A business award has been renamed to honour a late staffer with the Municipality of Huron East.
Jan Hawley served as the Economic Development Officer for Huron East until March of 2021, when she died suddenly.
For their conference in 2021, the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA) renamed their Pinnacle Award ‘The Jan Hawley Memorial Pinnacle Award.’
Hawley was the first-ever recipient of the Pinnacle Award, which recognizes individuals who are accomplished leaders and have proven to conduct themselves as a member of the community whose focus is to improve their communities.
A driving force in promoting local business across Huron County, Hawley is credited for introducing the “Win This Space” contest to the Municipality of Huron East.
“Win This Space” provided business training to would-be entrepreneurs, and is credited for the creation of several businesses across Huron County.
Also at the 2021 OBIAA conference, the Seaforth BIA won the ‘Marketing and Communications’ Small award for the flash mob video “Seaforth is Welcoming You”.