Regional Award Recipients 2005

• Pacific
• Prairies
• Ontario
• Québec
• Atlantic

Pacific

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – PACIFIC REGION

CATEGORY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Amar Doman
CanWel Building Materials Ltd. (Building supplies)
Vancouver, BC
www.canwel.com

BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Hannes Blum, Boris Wertz
Abebooks Inc.(Online seller of rare and hard-to-find books)
Victoria, BC
www.abebooks.com

EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR

Jules Campeau
Asentus (Specialized marketing services for manufacturers)
Vancouver, BC
www.asentus.net

HEALTH SCIENCES

Don Rix
CanTest Ltd. (Comprehensive laboratory services)
Burnaby, BC
www.cantest.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Surinder Kumar
VCom Inc. (Internet and video signals delivery products)
Victoria, BC
www.vcom.com

MANUFACTURING

Maheb Nathoo
Soyaworld Inc. (Soy and dairy-alternative beverages)
Burnaby, BC
www.soyaworld.com

NATURAL RESOURCES

Ian Telfer
Goldcorp Inc. (Gold mining)
Vancouver, BC
www.goldcorp.com

Prairies

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – PRAIRIES REGION

CATEGORY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Susan M. Gallacher, Jeffrey J. Smith
DirectCash Income Fund (ATMs, debit terminals and prepaid cash cards)
Calgary, AB
www.directcash.net

BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Holly McNally, Paul McNally
McNally Robinson Booksellers Limited (Independent bookseller)
Winnipeg, MB
www.mcnallyrobinson.com

EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR

Dale S. Wishewan
Booster Juice (Fresh juice and smoothie bar franchisor)
Edmonton, AB
www.boosterjuice.com

ENERGY PRODUCERS

Edward Sampson
Niko Resources Ltd. (Oil and gas)
Calgary, AB
www.nikoresources.com

ENERGY SERVICES

Elson McDougald
Western Lakota Energy Services Inc. (Contract drilling services)
Calgary, AB
www.westernlakota.com

ENERGY TRUSTS

David P. Werklund
CCS Income Trust (Energy and environmental waste management trust)
Calgary, AB
www.ccsincometrust.com

HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Jacqueline J. Shan
CV Technologies Inc. (Natural therapeutics developer)
Edmonton, AB
www.cvtechnologies.com

MANUFACTURING

Darcy Amendt, James Keirstead, John Keirstead, Dennis Kellner, Brent Macklin
Blue Falls Manufacturing Ltd. (Hot tubs and leisure products manufacturer)
Thorsby, AB
www.goarctic.com

PROFESSIONAL/FINANCIAL SERVICES

George F. J. Gosbee
Tristone Capital (Energy sector investment banking)
Calgary, AB
www.tristonecapital.com

REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION

Jay Westman
Jayman MasterBUILT (Home builder)
Calgary, AB
www.jayman.com

TECHNOLOGY

Stephen Verhoeff
CSI Wireless Inc. (GPS design and manufacture)
Calgary, AB
www.csi-wireless.com

Ontario

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – ONTARIO

CATEGORY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Robert Sherkin
Dynamic Tire Corp. (Designs and manufactures off-road tires)
Brampton, ON
www.dynamictire.com

BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Stephen Bebis
Golf Town Canada Inc. (Golf equipment and accessories provider)
Markham, ON
www.golftown.com

EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR

Sean Neville
Simply Audiobooks Inc. (Online audio book rental provider)
Oakville, ON
www.simplyaudiobooks.com

ENERGY

Terry MacGibbon
FNX Mining Company Inc. (Mining company)
Toronto, ON
www.fnxmining.com

HEALTH SCIENCES

Tom Little
VisualSonics (Develops, manufactures and markets in vivo imaging systems)
Toronto, ON
www.visualsonics.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Bill Campbell
Hostopia.com Inc. (Provider of private label Web, e-mail and application services)
Mississauga, ON
www.hostopia.com

MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT

Ellis Jacob
Cineplex Galaxy LP (Movie theatre owner/operator)
Toronto, ON
www.cineplex.com

PROFESSIONAL/FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ivan Wahl
Xceed Mortgage Corporation (Residential mortgage lenders)
Toronto, ON
www.xceedmortgage.com

REAL ESTATE

Steve Gupta
Easton’s Group of Hotels Inc. (Hotel, apartment building and restaurant developer)
Markham, ON
www.eastonsgroup.com

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

John Dominelli
NRT Technology Corporation (Designs and integrates accounting and security systems)
Toronto, ON
www.nrttech.com

TURNAROUND ENTREPRENEUR

Karl Bauernfreund, Victor Fradkin, Larry Hoffman, Rhys Quin
VLR Food Corporation (Specialty frozen food manufacturer)
Concord, ON
www.jonathant.com

Québec

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – QUÉBEC REGION

CATEGORY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Herbert Black
American Iron & Metal Company Inc. (Scrap metal recovery and recycling)
Montréal, QC
www.scrapmetal.net

BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Jean-Marc Eustache
Transat A.T. Inc. (Holiday travel services)
Montréal, QC
www.transat.com

EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR

Gaétan Picard
Acier Picard inc. (Supplier and distributor of steel, aluminum and other metals)
Saint-Romuald, QC
www.acierpicard.com

HEALTH SCIENCES

Steven G. Arless
CryoCath Technologies Inc. (Catheter and probe-based health-care technologies)
Kirkland, QC
www.cryocath.com

MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT

Alain Simard
L’Équipe Spectra Inc. (Producer of live entertainment, events and TV shows)
Montréal, QC
www.equipespectra.com

REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION

Charles Ciccarello
Techo-Bloc Inc. (Concrete landscaping and masonry products)
St-Hubert, QC
www.techo-bloc.com

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Guadalupe Reusing
Memory Experts International Inc. (Storage and biometric portable security devices)
Montréal, QC
www.memoryexpertsinc.com

Atlantic

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – ATLANTIC REGION

CATEGORY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Paul O’Regan, Stephen M. O’Regan
O’Regan’s Automotive Group (Automobile franchises)
Halifax, NS
www.oregans.com

EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR

Philip Fraser
Killam Properties Inc. (Property management)
Halifax, NS
www.killamproperties.com

MANUFACTURING

Mike Wilson
Atlantic Industries Limited (Fabricated bridges and metal pipe manufacturer)
Dorchester, NB
www.ail.ca

SERVICES

Paul LeBlanc
Extreme Group (Advertising and PR agency)
Dartmouth, NS
www.extremegroup.com

TECHNOLOGY

Gary Allen, Randy Eisener, Eric Horton
PerfectPass (Cruise control for boats)
Dartmouth, NS
www.perfectpass.com

TURNAROUND ENTREPRENEUR

Jerry Byrne
D.F. Barnes Ltd. (Industrial and offshore fabrication and machining)
St. John’s, NL
www.dfbarnes.com