Business Awards

2010 Business Awards

Nominees Announced!

Ian Spencer Award

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Professor Ian Spencer was a longtime member of the business department within the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and Information Systems and he was a Past President of the Antigonish Chamber of Commerce. He served the business community of northeastern Nova Scotia from his post at the university for more than 30 years. Ian was the first recipient of the StFX outreach award in 1990, a university award recognizing his outstanding contribution to the wider community.

In recognition of Ian Spencer's commitment to bridging the gap between business and the community in which it operates, the Antigonish Chamber of Commerce annually recognize a local business with the Ian Spencer Award for Excellence in Business. Nominees should be businesses that demonstrate general business excellence; successful business practices and strong corporate responsibility and community service.

2010 Nominees :

  • Antigonish Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
  • Antigonish Optical
  • C.A. Smith Mechanical Ltd.
  • MacDonald’s Convenience
  • MacKinnon’s Pharmacy
  • R. MacLean Forestry Ltd.
  • River’s Bend Wood Products
  • Riverside International Speedway
  • The Perfect Fit
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Outstanding Customer Service Award

- Individual -

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This award puts the spotlight on individuals within a business that have demonstrated outstanding, “above and beyond” customer service to their customers. Nominees’ best demonstrate the customer service attributes: accessible, courteous, helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive.

 

2010 Nominees :

  • Barry Chisholm, Central Home Improvement Warehouse
  • Ken Brow, Treasured Moments
  • Anne Marie Kavanagh, Daniel MacIsaac Law Firm
  • Kevin MacEachern, 1015theHawk
  • Joe MacPherson, Highway 7 Collision Centre
  • Kevin Walsh, C.A. Smith Mechanical Ltd