2025 Business Excellence Award Recipients

Dr. Trevor Hook - 2025 Business Person

Lana Thompson - 2025 Young Business Leader

Julie Morrell - 2025 Customer Service Person

Phase 3 Electric - 2025 Legacy Business

Ponoka Professional Pharmacy - 2025 Small Business

Longhorn Saloon & Grill - 2025 Large Business

Wolf Creek Taekwondo - 2025 Startup Business

The Crow - 2025 Tourism / Hospitality Business

Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse - 2025 Service / Community Organization

CODE Custom Farming - 2025 Farm Family / Agricultural

Past Winners

  • Service / Community Group
    Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse 
  • Startup Business 
    Wolf Creek Taekwondo
  • Tourism / Hospitality
    The Crow
  • Small Business
    Ponoka Professional Pharmacy
  • Large Business
    Longhorn Saloon & Grill
  • Farm Family / Agricultural Business
    CODE Custom Farming 
  • Legacy Business
    Phase 3 Electric
  • Young Business Leader 
    Lana Thompson - Summit Media Group
  • Customer Service Person (People's Choice Award) 
    Julie Morrell - Ponoka Professional Pharmacy
  • Business Person
    Dr. Trevor Hook - Central Veterinary Clinic
  • StartUp Business of the Year

    Quality Glass Alberta

  • Small Business Winner

    - Under Pressure Line Jetting Inc.

  • Medium Business Winner

    - Tantec Electronics

  • Large Business Winner

    - eighteen91 Ltd.

  • Tourism/Hospitality Business of the Year

    Ponoka Stampede Association

  • Young Business Leader of the Year

    Tanner McLaren - Pick 6 PDR & Detail Ltd

  • Community/ Service Group of the Year

    Ponoka & Area Minor Football

  • Customer Service Person Winner

    Marijke Kager - Busted Ladies Lingerie

  • Legacy Business of the Year

    Flowers For You

  • Inger Laing Memorial Business Person Winner

    Jane Wierzba - ReMax Real Estate Central Alberta

  • Large Business Winner

    -Heartland Feeds

  • Medium Business Winner

    -Timber Coffee Company

  • Small Business Winner

    -Makkinga Market

  • Inger Laing Memorial Business Person Winner

    – Jamil Rawji, Ponoka Professional Pharmacy

  • New Business of the Year

    – Brittany Jo & Co Wellness Inc.

  • Community/ Service Group of the Year

    – Ponoka Youth Centre

  • Customer Service Person Winner

    – Kathy Hosler, Sommer Home Hardware Building Centre

  • Legacy Business of the year

    – Calanah Builders Ltd.

  • Large Business Winner

    -Heartland Feeds

  • Medium Business Winner

    -Siding 14 Brewing Company

  • Small Business Winner

    -Makkinga Market

  • Inger Laing Memorial Business Person Winner

    – Steve Wass - Under Pressure Sewerline Jetting Inc

  • New Business of the Year

    – Ponoka Family Chiropractic

  • Community/ Service Group of the Year

    – Central Alberta Youth Unlimited

  • Customer Service Person Winner

    – Ryan Moore - Ponoka Community Golf Club

  • Legacy Business of the year

    – Sommer Home Hardware

  • Large Business Winner

    -Sommer Home Hardware Building Centre

  • Medium Business Winner

    -Tantec Electronics Ltd

  • Small Business Winner

    -Lux Salon and Boutique

  • Industrial Business of the Year

    – Phase 3 Electric

  • Agricultural Business of the Year

    – Heartland Feeds

  • Inger Laing Memorial Business Person Winner

    – Diane Rose, Rose Creations

  • Not for Profit Winner

    – Ponoka FCSS

  • Customer Service Person Winner

    – Josh Schumacher - Tantec Electronics

  • Large Business of the Year

    -Adams GMC

  • Medium Business of the Year

    -The Cutting Edge

  • Small Business of the Year

    -Central Office Supplies

  • Industrial Business of the Year

    – Under Pressure Line Jetting

  • Agricultural Business of the Year

    – Heartland Feeds

  • Business Person of the Year

    – Terry Demoline, Gypsy Fringe Boutique

  • Not for Profit of the Year

    – Ponoka Community Golf Club

  • Customer Service Person of the Year

    – Bob Dean, Town and Country Supplies and Rentals

  • Large Business of the Year

    -Phase 3 Electric Ponoka Ltd

  • Medium Business of the Year

    -Siding 14 Brewing Company

  • Small Business of the Year

    -Flowers For You

  • Industrial Business of the Year

    – Under Pressure Line Jetting

  • Agricultural Business of the Year

    – Ponoka Veterinary Clinic

  • Business Person of the Year

    – Kim Green, Altitude Spa and Kim Green Dental Hygiene Centre

    – Kathy Masters, Ponoka Health Foods Etc

  • Not for Profit of the Year

    – Ponoka Youth Centre

  • Customer Service Person of the Year

    – Ida Buryniuk - Gord's No Frills

  • Large Business of the Year

    -Sommer's Home Hardware

  • Medium Business of the Year

    -Siding 14 Brewing Company

  • Small Business of the Year

    - Hot Express Food Truck and Stafford Catering

    - Prairie Boys Truck and Car Wash

  • Business Person of the Year

    – Jim Hamilton - IGA/Hammy's Spirits

  • Agricultural Business of the Year

    – Ponoka Veterinary Clinic

  • Non-Profit of the Year

    – Calnash Ag Events Centre

  • Customer Service Person of the Year

    – Susie Bell - Adams Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd

    - Brenda Selke - Shoppers Drug Mart

    - Penny Van Petten - Ponoka Dental Centre

  • Industrial Business of the Year

    – Under Pressure Line Jetting

  • Large Business of the Year

    ATB Financial

  • Medium Business of the Year 

    Tantec Electronics Ltd

  • Small Business of the Year

    Flowers For You

  • Industrial Business of the Year

    Almita Piling Inc

  • Agricultural Business of the Year

    Ponoka Fertilizer Ltd

  • Non-Profit of the Year

    Ponoka Kinsmen Club

  • Business Person of the Year

    Judy Dick

  • Service Person of the Year

    Allie Biever - Altitude Spa

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