2017 Business Achievement Awards

Snapd Vaughan east/Snapd Woodbridge
May 2017



On April 6th the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce celebrated Vaughan's best in class businesses and entrepreneurs at the 28th Annual Business Achievement Awards. With a record number of nearly 300 award nominations this year, the Chamber was proud to recognize all nominees and to bestow the highest recognition to 12 outstanding organizations and business people.

The night welcomed James Cunningham as the emcee and featured entertainer. The comic and host of "Eat St." TV series had the crowd laughing throughout the evening and unexpectedly presented numerous awards to La La Land!

Congratulations to the 2017 Business Achievement Award Winners:

Small Business, Under 25 Employees - Sponsor: City of Vaughan, VBEC
WINNER: Great To Hear Inc.

Young Entrepreneur Under 40 - Sponsor: Bell Canada
WINNER: John Amendola - snapd Newspaper & Our Brands Media.

Consumer Business/ Retail - Sponsor: BMO Bank of Montreal
WINNER: Seacore Seafood Inc.

Construction Services & Product - Sponsor: Business Development Bank
WINNER: G&L Group

Environmental Leadership - Sponsor: Alectra
WINNER: H2Flow Equipment Inc.

Manufacturing In Innovation - Sponsor: CIBC
WINNER: Macrodyne Technologies Inc.

Non-Profit/ Charity - Sponsor: TD Commercial Banking
WINNER: Meta Centre.

Hospitality & Entertainment - Sponsor: Royal LePage Your Community Realty, Brokerage
WINNER: Reptilia Inc.

Professional Services - Sponsor: RBC Royal Bank
WINNER: Masters Insurance Limited.

Restaurants & Food Services - Sponsor: CN Rail
WINNER: Grazie Ristorante.

Builders, Developers & General Contractors - Sponsor: Miller Thomson LLP
WINNER: OPUS Home.

A special congratulations to this year's Philanthropic Business Person of the Year, Anna and Nick De Luca, for their contributions and hard work through Nicky's Dream Foundation.