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2007 Regional Finalists

Pacific | Prairies | Ontario | Québec | Atlantic

Pacific

Business-to-Business Products & Services

Jack Lee
4Refuel Ltd. (Fuel management systems and service)
Langley
www.4refuel.com

Marla Kott
Imprint Plus (Name badge designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor)
Richmond
www.imprintplus.com

Dr. Arjang Nowtash
Sinclair Dental Company Ltd. (Distributor of dental products)
North Vancouver
www.sinclairdental.com

Business-to-Consumer Products & Services

Brian Scudamore
1-800-GOT-JUNK? (World’s largest junk removal service)
Vancouver
www.1800gotjunk.com

Abdul Jamal, Azim Jamal, Zahra Mamdani, Joe Moosa
Retirement Concepts Seniors Services Ltd. (Seniors’ housing developer and operator)
Vancouver
www.retirementconcepts.com

Rick Baxter
West Coast Air Ltd. (Floatplane company)
Vancouver
www.westcoastair.com

Emerging Entrepreneur

Ken Friesen, Larry Koop
Alliance Concrete Pumps Inc. (Truck-mounted concrete boom bump manufacturer)
Aldergrove
www.allianceconcretepumps.com

Tracy Gray, Suzanne Mick
Discover Wines (Full-service wine retailer)
Kelowna
www.discoverwines.com

Joyce Groote
Holey Soles Holdings Ltd. (Designer, marketer and distributer of lifestyle products)
Richmond
www.holeysoles.com

Health Sciences

Gordon McCauley
Allon Therapeutics Inc. (Biotechnology company developing neurodegenerative drugs)
Vancouver
www.allontherapeutics.com

Bob Rieder
Cardiome Pharma Corp. (Biotechnology company)
Vancouver
www.cardiome.com

Scott Cormack
OncoGenex Technologies Inc. (Biopharmaceutical company developing cancer therapies)
Vancouver
www.oncogenex.ca

Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment

Ross McLeod
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (Gaming and entertainment operator)
Richmond
www.gcgaming.com

Kirk Shaw
Insight Film Studios Ltd. (Independent TV, HDTV and film production studio)
Vancouver
www.insightfilm.com

Paul Clough
Queen Charlotte Lodge Ltd.(Luxury fishing resort)
Burnaby
www.queencharlottelodge.com

Manufacturing

Rick McClymont, David Taft
Britco Group of Companies (Designer and manufacturer of modular buildings)
Langley
www.britco.com

Robert Meggy
Great Little Box Company Ltd. (Manufacturer of various packing supplies)
Richmond
www.greatlittlebox.com

Dick Kouwenhoven
Hemlock Printers Ltd. (Commercial sheet-fed printer)
Burnaby
www.hemlock.com

Mining and Metals

Steven Dean
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (Copper and molybdenum producer in Chile)
Vancouver
www.amerigoresources.com

Laurie Carlson
Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd. (Sand, stone, aggregate and base material provider)
Surrey

Lukas Lundin
The Lundin Group of Companies (Group of publicly traded, natural resource companies)
Vancouver
www.thelundingroup.com

Technology & Media

Jack Gin
Extreme CCTV Inc.(Security and night vision product supplier)
Burnaby
www.extremecctv.com

Robert Park
Financial CAD Corporation (Software/service provider for financial market participants)
Surrey
www.fincad.com

Douglas Tronsgard
Next Level Games Inc. (Video game developer)
Vancouver
www.nextlevelgames.com

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Prairies

Business-to-Business Products and Services

Peter Lacey
Cervus LP (John Deere, Bobcat and JCB dealership owner/operator)
Calgary, AB
www.cervuslp.com

Maria De Nardi
Mondo Foods Co. Ltd. (Broad line, specialty foods company)
Winnipeg, MB
www.mondofoods.com

Lyle Best
Quikcard Solutions Inc. (Health plan administrator and health claim software developer)
Edmonton, AB
www.quikcard.com

Louie Tolaini
TransX Group of Companies (Integrated transportation solutions provider)
Winnipeg, MB
www.transx.com

