Beer, marijuana win big at Charlottetown's chamber of commerce awards

Microbreweries and a marijuana production facility were big winners the 12th annual Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce President's Excellence Awards Wednesday night.

• Gahan House Pub: Excellence in Business.
• P.E.I. Brewing Company: Excellence in Export.
• Upstreet Brewery: Retail Excellence.
• Canada's Island Garden: Emerging Business.

Island technology pioneer Jamie Hill won Entrepreneur of the Year, and Grant Thornton earned the Workplace Excellence Award.

On the philanthropic side, Peter Mullins was named Volunteer of the Year and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation was honoured with the Not-for-Profit Excellence Award.

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