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Hamilton photographer Joseph Hollick has won a major award from the Tourism Industry Association of Canada. Joseph received the VIA Rail Canada Volunteer of the Year Award, one of the association’s 2009 National Awards for Tourism Excellence. He was honoured for his work in locating, photographing and promoting Hamilton’s waterfalls and for changing the public’s perception of Hamilton.
“I was extremely honoured to be selected as the winner of the national tourism award, mainly because it showcases to all of Canada that the image of Hamilton is changing from an industrial city to a green and clean city, now known as “The City of Waterfalls,” he said. Since 2000, Joseph has documented and photographed all of Hamilton’s waterfalls and cascades. He has produced posters, lectured, conducted tours and provided information on the city’s waterfalls to various groups, and for numerous web sites and books.
The awards ceremony has held on November 3 in Saint John, New Brunswick, and attended by 400 members of the national tourism industry.
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Marchese Health Care has won the Commitment to Care & Service Award for Charitable Work from Pharmacy Practice and Drugstore Canada, Canada’s leading pharmacy magazines. Marchese teamed up with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club and Hospices of Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant to help raise awareness of, and funding for, hospice services in the community.
The group’s Spirit and Courage Project included free advertisements about hospice care on the Tiger-Cat web site, a 30-second promotional video and a 50/50 fundraising draw at a recent home game.
The awards gala will take place on November 30 in Toronto.
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Tropical Expressions has recently moved into the former Cooper’s Flower Shop location at 22 East 25th Street in Hamilton. The company relocated its previous greenhouse operations on King Street East in Dundas to the Cooper’s greenhouse space, and has added a florist and giftware business.
Tropical Expressions’ greenhouse business specializes in bonsai trees and unusual tropical plants.
The store is hosting an open house on Saturday, November 28 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. to showcase its Christmas décor and gift items.
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Tricia Hellingman is president of Hellingman Communications, a Hamilton-based public relations and marketing agency. You can email her at thellingman@hellingman.com. BizzBuzz appears every other Friday.
