The Parry Sound Muskoka Community Network has released the finalists for its Innovation Awards.
There are six awards total and 13 nominees. Each Innovation Award comes with a prize of $1,000 and is meant to help establish a launch pad for the winners to get access to the federal government’s new $755 million Social Finance Fund.
Here is a list of the nominees:
- 30pt Design Inc. – Julie Haist – Parry Sound
- The HUB Muskoka – Graham Thompson & Erin Horvath – Huntsville
- Muskoka Whole Place Living Hub – Gayle Dempsey & Gary Froud – Port Carling
- The Snow lake Initiative – Jamie Payne – Huntsville
- Shining Waters Soap Co. – Linda J Howes-Smyth – Gravenhurst
- Live.Love.Lake – Lori Auld – Parry Sound
- Muskoka Fire Pits – Pascal Garrido – Gravenhurst
- Muskoka Lawn Bowling Club – Ken Geller – Bracebridge
- Tea·Beards – Alissa Ahsome & Johnny Ahsome – Gravenhurst
- Sheertex – Katherine Homuth – Bracebridge
- Beebagz – Kristi MacDonald – Huntsville
- Muskoka Yarn Connection – Michele Meadows – Bracebridge
- Parry Sound Public Library – Rita Orr, Kristina Brics, Hartley Hutchinson – Parry Sound
The winners will be announced on April 11th at the annual IMPACT Awards gala at the JW Marriott in Minett.
