Congrats to the 20 young professionals from NWO who were celebrated at the 5th biennial Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards (NOVAs), hosted last night by @shift_tbay. Pictured here are: back row (L to R) Jason Veltri, Tamara Bernard, Linda Kelly, Hafsa Siddiqui, Derval Clarke, Kate Simoneau, Adetunde Ogunberu, Dayna Bobrowski-Lowndes, Stephanie Pescheau, Jocelyn Bel, Jamie Lee Yawney, Nancy Shaw, Al Bourbouhakis.
Front row (L to R) Albert Tjong, Jamie Sitar, Joshua Donald Hewitt, and Peter Marchl.
2020 NOVA Recipients
Business and Professional Achievement Category: Dr. Derval Clarke - Dentist, @sovereigndental, #Nipigon; Patrick Trevisanutto - General Manager and Partner, Halfway Motors Group @halfwaymotorsnissan; Katie Simoneau - Vice President, Manrock Developments Inc, #Manitouwadge; Richard Togman - Founder and Owner, @rentpanda; Peter Marchl - Certified Financial Planner, Normaxx Financial; Community Champion Category: Hafsa Siddiqui - Founder and Owner, Do or Diabetes; Adetunde Ogunberu - Founder and Owner, @mtcimmigration; Jamie Lee Yawney - Project Manager, Origin; Linda Kelly - Chief Executive Officer and Registered Social Worker, @kellymentalhealth; Albert Tjong - Wealth Advisor and Financial Planner, @rbc #thunderbay; Leadership Category: Jacquelyn Forbes-Dyck - Program Developer, Lead Facilitator, and Thunder Bay Chapter Leader, One Woman One Girl; Jamie Sitar - Physician Recruitment Specialist, @tbrhsc; Dayna Bobrowski-Lowndes - Operations Manager, Spadoni Motors #Marathon; Tamara Bernard - Founder and Owner, @tamarakwe; Stephanie Pesheau - Electrical Designer, @tbt_engineering; Rising Star NOVA: Jocelyn Bel - PhD Candidate, @mylakehead; Civic Pride NOVA: Joshua Donald Hewitt - Founder, @standup4cleanup; SHIFT Disturber NOVA: Jason Veltri - Chair, @pridethunderbay; People’s Choice NOVA: Masoud Manzouri - President, @lusu_tbay; SuperNOVA: Al Bourbouhakis and Nancy Shaw - Founders, @heartbeat_hotsauce #tbay #novaawards #shifttbay #top20under40 #millennials #changemakers #entrepreneurs #activists #leaders #awardwinners #northwesternontario #nwo #tbay #thunderbay ...

Save the date for LeapBeer! @brewhafestival will be holding an event to celebrate the extra day of the year. You'll have to wait 4 years if you miss it, so stay tuned for more information!
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Who is the best @tbaymarket vendor? Our readers say it’s @pie.ology_ owned and operated by Malcolm and Amanda Hope. The Hopes were regular customers of Pie.ology when the previous owners announced that they were moving out of town and closing up. “What if we put in an offer,” joked Amanda, and the couple bought the business in October 2018.
A trip to the market isn’t complete without one of their pies, fresh and piping hot. Made from scratch with an all-butter pastry, the pies are perfect throughout with fillings ranging from savoury (various smoked meats from local butchers, @thunderoakcheese cheese, eggs, mac n’ cheese with pasta from @biglakepasta) to sweet (apple, pear, pumpkin, etc.). More in the story in our January issue, link in our profile. 📷 @scribe007 #tbay #thunderbay #thunderbaycountrymarket #countrymarket #pie #handpies #handpieswithheart #homemadefood #localingredients #localsupportinglocal #eatlocal #eatfresh #yummy #bestoftbay #bestoftbay2019 ...