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Issue No. 153
Published by: Ottawa Valley Business Group
March 3, 2015
Economy Is Theme For IWD
Women still growing participation as employers
By: Jennifer Layman
[email protected]
March 8th is International
Women’s Day, an annual day
that celebrates the achievements
of women around the world. In
Canada, the theme of International Women’s Day is set by the
Status of Women Canada. This
year’s theme is: “Strong Women.
Strong World. Improving economic opportunities for all.”
In a January 2015 study about
women entrepreneurs, TD
Economics found that Canadian
women are “leading the charge”
in entrepreneurship. While selfemployment has been fairly flat
since 2009, it has grown among
women. Women are more likely
to own small businesses of 1-4
employees, and over 90% of
those are in the services sector.
So what is motivating women
to choose entrepreneurship? It
isn’t a motivation at an early age.
The majority of women business
owners have more than 10 years
of ownership or management
experience. The TD report noted
three types of motivation: clas-
In a January 2015 study about women
entrepreneurs, TD Economics found
that women are “leading the charge” in
entrepreneurship.
- JANUARY 2015 TD ECONOMICS
sic, forced and work-family.
53% of women have classic motivations (independence,
desire to be one’s own boss,
earn more money, challenge
or creativity), while this is the
motivation for 71% of men.
Women and men share the same
forced motivations (lack of
other alternatives) at 22% of the
reasons they choose entrepreneurship. But women pull ahead
in the work-family motivations,
where entrepreneurship fulfills a
desire towards a greater worklife balance. 25% of women are
motivated this way, while only
7% of men have this motivation.
Today, women owned businesses employ over 1.5 million
Canadians.
Apart from entrepreneurship,
women comprise 47.2% of the
workforce. Between 2004 and
2011, average total income for
women in Canada rose 16%, as
compared to 6% for men. As
of January 2014, women held
37% of all management-level
positions and 30% of seniorlevel management positions
in Canada. Between 2005 and
2011, the number of women on
corporate boards has increased
20 points to 76%.
Women also lead the way
in volunteering and charitable
giving. 35% of self-employed
women volunteer, as compared
to 21% of men who are selfemployed. For all women, the individual contribution of women
rose from $803 to $1,156 from
2000 to 2012.
Local International
Women’s Day Events
Event for female francophone
entrepreneurs in Renfrew County. March 7th at 10:30am. $20
includes lunch. Held at Centre
culturel francophone, 303 James
Street in Pembroke. Featuring
author, Sylvia B. Deschaies.
Tickets: 613-732-7730
----A Women’s Breakfast is being held Sunday, March 8th at
Travelodge Pembroke. Breakfast
begins at 9:00am. At 1:00pm,
social justice advocate, Julie
Lalonde speaks at the Whitewater Bromley Health Centre in
Cobden. RSVP to both events by
contacting the Women’s Sexual
Assault Centre for Renfrew
County at 613-735-5551.
----La Soirée des Dames is being
held in Fort-Coulonge on March
12th. Doors open at 5:00pm
and includes hors d’oeuvres, a
humorist, a guest speaker and
more. The cost is $20 per person.
Contact Claudee Galipeau at:
819-648-5689 ext. 304 or
[email protected]
101 Things to Do in the Valley
Mother’s Day + Father’s Day
Victoria Day Long Weekend
Easter and Spring Sales
Store Openings & Specials
Restaurant Specials
Events & More
This issue promotes events from
March 26 to July 1 (or later). The
summer issue publishes June 25.
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Ottawa Valley Business
Events
March 4, 2015
Defensive Driving – G Class
Driver. One day course. Monterey Inn Resort & Conference
Centre, Ottawa. Register by calling 1-800-263-5024 or
[email protected]
March 4-5, 2015
Infrastructure Health & Safety
Association (IHSA) Basics of
Supervising. Two-day seminar.
Ottawa. 8:30am. Register by
calling 1-800-263-5024 or
[email protected]
March 5, 2015
Working at Heights – Fundamentals of Fall Prevention. One day
course. Ottawa. 8:30am. Register
by calling 1-800-263-5024 or
[email protected]
March 9, 2015
Arnprior Federation of Agriculture meeting. Galetta Community Hall. Call 613-623-3439.
