Northwestern Ont. women honoured at annual awards program

Seven women in northwestern Ontario received recognition Thursday for their accomplishments when Northern Ontario Business handed out its Influential Women of Northern Ontario awards at a ceremony in Thunder Bay.

The winners for the northwest include four Thunder Bay women:  Carolyne Leroux of Bombardier Transportation, Lynne Landry-Rody of Threads In Time, Shelby Ch'ng of Unveiled Bridal Boutique, and Margaret Philips of the Northern Woman's Bookstore..

Winners outside the city are Fort William First Nation Chief Georjann Morriseau, Gold Corp employee Dani Drewek of Red Lake, and Kiara Gannon from Atikokan who won the Influential Woman Essay Scholarship.