Woodbine Mohawk Park, Solterra Wellness Spa and Pixels Multimedia & Studio Inc. are Milton's large, mid-sized and small businesses of the year, after the Milton Chamber of Commerce handed out its 2026 Milton Excellence Awards at a gala on Wednesday, Oct. 21, planned for RattleSnake Point Golf Club.
The Chamber is Milton's business association, a member group that promotes local employers and speaks up for them with governments. It chose winners in seven competitive categories from the finalists it announced in August, with three finalists in each, and posted its list of recipients the day after the gala, Thursday, Oct. 22. Every award is presented with a corporate partner, and RBC Royal Bank backs all three business-size prizes. The table below shows each winner, the other finalists and the partner.
| Award | Winner | Other finalists | Presented with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business of the Year | Pixels Multimedia & Studio Inc. | 4D Health Services; Halton Home Inspection Service | RBC Royal Bank |
| Mid-Sized Business of the Year | Solterra Wellness Spa | J. Currie Plumbing Inc.; Wet Paint Cabinet Painting Inc. | RBC Royal Bank |
| Large Business of the Year | Woodbine Mohawk Park | Hebster Construction Inc.; HPG LP | RBC Royal Bank |
| Not-for-Profit of the Year | Conservation Halton Foundation | Community Development Halton; Navy League of Canada Milton Branch | Bell Canada |
| Entrepreneur of the Year | MortgageEase/VINE GROUP | TalkLuna; Aleks Moving | CN |
| Best Workplace | ROCKWOOL | Milton Youth Theatre Productions; TransPro Freight Systems | Matthews Development |
| Excellence in Innovation | Knight School Inc. | Gordon Food Service; Milton Hydro Distribution Inc. | Hebster Construction Inc. |
Beyond the business-size races, Conservation Halton Foundation was named Not-for-Profit of the Year, in a field that included the Navy League of Canada's Milton branch. MortgageEase/VINE GROUP took Entrepreneur of the Year and ROCKWOOL won Best Workplace.
Knight School Inc. took the Excellence in Innovation Award. Its fellow finalists included Milton Hydro Distribution Inc., the utility that delivers electricity to homes and businesses in town.
Three people were honoured outside the competitive races. Leslie Howchin received the Joyce Hagevik Volunteer of the Year Award, presented with OLG, Ontario's lottery and gaming agency. Diksha Pal Narayan was named Citizen of the Year, an award presented with 407 ETR, the company that runs the Highway 407 toll road. Allan Ehrlick received the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented with Cogeco.
Melanie Frazer, president and CEO of the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce, will also serve as the Milton Chamber's interim president and CEO for the remainder of Bianca Caramento's parental leave. Frazer keeps her Halton Hills job and gives Milton part-time, or "fractional," executive support. She follows Todd Letts, who had led the Milton Chamber on an interim basis for the previous seven months.
