{"id":3949,"date":"2026-03-19T12:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdeeipe.net\/?page_id=3949"},"modified":"2026-09-02T15:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:23:16","slug":"entrepreneur-gala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/gala-des-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurs gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3949\" class=\"elementor elementor-3949\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3984ae3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3984ae3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb4dc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con 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https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-1536x1182.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee.jpg 1920w\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31444 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-1024x788.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-1536x1182.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gala-Sans-Annee.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d34b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25d34b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a6e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a6e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurs gala<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368aa96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"368aa96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0158e2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0158e2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edbae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7edbae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every spring, the Chambre de commerce acadienne et francophone de l'\u00ceP\u00c9 presents its fantastic Gala des entrepreneurs to honor entrepreneurs, businesses, organizations and business people for their achievements and contributions to their community. This is its biggest entrepreneurial recognition evening of the year. She finds people to honor via <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/entrepreneurial-excellence-awards-competition\/\">Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Competition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched in October each year. It offers prizes in several categories, including its most coveted, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Award<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which rewards business people for lifetime achievements. It's a kind of \u00ablife-time achievement award\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779bcc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"779bcc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aeb0ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aeb0ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89370a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89370a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the gala<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021771c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021771c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This formal, colorful and ceremonial evening usually welcomes 150 to 175 guests to honor the finalists and winners, often in the company of the Lieutenant-Governor, ministers or MLAs, and a member of Parliament. A menu of fine cuisine is served, albeit at a very affordable price.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number of sponsors sponsor the evening (Platinum Level - 2000 $ or more, Gold Level - 1000 $ or more, or Silver Level - 500 $ or more). In exchange, they help with the awards presentation or other facets of the evening, and receive a host of other benefits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af3c3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7af3c3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b47030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b47030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-1024x886.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-1024x886.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-300x260.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-768x664.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-1536x1329.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-14x12.webp 14w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025.webp 1920w\" width=\"800\" height=\"692\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3922 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-1024x886.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-1024x886.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-300x260.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-768x664.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-1536x1329.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025-14x12.webp 14w, https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gagnants-Gala-2025.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e5cbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78e5cbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c279d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c279d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gala winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbb8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdbb8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are honoured to present the winners of the Gala since its inception.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93702c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93702c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurs Gala 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e67a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e67a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong> Excellence in Business Award 2026: <\/strong>MacKay\u2019s Automotive (Jamie Gallant), Wilmot Valley<\/li><li><strong>Distinguished Employee Award 2026: <\/strong>Alain Arsenault (Arsenault's Sawmill), St-Chrysostome<\/li><li><strong>Social Economy Enterprise Award 2026:<\/strong> The Acadian Voice, Summerside<\/li><li><strong>2025 Special Recognition Award:<\/strong> M\u00e9lina pi G\u00e9lina (Debbie Rousselle-Montgomery of Abram-Village and Samantha Arsenault of St-Timoth\u00e9e)<\/li><li><strong>IMPACT DD \u00ceP\u00c9 2025 Annual Recognition Award:<\/strong> Knead A Brake (Rapha\u00ebl and Kirsten Amiot-Savard), Travellers Rest<\/li><li><strong>Young Millionaires Positivity Award 2025:<\/strong> Samantha's Tickle Trunk, Souris<\/li><li><strong>2025 Young Millionaires Dedication Award:<\/strong> Lutchina and Mark Nakhleh, (M &amp; L Company), Charlottetown<\/li><li><strong>Young Francophone Millionaire of the Year Award 2025:<\/strong> Danica Paynter, (Danica's Creations), Summerside<\/li><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2026:<\/strong> Alcide Bernard, Manager and General Manager, Wellington<\/li><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2026:<\/strong> Johnny Gallant, owner of La Ferme Gallant and M&amp;J Professional Saws, St-Timoth\u00e9e<\/li><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2026:<\/strong> Karen Richard, owner of La Coupe Classique, Urbainville<\/li><li><strong>Hall of Fame 2026:<\/strong> Wilfred Thompson, owner of Thompson's Woodcraft, North Bedeque<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>(That year, La Voix acadienne won the national Lauriers de la PME 2026 award, in the category \u00abSocial Economy Enterprise.