2008
Awards	Winners
Innovation in Business	Blue Line Innovations, whose product the PowerCost Monitor,TM allows consumers to monitor how much electricity is being consumed in their home monetarily.
Distinction in Innovation	C-CORE.  C-CORE addresses ocean engineering problems relating to ice and remote sensing.  It employs more than 60 people who work in four core areas – geotechnical engineering, ice engineering, remote sensing, and intelligent sensors.
Exporter of the Year	Orphan Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of D.F. Barnes Ltd.  The company offers contract manufacturing, machining, and fabrication of large steel structures and systems.  It sells a variety of products in Angola, the North Sea, South East Asia, the Gulf of Mexico, and United States.
Award of Merit	ACE Memorial is committed to increasing entrepreneurship in the province and for two years it has won the national title earning them the opportunity to represent Canada at the Student in Free Enterprise World Cup.
Award of Merit	Eastern Edge Robotics comprises 25 individuals from local post-secondary institutions.  The team builds an underwater robot, commonly known as a Remotely Operated Vehicle, for entry in the Marine Advanced Technology International ROV competition.  It has finished in the top three in that competition every year since 2003.