IW Awards attract renowned speaker: inspirational winners to be honoured at Timmins, Thunder Bay awards luncheons.Yvonne Camus is not a typical business executive, and an Eco-Challenge is not a typical quest to hone one's executive skills. But Camus conquered an impossible 500-kilometre race as the female member of Canada's Team Sunlight while working as a senior executive and raising twin boys as a single parent. Many of us may not have the inspiration to tackle a grueling E co-Challenge, but we can still benefit from the experiences of one of Canada's most extraordinary women executives. Camus is the featured keynote speaker at this year's Influential Women of 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 Awards, to be held at the Porcupine porcupine, in zoology porcupine, member of either of two rodent families, characterized by having some of its hairs modified as bristles, spines, or quills. Dante Club in Timmins on May 13, and at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. on May 15. Delegates at these prestigious awards ceremonies will have a unique opportunity to listen to Camus' inspiring presentation complete with spectacular multimedia visuals, and the success stories of this year's winners. The Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards (IW Awards) began six years ago as a special supplement to Northern Ontario Business Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. , but has since grown to include two celebratory lunches - one in northeastern Ontario Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron. Northeastern Ontario consists of Algoma District, Sudbury District, Cochrane District, Timiskaming District, Nipissing District, Manitoulin and one in northwestern Ontario - an interactive Web site, www.influentialwomen.ca, and a feature publication that is distributed at the awards luncheons and to NOB's 10,000 subscribers. The goal of the IW Awards is to seek out, profile and honour women in Northern Ontario who have contributed to economic wealth, job creation and quality of life in both the public and private sectors. Two winners from each sector are chosen each year by an independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
The IW alumni is comprised of an impressive list of talented and successful women: Margaret Thomson, Dusty Miller dusty miller seneciocineraria. , Maggie Milne, Paula Sdao and Nova Lawson from Thunder Bay; Rosetta Sicoli from 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. ; Karyn Loree-Spacek from Kapuskasing; Lila Cyr from Blind River; Tracey Vigars from North Bay; Marnie Hoey from Sioux Lookout; Sylvie Albert-Doucet from Timmins; Sandy Dickson from Atikokan; Chief Margaret Penasse-Mayer from Nipissing First Nation The Nipissing First Nation consists of first nation (i.e. aboriginal) people of Ojibway and Algonquin descent who have lived in the Lake Nipissing area for about 9,400 years. ; and Louise Paquette, Gisele Chretien and the late Karen Shaw from Sudbury. As well, over the past six years IW has attracted more than 300 excellent nominations from across the region. These women are all leaders in their respective communities and inspirational role models for us all. This year four more names will be added to the growing list of some of Northern Ontario's inspirational leaders. The names of the 2003 IW Award winners will announced at the Awards luncheon, as well as the list of this year's nominees. There are a limited number of tickets still available for both the Timmins and the Thunder Bay Awards luncheons. Come out and be inspired by Camus' incredible presentation - "Live Well. Achieving Balance in Your Personal and Professional Life" - and to honour this year's IW Award nominees and winners. For more information or for ticket registration, log on to www.influentialwomen.ca, or by phone call 1-800-757-2766 ext. 306, or via e-mail to brianne@nob.on.ca or via fax to 705-673-9542. |
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