Award judges for 2003.Doug Clute is the owner of Clute & Associates Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. . Clute & Associates is a personal service consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a based in Sault Ste Marie. Created in 1998 the company is the nucleus of a small business network operating across Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it and internationally. The firm's principal focus is project management with activity in business and community development, government relations, and international marketing foreign trade. The company also serves a number of municipalities across the North to support development of infrastructure projects and to access Federal and Provincial funding. Through the network of associated companies, Clute & Associates provides an array of services including market research, communications, human resource management, legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. , architectural and engineering services, Internet and Web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. marketing. Doug Clute brings a wide variety of experience in project management, economic development, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , and land use planning
Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient and ethical way. to any project. Doug retired from the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in January 1999 where he was a senior economist and Northern Development Officer for 10 years. In the 20 years prior he had served in similar positions in other provincial government ministries, and had held senior positions in county and municipal government and a conservation authority. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In September 2000, Clute & Associates was appointed as representative for business development in Canada and the U.S. by the Newry and Mourne Newry and Mourne District (pop., 2001: 87,058), southeastern Northern Ireland. Bordered by the Irish Sea and the republic of Ireland, it is divided in two by the Newry Canal, the first major canal in the British Isles, built 1730–41. Enterprise Agency, Ireland, and then for the "Into the West, Tyrone and Fermanagh Ltd" economic union. The company is aligned with business development agents in northern Italy Northern Italy comprises of two areas belonging to NUTS level 1:
Doug Clute is a member of the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT n. 1. See 2d Fit. ) and has organized trade missions to Ireland, the Caribbean, and Italy in efforts to expand business opportunities for Northern Ontario companies. Wayne Fraser is one of three owners of Softub Canada and has been with the company since inception in 1990. Wayne is responsible for the national marketing and sales of the Softub in Canada. Currently Softub Canada has over 120 dealers coast to coast. Softub Canada has been involved in numerous cross-promotions where the Softub has been featured as a prize giveaway with companies such as Molson, Labatt, Kraft Canada, TJ Lipton, Country Style Donuts and Colgate to name a few. Phenomenal sales growth earned Softub Canada the distinction of being placed #74 on the top 100 list of "Canada's Fastest Growing Companies" by 'Profit' magazine's annual poll. This honour placed Softub Canada among Canada's top growth leaders, marketers, strategists and innovators. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sharon Hacio recently acquired the position of chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive for the Town of Marathon. She is a retiree from TBayTel's telephone and corporate services. She retired in 2002. Sharon was responsible for the strategic direction and overall management for the company. Sharon was instrumental in bringing funding in from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is a division of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in the Canadian province of Ontario, whose purpose is to provide funding and program support to foster economic development in the economically disadvantaged Northern Ontario region. Corp. for two separate projects, which created over 850 jobs. She established a detailed 10-year capital program resulting in the completion of digital switching technology in 1993 and the installation of fibre optics throughout the area. As a member of the City of Thunder Bay's senior management team, she was responsible for policy, administration and budget strategy for the Corporation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lisa Corbiere-Addison has been the owner of BJ's & Addison, OK Tire-Auto Service and Arctic Cat since it's inception in 1995. Together with her husband Lindsay Addison, they have operated Addison's Cat House, the first Arctic cat dealership on a reserve in North America. In 1999 they purchased BJ's Ok Tire, the first Ok Tire dealership on a reserve from her late uncle Bary Corbiere. Corbiere Addison won the NOBA NOBA Notice of Budget Approval (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) NOBA Nautikos Omilos Bolou Kai Argonautes (Nautical Club of Volos and Argonauts, Greece) First Nations Business Award of Excellence in 2001 and the Waubetek New Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1996. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] She is presently serving her second term on the board of directors for the Manitoulin Chamber of Commerce. In previous years she has held the position of director with the Manitoulin Health Centre, and Manitoulin Snow Dusters. She is actively involved in various fundraising events for the Manitoulin Health Centre, Manitoulin Snow Dusters and various teams, throughout the year on Manitoulin Island. Besides her involvement with the business Lisa is a teacher at Manitoulin Secondary School Manitoulin Secondary School is located in M'Chigeeng, Ontario, about 1.5 hours from downtown Greater Sudbury, on Manitoulin Island. 2006-2007 Administration:
Jean Begin is the owner of The BookShelf, Thunder Bay's largest used bookstores. Jean just opened his second location in Thunder Bay at the beginning of April, a move that keeps him working six days per week. Jean graduated from Lakehead University with a combined degree in psychology/philosophy, winning the President's Award. Having been raised in a military family, Jean enjoys traveling and recently returned from a trip exploring Ireland. He is a member of several organizations. Being bilingual, Jean also judges high school debates in both English and French. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Donna Martin has been a contract employee with the Ministry of the Attorney General since 2000, generally working at either the Superior or Provincial Courts of Justice. Donna is an advance Toastmaster toast·mas·ter n. A man who proposes the toasts and introduces the speakers at a banquet. toastmaster Noun a person who introduces speakers and proposes toasts at public dinners Noun 1. and has enjoyed judging speech contests. French is Donna's first language as she was born in Quebec "la belle province La belle province may refer to:
Donna is an active member of the French community, she's a member of l'Association des Francophones du Nord-Ouest de l'Ontario (AFNOO), serves on the Board of Directors for l'Accueil Francophone and the Centre d'Alphabetisation (Alpha Thunder Bay). She volunteers on the Women's Crisis Line with the Centre des Femmes Francophone. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Donna owns a business called ACHIEVE RESULTS! Research & Planning founded in 1994, which has been on hold since 2002. Involved as a member of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce from 1994-2002. As a freelance researcher and planning entrepreneur, she has had a focus on a wide range of research issues which include, social, health, environment, economy, business, marketing, legislation, government documents, legal and case law. The planning end of her business projects include facilitating focus groups, trade and consumer shows, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , media conferences, special events, programs, conference and public meetings. Her order of priorities in life is are faith and ethics first, family and career. Donna enjoys family time, community involvement, reading and hiking, and is an avid learner and likes to teach. An important effort is to ensure that the North Superior Region of Ontario continues to be served in both official languages, she says. |
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