\u00bb)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb7aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fb7aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ff3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35ff3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2025 Company of Excellence Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Island Portable Buildings (Robert Poirier), St-Rapha\u00ebl\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Employee Award 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Tammy Strongman (La Coop\u00e9rative Le Chez-Nous), Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2025 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0La Coop\u00e9rative d'artisanat d'Abram-Village, Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IMPACT DD 2024 Annual Recognition Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Famous Peppers (David Mitchell), Montague and Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Millionaires 2024 Dedication Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Sweet Scents (Jaylynn Perry and Sarah Wagner), \u00c9vang\u00e9line region\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix Jeunes millionnaires francophones de l'ann\u00e9e 2024 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0M&amp;L Company (Mark and Lutchina Nakhleh), Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame <\/b><b>2025 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Donnie Arsenault, Wellington Service Centre, multi-entrepreneur, Wellington<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame <\/b><b>2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Louise Comeau, multi-entrepreneur and General Manager SDBA, Cap-Egmont (deceased)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame <\/b><b>2025 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Leonard Gallant, Len's Grocery and car salesman, Wellington and Summerside<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Hall of Fame 2025<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Linda Lowther, The Lowther Group, multi-entrepreneur, Cavendish<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b633f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b633f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fbb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fbb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix de l'Entreprise d'excellence 2024 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0HMS Office Solutions (Pierre Gallant), Summerside and Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix de l'Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2024 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Le Centre Go\u00e9land \/ Le Village des Sources l'\u00c9toile Filante, Cap-Egmont\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Employee Award 2024 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Carmella Richard, Bottle House Manager, Cap-Egmont\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix du Jeune entrepreneur remarquable 2024 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Zack Montreuil, Chow Time Pet Foods, Brackley\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u00ceP\u00c9 2023 IMPACT DD Annual Recognition Award:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 acadienne et francophone de l'\u00ceP\u00c9 (SAF'\u00cele), Summerside<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JM 2023 positivity prize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Jada Carragher of Jada's Arts &amp; Crafts in Huntley\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JM Francophone Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Casen Arsenault of Casen's Perler Bead Creations in Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix L\u00e9gende JM (current) 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Ava Greencorn of Ava's Candy Clouds in St-Nicholas\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix L\u00e9gende JM (former) 2023 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nico Durant, Durant's Grass Cutting, Mont-Carmel<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alfred Arsenault, Les Fermes Urbainville, Urbainville<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00c9douard Arsenault, Les Maisons de bouteilles, Cap-Egmont (deceased)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ernest Arsenault, Arsenault Painters, Urbainville and Abram-Village<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Franky Arsenault, Le Moulin \u00e0 Franky, St-Chrysostome (deceased)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joseph Caissie, Egmont Bay Seafood, Maximeville<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> John and Alphonse Arsenault, J.C. Drilling Inc, St-Rapha\u00ebl<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Hall of Fame 2024 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> L\u00e9o-Paul Arsenault, LP Electronics, Day's Corner<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc4e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cc4e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a503e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a503e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2023: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ernest Arsenault, former manager of Coop\u00e9rative de Wellington, Wellington<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2023: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeanne Durant, former assistant manager of Coop\u00e9rative de Mont-Carmel, Wellington (formerly Mont-Carmel)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2023: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Euclide Arsenault (deceased), owner of Arsenault &amp; Gaudet, Irving Garage, Red Rock Beach, etc., Wellington<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2023: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Euclide Gallant, farmer of Towerside Farm, Wellington (Urbainville)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2023: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melvin Gallant, farmer and pasture manager, St-Timoth\u00e9e<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2023 Company of Excellence Award -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A.J. Repairs Ltd. (Justin Arsenault), Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Employee Award 2023 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> David Perry (Wellington Cooperative), Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2023 - Social Economy Enterprise Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Friends of the Farmers Bank of Rustico Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur Award 2023 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Francis-Olivier Morin, Montague\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Millionaires Award 2022 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Caleb Lombardo and L\u00e9o Consejo Cadena (Seaside Treasures), Souris\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JM 2022 Dedication Medal -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Isabelle Gallant (Bijoux Isabelle), Cap-Egmont <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>JM 2022 Positivity Medal -<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Victor Corney (Great Stick), Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a423d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a423d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afcca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2afcca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Hall of Fame 2022:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alcide Arsenault, fisherman, Cap-Egmont<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2022: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julien Bernard, farmer, Bernardale Farms, St-Philippe<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2022: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antoine Richard, multi-entrepreneur and manager, Wellington<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hall of Fame 2022: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franky Arsenault, multi-entrepreneur garage owner, Wellington<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2022 Company of Excellence Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Atlantic Bioheat, owned by Dick Arsenault, Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2022 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Royal Canadian Legion, Wellington Branch 17\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Employee Award 2022 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Marcia Enman, Director of La Voix acadienne, Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix Jeune entreprenant 2022 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nico Durant, owner of LaFun, Durant Metals and Nico Durant Inc, Mont-Carmel <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Young Millionaire Prize 2021 :<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jol\u00e8ne Gallant, Red Rock Jewelry, Abram-Village.