Eastern Ontario

Renfrew potter takes her turn at the wheel with some unexpected results

It might seem unusual for an artisan, but Renfrew potter Marie Josée Lévesque believes the future of her business involves more automation.

Employers at Cornwall job fair look to fill about 800 positions

The number of exhibitors at the Cornwall and Area Job Fair has increased by more than 50 per cent over previous years, with a total of 65 employers attending.

How a ‘strong queer community’ is making this rural town into a vibrant ‘destination experience’

At least one rural town in Eastern Ontario is showing its true colours – and it’s a full rainbow.

Smiths Falls entrepreneur kept the music playing in the darkest days of the pandemic

Looking back, Ambre McLean says keeping the business alive during two years of sporadic lockdowns actually strengthened her connection to the community and her business model.

Coming out of COVID: How these pandemic pivots paid off for local businesses

Whether it was turning vodka into hand sanitizer or cutting plexiglass into sneeze-guards, local businesses say their efforts have only made them stronger. 

St. Lawrence Seaway shippers eye EV materials, but grain and ore remain the staples

Shippers who ply the St. Lawrence Seaway view critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries as key to their future — but it could be a while before the floodgates open on Canada's largely untapped reserves.

Heritage office of Empire Life for sale in Kingston as company moves to hybrid work

Empire Life, which marks its 100-year anniversary in 2023, is moving out of the iconic heritage building and office complex in downtown Kingston that has served as its home base since 1936.

Cannabis ‘price war’ could cause ‘significant’ damage to industry: HEXO CEO

Hexo Corp.'s chief executive says he's seen a "price war" take shape over the last five months that could cause "significant" damage to Canada's cannabis industry.

Toronto’s Nexus Industrial REIT acquires new Ford distribution centre in Casselman for $117M

Located just south of Hwy. 417 about 56 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, the facility is slated to open this spring and will serve as a parts distribution warehouse for Ford Motor Co., which has a 15-year lease on the property.

‘Everybody showed up’: Contractor surprised by brisk trade at new hobby shop in Kemptville

After just two weeks of operation for his new hobby store in Kemptville, Jeremy Mykytyshyn has seen success that has him second-guessing what his career might look like.

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