Sixteen awards were granted to 18 companies or individuals, and Guy Pellerin (co-owner with C. Desbiens, M. Pellerin and J. Bureau of Pharmacy Uniprix) was the award recipient of the Gilles-Martel business personality title.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0\u201cGuy Pellerin is actively involved in the community. He exercises an enormous influence. He gave back tremendously and helped his community a great deal,\u201d said Philippe Roy, director of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Shawinigan. The evening ceremony was hosted by V\u00e9ronique Buisson and Fran\u00e7ois St-Martin at Espace Shawinigan.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .\u201d<\/p>\r\n
There were no bounds to Roy\u2019s praise for Denis Morin, Ambassador for the year and coordinator for Shawinigan\u2019s Entrepreneurial Community: \u201cThe entrepreneurial community is a model in Quebec, in Canada and around the world. I like to compare Denis Morin to The Man Who Planted Trees, the animated film by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Back. Denis Morin is known for the entrepreneurial community\u2019s reach.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Eleven prizes were awarded to the winners in as many categories. The deliberations were made quite difficult by the Innovation and new markets category, which awarded ICO Technologies.<\/p>\r\n
\u00a0\u201cMaking a winner in this category was no easy task. What played in favour of ICO Technologies is, among others, the fact that the company has doubled its human resources last year. It is a rapidly growing company, which is in line with the community\u2019s economic diversification efforts, especially within a context where Shawiningan wants to become the third digital hub in Quebec,\u201d said Roy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Additionally, a number of constructive discussions have led to Grand-M\u00e8re Nature (Retail) becoming the recipient in the Retail category. \u201cIt is an innovative company which has grown exponentially and is involved in the community,\u201d said Philippe Roy, referring to this health-food store and chocolate factory.<\/p>\r\n
The efforts of several young entrepreneurs have been recognized during the evening. The director of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Shawinigan praised the approach and concept implemented by the young owners of the Z\u00e9l\u00e9 restaurant in the Grand-M\u00e8re neighborhood (Sainte-Flore), offering a \u201cshort-lived\u201d menu inspired by local products.<\/p>\r\n
For its part, the Youth Entrepreneurship category award went to L\u2019univers martial ancestral (LUMA), a company specializing in the organization and presentation of medieval activities in schools and day camps. The jury was won over by the values promoted by the company and the initiative’s impact on young people.<\/p>\r\n
The benefits of cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re going to tell it like it is, Shawinigan can be seen from two angles. First, there is the end of the big manufacturing era, the devitalized urban settings, the low cost of living and the support organizations. At the same time, there is another Shawinigan; a community that raised the issue and took initiative. The benefits of cooperation are clear,\u201d says Philippe Roy, who is heartened by the initial success of the mobilization march held on September 27 and the Job fair held on October 29.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sixteen awards were granted to 18 companies or individuals, and Guy Pellerin (co-owner with C. Desbiens, M. Pellerin and J. Bureau of Pharmacy Uniprix) was the award recipient of the Gilles-Martel business personality title. \u00a0\u201cGuy Pellerin is actively involved in the community. He exercises an enormous influence. He gave back tremendously and helped his community […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n