March 10-12, 2015
Ottawa Valley Farm Show. Held
at the Ernst & Young Centre
in Ottawa. Doors open daily at
9:00am. Variety of agricultural
products and exhibitors.
www.ottawafarmshow.com
March 11, 2015
Infrastructure Health & Safety
Association (IHSA) WHMIS
(Workplace Hazardous Material
Information System). Half day
course. Ottawa. 8:30am. Register
by calling 1-800-263-5024 or
[email protected]
March 11, 2015
IHSA Working at Heights –
Fundamentals of Fall Prevention.
One day course. Ottawa. 8:30am.
Register by calling 1-800-2635024 or [email protected]
March 12, 2015
IHSA Basic Auditing Principles.
One day seminar. Ottawa.
8:30am. Register by calling
1-800-263-5024 or [email protected]
March 13, 2015
IHSA Trenching Safety (Hazard
Introduction). Half day course.
Ottawa. 8:30am. Register by
calling 1-800-263-5024 or
[email protected]
March 18, 2015
Renfrew County Plowmen’s
meeting. Cobden. 613-582-3470.
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March 19, 2015
Renfrew County Cattlemen’s
Meeting. Cobden. 613-432-5568.
March 20, 2015
IHSA Construction Health and
Safety Basic. Home Study Exam.
Half Day. Ottawa. 8:30am. Register by calling 1-800-263-5024
or [email protected]
March 19, 2015
Renfrew & Area Chamber of
Commerce business breakfast.
Rocky Mountain House. 7:30am.
For info, call 613-432-7015.
March 20, 2015
IHSA Basics of Supervising.
Home Study Exam. Half day.
Ottawa. 8:30am. Register by
calling 1-800-263-5024 or
[email protected]
March 20, 2015
IHSA Construction Health and
Safety Rep. Home Study Exam.
Half Day. Ottawa. 8:30am. Register by calling 1-800-263-5024
or [email protected]
March 23, 2015
Renfrew County Federation of
Agriculture meeting. Cobden.
For info, call 613-432-5568.
March 23-27, 2015
IHSA Construction Health and
Safety Rep – Part 1 Certification. Five Day Course. Ottawa.
8:30am. Register by calling
1-800-263-5024 or [email protected]
March 24-25, 2015
IHSA Basics of Supervising.
Two-day seminar. Ottawa.
8:30am. Register by calling
1-800-263-5024 or [email protected]
March 25-26, 2015
IHSA Suspended Access Equipment. Two day course. Ottawa.
8:30am. Register by calling
1-800-263-5024 or [email protected]
March 31, 2015
Celebrating Women In Business.
Pathway to Leadership & Talent.
8:30am-3:00pm. Best Western
Pembroke. Erin Blaskie will
speak on how to use heart-based
marketing to build a strong,
profitable business. Hosted by
Enterprise Renfrew County and
Renfrew County Community
Futures. Register by March 23.
$35+HST (lunch included).
Contact Kim at 613-735-8224
March 31, 2015
Deadline to submit nominations
for the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) awards. Three
awards to win for members of
OVTA. Details online at: www.
ottawavalley.travel
March 3, 2015
Ottawa Valley Business Group
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The Amendments To Business Licensing
Municipal Act removed the requirement for maintaining a registry
By: Jennifer Layman
[email protected]
There have been some interesting responses in terms of
the article about voluntary and
mandatory business by-laws. The
comments ranged from people
being very surprised, to others
feeling that municipalities should
license every business, a method
of leveling the playing field. The
City of Owen Sound actually
does that - they license every
business, charging a $150 fee
that is paid annually.
The Town of Petawawa confirmed that 224 businesses in the
municipality have completed the
mandatory business registration
form. They also confirmed there
are 317 businesses in the municipality. I talked to about 20 businesses to see if they had registered. Some said “no” and others
said they were not sure, but none
recalled submitting drawings of
their property or having a visit
from the fire department.
I was also alerted to the fact
that the City of Pembroke has
a mandatory business registration by-law as well. Pembroke
enacted their by-law in 2012.
Unfortunately, staff holidays
prevented anyone from the City
from being able to speak on the
by-law for this issue.
A Bit of History
The City of Owen Sound, and
other municipalities that use this
by-law actually provide licenses.
In most cases, the licenses are
for businesses such as taxi
companies, adult entertainment
parlours, transient traders, etc.
The power to license is provided
under the Municipal Act, but
does the municipality have the
power to require business registration without a license?
The current Municipal Act, and
the one under which both Pembroke and Petawawa have passed
their by-laws, was amended in
2006. One of the amendments
was to the section on business licensing. In fact, the Act removed
the requirement to maintain a list
and a registry. This amendment
was actually brought forward
by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on
behalf of municipalities. In their
submission to the government,
they said, “AMO also supports
the removal of many administrative, red tape requirements
and restrictions; such mandated
categories for the licensing bylaw, the necessity of maintaining
a list, as well as a registry.”