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42ec64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42ec64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2020 Entrepreneurs Gala (held in 2021) <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33dd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33dd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>2020 Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G\u00e9rard and Marcel Arsenault - Deva Forestry\/The Branch Manager, Summerside and Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Company of Excellence 2020 : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mermaid Marine Products (Patrick Villeneuve), Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Immigrant Entrepreneur 2020 : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rafael Aguirre, EastCode Ecommerce Solutions and TopFeed, Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social economy enterprise 2020 : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Association des centers de la petite enfance acadienne et francophone, Summerside\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Employee 2020 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Louis Richard - Summerside Canadian Tire, Mont-Carmel\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur 2020: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria Arsenault, Mont-Carmel\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Special recognition 2020 : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Acadian Congress 2019<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2020 Young Millionaire Prize: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ad\u00e8le Arsenault and Delphine Corney\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31bc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c31bc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2019 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180d4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180d4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Prix d'Excellence de la pr\u00e9sidence 2019 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Le Coll\u00e8ge de l'\u00cele, Wellington and Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur Award 2019 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ray Brow, Britannia Corporation (formerly) and \u00dcberloo International, Georgetown Royalty\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>2019 Immigrant Entrepreneur Award:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Philippe Guidon, Belgo Transport, North Wiltshire<\/span><\/li><li><b>Prix de l'Entreprise d'\u00e9conomie sociale 2019 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Evangeline Recreation Commission\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Business Personality Award 2019 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Francis Th\u00e9riault, PEI Agents Realty and Garago <\/span>Software Inc, Charlottetown\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Prix du Jeune Entrepreneur 2019 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Elliott Fraser, Simply Sno-Cones \/ Simply Squeez'd, Charlottetown, and the Paloudes group (Gilbert and Dawson Arsenault and Tianna Gallant), Evangeline region <\/span><\/li><li><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Young Millionaire Award 2018: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claire Victor, Victory Slime, Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7763d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad7763d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc214fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc214fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Millionaires Award 2017:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Isabelle Fisk (Izzy's Rockpile) and Nicholas Sauv\u00e9 (Nick's Fidget Spinners), Birch Hill<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2018 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Buote, Rustico\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business Personality Award 2018:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ghislaine Cormier, Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social Economy Company of the Year Award 2018:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Agricultural Exhibition and Acadian Festival, Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Immigrant Entrepreneur Award 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Gid\u00e9on Banahene, Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur Award 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Jeannette Arsenault, Summerside\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>President's Award of Excellence 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Vishten, Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(That same year, Coop\u00e9rative Le Chez-nous won the Lauriers de la PME national award in the \u00abService Enterprise\u00bb category in November 2018).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b6353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85b6353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cad55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60cad55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>President's Award of Excellence 2017:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Egmont Bay Construction (Claude Gallant), Abram-Village\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur Award 2017:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Roger Arsenault, The Co-operators, Wellington (retired)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Immigrant Entrepreneur Award 2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Joseph Sammoun, Shaddy's Restaurant, Charlottetown\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social Economy Enterprise Award 2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0La Coop\u00e9rative Le Chez-nous, Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business Personality Award 2017<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> G\u00e9rald Arsenault, Wellington Service Centre, Wellington\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Young Entrepreneur Award 2017<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, Charlottetown-Rustico<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b17dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b17dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2016 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ce412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35ce412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>President's Award of Excellence 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Foulkes Productions (Darin Foulkes), Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2016:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italo Marzari (Sirenella Ristoranti), Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Immigrant Entrepreneur 2016:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Laure Solange Pchamdja (Aldanel Authentic Products), Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2016 Cooperative of the Year:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La Coop\u00e9rative de d\u00e9veloppement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Businesswoman 2016:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sylvette Morneau (Mom's Woodshop), Hunter River<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur 2016:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Eliott Fraser and Michael MacEwen (Simply Sno-Cones), Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Young Millionaires Award 2015 :<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nico Durant (LaFun), Mont-Carmel.