Online voting for People's Choice

Posted Jan 26, 2012 By John Curry

EMC News - Online voting for the People's Choice Business Awards hosted by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce will remain open until midnight on Friday, Feb. 3.

A person can vote for one nominee in each category. The voting will determine the winners in all categories but the Citizen of the Year category where the winner will be chosen by a selection committee. To vote, simply go to the Kanata Chamber of Commerce website at www.kanatachamber.com, register to vote and then vote sometime before the voting period ends on Feb. 3.

There are a record number of 281 nominees across all of the categories.

The nominations in the Goulbourn categories are as follows:

Community supported/non-profit organization (Goulbourn): Friends of Hospice Ottawa, Goulbourn Township Historical Society, Main Street Community Services, Richmond Village Association, Rotary Club of Ottawa - Stittsville, Stittsville Food Bank and Stittsville Minor Hockey Association.

Tourism business (Goulbourn): Canadian Golf and Country Club, Karters Korners, Saunders Farm and Sixty Four Hundred Celebration Centre.

Health and Wellness Business (Goulbourn): Bridlewood Trails Retirement Community, Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy, Mahogany Salon and Spa, Main Street Optical, Moksha Yoga, Sue's Hair Advantage, True Health Holistic and Yates Naturopathic Clinic.

New business (Goulbourn): First Aid by Paramedics, Five Guys Burgers, Gaia Java Coffee Shop, Jabulani Winery and Vineyard, Moksha Yoga, Pinnacle Roofing, Scumptious Catering and Sobeys Stittsville.

Large business (Goulbourn): Brown's Your Independent Grocer, Climate Works Heating and Cooling, Jorgensen Roofing Ltd., Kodiak Snowplowing, Laurysen Kitchens, Mahogany Salon and Spa, Royal Bank, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sobeys Stittsville, TD Canada Trust, The Glen Scottish Restaurant and Pub and Wildwood Steak Chophouse and Bar.

Small business (Goulbourn): Action Coach Ontario, Bond's Décor, Brown Bear Day Care, Business Launch Solutions, Canadian auto Mall Inc., Canadian Sport martial Arts Academy, Century Roofing, D&S Appliance and Refrigeration Ltd., Freedom Wireless, Memories2dvd, Rental Village, Sixty Four Hundred Celebration Centre, Sue's Hair Advantage, Torbram Electric Supply, TW Outdoor Design Inc. and Wine Villa.

Best restaurant (Goulbourn): Cabotto's, Napoli's Café, Never Too Latte Coffee House and Bistro, pocopazzo, The Glen Scottish Restaurant and Pub and Wildwood Steak Chophouse and Bar.

Retail business (Goulbourn): Art Mad, Dandelion Kids Consignment Shop, Giant Tiger, Sobeys Stittsville, Stittsville Meat Market, The Vac Shack, Urban Tags, Value Village, Wine Villa and With Love Bridal Boutique.

In the technology business category, which is not geographic specific but covers the whole area served by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce, Web Shark Media of Stittsville is among the eight nominees. In the professional services business category, another covering the whole area served by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce, Re/Max Affiliates Realty Ltd. at the Grant Crossing shopping area on Hazeldean Road is among the 14 nominees.

john.curry@metroland.comf