Meaford Study
The municipality of Meaford
provided a report to council
in 2014 when they considered
whether or not to turn their
voluntary business registry into a
mandatory one, with a by-law. In
their consideration, the municipality reviewed 66 other municipalities of similar size and land
area, and found that none had
enacted a mandatory registry.
Any municipalities they did find
with a mandatory registration
had by-laws that predated the
2006 legislation. In those cases,
registration typically involves a
fee and compliance review. The
review referenced the municipality of Leamington, with a mandatory by-law in 1995, and the
report found that “in essence, the
registry is tantamount to licensing of all businesses.”
In their conclusion, Meaford
opted to continue with their
voluntary registry as a way to
maintain “a productive relationship with all current and potential businesses.”
Forward Thinking Update
The Town has confirmed that
our interview on February 12th
constitutes written notice by
them that I am noncompliant
with the by-law. No one has
been able to confirm the amount
of the fine for not complying.
Members of council chose not to
respond to request for comment.
Due to staff holidays, the Town
has asked for additional time to
respond to questions.
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Business News Around The Valley
On Karen
TheGervais
Move
Karen Gervais is the new Chief
Building Official for the Town of
Renfrew. Gervais began her position March 2nd. She was previously a Building Examiner with
the City of Cornwall and will
take some upgrading education
to become a fully-qualified Chief
Building Official.
Lindsay Blair
Lindsay Blair is a new sales
representative with Royal LePage
Edmonds & Associates. Blair has
been in real estate for five years
and has an educational background in accounting. She was
an elite athlete in alpine skiing,
participating on both provincial
and national ski teams.
Chris Marion
Chris Marion has returned to
Century 21 Neville Realty as a
sales representative. Marion has
been in real estate for eight years.
Brian Hamilton
Brian Hamilton the former Field
Representative of the Renfrew
County Federation of Agriculture, is now the Eastern Manager
for all Field Representatives in
the region.
Deb Knapton
Deb Knapton is the new Field
Representative for the Renfrew
County Federation of Agriculture. Knapton is a dairy farmer
in the Almonte area and replaces
Brian Hamilton.
Ken Gilpin
Ken Gilpin has had his position
renewed as the Weed Inspector
for Lanark County.
Sharra Timm
Sharra Timm has joined the
mental health services team at
Pikwakanagan as their Child &
Youth Mental Health Systems
Navigator. Timm can be reached
at the Health Services office.
Shirley Kohoko
Shirley Kohoko is the new Addictions Worker for Pikwakanagan. Kohoko has been involved
with mental health in the community for many years and will
work out of Health Services.
----Send your people news to:
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BAC Dropping Out Of Land
Claim Agreement
The Petawawa office of the Bonnechere Algonquin Community
has decided not to recognize
Richard Zohr as their representative in the current land claim
negotiation process being conducted by the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan. They have resigned
from the land claim agreement.
Business For Sale
A City Taxi is for sale. The business has seven active licenses
and has been in the region for 25
years. For information, call 613587-4663.
Reeve Honoured For Role;
New Chair Appointed
Laurentian Valley Reeve, Debbie
Robinson, was recently honoured
for her role as chair of the Upper
Ottawa Valley Medical Recruitment Committee. Robinson also
served as the Committee’s recruiter for a while. The Committee is restructuring to focus on
success planning and retaining
physicians. Bonnechere Valley’s
Mervin Buckwald is the current
chair.
Gallant Appointed To Chair
MP Cheryl Gallant has been
voted as chair of the Conservative Nuclear Industry Caucus.
The Caucus was formed in 2013
to study aspects of the industry
in Canada and to meet regularly with stakeholders. MP Erin
O’Toole of Durham was the
inaugural chair.
Residents Reduced Garbage
The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre (OVWRC) is reporting that residents in Petawawa,
Pembroke, Laurentian Valley,
North Algona Wilberforce and
the Sebastopol Ward of Bonnechere Valley reduced their
garbage by 5%. An additional
500 tonnes of drywall, wood
waste and shingles were kept
out of landfill in 2014, that’s an
increase of 15% over 2013. The
amount of recycling and food
waste processing remained about
the same.
Ag Groups Suggests
Watershed Coordinator
The Laurentian Valley Chief
Building Official discussed the
Renfrew Agricultural Water
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Quality Leadership Group meeting held on December 18, 2014.
