Readers' Choice Award Winners 2009

Durham Parent would like to extend congratulations to our more than 300 winners. It takes a certain commitment to your customers to earn a Readers' Choice Winner, so keep up the good work!

CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS

Baseball Club
PLATINUM NASC Softball
GOLD Whitby Minor Baseball
SILVER Pickering Softball Association

Drama/Theatre Group
PLATINUM Act One School of Drama
GOLD The Drama Club
SILVER Great Big Theatre

Gymnastics
PLATINUM Planet Gymnastics
GOLD Stars Fitness
SILVER Gemini Gymnastics

Lacrosse Club
PLATINUM WMLA
GOLD Brooklin Redmen Lacrosse
SILVER Whitby Warriors Lacrosse Club

Sailing Club
PLATINUM Whitby Yacht Club
GOLD Pickering Yacht Club
SILVER Oshawa Yacht Club

Ski Club
PLATINUM Brimacombe (Oshawa Ski Club)
GOLD Lakeridge Ski Club
SILVER Dagmar

Soccer Club
PLATINUM Royal Soccer Club
GOLD Pickering Soccer Club
SILVER Ajax Soccer Club

Youth Organization
PLATINUM Scouts of Canada
GOLD Girls Inc.
SILVER Girl Guides of Canada

EDUCATION

Montessori School
PLATINUM Blaisdale Montessori
GOLD Whitby Montessori
SILVER Hatch House Montessori

Private School
PLATINUM Durham Secondary Academy
GOLD Castle School
SILVER Trinity College School

Religious Schools
PLATINUM Durham Christian Academy
GOLD Knox Christian School
SILVER Pickering Christian School

Special Needs School
PLATINUM Grandview Children’s Centre
GOLD Exceptional Learning Centres

Private Tutors
PLATINUM Oxford Learning
GOLD Academy for Math & Science
SILVER Sylvan Learning Centre

FAMILY SERVICES

Audiologist
PLATINUM Beethoven Hearing Centre
GOLD Bayly Audiology Services
SILVER Ajax Pickering Audiology Clinic

Family Hair Salon
PLATINUM First Choice Haircutters
GOLD Great Clips
SILVER Smart Style, Wal-Mart

Day Spa
PLATINUM Beyond the Spa
GOLD Jasmine Tree
SILVER The Facial Place

Family Dental Practice
PLATINUM Dentistry on Liverpool
GOLD Dentistry on Dundas
SILVER Ajax Dental Centre

Children’s Dental Practice
PLATINUM Dr. Lo
GOLD Westney Heights Dental
SILVER Harwood Mall Dental Office

Children’s Summer Camp
PLATINUM Camp Samac
GOLD Camp Robin Hood
SILVER YMCA

Daycare Centre
PLATINUM Great Beginnings
GOLD School House Daycare
SILVER Pryde Learning Centres

Fitness Club
PLATINUM Extreme Fitness
GOLD Whitby Civic Recreation Centre
SILVER Good Life Fitness

Home Builder
PLATINUM Tribute Communities
GOLD Halminen Homes
SILVER Kaitlin Homes

Ice Skating/Hockey Facility
PLATINUM Canlan Ice Sports
GOLD Legends Centre
SILVER Pickering Recreation Centre

Insurance Agency
PLATINUM First Durham Insurance & Financial
GOLD Hardiman Mount Insurance
SILVER Dundee Wealth – Richard Price

Maid Service
PLATINUM Hire A Maid
GOLD Maids Serving Durham
SILVER Merry Maids

Men’s Barber
PLATINUM Royal Hairstyling & Barber Shop
GOLD Gold Scissors Barber Shop
SILVER Gentlemen’s Choice Men’s Hairstyling

Naturopath
PLATINUM Barefoot Health Naturopathic Clinic
GOLD Whitby Naturopathic Clinic
SILVER Miranda Naturopathic Clinic

Nanny Service/Caregiver
PLATINUM Elite Care Canada
GOLD Home Care Givers
SILVER Cardinal Nannies

Photo Studio
PLATINUM Sears Photo Studio
GOLD Piper Studios
SILVER Pickering Photo

Picture Framing/Art Gallery
PLATINUM Norman’s Fine Art
GOLD Classic Arrangements
SILVER Ronden Art Gallery

Pilates/Yoga Studio
PLATINUM Bikram Yoga Pickering
GOLD Balanced Life Yoga
SILVER Moksha Yoga Pickering

