Immigrants are part of the answer to the labour shortage puzzle in Eastern Ontario, officials agree
With labour shortages in all sectors causing challenges across Eastern Ontario, one strategy that is gaining traction is attracting more immigrants to rural regions.
New entrepreneur aims to please with Canadiana-themed baby store
After 23 years of data entry and finance, Pembroke’s Carleen Clouthier has created a Canadian Baby Co., all with the Canuck baby in mind.
Former army weapons technician finds joy in the intricacies of crafting
To most of us, a weapons technician with the Canadian Special Operations Regiment doesn’t scream soap-making, but that’s exactly what Alexis Sapera is doing.
She bakes, she scores! From hockey pro to cookie wiz, the Gills are still in the game
It’s still game night in the Gill household, but the new game is gourmet cookies.
Russian entrepreneur finds security, success and comfort in the heart of Lanark County
She came as a student, discovered a world of welcome and small-town wonder, and stayed to open multiple businesses in Perth, Ont.
‘iPhone of industrial buildings’: National Capital Business Park springs to life in the east end
Through a creative leasing agreement, Avenue 31 is transforming a federally owned 99-acre parcel of land just inside the greenbelt into the National Capital Business
Come in for a coffee, stay for the ‘queer safe place’
When Scott Godwin and Luc Vincent left their respective rural towns, neither expected to return to Kemptville, Ontario, years later, to start a business, a
Petawawa mom discovers she’s her own best ‘boss babe’
With 500 subscribers and more than 30,000 downloads, the Boss Babes podcast is a bubbly, Ottawa Valley-based voice for women-led businesses.
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