This agricultural group has come
together and hired a consultant.
One of the items that came
forward from the discussion at
the December 18th meeting was
that the group does not want a
conservation authority but rather
that the County hire someone to
act as a Watershed Coordinator
that would also be responsible
for educating farmers on ways to
reduce negative impacts on water
quality. Further meetings are
planned with other stakeholder
groups.
Business Owner Earns Facade
Improvement Grant
The Corporation of the City of
Pembroke give final approval
for the application received by
Sleepwell Management Corp.,
owner of 143 Pembroke Street
West, under the Façade Improvement Program, since all eligibility requirements and conditions
have been met. An inspection
of the property was conducted
and the intent of the application
has been met. This application is
approved for $5,000 for façade
improvements for 143 Pembroke
Street West.
Lanark County Business
Centre 2014 Statistics
Lanark County’s Small Business Advisory Centre is one of
57 centres under the Ministry
of Economic Development,
Employment and Infrastructure
and Ministry of Research and
Innovation. The Small Business
Advisory Centre was one of
the original five centres opened
in 1988, with the others being Hawkesbury, Trenton, Port
Hope and Renfrew. In 2014,
the Centre offered 21 seminars
which attracted 373 attendees.
In 2015, they have 13 seminars
planned. In 2014, the Centre had
more than 800 walk-ins and 350
sit down consultations, with the
majority coming from Smiths
Falls, Carleton Place and Perth.
The Centre receives just over
$87,000 in funding from the
province, $9,000 from the Town
of Smiths Falls and $13,000
from the County of Lanark. This
covers two employees and all
expenses.
Continued on Page 5
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Business News Around The Valley
Continued from Page 4
CP Rail Proceeds To Next
Level for Consideration
In a report before the County of
Lanark council, it was reported
that at this time, CP has completely removed all rail infrastructure from mile 1.0 in Montague to mile 88.6 in Renfrew
County. The property is now in a
physical condition to be transferred. As mile 0 to mile 1.0 is
no longer for sale, the abandoned
portion of the rail corridor will
start outside the Town of Smiths
Falls. The committee has had
the property appraised and the
process of issuing a defendable
tax receipt has been investigated.
The County of Renfrew has secured a $20,000 grant from Trans
Canada Pipeline to be used in
relation to acquiring the corridor.
The committee has hired an environmental engineering firm at
a cost of $5,000, to evaluate the
environmental records provided
by CN and to provide a report.
The cost of that report is being
covered by the Trans Canada
Pipeline grant while a grant
from Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization is also being
explored. Estimates at this point
suggest that $1.5 million will be
needed to convert the corridor to
a multi-use trail, beyond the purchase price. Costs include gates,
upgrading the rail bed, signage,
and the cost to fix bridges. Costs
associated with environmental
and insurance fees have not yet
been secured.
Stone Assumes Role of
Ag President
Reuben Stone of Valley Bio is
the new president of the Renfrew
County Federation of Agriculture. This is Stone’s first term as
president.
Whitewater Supports Local
Business For Funding
The Township of Whitewater
Region has written a letter in
support of Heliconia Press’ application for funding through the
Eastern Ontario Development
Program (EODP) offered by
Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation.
In the letter of support, Mayor
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Hal Johnson said that the local
business promotes the region and
showcases it as an area for top
paddling, adventure tourism and
fishing. Johnson said the funding
would allow the company to
expand which would encourage
growth in the municipality.
Enterprise Centre Receives
Funding for March 10 Event
ERC received funding to host
March 10, 2015 event at the Best
Western Inn and Conference
Centre in Pembroke from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The objective of the forum is to build on the community
collaborations that were developed in the first round of Ideas
Forums hosted last January.
Candidates Vie For Support
Jeff Lehoux and Danny Janke
are the two candidates for the
Liberal nomination to take on
Cheryl Gallant in the next federal election. Lehoux is retired
from the Canadian Forces and
Janke works in the forestry
industry. The next meeting for
the local Liberal association is
March 9, 2015 at the Pembroke
Legion Branch 72. For info con-
tact Oliver Jacob at
[email protected]
College Reaches
Fundraising Goal
Algonquin College has made
good on its promise to raise $2.5
million for the new Pembroke
campus. In fact, the College
exceeded the goal by an additional $100,000. In addition, the
Student’s Association pledged
$4 million, the federal government’s Enabling Accessibility
Fund contributed $3 million and
staff, alumni and former teachers
kicked in an additional $60,000.
