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NEWS RELEASE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF NORTHERN ONTARIO *************************** Do you or someone you know deserve public praise for your/her business acumen, career success, professional drive and contribution to the community? Consider submitting a

NEWS RELEASE

INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF NORTHERN ONTARIO

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Do you or someone you know deserve public praise for your/her business acumen, career success, professional drive and contribution to the community?

Consider submitting a nomination for the prestigious 2015 Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards.

Twelve women will be honoured at two separate events in May 2015.

Six recipients from northeastern Ontario will be recognized at the first Awards Gala Dinner, to be held in Sault Ste. Marie at the Comfort Suites and Quattro Conference Centre on May 25, 2015.

In Thunder Bay, on May 28, six recipients from northwestern Ontario will be similarly honoured at the second celebratory Awards Gala Dinner, to be held at the Valhalla Inn.

The awards categories include Executive, Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneur, Aboriginal Leadership, Tradeswoman and Influential Community Trailblazer of the Year.

The deadline for IW nominations is January 30, 2015.

Self- nominations are encouraged. 

Nominations can be submitted online at www.influentialwomen.ca.

The selection of award recipients is made by an independent panel of judges, and winners will be invited to celebrate in their respective areas.

Combined attendance is anticipated to exceed 800.

Additionally, one Grade 12 student from Northern Ontario will be awarded a $2,000 Young Influential Woman Essay Scholarship.

Essay submissions are due March 16, 2015 and can be submitted online.

The Influential Women of Northern Ontario program was launched in 1997 in order to seek out, honour and profile women in Northern Ontario who contribute to the North’s economic success and expansion.

Over 100 influential women have been recognized since the program’s inception.

The roster of award winners continues to grow.   

For more details on the Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards program visit www.influentialwomen.ca.

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