Influential Women gala recognizes successful northerners – NorthernLife.ca

Six women received awards at the northeastern Ontario gala in Sudbury
The Influential Women of Northern Ontario awards recognized six women Monday for their business accomplishments and contributions to the community during the northeastern Ontario gala at Sudbury’s Radisson Hotel.

“I was just totally blown away with the calibre of women who won this year,” said Patricia Mills, the publisher of Northern Ontario Business, which presented the awards.

“These are women from Northern Ontario and they’re making a difference.”

This year’s ceremony included three new award categories: Aboriginal leadership, tradeswoman of the year and influential community trailblazer.

Aboriginal leadership winner Christi Belcourt called on the audience to ask for justice for the more than 800 Indigenous women in Canada who have gone missing or have been murdered.