At the Employee Recognition Event held last week the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of the Chamber Employee Awards.
Receiving the Support Employee Award sponsored by Parkland College, was Rachel Leshchyshyn. Employed by the City of Yorkton, Rachel is a Research & Data Assistant.
The recipient of the Front Line Employee Award sponsored by CORE Real Estate, was Dave Blommaert, a Senior Manager with Canadian Tire.
In total, twenty five nominations were received for the two awards.
Selection of the Award recipients occurred through a voting process. Each member of the Chamber has a designated contact person and that person was given a code to cast one vote on-line for the Support recipient and one vote for the Front Line recipient
Joel Martinuk, President of the Chamber indicated the Employee Recognition Event is important to the business community. “In 2011 and 2012, our staff conducted a number of in-person visits to Chamber members who highly ranked the importance of the Recognition Event,” he said. “I believe all nominees should feel honoured just to be nominated as it says much about their contribution to their respective employers.”
The Employee of the Year Awards and the Employee Recognition are organized and hosted by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is a member organization which represents the interests of business in the community.
Support Employee Nominees:
• Dale St. Pierre, Human Resource Manager, Painted Hand Casino
• Rachel Leshchyshyn, Research & Data Assistant, City of Yorkton
• Heather Riffel, Accountant, Good Spirit Air
• Clayton A. Calpi, Shift Foreman, TA Foods
• Kimberley Stone, Human Resource Officer, Painted Hand Casino
• Pamela Ernest, Quality Assurance, Good Spirit Air
• Jason Sobkow, Detailer, Key Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC
• Dion Starblanket, Sous Chef, Painted Hand Casino
Front Line Employee Nominees:
• Judy Meekma, Clerk/Cashier, Yorkton Co-op Food Centre
• Teddy Bear, Maintenance Repair Worker, Painted Hand Casino
• Mervin Catchuk, ReStore Manager, Habitat for Humanity
• Les Gardner, Senior Pump Attendant, Yorkton Co-op Palliser Way Gas Bar
• Ken Toporowski, Parts Manager, Yorkton Hyundai
• Blair Maki, Graphic Designer, Parkland Printers
• Tammy Kereliuk, Lead Facility Attendant, Gallagher Centre
• Irene Nehring, Office Manager, NL Construction
• Dave Blommaert, Senior Manager, Canadian Tire
• Candace Karkut, Manager & Floral Designer, All About Flowers
• Kim Duchek, Administrative Assistant, Yorkton Concrete
• Douglas Hull, Rentals Manager, Freedom Sound
• Patrick Heibl, Supervisor, Yorkton Co-op Broadway Gas Bar
• Sherry Harrison, Ag/Commercial Accounts Manager, Cornerstone Credit Union
• Deborah Keyowski, Receptionist, Parkland College
• Michael R. Gilmer, Security Officer, Painted Hand Casino
• Lindsay Wolkowski, Installer, Budget Blinds
