Press Release
Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce
Planning is underway for the 17th Annual Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Gala, the premier business event of the year. As the Chamber enters its 67th year, it is with pleasure that we announce Lisa Edmonds as the recipient of the annual Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honours outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement of sustainability in business over their lifetime and have made a difference in our community.
“Achievement can come in many forms, but for Lisa Edmonds, a businessperson and community volunteer, it means being able to influence those around her and leaving a favourable mark on the community she calls home,” shares Cyndi Mills, President of the Chamber Board of Directors.
For many years, Edmonds and her Western Financial Group team (formerly EGM Insurance) have brought peace of mind to community members, ensuring that their safety is top of mind through sound insurance while also helping our community grow and prosper. “Lisa is a true entrepreneur but also a philanthropist supporting so many organizations and causes such as the Pembroke Waterfront Campus Capital Campaign with Girls Night Out to the Pembroke Regional Hospital Foundation – two cornerstone initiatives in our community, to name only a couple in your long list of ways that you give back,” adds Jodi Bucholtz, Vice President of the Chamber Board of Directors.
Previous award winners include Gerald and Ron Tracey of The Eganville Leader, Gerry Binhammer, Owner-Operator of the Malcolm, Deavitt and Binhammer Funeral Home, Delbert O’Brien, Founding Partner of Huckabone, O’Brien, Instance, Bradley & Lyle, Jay and Linda McLaren and Herb Shaw and Sons Ltd.
We invite you to come celebrate the accomplishments of Lisa Edmonds along with other business leaders in our community on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Normandy Officer’s Mess, Garrison Petawawa. Tickets are now on sale for the first in-person Business Excellence Awards Gala in two years – don’t miss your chance to recognize the business owners in our community and celebrate our theme, “I Found it in the Valley.” Browse the sponsor packages or purchase your tickets for the gala celebration here:
https://upperottawavalleychamber.com/events/#id=120&wid=301&_id=120&cid=1836
