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not. Surely though, it shouldn’t matter   2018 Cambridge & North Dumfries
       in the least whether the owner is male
       or female. It should matter whether the          Community Award Winners
       business has a market, a plan and those
       that are supporting the need for financ-
       ing. Plain and simple, that should be
       the test. I find it remarkable that there
       is a statistic that shows women are less
       likely than men to get financing for their
       business.

       So, the statistical data suggests that
       women are well on their way to busi-
       ness dominance but clearly face hurdles
       that men do not. It’s not good enough
       for us to say we’re making progress.
       This is simply about fairness and equity.
       No government has ever been able to       The  winners  of  this  year's  awards,  Best Marketing Campaign – Red Day,
       achieve that. I suspect it’s because most   hosted by The Cambridge Chamber  St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation
       politicians  don’t  know  the  data  or  the   of Commerce were announced at the   Board  Members  of  the  Year – Paul
       problems and care more about their fu-    Community Awards ceremony and      Drouillard, Cambridge & North Dum-
       ture than ours. Sorry but it seems that   reception on Monday, November 26,   fries Community Foundation and
       way. Maybe if they did, we’d have even    2018 at the Hamilton Family Theatre   Cambridge Shelter, Megan Lambe,
       more great leaders in our community       Cambridge in the presence of 300   YWCA of Cambridge
       like the incredible women in this issue.  attendees We were pleased to have
                                                 received 50 nominations for the An-  Volunteer of the Year – Erica
       I have one request to those who read this   nual Cambridge & North Dumfries   Tennenbaum, Co-Chair, Best Bites
       and not surprisingly you have to read to   Community Awards.                 Event
       the end to get this simple request. Reach   Congratulations go out to the fol-  Group of the Year – North Dumfries
       out to our profiles this month, congratu-  lowing individuals and organizations  Community Campaign for CMH –
       late them for being in the publication    that  have  been  recognized  at  the  WeCareCMH North Dumfries
       but more importantly, thank them for      Community Awards for their dedica-
       the contributions they make to our local   tion and commitment to the Cam-   Not-for-Profit – Under 10 Employees
       economy.                                  bridge & North Dumfries communi-   – The BLADES Hockey
                                                 ties.                              Not-for-Profit  –  11  Employees  and
       Greg Durocher                                                                Over – Community Support Connec-
                                                 Best Corporate/Not-For-Profit
       President & CEO                           Partnership – Mayor’s Night at the   tions – Meals on Wheels and More
       Cambridge Chamber of Commerce             Movies, Langs/City of Cambridge    Youth Volunteer of the Year – Tahira

                                                 Best Event of the Year – Old Post   Naz, Student Galt Collegiate Institute
                                                 Office Party, Idea Exchange
                                                                                    Lifetime Achievement Award – Bill
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