Winners of the Côte-de-Gaspé Chamber of Commerce's 2024 Recognition Evening

May 27, 2024 CCTG Activities, Members Only

The Côte-de-Gaspé Chamber of Commerce held its Soirée Reconnaissance on Saturday, May 24, 2024, in front of more than 180 guests, at the Nation Micmac de Gespeg community hall. After an absence of several years, the event was an opportunity for the region's business community to get together and celebrate the work of local companies.

La Soirée - Human Themes

The Soirée brought together members of the Côte-de-Gaspé Chamber of Commerce, guests and partners. The concept was "Humanity at the heart of our organizations", and the program embraced this theme by showcasing human mixes and meshes, both in terms of entertainment (Myriam Pelletier 17 with professional comedienne Chrystelle Quintin accompanied by DJ Tony Russo), as with the consortium of chefs for the meal (Sarcelle, Brise-Bise and ohlespains), the gathering of local talent for table service, room for new members for photography (Précision photo and Gaspé Photo) and many other details.

The aim of the evening was to celebrate the importance of people within companies and organizations, and to highlight the resilience of the entrepreneurial milieu. " As entrepreneurs, we have become aware of the place of people in our businesses, their unique dimension, their fragility, but also their intelligence in the face of adversity. Production at any price, in any condition, is no longer the way forward. We are seeking, even if it's not always easy, to reconcile different aspects of our lives and those of our employees ", declared the new Chairman of the Board Émilie Chrétien Castonguay during the evening.

Recognition

The jury, chaired by Suzie Landreville (UQAR - Continuing Education), was made up of :

Mélanie Marin (Evol)
Roger Lavoie (Services Québec)
Noémie Bernier (Pôle d'économie sociale GÎM)
Sylvain Lagacé (GÎM Mentoring Network)
Stéphanie Thibaud (Tourisme Gaspésie)

The Jury reviewed 35 entries to select 25 finalists (maximum 3 finalists per category). Each company had to answer the same series of questions, based on four pillars: accessibility, sustainability, agility and performance.

The Chamber of Commerce of La Commerce honored the following companies:

Retail (10 employees or less) : Le Marché des Saveurs Gaspésiennes
Retail trade | Retail trade or distribution (11 or more employees): oh les pains
Services | Self-employed and micro-business (4 employees or less) : Acupuncture Stéphanie Ouellet
Services | Organization with 5 or more employees : Bistro Bar le Brise-Bise
Group entrepreneurship and NPOs: Mont-Bechervaise Ski Centre
Production and processing: Chantier Naval Forillon Inc.
Aboriginal entrepreneurship: Sigewigus
Relève | Repreneuriat : Gaspesian Flavours Market
Relève | New business : Beige farine, bulk grocery store
Tourism development: Gaspesia Events
Community impact: Café de la Traverse
Jury's Favourite Award Company: Construction Cotton Inc.
Prix Coup de cœur du jury ONBL: Musique du Bout du Monde

Supernovas

At the Soirée, members' achievements since 2021 were celebrated, as were the departures to the beyond of certain people who were business owners. These are our Supernovas.

"When a star at the end of its life becomes a supernova, it explodes with such force that it obscures the entire galaxy in which it has lived, projecting matter and energy over unimaginable distances at close to the speed of light."

The Supernovas who have left since 2021:

The Supernovas who have left since our last Gala or shortly before:

Jacques Gagnon - Uniprix
Gaétan Dupuis - Home Hardware
Courtney Simpson - Simpson automobiles
Jules Bélanger - Musée de la Gaspésie
Gilles Tapp - Owner fisherman
James (Jimmy) Keays - KEGA wood and materials
Alton McCallum - Breuvages Gaspé
Alban Arsenault - Cablo G, Gaspé and Mentor
Ann Smith - Quebec Sporting (and a pit in her name was inaugurated at Saumon Gaspé on May 26).
Michel Pouliot - Father of aviation in Gaspé

The Chamber of Commerce would like to extend its warmest thanks to all the partners who made this evening possible, and to all the finalists and winners for their commitment and dynamism.

About the La Côte-de-Gaspé Chamber of Commerce

The Côte-de-Gaspé Chamber of Commerce (CCCG) is a voluntary group of businesses and organizations that want to pool their efforts and have a voice to represent them. A non-profit organization, the CCCG is governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors appointed annually by its members. The CCCG's mission is to represent the interests of its members and to bring together, support and serve its members and partners through actions adapted to the socio-economic reality of the La Côte-de-Gaspé territory (Cloridorme, Grande-Vallée, Petite-Vallée, Murdochville and Gaspé). #ÉconomieCôteDeGaspé #PrèsPourVrai