The 47 th Annual Conference of the Economic Developers Council of Ontario held its Awards of Excellence Ceremony February 04 at the Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel. The awards are sponsored by the “Globe and Mail”.
This year, the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership received three marketing awards in separate categories:
- 1st Place – Business Development Technology – Website ( www.slep.wpengine.com )
- 1st Place – Business Development Advertising – Stand Alone Advertisement
- Finalist – Business Development Publications – Brochure
The winners were chosen by a panel of judges including Glenn Marshall, Perspective Marketing; Kimberley Piper, CB Richard Ellis; Jon Rohr, Exchange Magazine; Anya Colussi, Yfactor; John Langley, Ministry of Economic Development & Trade; and Janet Whitehouse, Bell Canada .
Held in conjunction with the annual conference every year, this competition fosters the exchange of ideas and information among economic development practitioners, and recognizes excellence and imagination. This is not the first time the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership has received such honours. In 2001, their website acquired an Award of Distinction in the Technology Website category.
The Economic Developers Council of Ontario is an independent non-profit association of professionals in the field of economic development. It is the largest provincial association of its kind in Canada and one of the largest in North America . Its members come from both the private and public sector.
The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership would like to thank Banfield-Seguin Ltd. for their contributions in print media advertising; and CanWeb Internet Services Ltd. for their development of the website management system and hosting.
Photo – from left to right – Todd Case (Warden, Lambton County ), Mike Ireland (Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership), Robert Smith (2003 Outgoing President, Economic Developers Council of Ontario), Sharon East (Sarnia-Lamton Economic Partnership), and Ron Van Horne (CAO, Lambton County).
For further information, please contact:
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George Mallay, General Manager Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership |
Heather Currie, Ec.D., Executive Director |