Toronto, Ontario Canada – February 19th, 2016 – Today, after another 12 Months of surveying the public, Top Choice Awards (TCA), an International market research firm, has released the results of its 2016 Top Choice Awards Survey.

Conducted annually since 2005, the survey accepts nominations from the public and allows them to vote in a variety of categories for their favorite businesses and professionals in their city. This year’s survey was conducted in 26 cities across North America and received responses from over 880,000 participants.

With over 3000 nominees in the running for the top spot in their category, the survey broke all records of popularity. “The 2016 TCA official Nominees used their social media outlets and reached out to their clients, friends, families, fans and followers in order to bring awareness to their nomination and our free public service” said Francesca Filippelli, National Accounts Manager of TCA.

Known as the business award “that’s social”, TCA tapped into its social media channels to help drive the survey, reaching targeted areas and a wide demographic audience. Nominating and voting happens via phone, email, mail and online outlets; providing a free spotlight for North America’s brightest and renowned businesses and professionals.

Besides mass survey distribution to the public, TCA builds a personal connection with the nominees throughout the nomination and voting process, providing guidance to help them get the most out of their official nominee status.

“Every aspect of the survey is geared towards openness and share-ability. Every nominee in every category of each city is chosen by local people and social media has been a pivotal part of reaching and engaging consumers and nominees alike.” said Monica Couto, President of TCA.

The survey has evolved beyond simply allowing consumers to nominate and vote. It has developed into a platform that collects feedback from voters, creating a channel for consumers to freely share their thoughts with the businesses and professionals they love.

David Silvestre, CEO of TCA adds “Beyond the piles of useful and specific information that voters provide to the nominees they vote for, you will find something deeper and more meaningful. When people trust your business they are not afraid to show it and the voters that participated all share a common passion for the businesses, professionals they voted for. We, at TCA, are honored to present a trusted public list of businesses and professionals that will help you find the Top service or product you looking for.”

We at PCM together with our team of long term supply partners are more than grateful to be chosen as your favorite and we wish to continue on this path of success for years to come.

In an effort to encourage generations of families to walk together, the Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancers (WEWC) lowered its entry age to 13 in 2014.

The weekend walk, an event sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart and now in its 12th year, raised $147 million for cancer research. Lowering the age limit of entrants allows all high school students to participate but also increased awareness among the next generation about the fight to beat cancer.

Carlos Jardino with his team, PCMNow, jumped at the opportunity to sign up eight youth – family and friends ranging from 13 to 17. Alexandra, Timothy and Patrick, aged 13, Caroline and Julia aged 16, Philip, Maya and Matthew, aged 17, join five adult team-members.

In the most recent walk, as in past years, the 60 km walk is divided over two days – 32 km on Saturday, and 28 km on Sunday. Walkers doing the two-day course were expected to raise $2000, while those doing one day had to raise $1250. Youth, however, were only required to raise $500.

Walkers started from centrefield at the Rogers Centre and followed a winding route through beautiful Toronto neighbourhoods. Fully equipped pit stops along the way provided water, snacks, and lunch, as well as staff to give medical attention is necessary.

At the end of day one, participants received a massage and hot dinner — and blister care if they have them. Live entertainment and dancing continued until Lights Out, which is when participants walking the second day bunked down in tents provided in the overnight camp at the Rogers Centre. Hot showers and a hot breakfast on Sunday morning guaranteed to keep everyone charged up for the 28 km Day Two walk.

Since its launch in 2003, WEWC has raised not only money but hope as it has funded the work of Dr. Tak Mak who has pioneered a new drug now in Phase 1 clinical trials and the most comprehensive Immune Therapy program in Canada at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation is now two years into its Billion Dollar Challenge, a five-year initiative to revolutionize cancer care by creating the new gold standard in cancer care: Personalized Cancer Medicine. While a billion dollars sounds like a lot, every penny is needed to fight this disease. 40% of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, while survivorship in on the rise, some cancers remain very lethal and there is more work that we must do to conquer this very complex disease. Princess Margaret is leading the way in new treatments and discoveries, as one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world.

Jardino’s participation not only honors the memory of his father, Jose, who died of cancer at just 52, but also honours The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, whose values he respects and admires.

