Awards dinner celebrates Aboriginal entrepreneurial spirit. (FedNor Update).The Waubetek Business Development Corporation honoured area Aboriginal entrepreneurs at its annual awards dinner at Whitefish whitefish: see salmon. whitefish Any of several silvery food fishes (family Salmonidae, or Coregonidae), inhabiting cold northern lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America. First Nation this past November. Chiropractor chiropractor a practitioner in chiropractic. chiropractor A health professional trained in chiropractic; chiropractors do not perform surgery or prescribe drugs; of 50,000 licensed chiropractors in the US, many practice 'straight' chiropractic, ie Dr. Lisa Cadotte received the FedNor-sponsored New Entrepreneur of the Year award. Cadotte, owner of Lockerby Chiropractic chiropractic (kīrəprăk`tĭk) [Gr.,=doing by hand], medical practice based on the theory that all disease results from a disruption of the functions of the nerves. Clinic in Sudbury, was commended for the successful promotion of her profession and her clinic. "I was surprised but very happy to be recognized for the services the clinic provides to the residents of the Sudbury community," she says. Other award winners were: The Spanish River Trading Post trading post See post. -- Business Achievement Award Darlene Naponse, Pine Needle Blankets Productions -- Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Josh Eshkawkogan, Eshkawkogan Timber Company -- Business Merit Award Waubetek -- an Ojibwe word meaning "the future" -- is a Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC CFDC Community Futures Development Corporation (Nelson, BC, Canada) CFDC Canadian Film Development Corporation CFDC Clean Fuels Development Coalition CFDC Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber CFDC Community Futures Development Centre ) funded by Industry Canada's Community Futures Program, through FedNor. It serves First Nations communities in and around the District of Manitoulin, offering business services and financing. Since its inception in 1989, the Waubetek CFDC has provided services and commercial financing to more than 300 Aboriginal entrepreneurs representing a variety of business sectors. |
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