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d7f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44d7f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcedfdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcedfdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur 2015:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kyle Gill of Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Businesswoman 2015:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tanya Gallant of Charlottetown's Cameleon Productions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2015 Cooperative of the Year:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Caisse populaire \u00c9vang\u00e9line-Central<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2015:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Julien Arsenault of Mont-Carmel<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix d'Excellence de la pr\u00e9sidence 2015 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Urbainville Farms (Robert and Alfred Arsenault)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Young Millionaires Award 2015 :<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Luc Gallant, Mont-Carmel (Sticky Creations)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf2d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bf2d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2014 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae62f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae62f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2014 - Processing company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La Coop\u00e9rative des p\u00eacheurs l'Acadienne lt\u00e9e, Abram-Village;<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2014 - Service company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Atlantic Roofers Ltd (Jean Allain), Winsloe;<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2014 - Retail :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> HMS Office Supplies Ltd (Henri and Gloria Gallant), Summerside; (national winner)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2014 - Micro-entreprise :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ron's Construction (Ronald Arsenault), <\/span>Urbainville;<\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2014 - Young entrepreneurs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> OMD Construction &amp; Consulting Ltd (Jamie Caissie), Maximeville.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Young Millionaires Award 2014 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> F\u00e9lix Th\u00e9riault of Stratford (Gators on Wheels - selling beverages and snacks from a cooler on wheels);<\/span><\/li><li><b>Young Millionaires Award 2014 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Michael MacEwen and Eliott Fraser of Stratford (Simply Sno-Cones - ice cream cones in a variety of flavours); ;<\/span><\/li><li><b>Young Millionaires Award 2014 -<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stuart Lawther of Charlottetown (Stuie's Beach Chairs - manufacturer and seller of wooden beach chairs).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(This year, HMS Office Supplies - Gloria and Henri Gallant - won the Lauriers de la PME 2014 national award in the \u00abRetail\u00bb category in Moncton in November).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7625c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7625c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2013 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5afa67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5afa67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Millionaires Award 2012:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Andr\u00e9 and Chad's bracelets (owners Andr\u00e9 <\/span>Arsenault of Abram-Village and Chad Arsenault of St-Rapha\u00ebl)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Katelyn Gill of Charlottetown<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperative of the Year 2013:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Abram-Village Artisan Cooperative<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Businesswoman 2013:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lise Buote, owner of Blue Heron Entreprises and co-owner of Blue Heron Construction of Rustico<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2013:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R\u00e9jeanne Arsenault, owner of Maisons de bouteilles in Cap-Egmont<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Prix d'Excellence de la pr\u00e9sidence 2013<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> :<\/strong> Arsenault's Fish Mart, Summerside and Maximeville (owner Robert Arsenault)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f3931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9f3931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2012 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b40be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b40be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2012<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Alyre Arsenault - AJL Contractors Ltd (St-Philippe)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Businesswoman 2012:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Denise Arsenault - Health Within Holistic Centre (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sylvain Gallant (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperative of the Year 2012<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Evangeline Funeral Cooperative (Urbainville)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>President's Award of Excellence 2012<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Wellington Esso - Donnie Arsenault (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d419e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d419e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2011 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7cf81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa7cf81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2011 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The late Richard Bernard - optician (Mont-Carmel)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2011 - Services company :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Atlantic Roofers (Winsloe)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2011 - Tourism services company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0La Petite France\/Caf\u00e9 Cartier (Alberton)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2011 - Processing company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La Coop\u00e9rative des p\u00eacheurs l'Acadienne (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lauriers de la PME 2011 - Micro-Enterprise<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Where Pigs Fly (Northam)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8170f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8170f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6be86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a6be86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix PERC\u00c9 2010 :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gabriel Arsenault (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JEFLIPE Award 2010:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mathieu Gallant (St-Timoth\u00e9e)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Woman of action 2010<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Colette Arsenault (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2010<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ivan Arsenault - mechanic (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperative of the Year 2010<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La Coop\u00e9rative Le Chez-Nous lt\u00e9e. (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Touristic speaker of the year 2010<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Le Centre Expo-Festival (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5124d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d5124d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2009 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4d983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a4d983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JEFLIPE Award 2009:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Christian Gallant (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2009, Service company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commercial: Sirenella Ristorante (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2009, Specialized Services Company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0J.C. Drilling (St-Rapha\u00ebl)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2009, Processing company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tourbillon Design (Rustico)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lauriers de la PME 2009, Micro-enterprise<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0images @ p.e.inc. (Mont-Carmel)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3637a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3637a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2008 