PICTOU – The Pictou County Chamber of Commerce has announced its list of nominees for the annual Pictou County Business Achievement Awards.
The gala awards night will take place at the deCoste Entertainment Centre in Pictou on Thursday, Nov. 26, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Reservations and tickets are available by calling the chamber office at 755-3463 and must be purchased prior to the event.  Tickets are $80 plus HST for members and $85 plus HST for non-members. Tables of six and eight are also available.
A special Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented during the evening.

The nominees are:
Business of the Year over 25 Employees
• Aecon Fabco
• MacGregors’ Custom Machinery
• McLean’s Flooring

Business of the Year under 25 Employees
• Dine & Dash – Liz Sponagle
• Zelda’s’ Flowers – Zelda Babin

Business Person of the Year
•  John Guest – Michelin
• Cathy Covey – Sunrise Brokerage
• Bruce Herron – Herron GM

Employee of the Year
• Mark Thibodeau – Scotsburn Cooperative Dairy
• Charcey Henderson – Investors Group
• Donnie Graham – Herron GM

Employer of the Year
• Jeff Gunn – Stonehame Chalets
• Chuck Hennessey – Pictou County Co-op
•  The Partners of Mac Mac & Mac

Volunteer of the Year
• Anne Emmett – chairwoman, Pictou Lobster Carnival
• Wayne McGillivray – chairman, deCoste Entertainment Centre