An ‘Evening of Excellence’ for the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce
The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce handed out its awards of excellence on the weekend.
Barclay House Retirement Living is Business of the Year with 16 or more employees.
Nurse Next Door won Small Business of the Year with 6–15 employees while Horse Ability Equine-Assisted Therapy is the Small Business of the Year with 1-5 employees.
Not-For-Profit honours go to the North Bay and District Humane Society and Aura The Psychotherapy Centre is New Business of the Year.
Other winners include Parker Sproule of First Gear Grinds, this year’s Young Professional of the Year, while Geoff Richardson won the Betty Alcorn Memorial Award as Director of the Year.
The Workplace Excellence of the Year award goes to Gincor Werx and Your Sales Company is Innovator of the Year.

Richard Coffin has been a reporter and news anchor on the radio in North Bay for over 25 years. From premiers to people in the neighbourhood, he enjoys connecting with newsmakers and writing stories that matter to area listeners on a variety of topics including healthcare, education, politics, sports and more.