Business-to-Consumer Products and Services

Eveline Charles
Eveline Charles Salons & Spas (Hair salon/day spa operator and product manufacturer)
Edmonton, AB
www.evelinecharles.com

Guy Goodwin, Dale Moran
Pizza 73 (Pizza chain with 48 locations in Western Canada)
Edmonton, AB
www.pizza73.com

Wayne Henuset
Willow Park Wines & Spirits (Fine wine and spirit retailer)
Calgary, AB
www.willowpark.net

Emerging Entrepreneur

Jeff McIntosh
Canadian Global Air Ambulance (International air ambulance organization)
Winnipeg, MB
www.canadianglobalair.ca

Trent Bruce, Rick Daigle, Karen Narfason, Barry Rinehart
Concept Compression Corp. (Designs, sells, services natural gas compression packages)
Calgary, AB
www.conceptcompression.com

Dick Brown
Ferus Inc. (Produces, transports and stores industrial gases)
Calgary, AB
www.ferus.ca

Energy Producers

Pat Carlson
North American Oil Sands Corporation (Start-up oil sands developer)
Calgary, AB
www.naosc.com

Don Allan
Peace River Oil Inc. (Provider of crude upgrading/refining process to bitumen producers)
Red Deer, AB
www.peaceriveroil.com

Guy Turcotte
Western Oil Sands Inc. (Develops, produces and upgrades bitumen into light oil)
Calgary, AB
www.westernoilsands.com

Energy Services

John Geddes, Bill Lingard
Flint Energy Services Ltd. (Midstream construction and production service provider)
Calgary, AB
www.flintenergy.com

Lee Gottschlich
GLM Industries LP (Manufacturing and engineering design company)
Nisku, AB
www.glmindustries.com

Delton Campbell
Innicor Subsurface Technologies (Supplier of wellbore products and related services)
Calgary, AB
www.innicor.com

Darwin Deleeuw, Carrie Duncan, Mike Duncan
Lincoln County Oilfield Services Ltd. (Pipeline and new facility construction company)
Athabasca, AB
www.lcos.ca

Don Basnett
Pyramid Corporation (Oil field service company)
Nisku, AB
www.pyramidcorporation.com

Manufacturing

Craig McIntosh
Acrylon Plastics (High-quality, low-cost plastic product manufacturer)
Winnipeg, MB
www.acrylon.com

Rob Stenson
Ag Growth Income Fund (Manufacturer of grain handling and conditioning equipment)
Winnipeg, MB
www.aggrowth.com

Sean Frisky
Ground Effects Environmental Services Inc. (Designer and manufacturer of in-site remediation equipment)
Regina, SK
www.groundeffects.org

. Kevin Halliday
Spindle, Stairs & Railings (Manufactures/sells staircases, railings and finishing products)
Calgary, AB
www.greatstairs.com

Ted Degner, Dwayne Hunka, Donald Oborowsky
Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. (Steel fabrication facility)
Edmonton, AB
www.waiward.com

Media and Communications

Ross Harvey, Kim McConnell
AdFarm (Agricultural marketing and communications firm)
Calgary, AB
www.adfarmonline.com

Mark Hofer
Direct Focus Marketing Communications Inc. (Marketing communications firm)
Winnipeg, MB
www.directfocus.com

Jeff Bradshaw
Zoom Communications Inc. (Full-service film and video production company)
Calgary, AB
www.zoomcom.ca

Real Estate/ Professional/ Financial Services

Larry Pollock
Canadian Western Bank (Federally chartered, Schedule 1 bank)
Edmonton, AB
www.cwbankgroup.com

Martin Dolemo
Dolemo Development Corporation (Diversified real estate company)
Calgary, AB
www.dolemocorp.com

Clive Oshry, Michael Oshry
Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation (Personal and corporate foreign exchange firm)
Edmonton, AB
www.globexfx.com

Barb Gamey
Payworks Inc. (Payroll services and software solutions provider)
Winnipeg, MB
www.payworks.ca

Technology

Mike Mabey, Nashir Samanani
Elluminate Inc. (Technology firm providing Web conferencing and e-learning)
Calgary, AB
www.elluminate.com

