Winkler’s best in business have been announced.
The Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce last week named the recipients of the P.W. Enns Business Awards.
ONE Insurance Group is this year’s Customer Service Award winner, King’s Deli Market & Eatery will take home the Business Builder Award, Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. won the Community Builder Award, the Non-Profit of the Year is Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Pembina Valley, and the Business Excellence Award is going to Schnell Industries Inc.
“Looking at their accomplishments and according to the criteria that we have for our award categories, these five winners really stood out,” shared Tanya Chateauneuf, chamber executive director, “and we thought they definitely deserved recognition for all of their hard work and accomplishments.”
Business Excellence winner Schnell Industries has grown in leaps in bounds in recent years.
The equipment manufacturer for the agricultural, industrial, and bulk materials handling industries has seen its staff numbers triple from 32 in 2021 to 95 this year. They doubled their facility in Winkler’s industrial park with an expansion in 2022 and added another 41,000 square feet with a new build on their site just last year to keep pace with their expanding customer markets on the national and international stages.
“They were selected for Business Excellence, which is our biggest award of the night, in recognition of all the growth that they’ve shown” Chateauneuf said, as well as the contributions they’ve made to community groups and projects ranging from Adult and Teen Challenge to the Plum Coulee Fire Department.
The other award winners are no less accomplished.
“If we look at King’s Deli as a Business Builder, we can look at their expansion into Morden but also their expansion of what they offer the community as far as their catering, their events, how they contribute to the community,” Chateauneuf said. “We’re just so proud to have them as chamber members.”
Golden West Broadcasting, meanwhile, is nearing 70 years of news and advertising services in the community.
“All of the different things that they offer the business community as well as the community as a whole makes them a perfect fit for the Community Builder Award,” Chateauneuf said. “And we’re super excited to celebrate with them and to recognize what they do for us.”
ONE Insurance Group’s focus on building long-term relationships with their clients to ensure they are providing them with the support they need when they need it made them a fine fit for the Customer Service Award.
“Here we have a business that really goes above and beyond, and I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to say thank you for providing such a great service,” said Chateauneuf.
Finally, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Pembina Valley had been facilitating mentoring matches between volunteers and youth for 50 years.
“Every non-profit in our community plays an important role, and we’re so excited to highlight the role Big Brothers Big Sisters plays,” Chateauneuf said.
These five organizations will be celebrated at the P.W. Enns Awards Gala on May 12 at the Meridian Exhibition Centre.
The evening will include a cocktail reception starting at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the awards ceremony.
It’s a gala evening that the entire community is invited to come enjoy.
“We want to come together as a community and celebrate these amazing business that we have here in Winkler,” said Chateauneuf.
Tickets are $150, plus tax, and can be booked online at winklerchamber.com/events or by emailing admin@winklerchamber.com.