“The Foundation’s vision is to conquer cancer in our lifetime and their values such as passion for the cause, partnership and accountability,” Jardino says. “Are essentially the same values I believe in.”

His work ethic — use only quality craftsmanship and materials – has garnered his company PCM Construction its reputation for quality. It builds many of Oakville’s most outstanding luxury custom homes, but has also built The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation’s annual fall lottery show home for the past several years. (For the 2013 showstopper, see http://www.princessmargaretlotto.com/two/oakville.php.)

Since 1966, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation has raised over $279-million for cancer research through their lotteries. Like all the participating fundraisers for the WEWC PCMNOW had its own page on the WEWC’s main website.

The Foundation feels this is an essential tool in helping teams raise money, as well as spread awareness of the event, and of the importance of research. Participants also get the chance to train, with Get-in-Step sessions, training walks, foot clinics – and the popular Pink Martini Nights.

In 2015 The Walk in being transformed into the Shoppers Drug Mart OneWalk To Conquer Cancer – One Walk, One Day, For ALL Cancers.

For more information about the new walk and to register, please go to www.onewalk.ca

Oakville, Canada, January 21, 2015 – www.PCMnow.com has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The Premium Luxury Home Builder was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.”

Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community.

“We at www.PCMnow.com are so happy to receive this award. We feel this is a reflection of the dedication and hard work that our team executes on every custom build. I am proud of my team and to have received this award of excellence.” Carlos Jardino, President, www.PCMnow.com.“

Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz.

“We’re delighted to recognize www.PCMnow.com among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

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PCM helped raise over $800,00.00 for Personalized Cancer Medicine at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

Appleby College’s biennial Gala has always been an important source of funding for both, the financial aid programme and the physical development of the school.

The operating costs are largely funded by fee income with significant annual contributions from Commercial Activities and Philanthropy. Throughout th history, a significant portion of new capital for buildings and renovations has come from Philanthropy. The financial aid programme is also partly funded by Philanthropy and benefits approximately 100 students.

Founded in 1911, Appleby College is a non-profit, independent, co-educational day and boarding school. With over 750 students, our curriculum offers an exceptionally diverse education that combines rigorous academics with athletics, extensive co-curriculars and community service.

“2013 marks the second year for Oakville’s Team Jardino, last year raising $28,570. Mr. Jardino feels this is such a worthwhile cause because the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world. With over $133 million raised since The Weekend was launched in 2003, creating hope for every woman’s future is a realizable goal/dream because the funds have helped make research inroads towards successfully fighting cancer. ”

Featured in The Toronto Star

An open-concept design with sightlines that connect people isn’t what you would expect in a 7,500-square-foot home. But the $3.7-million show home, unveiled for this year’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre’s Welcome Home Sweepstakes, does just that.

“I think it’s the ultimate entertaining home,” says Brian Gluckstein, the renowned designer who styled the five-bedroom abode. “The rooms are very open to each other. “There are these beautiful sightlines in the house that allow everybody to be connected when there are parties going on or for entertaining.”

Located in Oakville, the prize home was built by PCM Construction Inc., an Oakville-based custom-builder, with donations of materials, skills and labour from a long list of supporting cast members. It boasts hardwood flooring, marble kitchen countertops, a wine cellar, bar, gym and a library.

“This is far and away the most spectacular show home that has ever been in a Princess Margaret lottery,” said Paul Alofs, president and CEO, The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, earlier this week.”

Luxury homebuilder Carlos Jardino, principal of PCM Project & Construction Management Inc. and builder of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation Lottery Homes, calls this home Oakville’s best kept secret.

Typical two-storey, four bedroom homes in the area cater to the 40-something demographic with children. This one is different.

“Sometimes one plus one adds up to more than two. Put two creative minds together and the results can be spectacularly more than the sum of the parts. That’s what happened with this Oakville home project. Carlos Jardino, president of Project & Construction Management Inc., and home owner Rita Vanderfleet collaborated to create the ideal home, in this beautiful corner of Southern Ontario.”

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The Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers is a two-day, 60-kilometre or one-day 32-kilometre walk through the neighbourhoods of Toronto.

2012 will mark the 10 year anniversary of this remarkable event that has fueled a national movement to end women’s cancers.