Recreation Centre
PLATINUM Pickering Civic Rec. Complex
GOLD Legends Centre
SILVER Ajax Community Centre

Swimming Facility
PLATINUM Legends Centre
GOLD Oshawa Civic Auditorium Complex
SILVER Pickering Swim Club

Travel Agency/Service
PLATINUM Kemp Travel
GOLD Breakaway Travel
SILVER Flight Centre

Veterinarian
PLATINUM Ajax Animal Hospital
GOLD Whites Road Veterinary Hospital
SILVER Baker Animal Hospital

Women’s Hair Salon
PLATINUM Valentino’s Hair Salon
GOLD Aquilibrium
SILVER The Wildflower

Walk-in Clinic
PLATINUM Whitby Medical
GOLD Pickering Walk In
SILVER Courtice Walk In

ENTERTAINMENT

Best Pick-Your-Own Farm
PLATINUM Whittamore’s
GOLD Linton’s
SILVER Nature’s Bounty

Bowling Alley
PLATINUM NEB’s Fun World
GOLD Leisure Bowling Lanes
SILVER Celebrity Lanes

Conservation Area
PLATINUM Heber Down
GOLD Petticoat Creek
SILVER Lynde Shores

Day Trip Venue
PLATINUM Great Wolf Lodge
GOLD Metro Toronto Zoo
SILVER Ontario Place

Dinner Theatre
PLATINUM Herongate Barn Theatre
GOLD Mysteriously Yours
SILVER Class Act Dinner Theatre

Golf Course
PLATINUM Deer Creek
GOLD Newcastle Golf Course
SILVER Lakeridge Links

Indoor Playground
PLATINUM Creative Play
GOLD Little Feet
SILVER My Bubble

Local Family Attraction
PLATINUM Bowmanville Zoo
GOLD Oshawa Zoo
SILVER Cedar Park Resort

Movie Theatre
PLATINUM AMC
GOLD Ajax 10 Cineplex
SILVER Pickering Town Centre

Video Rental
PLATINUM Block Buster
GOLD Rogers
SILVER Video 98

Zoo/Wildlife Reserve
PLATINUM Bowmanville Zoo
GOLD Oshawa Zoo
SILVER Toronto Zoo

INSTRUCTION

Art Instruction
PLATINUM Robert McLaughlin Gallery
GOLD Station Gallery
SILVER Michaels

Dance Studio
PLATINUM Dance Etc.
GOLD Twinkle Toes
SILVER Jacqueline’s School of Dance

Driving School
PLATINUM Young Drivers of Canada
GOLD Peter’s Driving School
SILVER Provincial Driving School

Equestrian Instruction
PLATINUM TARA
GOLD Audley Road Stables
SILVER Trillium Equine Complex

Hockey Instruction
PLATINUM Canlan Ice Sports
GOLD Hockey Extreme
SILVER NASC Hockey

Martial Arts Instruction
PLATINUM Rising Sun
PLATINUM Harmony Centre
GOLD Northern Karate
SILVER Master Rim’s Tae Kwon Do

Skating Instruction
PLATINUM Ajax Skating Club
GOLD Laurie’s Learn to Skate
SILVER Pickering Skating Club

Swimming Instruction
PLATINUM Swim Time
GOLD Extreme Swim School
SILVER Pickering Swim Club

Party Supplies
PLATINUM Party Packagers
GOLD Party Tyme
SILVER Party Giant

Party Venues
PLATINUM Kids Zone Family Fun Centre
GOLD NEB’s Funworld
SILVER Chuck E Cheese

RESTAURANTS & FOOD

Bakery
PLATINUM Bun King
GOLD Future Bakery
SILVER The Bread House Bakery

Breakfast
PLATINUM Cora’s Breakfast
GOLD Angelique’s
SILVER Eggs Crepes

Buffet
PLATINUM Mandarin
GOLD Imperial Buffet
SILVER Great Wall of China

Chinese Food
PLATINUM Mandarin
GOLD Imperial Buffet
SILVER Paul Wong’s

Chocolatier
PLATINUM Williams Chocolate
GOLD Isabella’s
SILVER That Chocolate Shoppe on Maple

