Programs | Business Achievement Awards
Award Recipients
Business Person of the Year
- 1982 – Geoff Sutherland
- 1983 – Ed Mazer
- 1984 – Gerry Collyer
- 1985 – Murray Gottschlich
- 1986 – Ron Helwer
- 1987 – Don Penny
- 1988 – Bev McMaster
- 1989– Don Pottinger
- 1990 – Jim Figol
- 1991– Lefty Hendrickson
- 1992 – Clair Murray
- 1993 – Ray West
- 1994 – Bob Cornell
- 1995 – Merv Dillabough
- 1996 – Don Kille and Ron Kille
- 1997 – Stuart Craig
- 1998 – Bob Mazer
- 1999 – Gord Peters
- 2000 – Marlene Kirton
- 2001 – Don Main
- 2002 – Wayne McLeod
- 2003 – Michael Faeron & Ken Robinson
- 2004 – Michael Leech
- 2005 – Jack Jacobson
- 2006 – John Burgess
- 2007 – Neil and Darryl Andrews
- 2008 – Paul Crane
- 2009– Ron Ball
- 2010 – Dave Baxter
- 2011 – Kelly McCrimmon
- 2012 – Borden Hadley
- 2013 – Kerry Campbell
- 2014 – Doug Murray
- 2015 – Heidi Howarth
- 2016 – Charlie Clark
- 2017 – Jared Jacobson
- 2018 – Dave and Ron Cumming
- 2019 – Rhonda Pardy
- 2020 – Robert Ritchot
- 2021 – Gus Vasilarakis
- 2022 – Bernie Whetter
- 2023 – Barry LaRocque
- 2024 – Carla Milne
- 2025 – Travis Chastko
- 2026 – Dale McKay
Business Excellence Award Recipients
Two awards are presented annually (with some exceptions). The categories represented are Large Business (15 or more employees) and Small Business (fewer than 15 employees).
- 2008
Small Business: Richmond Signs
Large Business: Atom-Jet Group - 2009
Small Business: Smiles Specialty
Large Business: Montana’s Cookhouse - 2010
Small Business: Hurl’s Food Mart
Large Business: Tim Horton’s - 2011
Small Business: myITsource.ca
Large Business: Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba - 2012
Small Business: D & B Sprinklers
Large Business: B.O.B. Headquarters - 2013
Small Business: Webber Printing Ltd.
Large Business: Alternative Landscaping Ltd. - 2014
BEHLEN Industries - 2015
Party Professionals & Rental Company - 2016
Mazergroup - 2017
Brandon Source for Sports - 2018
Brockie Donovan Funeral & Cremation Services
- 2019
Small Business: G.T. Smith & Sons
Large Business: Guild Insurance Brokers Inc. - 2020
Small Business: Brandon Business Interiors
Large Business: Christie’s Office Plus - 2021
Small Business: A&L Cycle
Large Business: Joe Beeverz Canadian Pub - 2022
Small Business: GEM Services
Large Business: Kim’s Asian Restaurant - 2023
Small Business: Friends Fur Life Daycare & Grooming
Large Business: Daydreams Esthetics Spa - 2024 Small Business: Resurrection Tint & Auto Detailing Large Business: The Paw Resort and Wellness Centre
- 2025 Small Business: Create Marketing Large Business: T-Birds Food Fun Games
- 2026 Small Business: Reesor’s Jewellery Large Business: Canadian Tire
Lifetime Business Builder Hall of Fame Recipients
- 1997 – Vionell Jacobson
- 1998 – Douglas Lawson
- 1998 – David Weiss
- 1999 – Don Leech
- 2001 – Bob Cornell
- 2002 – Founding Members of the Brandon Clinic
- 2003 – Clare Coburn
- 2004 – Merv Dillabough
- 2004 – Pat Kelleher
- 2004 – Don Penny
- 2005 – Ken Burgess
- 2005 – Reg Forbes
- 2005 – Don Sullivan
- 2006 – Don Kille
- 2006 – Ron Kille
- 2006 – Ed Mazer
- 2006 – Clair Murray
- 2006 – J. R. Simplot
- 2007 – Jim Campbell
- 2008 – Dr. Thomas Breneman
- 2009 – C.O. Meighen
- 2010 – Judy Collyer
- 2011 – Drew Mills
- 2012 – Gord Peters
- 2014 – Jeff Cristall
- 2015 – Jeanne Millis
- 2016 – Bill Cumming
- 2017 – Ray Redfern
- 2019 – Ron Helwer
- 2021 – Bob Jenkins
- 2022 – Paul Crane
- 2023 – Wes Norosky
- 2024 – Ben Hernandez
- 2025 – Ron Ball
- 2026 – Bob Mazer
Outstanding New Business of the Year Recipients
- 2007 – Cycle Boyz Custom Choppers – Brent and Derek Law
- 2008 – Centec Electric & Controls Ltd. – Scott and Chris Johnston
- 2009 – All Things Beautiful – Hanna Bordewijk
- 2010 – Accel Towing & Transport Ltd. – Jason Schaffer and Angela Thompson
- 2011 – Komfort Kitchen – Derek Wychyshyn
- 2012 – Elite Safety Services Inc. – Darren Brick and Marc Watt
- 2014 – The Paw Resort & Wellness Centre
- 2015 – got mats?
- 2016 – Progressive Sanitation/ Progressive Mats & Uniforms
- 2017 – Daughter on Call – Gail Freeman-Campbell
- 2018 – Sneath Group – Jason & Robyn Sneath
- 2019 – Ion Coating – Leland Kirton and Taylor Kirton
- 2020 – Greenstone Building Products
- 2021 – Chez Angela Bakery & Cafe
- 2022 – Resurrection Paint Correction & Auto Detailing
- 2023 – Tweedia
- 2024 – Circle B Fitness
- 2025 – Leatherwood Custom Workwear
- 2026 – Compass Coach Lines
Community Impact Award Recipients
- 2014 – Bernie Chrisp
- 2015 – Darryl Andrews
- 2016 – Barry Cullen
- 2017 – Jim Brannan
- 2018 – Jeff Fawcett
- 2019 – Ray Brownlee
2020 – Brad Munn
2021 – Rocked Community Fitness
2022 – Westman Communications Group
- 2023 – Individual: Brent Miller Business: YMCA Brandon
- 2024 – Individual: Glen Parker Business: Kuiper’s Family Bakery
- 2025 – Individual: Tracy Baker Business: Chez Angela Bakery and Cafe
- 2026 – Individual: Tamra Rapsky Business: Sobeys West End
Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award
- 2021 – Matt Berg
- 2022 – Marcel Kringe
- 2023 – Rhoni Mohanraj
- 2024 – Ty Worthington
- 2025 – Rob Mintenko
- 2026 – Cassandra Jamieson
Westman’s Top 4 Under 40
- 2021 – Danielle Adriaansen, Parker Easter, Hailey Jefferies, Jordan Ludwig
- 2022 – Cassandra Jamieson, Ty Worthington, Amber White, Nirmal Thakar
- 2023 – Leah Campbell, Alex Cartlidge, Trevor Kehler, Stacy Senkbeil
- 2024 – Katie Peters, Kim Magalhaes, Mayur Nankar, Megan Foster
- 2025 – Julia Teichroeb, Whitney Sharkey, Camilla Timmer, Shonah Rathwell
- 2026 – Courtney Matienzo, Kyle Neufeld, Lindsey Raupers, Chris Hunt