The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has presented Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer Linda Machniak with the Roger Phillips Chamber Builder Award.
The award is named for the individual who originated the ABEX awards 35 years ago, and is awarded to an individual “with a long-standing history of committing time, thought, leadership and guidance to the Chamber network in Saskatchewan.”
Machniak accepted the honour at the annual ABEX awards Oct. 20 at TCU Place in Saskatoon.
This latest honour does not come as a surprise. News of the award had been announced at the recent 25th-anniversary BBEX awards in North Battleford.
This is not the first time Machniak has received recognition for her work with the Battlefords Chamber. She was also honoured in 2012 as Executive of the Year for a population base of less than 100,000 at the annual Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada gala. Machniak has been with the Battlefords Chamber since 2001.
“Linda is a forward-thinking leader in the community,” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, in a statement. “Her work for the Battlefords Chamber and for the entire Chamber network in our province is remarkable."