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8844036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2008 (1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tilmon Arsenault, Les Entreprises Cap-Egmont lt\u00e9e (Cap-Egmont)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2008 (2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Contact: L\u00e9o S. Arsenault, Lane Farms (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperative of the Year 2008\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Coop\u00e9rative des p\u00eacheurs l'Acadienne (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Special Recognition Award 2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ernest Arsenault, Coop\u00e9rative de Wellington (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tour operator of the year 2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00c9vang\u00e9line Gallant, G\u00eete du passant Chez \u00c9vang\u00e9line (Maximeville and Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Prix Femme d'action 2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R\u00e9jeanne Doucette (Tignish)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>JEFLIPE Award 2008<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Andy Gallant (Rustico and Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba6e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba6e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2007 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcc622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcc622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2007, Service company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Wellington Construction Ltd (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2007, New company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Chuck and Albert (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2007, Processing company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cavendish Figurines (Borden-Carleton)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lauriers de la PME 2007, Micro-entreprise<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0X.O. Consultants (Summerside)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc48a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc48a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2006 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3d092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d3d092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Frank Legault, PEI Pest Control (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Daniel Richard, Daniel's Custom Cabinets and Millwork and Magasin Country Convenience (Mont-Carmel)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Entrepreneurial Woman 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Angie Cormier, AcA Consultants (Cap-Egmont)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Touristic speaker of the year 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0L\u00e9ona Bernard, Maison Ga\u00efa (Maximeville)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperative of the Year 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Evangeline Credit Union (Wellington and Tyne Valley)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2005 Special Recognition Award (CDC) (1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) : Louise Arsenault (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2005 Special Recognition Award (CDC) (2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ida Gallant (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Special recognition<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0L\u00e9once Bernard, Lieutenant-Governor of P.E.I. (Wellington and Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10627a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10627a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2005 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdb37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fdb37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Cooperative of the Year 2005<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0La Coop\u00e9rative de Wellington (Wellington)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Special Recognition Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0La Coop\u00e9rative de Mont-Carmel (Mont-Carmel)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2005<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ad\u00e9lard Gallant, fisherman-lobbyist (Summerside and Cap-Egmont)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2005<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0James Smith, Smith-Brochettes (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2005, Rural development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Julien Arsenault Farm and Darlene Sanford (Mont-Carmel)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2005, Knowledge Economy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0One Stop Auto Salvage (St-Louis)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2005, Youth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Atlantic Isle Gourmet Pasta (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li><b>Lauriers de la PME 2005, Tourism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Les Maisons de bouteilles (Cap-Egmont)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Les Maisons de bouteilles won a special national \u00abCoup de c\u0153ur\u00bb award at this year's Lauriers de la PME Gala in Ottawa).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f458e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f458e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2004 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2dde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e2dde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2004 (1)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Alphonse Arsenault, Wellington Construction (Abram-Village)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinguished Entrepreneur 2004 (2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ren\u00e9 Maddix, Maddix Construction (Urbainville)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8734597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8734597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2003 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3146bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3146bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2003, Rural development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0HMS Office Supplies (Summerside)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2003, Knowledge Economy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0ImageWorks PEI (Charlottetown)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2003, Youth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Oceana Florist (Summerside &amp; Alberton)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lauriers de la PME 2003, Tourism<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Chez Nous Bed and Breakfast (Cornwall)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b326d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b326d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2001 Entrepreneurs Gala<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49253a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49253a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lauriers de la PME 2001, Rural development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Arsenault Sawmill (St- Chrysostome)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Lauriers de la PME 2001, Tourism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Cavendish Figurines (Borden-Carleton)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gala des entrepreneurs Chaque printemps, la Chambre de commerce acadienne et francophone de l\u2019\u00ceP\u00c9 pr\u00e9sente son fantastique Gala des entrepreneurs pour honorer des entrepreneurs, entreprises, organismes et personnes d\u2019affaires pour leurs accomplissements et leurs contributions \u00e0 leur communaut\u00e9. Il s\u2019agit de sa plus grande soir\u00e9e de reconnaissance entrepreneuriale de l\u2019ann\u00e9e. Elle trouve des personnes \u00e0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3949","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rdeeipe.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}