It was a special evening for several Parkland area businesses as the Parkland Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards celebration on Wednesday evening.
Dauphin Music and Electronics was presented a special Legacy award in recognition of their 77 years of operation, before closing their doors late last year.
Dave Zabiaka accepted the award on behalf of his family.
"It was my dad that started the business, and then we took over it in the mid-1990s. We had our hiccups here and there but we did get along most of the time and it was fun visiting with the coming into the store."
Other winners of note from last night were Dean Cooley as business person of the year and ICL General Construction as outstanding business.
The winner of Best New Startup was Obsolete Brewing, and Owner Steve Sobering said it was a group effort.
"I want to thank the team at OBC, from our brewer to our front-of-the-house team. And also to the community as a whole. Doing business in Dauphin, you really feel the support. And I do not think that is universal everywhere else so we are very appreciative of that."
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The Bridge in Ochre River for Community Appreciation - Group, and Marge Beyette for Community Appreciation - Individual.
"I was very humbled by this, I did not expect it." said Beyette, who was recognized for her volunteer efforts with groups like the Dauphin Active Living Centre, Dauphin and District Handi-Van, and Dauphin Ag Society. "There is other people in this community that volunteer a lot too. And like I said earlier, it takes a village to complete a project. So kudos to everybody that comes out and volunteers. It is very important for the community."
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Tanner Bennet of Grow Media was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Bennet was quick to be humble, as he says it's only possible through a group effort.
"Without my team, I can not do the things that we do. Without the support of our community members, whether it is my accountant or a lawyer, or my parents or friends, all those people help to add what we are able to do. So a lot of this recognition goes to everyone else that has helped me get to where I am and helped the business get to where it has been."
The other award on the evening went to Cory Gulenchin of Hot Shot Entertainment for best Side Hustle business.
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