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Cole Solutions is Expanding! Announcing Acquisition of Plastics & Signs of Ottawa

February 19, 2020 Media Release

Ottawa – Cole Solutions Limited is excited to announce that we have acquired Plastics & Signs of Ottawa, a Gatineau based company that has been producing quality custom signs for customers across Canada for over 30 years. The staff of Plastics & Signs of Ottawa will now operate alongside the staff of Cole Solutions Limited at the Cole Solutions Sales... Read More

Blanchard’s Garage in Athens known for treating people right

February 13, 2020 Media Release

ATHENS – Blanchard’s Garage is a fourth-generation family business famous for its customer service and dedication to community. “We’re an old-fashioned garage where we like to treat people like family, not a number,” says Steve Blanchard, who is the front-line face of the business today. “We have loyal clients and staff going back generations.” The business celebrated its 70th anniversary... Read More

$25.6 million in Class Action Settlements Approved for Distribution in Canadian Automotive Parts Price-Fixing Class Action

February 12, 2020 Media Release

TORONTO – Siskinds LLP (London & Toronto), Sotos LLP (Toronto), Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP (CFM) (Vancouver), and Siskinds Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l. (Quebec City) announced today court approval of a protocol for distributing settlements totalling approximately $25.6 million in the Automotive Wire Harness Systems price-fixing class action. Automotive Wire Harness Systems distribute electricity throughout automotive vehicles. There have been extensive criminal... Read More

Almonte General Hospital Welcomes Dr. Amy Toderian

February 11, 2020 Media Release

Almonte – Dr. Amy Toderian’s love of medicine began when she was a candy striper at Almonte General Hospital during high school. Even when she was in university, she came back to volunteer in the day hospital. Now, Dr. Toderian has come back again – as a family physician with the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team and Almonte General Hospital.... Read More

Ontario Launches Consultations on Expanding Cannabis Business Opportunities

February 11, 2020 Media Release

Province Looking to Offer More Choice for Consumers and More Business Opportunities The Ontario government is launching consultations in order to provide consumers more choice and convenience on cannabis while giving the private sector enhanced ability to compete against and combat the criminal market. “Ontario continues to take a responsible approach to cannabis retail sales across Ontario, allowing private sector... Read More

Budding partnership reaps sustainable solutions for Niagara-on-the-Lake vineyard

February 11, 2020 Media Release

Canopy Growth leases former Concession 5 Vineyard property to Niagara College SMITHS FALLS — It’s proving to be a vintage year for cultivating partnerships in Niagara. Thanks to a new agreement, Niagara College’s Teaching Winery will take over operations at a Niagara-on-the-Lake vineyard property owned by Canopy Growth (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX:WEED, NYSE:CGC), sowing the seeds for an environmentally... Read More

Kollage Square Needles Moves to Brockville

January 15, 2020 Media Release

Career Services Purchases Manufacturing Rights and Patent Brockville — After months of planning, set up and development Career Services is getting set for the Grand Opening of Kollage Square Knitting Needles. The brand has had a few owners over the years starting in Alabama then moving to a production facility just North of Prescott Ontario on Hands Road. Staff at Career... Read More

Bell expands Wireless Home Internet to Lanark County and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Media Release

Innovative service brings fast Internet access to dozens of rural communities in Eastern Ontario MERRICKVILLE – Bell today announced a further expansion of its innovative Wireless Home Internet service to rural areas in Lanark County and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville south of Ottawa. Broadband Internet access is now available to eligible residences in Carleton Place, Kemptville, Merrickville, Mississippi... Read More

Brockville Ranked 4th on U-Haul Migration Trends: Top 25 Canadian Growth Cities of 2019

January 8, 2020 Media Release

PHOENIX — North Vancouver, B.C., is the No. 1 U-Haul Canadian Growth City, according to U-Haul® data analyzing Canadian migration trends in 2019. The waterfront district across from the picturesque, ever-expanding destination of Vancouver posted the largest net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks entering the city versus leaving it during the past calendar year. Four Ontario markets – Trenton, Saint Thomas, Brockville and North Bay – round out the top... Read More

Truespeed CEO Adam MacGregor included in CanadianSME Magazine’s “The 50 Most Inspirational Canadian Entrepreneurs” edition

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Tammy Wilson

Brockville – Brockville’s own Adam MacGregor was featured in CANADANSME Magazine’s “The 50 Most Inspirational Canadian Entrepreneurs” edition in the publication’s January 2020 issue. MacGregor is the President of two Brockville based enterprises, namely Truespeed Internet Services and Compu-Silv Computer Sales Inc. The feature cites MacGregor as an innovative leader, running one of the fastest growing tech companies in the... Read More