Kensington and Area
Chamber of Commerce

CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU!!

The Kensington and Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 18th Annual Business of Excellence Awards Gala and Christmas Social. The event was held at the beautiful New London Carriage House and was a great way to kick off the Holiday season and celebrate the accomplishments of many businesses and individuals!


Thank you to the Sponsors, Board of Directors, Volunteers and to all those who attended the event!


Thank you to Shane Pendergast for the entertainment during the reception and to Hannah Jay for the photos to capture so many great moments of the evening.


Congratulations to the nominees and winners for this years’ Business Awards!

KACC Excellence in Business 2024 Winners

THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT!

Scotiabank New Business of Excellence Award. The nominees aim to meet this criteria:

Nominees were:

North Shore Canteen


Bella Marie's Clothing/Decor/Accessories



Island Chef at the Pier

The Award was presented to

North Shore Canteen!

The Award was presented to the

Peaceful Paws Pet Crematorium!

Key Murray Law Small Business of Excellence Under 10 Employees Award.  Nominees aim to meet this criteria:


The nominees were:

Ravenwood Stairways


Peaceful Paws Pet Crematorium



North Shore Canteen

Innovation PEI Business of Excellence Award. Nominees in this category meet the following criteria:


The nominees were:

StandardAero


Island Structural Systems



The Willow Bakery & Cafe

The Award was presented to

the Willow Bakery & Cafe!

The Award was presented to

International Children's Memorial Place!

Provincial Credit Union Community Impact Award. Nominees in this category aim to meet this criteria:


The nominees were:

Twin Shores Camping Area


New London Community Complex



International Children's Memorial Place

Prince Edward Aqua Farms Inc. "Blair Ramsay Employee of the Year award"
Nominees aim to meet the following criteria


Nominees in this category were: Sarah Profitt (Murphy's Pharmacy)


Amy Morrell - (Town of Kensington)


Hannah Paynter - (Willow Bakery & Cafe)

The Award was presented to

Amy Morrell! (Town of Kensington)

The Award was presented to

Theresa Cousins (represented by Bev Semple) and

Mitchell Jollimore!

The Volunteer Award which is sponsored by the Town of Kensington. The Nominees aim to fit this criteria:


Nominees in this category were:

Mitchell Jollimore



Theresa Cousins

"Jamie Caseley Entrepreneur of the Year Award" sponsored by

PEI Mutual Insurance Company


Nominees in this category were:

Clark Waite - Building Blocs Home Improvement


Jocelyn Thorwaldson - The Willow Bakery & Cafe


Rik Teeuwissen - Kensington Shoe Repair

The Award was presented to

Clark Waite with Building Blocs Home Improvement!

The Kensington & Area Chamber was fortunate to receive funding through the PEI Alliance of Mental Well being funding this year.

 

This is a new award category that was inspired but the current project that we have received funding for.


This award is called the “Wellness Leadership Award”



The top 3 nominees in this category were:

PEI Mutual Insurance Company


C&B Corner Café


Jill O’Halloran – Central Coastal Tourism Partnership 

Thank you from the KACC Board of Directors!

L-R- John Davison, Kelly Sheridan, Tessa Roberts, Iain McCarvill, Megan Lambert, Richard Paynter, Jacob Robar, Kerri Bertram, Lindsay Connolly

Missing - Bonnie MacRae, Kevin Cousins, Wade Hulbert,

Andrew Sharpe, Eric Brookins

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