Mark Ryski
HeadCount Corporation (Retail traffic and customer conversion analysis provider)
Edmonton, AB
www.headcount.com

Greg Surbey
ICOM Productions Inc. (E-learning provider)
Calgary, AB
www.icomproductions.ca

John MacInnes
Print Audit (Print tracking software provider)
Calgary, AB
www.printaudit.com

Special Recognition

Camille Dow Baker
Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (provider of education, training and technical consulting to organization that serve the poor in developing countries)
Calgary, AB
www.cawst.org

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Ontario

Business-to-Business Products & Services

Andrew Day
Atlantis Systems International (Simulation-based training systems developer for aircraft)
Brampton
www.atlantissi.com

Tony Perrotta
Greentec (Reverse logistics and recycling specialists)
Cambridge
www.greentec.com

Shawn Murray
Quantum Murray LP (Demolition, remediation and abatement provider)
Toronto
www.murraydemolition.com

Earle O'Born
The Printing House Limited (On-demand, quick printing specialists)
Toronto
www.tph.ca

Business-to-Consumer Products & Services

Navin Chandaria
Conros Corporation (Provides innovation in manufacturing and rebranding)
North York
www.conros.com

Kerry Knee, Krista Knee
Flirty Girl Fitness (Women’s fitness and lifestyle facilities)
Toronto
www.flirtygirlfitness.com

Alain Baird
The Stitch It Group Inc. (Clothing alteration chain)
Burlington
www.stitchit.com

Sam Baio
West 49 Inc. (Multi-banner specialty retailer)
Burlington
www.west49.com

Emerging Entrepreneur

Derek Szeto
Clear Sky Media Inc. (Operates two online deal-finding Web sites)
Toronto
www.clearskymedia.ca

Randi Shinder
Fusion Brands Inc. (Cosmetics and fragrance provider)
Ottawa
www.fusionbrandsinc.com

Sergei Tchetvertnykh
Infinium Capital Corp. (Independent electronic trading firm)
Toronto
www.infiniumgroup.com

Mario Fiorucci, Tara Longo
The Healthy Butcher (Certified organic and locally raised meat, and organic foods)
Toronto
www.thehealthybutcher.com

Energy and Mining/Metals

Chris Jarratt, David Kerr, Ian Robertson
Algonquin Power Income Fund (Participant in the renewable energy and utility sectors)
Oakville
www.algonquinpower.com

Alfred Hambsch
Barrie Metals Group of Companies (Recycling facility for electric/electronic equipment)
Barrie
www.geepinc.com

William Pugliese
IAMGOLD Corporation (Gold producer in North and South America and Africa)
Toronto
www.iamgold.com

Health Services & Sciences

Helen Findlay, David Young
Arius Research Inc. (Biotechnology company that discovers/develops cancer drugs)
Toronto
www.ariusresearch.com

Stuart Cottrelle
Bayshore Home Health (Home care provider with 42 locations)
Mississauga
www.bayshore.ca

Connie Clerici
Closing the Gap Healthcare Group (Healthcare and wellness provider)
Mississauga
www.closingthegap.ca

Shirlee Sharkey
Saint Elizabeth Health Care (Home and community care provider)
Markham
www.saintelizabeth.com

Hospitality/Tourism

Lou Biffis
Nottawasaga Resort/Briar Hill Developments (Hospitality and recreation centre/Community service home, residential centre and development)
Alliston
www.nottawasagaresort.com

Michael Bonacini, Peter Oliver
Oliver Bonacini Restaurants (Fine dining restaurant company)
Toronto
www.oliverbonacini.com

Cam Heaps, Greg Taylor
Steam Whistle Brewing (Independent brewery)
Toronto
www.steamwhistle.ca

Colin Hunter, Stephen Hunter
Sunwing Travel Group (Travel provider and airline)
Toronto
www.sunwing.ca

Manufacturing

F. Michael Marti
Adeptron Technologies Corporation (Electronics manufacturing services provider)
Markham
www.adeptron.com

David Jackson
Hydropool Industries Inc. (Hot tub, swim spa and accessories manufacturer)
Mississauga
www.hydropoolhottubs.com

