By Sarah Rolles

Samuel McLeod Business Awards gala celebrates business excellence

Apr 24, 2015 | 7:14 AM

It was an evening of celebration on Thursday for many local businesses gathered at the Art Hauser Centre for Prince Albert’s annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards gala.

The Samuel McLeod Business Awards ceremony celebrates local businesses and business leaders who demonstrated success, exceptional performance, spirit, entrepreneurship and civic leadership.

Parkland Ambulance Care received two awards during the ceremony. It took home not only the community involvement award, but also business of the year.

Parkland Ambulance Care, which formed in 1974, is a third-generation family-run ambulance service. It began with just two ambulances and two staff and since then has grown into the third-largest ambulance care service in the province.

Trevor Dutchak, EMT, chief executive officer of Parkland Ambulance Care said their motto is family and to treat every patient as if they were family. It’s a motto he said began and has continued since his grandfather first got into the business.

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“That is my grandma or grandpa or aunt or uncle, you want to make sure that they are treated with that extra top notch whether it be just that blanket or just that hug or just that smile,” said Dutchak.

This year was the 25th annual for Samuel McLeod Business Awards. The full list of winners includes:

Female Business Leader of the Year: Diane Herzog – Greenland Waste Disposal  

Male Business Leader of the Year: Ron Lypchuk – Re/Max PA Realty 

Business Transformation Award: Ruszkowski Enterprises

Non-Profit Organization Award: Family Futures

Service Award: Prince Albert Co-op

New Venture Award: Roofmart

Community Involvement Award: Parkland Ambulance Care

Marketing Award: P.A. Markit Signs

Tourism Award: Prince Albert Exhibition

Young Entrepreneur Award: Lukas Werner – Access Tire/Kingdom Toys

Business of the Year:  Parkland Ambulance Care

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