YK Chamber Business Awards Gala (Photo by Connor Pitre/True North FM Staff)
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Business Awards Gala Celebrates Northern Businesses

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

Yellowknife’s Explorer Hotel recently hosted the annual YK Chamber Business Awards Gala.

The event is put together by the YK Chamber of Commerce, and is used to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of the many different businesses across the NWT.

Members of the NWT business community, along with their friends and family, enjoyed not just the accolades of the awards, but also a full buffet dinner, musical entertainment, and various raffles and 50/50 draws.

YK Chamber Business Awards Gala
(Photo by Connor Pitre/True North FM Staff)

The ten award categories, and their winners, are:

Breakout New Business – Arctic Duchess Adventures

Skilled Trades – NWT Pineworks LTD

Workplace Health and Safety – AVENS

Trailblazer Women in Business – Charlotte Henry

Outstanding Indigenous Business – Tlicho Investment Corporation

Community Impact – AVENS

Small Business of the Year – Tundra Transfer LTD

Large Business of the Year – Tlicho Investment Corporation

Employer of the Year – College Nordique Francophone

People’s Choice, Customer Service Award of Excellence – Cheeky Chops Pet Salon.

YK Chamber Business Awards Gala
(Photo by Connor Pitre/True North FM Staff)
Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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