Peter Gilgan
The Mattamy Corporation (Developer and builder of single family homes)
Oakville
www.mattamyhomes.com

Media & Entertainment

Michael Hirsh
Cookie Jar Group (Creator/promoter of entertainment, education and edutainment brands)
Toronto
www.thecookiejarcompany.com

Mike Burns
Fuel Industries (Promotes brands with online entertainment and virtual worlds)
Ottawa
www.fuelindustries.com

Jason DeZwirek
Kaboose Inc. (Family-focused online media company)
Toronto
www.kaboose.com

Professional/Financial Services

Walter Schroeder
DBRS Limited (Provider of global credit ratings)
Toronto
www.dbrs.com

Samuel Duboc, Gilbert Palter
EdgeStone Capital Partners (Private equity manager)
Toronto
www.edgestone.com

Stephen Smith
First National Financial LP (Mortgage originator, underwriter and servicer)
Toronto
www.firstnational.ca

Sheldon Inwentash
Pinetree Capital Ltd. (Investment, financial advisory and merchant banking firm)
Toronto
www.pinetreecapital.com

Technology

Jan Mrazek
Adastra Corporation (Business intelligence solutions provider)
Markham
www.adastracorp.com

Anthony Lacavera
Globalive Communications, Inc. (Provider of industry-leading telecom solutions)
Toronto
www.globalive.com

Don Bowman, Dave Caputo, Tom Donnelly, Marc Morin, Brad Siim
Sandvine Incorporated (Network equipment developer and marketer)
Waterloo
www.sandvine.com

David Aiello
Synergex Corporation (Turn-key business solutions provider)
Mississauga
www.syx.ca

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Québec

Business-to-Business Products and Services

Jean-Pierre Sauriol
Dessau-Soprin Inc. (Engineering consulting firm)
Laval
www.dessausoprin.com

Daniel Lachapelle
Dubé et Loiselle Inc. (Grocery wholesaler)
Granby
www.dubeetloiselle.ca

Derek Nice
Exeltech Aerospace Inc. (Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul provider)
Dorval
www.exeltech-aerospace.com

Business-to-Consumer Products and Services

Janice Parente
Ethica Clinical Research Inc. (Contract research organization)
Dorval
www.ethicaclinical.ca

Andrew Lutfy
Groupe Dynamite Inc. (Chain of over 200 women’s clothing stores)
Mount-Royal
www.dynamite.ca

Mark Cohen, Avi Wallerstein
Lasik MD (Laser vision correction surgery clinics)
Montréal
www.lasikmd.com

Emerging Entrepreneur

Wayne Miller
Budget Conferencing Inc. (Audio and FastWeb conferencing service provider)
Montréal
www.budgetconferencing.com

Steve Couture
Frima Studio (New media company developing interactive and animated products)
Québec
www.frimastudio.com

Rina Poirier-McGuire
Matériaux Spécialisés Louiseville (Fibreboard manufacturer)
Louiseville
www.materiauxspecl.com

Paul Bouchard, Dave Jennings, Didier Toussaint
Top Aces Consulting Inc. (Air combat and electronic warfare support company)
Pointe-Claire
www.topaces.ca

Information Technology

Louis Bélanger-Martin, Nicolas Bélanger
DTI Software Inc. (Interactive entertainment software company)
Montréal
www.dtisoft.com

Éric Desbiens
Groupe Conseil FXinnovation Inc. (IT solution and service provider)
Montréal
www.fxinnovation.com

Marc St-Arnaud
GWAVA (GroupWise and Blackberry software solution provider)
Saint-Laurent
www.gwava.com

Louis-Philippe Amiot
ORTHOsoft (Develops/markets medical software, instruments and systems for surgeons)
Montréal
www.orthosoft.ca

Manufacturing

Charles Crawford
Domaine Pinnacle (World’s leading ice cider producer)
Frelighsburg
www.domainepinnacle.com

Alain Paquet, Luc Paquet
Groupe Fordia (Diamond-drilling tool and equipment provider)
Saint-Laurent
www.fordia.com

Daniel Laprise
Maison Laprise Inc. (Manufacturer of panelized, factory-built homes)
Montmagny
www.maisonlaprise.com

