessLocal businesses honoured for excellenceAnnual event raisesmore than $50,000 forRotary youth projectsSix businesses were awarded the 2010 Oakville Award for Business Excellence at a gala celebration at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre on March 2.The annual awards, presented by the Rotary Club of Oakville West and the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, recognize business excellence amongst a variety of levels of enterprise in Oakville. The awards Every year the bar is raised program is also a and every year our judgesfundraiser for PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER:Michelle SMALL COMPANY:Carl French, left, of Speers Road Broadloom, local youth initia-are impressed by the qualityMcKinnon, of Kicks for Kids, receives the Professional Service and Izudin Karic, of Florence Meats, receive the Small Company award tives supported by of business excellence andProvider award from Alan Haslett. from Oakville Chamber of Commerce Chair Mark Brown.the Rotary Club community integrity we have of Oakville West. in Oakville.This years event set a new record Bonnie Adnerson,by raising more Chair of 2010than $50,000 for Rotarys youth initiatives.The Oakville Awards for Business Excellence are a wonderful opportunity to recognize the significant contribution the business community makes to the outstanding quality of life we enjoy here in Oakville. We would like to congratulate all of the nominees and winners for their achievement, said Mark Brown, chair of the Board of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce.Every year the bar is raised and every year our judges are impressed by the quality of business excel-lence and community integrity we have in Oakville, PHOTOS BY CLAUDIO CUGLIARI / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERsaid Bonnie Anderson, chair of this years awards pro-LARGE COMPANY:Claudette Paquin (left) presents the Large gram. Company of the Year award to Shred-It CEO and president Vince De ENTREPRENEUR: Michelle Baisley, of Blazing Design, is pre-Palma.See Annual page 12sented the Entrepreneur Award of the Year by Frank Apa.11 Thursday, March 10, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com