The Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce honoured Dr. Albert O’Mahony
as the 2009 Business Hall of Fame Inductee
The Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce selected Dr. Albert O’Mahony as the 2009 Business Hall of Fame Inductee. The Business Hall of Fame recognizes individuals from the Clarenville business community that have demonstrated excellence over an extended period of time, contributing to the economic well-being of the people and the province. They must be considered a role model for future generations of entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders, as well as others in business, and they must be recognized by his or her organization or profession as having made an outstanding contribution to the success of the organization or profession in support of business excellence.
Dr. O’Mahony was highly respected by his peers and much loved by his many patients for always going above and beyond the call of duty in his passion and commitment to patient care. Up until the time of his passing, his patients could still depend on him to make house calls.
Dr. O’Mahony was a family physician in private practice in Clarenville for 43 years. For many of those years he was the only family doctor in Clarenville. During his long career he contributed significantly to the Clarenville area and he was highly involved in the community, serving as a town councilor for a term and as a director of the Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce, which he was a member of throughout his entire career.
Dr. O’Mahony was honoured for his many years of dedicated service at the Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd annual Business Excellence Awards Banquet & Annual Meeting on February 24, 2010.
The Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 3rd annual 2009 Business Excellence Awards on February 24th, 2010 the recipients are
The 2009 Small Business of the year was awarded to Something Special Gift Boutique & Flower Shop. Allyn and Tim Matthews have been in operation for over twenty years. Starting off with a gift kiosk in the Random Square Mall, Something Special has grown to employ seven people and occupy a retail shopping space of over 900 sq ft.
Please visit their website at: www.something-special.biz
The 2009 Business of the year was awarded to Newfoundland Power. Safety is a priory at Newfoundland Power, training over 4000 firefighters in electrical safety and 35,000 children about how to be safe around electricity. They have spent $13.5 million to strengthen the electricity system and improve reliability for customers in Clarenville and the surrounding areas. The Clarenville office alone has donated over $15,000 to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation, their corporate charity; “The Power of Life Project”. Newfoundland Power has hosted “EnviroFest” for 12 years which promotes environmental and energy efficiency education and awareness.
For more information on Newfoundland Power's involvement in the community, please visit: www.newfoundlandpower.com
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