The Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce recently held their sixteenth annual President’s Gala, featuring the Business Achievement Awards on November 4^th, 2011 at the Kingston Banquet and Conference Centre. Over 270 guests attended the gala, which celebrates the success of local businesses

The Tourism Award (sponsored by Tourism Kingston, a division of KEDCO) was presented to the team of Fort Fright at Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada.  Fort Henry is operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission.

Local businesses are nominated by their customers, clients, staff and peers for the annual Business Achievement Awards. A group of their peers from the Kingston business community evaluates each nomination through such criteria as customer and employee relations, business growth, business standards and ethics, and community involvement.

Congratulations to all nominees and winners. 

Read congratulatory letter from John Gerretsen, MPP Kingston & the Islands.