Red Lake-area businesses, organizations were honoured this week at the Chukuni Business Awards.
The Chukuni Communities Development Corporation (CCDC) hosted the event at the Red Lake Legion on Sept. 24.
The event began at 6 p.m. and 150 people were in attendance. The dinner was catered by Rod Atkinson and served by the Red Lake District High School’s Basketball teams. Appetizers were made by the school’s hospitality class.
The emcee for the evening was Ian Russel, and the special guest speaker was Patrick Hunter. Patrick is an award-winning artist from Red Lake who spoke about the importance of indigenous art and his journey to success.
CCDC premiered a short video clip taken from their upcoming video, ‘Perrault Falls, Ear Falls, Red Lake… Discover Us!’. The video was funded through the Economic Recovery Fund as well as proceeds from past business awards.
This year's winners are as follows:
Business Customer Service Excellence – Red Lake Travel
Business Supporting Youth – Kreger’s Krates
Citizen of the Year – Herb Kolmel
Group of the Year – Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital Foundation
Employee of the Year – Robyn Gula from Scotiabank
Home Based Business – Angela Burdney of Sweet Designs by Ange
Business of the Year – Antonio’s Restaurant