Family Restaurant
PLATINUM Massey’s
GOLD Teddy’s
SILVER Swiss Chalet

Fast Food
PLATINUM Lick’s
GOLD Subway
SILVER Wendy’s

Fish & Chips
PLATINUM Churchills
GOLD Chippies
SILVER Jaspers

Ice Cream Parlour
PLATINUM Dairy Queen
GOLD Village Ice Cream Shop
SILVER Baskin Robbins

Indian/Thai Food
PLATINUM Thai Orchid
GOLD Thai Hot Spot Fusion Cuisine
SILVER Red House Thai & Malaysian

Japanese Food
PLATINUM Makimono
GOLD Sushi Mountain
SILVER Little Tokyo

Patio
PLATINUM Safari Bar & Grill
GOLD The Port
SILVER Havana Nights

Pizza
PLATINUM Pizza Pizza
GOLD Pizzaville
SILVER Pizza Nova

Steak & Seafood
PLATINUM The Burbs
GOLD The Keg
SILVER Red Lobster

Vegetarian Restaurant
PLATINUM Jasmine Garden
GOLD Thai Hotspot Fusion Cuisine
SILVER Signature Indian Cuisin

SHOPPING

Appliance Store
PLATINUM Paddy’s Market
GOLD Sears
SILVER Leon’s

Bicycle Shop
PLATINUM Northern Cycle
GOLD Bay Cycle & Sports
SILVER Impala Bicycles

Book Store
PLATINUM Chapters
GOLD Gnu Books
SILVER Odyssey Books

Camera Store
PLATINUM Henry’s
GOLD Future Shop
SILVER The Source

Car Dealership
PLATINUM Midway Nissan
GOLD Fraser Ford
SILVER Village Chrysler

Children’s Boutique
PLATINUM Adorable Kids
GOLD Please Mum
SILVER Ben & Haileys

Computer/Electronics Store
PLATINUM Insane Computers
GOLD Computers Plus
SILVER DSG Computers
Consignment Shop
PLATINUM Once Upon a Child
GOLD Curvaceous Consignments
SILVER It’s Worth Repeating

Dollar Store
PLATINUM Dollarama
GOLD Everything for a Dollar
SILVER Kendalwood Dollar

Florist
PLATINUM Violet Bloom’s
GOLD Reed’s
SILVER Flower Garden

Furniture Store
PLATINUM Wilson Furniture
GOLD Oak Unlimited
SILVER Sears

Garden Centre
PLATINUM Country Market Garden Centre
GOLD Vandermeer Nursery
SILVER Sheridan Nursery

Grocery Store
PLATINUM No Frills
GOLD Metro
SILVER Loblaws

Health Food
PLATINUM Feel Good
GOLD Go Natural
SILVER Ye Olde Health Shoppe

Home Improvements
PLATINUM Lowes
GOLD Rona
SILVER Home Depot

Jewellery Store
PLATINUM Ben Moss
GOLD Garo Jewellers
SILVER Mappins

Kitchen/Bed Bath Store
PLATINUM Home Sense
GOLD Home Outfitters
SILVER JYSK

Maternity Clothing Store
PLATINUM Thyme Maternity
GOLD Motherhood Maternity
SILVER Sears

Men’s Clothing Store
PLATINUM Churchills Crossing
GOLD Signor Angelo
SILVER Moretti’s

Musical Instruments
PLATINUM Long & McQuade
GOLD Durham Music
SILVER Legend Music

Optical Store
PLATINUM Hakim Optical
GOLD Ajax Optical
SILVER Pickering Optical

Paint Store
PLATINUM Benjamin Moore
GOLD Color Your World
SILVER Home Depot

Pet Store
PLATINUM PJ Pets
GOLD Global Pets
SILVER Pet Value

Pharmacy/Drug Store
PLATINUM Healthrite Pharmacy
- Bayly St, Ajax
GOLD Lovell Drug Store
SILVER Shoppers

Second-Hand Store
PLATINUM Value Village
GOLD Hand Me Downs
SILVER Salvation Army

Shopping Centre
PLATINUM Oshawa Centre
GOLD Pickering Town Centre
SILVER Whitby Mall

Sporting Goods
PLATINUM Source for Sports
GOLD National Sports
SILVER Sport Chek

Toy Store
PLATINUM Scholar’s Choice
GOLD Toys R Us
SILVER Mastermind

Women’s Clothing Store
PLATINUM Strut
GOLD La Fontaine
SILVER Winners