Hi Neighbours:
SaskBusiness Magazine recently
completed its annual list of the Top 100 SK Businesses and a local business was
rated 92! Congratulations to Rod MacDiarmid, General Manager, and Tom Watt,
Chair, of the Kindersley and District Co-operative Association Ltd! 2014 is
also the Co-op's centenary! Millsap Fuel Distributors, locally managed by Michelle
Clark and Farm Credit Canada, who also have a local branch, made the list as
well.
A Kindersley connection - former
Mayor John Boquist's son, Trevor, owner of Driving Change Automotive Group Ltd –
placed 37 on the list. Congrats Trevor!
If you are wondering about the next
generation of business leaders, I have good news. At this past summer's Alberta
Young Entrepreneurs Camp hosted by Alberta Community Futures (of which CF
Meridian is a member, with Vickie Newmeyer as General Manager), all 4 attenders
from Kindersley won awards. Awards were won for Mr. Entrepreneur, Most
Innovative Group, Hardest Working Group, and Spirit.
The Kindersley Chamber of Commerce is
also in the process of introducing awards celebrating business excellence. I am
looking forward to learning more about the program and discovering the
inaugural winners.
Finally, congratulations also go to
Kramer Ltd., which has been operating in Kindersley for more than a decade.
Last week the company celebrated its 70th anniversary.
Recognizing Others:
Do you know a friend, neighbour, or
an acquaintance who gives a lot to your group or business, neighbourhood, or
civic organization? Please email me their name and what makes them great and I
would like to recognize them in this space. Actually, what I would really like
to do (but it has been one of those projects that keeps sliding through the
cracks) is develop an award to recognize people and groups who go above and
beyond to make Kindersley a vibrant and thriving community. So, if you know of
someone, or even an organization, please let me know and I’ll acknowledge them
in the Bean. My address: mayorenns-wind@kindersley.ca.
Here is a heads up: watch for notices
asking for your input into the Kindersley Health Services Needs Assessment. The
public sessions will be the first couple of days of October. The consultants
were in town last week speaking with some stakeholder groups.
Please write or phone if you would
like me to discuss a particular topic. If you have any questions or comments,
drop me a line at the town office or email me at mayorenns-wind@kindersley.ca.
You can also check out my blog at http://mayorjohn.blogspot.ca/. I appreciate
your feedback.
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