Johanne Dion
TRANS-HERBe Inc. (Manufacturer of herbal teas and teas)
St-Bruno
www.transherb.com

Technology & Communication

David Gelerman
Advantech (Designs, manufactures and markets communication equipment)
Ville Saint-Laurent
www.advantechamt.com

Bernard Poulin
Le Groupe S.M. Inc. (Experts specializing in many fields, including engineering)
Montréal
www.groupesm.com

Robert Proulx
Télécommunications Xittel Inc. (Telecommuncations engineering company)
Trois-Rivières
www.xittel.net

Turnaround Entrepreneur

Benoît Faucher

Boulangerie St-Méthode Inc. (Healthy bakery products provider)
Adstock
www.boulangeriestmethode.com

Cesur Celik

CEPC (Canadian Electronic Powders Corporation)
Saint-Laurent

François Côté
Emergis (IT leader focusing on health and financial services)
Longueuil
www.emergis.com

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Atlantic

Business-to-Business Products & Services

Michael Wahl
Definitions Fitness Company (Wellness provider)
St. John's, NL
www.definitionsonline.com

Ann McLoughlan
McLoughlan Supplies Limited (Wholesale electrical supply distributor)
St. John's, NL
www.mcloughlan.com

Terry Curley
Monaghan Farms Ltd. (Processing potato grower, dealer and exporter)
Kensington, PE

Business-to-Consumer Products & Services

Steven Burns
Bulletproof Solutions Inc. (IT solutions provider)
Fredericton, NB
www.bulletproofsi.com

Richard Calder
Charm Diamond Centres (Retail jewellery chain)
Dartmouth, NS
www.charmdiamondcentres.com

Ken LeBlanc
PropertyGuys.com Inc.(Private home-sale network)
Moncton, NB
www.propertyguys.com and www.pgu.ca

Emerging Entrepreneur

Jonathan Brett
MedicLINK Systems Ltd. (Software solutions developer for medical professionals)
St. John's, NL
www.eyesistant.com

Ron Lovett
RFL Group of Companies (Holding company for entrepreneurial endeavours)
Halifax, NS
www.sourcesecurity.ca

Cynthia Howroyd
Virtual Expert Clinics (Online therapy program for autistic children)
Fredericton, NB
www.vecinc.com

Hospitality

John Stuart
Bishop's Cellar (Private wine and spirits merchant)
Halifax, NS
www.bishopscellar.com

Robert Risley
RCR Hospitality Group (Owns and operates restaurants, banquet facilities and a hotel)
Halifax, NS
www.rcr.ca

Paul Madden
Spa at the Monastery and Suites (Spa and accommodations)
St. John's, NL
www.monastery-spa.com

Manufacturing

Jerry Byrne
D. F. Barnes Group of Companies (Service provider to the oil and gas industry)
St. John's, NL
www.dfbarnes.com

Keith Condon
Tri-Star Industries (Manufacturer of ambulances and designer of EMS systems)
Yarmouth, NS
www.tri-star.ca

Casey van Dyk
Van Dyk Health Juice Products Ltd. (Manufacturer of 100% pure wild blueberry juice)
Caledonia, NS
www.vandykblueberries.ca

Services

Darren Letto, Leonard Pecore
Genoa Design International Ltd. (Design, drafting and lofting for marine and offshore industries)
Conception Bay South, NL
www.genoadesign.com

Donald Belliveau, Peter Rent
Neill and Gunter (Design, engineering and consulting firm)
Fredericton, NB and Dartmouth, NS
www.neillandgunter.com

Paul McSpurren
Whitehill Technologies Inc. (Document automation software provider)
Moncton, NB
www.whitehilltech.com

Turnaround Entrepreneur

Duncan Shaw
Cogsdale Corporation (Business solution provider for local governments and utilities)
Charlottetown, PE
www.cogsdale.com

Glenn Cooke
Cooke Aquaculture (Fish farming company)
Blacks Harbour, NB
www.cookeaqua.com

Corey Miller
Miller Tire (Tire provider with retail locations and a recycling plant)
Dartmouth, NS
www.millertire.ca