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Best of the best take a bow
A city’s favourite businesses recognized at first Best of Vaughan Awards
By Omar Mosleh
Originally Published: 2011-10-09
Vaughan’s entrepreneurial spirit was on full display at the Best of Vaughan Awards on Sept. 22 as Vaughan Today and Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua recognized businesses from across the city for their outstanding services.
Business owners, chosen by Vaughan Today readers from more than 80 categories, were awarded at the first annual Best of Vaughan event at Le Jardin Conference and Event Venue in Woodbridge.
Thousands of readers voted to select the nominees and choose the winners in an online poll on the VaughanToday.ca site.
Before making the presentations, Bevilacqua said Vaughan has a strong foundation as a city that supports local business.
“One of the things that we’re really rich in is the entrepreneurial culture in this city,” Bevilacqua told 250 guests at the awards. “Twenty years ago, when the city was first incorporated and our population was 100,000, we had within that population … entrepreneurs that spurred that economic growth.”
The mayor shared his own background in small business, mentioning his father was a businessperson who worked long hours on behalf of his family.
“As a child I learned that entrepreneurs are special people,” he said. “That they care about the service they provide, professional or otherwise. They care about the jobs they create and the families they feed.”
Bevilacqua warmly thanked business owners and operators for contributing valuable services to Vaughan residents.
“It is incumbent on me as mayor of this city to express my gratitude to them,” he said. “Because we are in this together.”
Top honours were granted to those businesses who were named “Outstanding” for receiving the most support in each of six broad categories, while leaders in each of the 80 specific categories received recognition as gold, silver and bronze award winners.
The owner of 911 Roadside Assistance & Service, an Outstanding winner, said while he did not expect to win, he was happy with the outcome.
“It was very pleasing, knowing you’re doing a good thing,” Antonio Di Crescenzo said. “I run an honest business and it’s nice to be rewarded like that.”
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