Labour Law Consultations
The government of Ontario
has announced a consultation
process on amending the Labour
Relations Act and Employment
Standards Act to address issues
such as temporary and part-time
work, self-employment, the rising jobs in the service sector, and
more. Consultations will take
place “in the Spring” though no
dates have been set. For information, contact Craig MacBride at
the Ministry of Labour at:
416-326-7709.
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Program For Young Entrepreneurs 18-29
Earn $5,000 and benefit from mentorship and more
If you are between 18-29 years
old, you can get up to $5,000 and
professional mentoring to start
and expand a business in Ontario
through Starter Company. Starter
Company is now accepting
applications through Enterprise
Renfrew County.
Starter Company entrepreneurs
receive funding of up to $5,000,
one-on-one guidance from Enterprise Renfrew County, mentoring
with a local entrepreneur, and
access to business workshops
on topics ranging from writing a
business plan and budgeting to
executing a marketing campaign.
Individuals can apply to the
Starter Company program if they
are an Ontario resident aged 18
to 29 and if they are not attending school full-time.
To qualify for funding of up to
$5,000, entrepreneurs need to be
able to contribute at least 25% of
the grant amount in either cash
or in kind.
For more information visit
www.enterpriserenfrewcounty.
com, choose the “Youth” tab
and then choose the “Starter
Company Program” link. Please
read the guidelines in advance
and download the application.
Questions can be directed to Kim
Fraser at: kfraser@countyofren
frew.on.ca, or by calling
613-432-6848 or 613-735-8224.
NRU Closure Announcement Brings Varying Views
Some applaud closure extension; others feel uninformed
While there is much concern
about the announced closing of
the National Research Universal
(NRU) Reactor, some groups
are finding a silver lining in the
situation.
Dr. Andrew Ross, President
of the Canadian Association of
Nuclear Medicine (CANM), was
pleased that the shut down date
of October 31, 2016 has been extended to March 31, 2018. Ross
says “the decision to continue
production of medical isotopes
is critical to ensuring the global
supply of medical isotopes in the
near future.”
Ross hopes to work with the
federal and provincial governments to continue to guarantee
an affordable supply of isotopes
past 2018. In their press release,
CANM also referred to “domestic issues” associated with the
NRU closure, including loss of
jobs, expertise and economic
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and medical sovereignty. They
also noted there are no projects
currently underway that will be
commercially viable by 2018.
The announcement that the
NRU would close in 2018 was
made February 6th, 2014 by
Canada’s Minister of Natural
Resources, Greg Rickford.
Meanwhile, the County of
Renfrew was taken by surprise
by the announcement which
came out on a Friday. Warden
Peter Emon is pursuing the idea
of a replacement reactor, and the
County anticipated that the NRU
would be active until 2021.
If there is one thing all parties
appear to have in common it is
that there are many “unknowns”
with how the facility will move
forward in the future.
This Is An
Employer
Issue.
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issues that are distracting them from their work,
you are losing productivity. Being a member of
Valley EFAP allows your employees to access
unlimited counselling services, and to return to
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Phone: 613-735-2116 | [email protected]
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March 3, 2015
Ottawa Valley Business
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Book Club: Brick By Brick
How LEGO rewrote the rules of innovation
It’s A Fact
Retirement
Savings
5,953,370
Canadians who contributed
to an RRSP in 2011
24%
Eligible tax filers who contributed to an RRSP in 2011
$34.4 Billion
Total RRSP contributions
in 2011
$772.5 Billion
Total amount Canadians were
entitled to contribute to
RRSPs in 2011
$2,830
Median RRSP contribution in
2011 by Canadians
$73.9 Billion
Value of Tax Free Savings
Accounts (TFSA) in Canada
as of June 2012
By: David Robertson
Brick by Brick takes you inside
the LEGO you’ve never seen.
By following the teams that are
inventing some of the world’s
best-loved toys, it spotlights the
company’s disciplined approach
to harnessing creativity and
recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in
recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how
LEGO failed to keep pace with
the revolutionary changes in
kids’ lives and began sliding into
irrelevance. When the company’s
leaders implemented some of the
business world’s most widely
espoused prescriptions for boosting innovation, they ironically
pushed the iconic toymaker to
the brink of bankruptcy. The
company’s near-collapse shows
that what works in theory can
fail spectacularly in the brutally
competitive global economy.
It took a new LEGO management team – faced with the
growing rage for electronic toys,
few barriers to entry, and ultrademanding consumers (ten-year
old boys) – to reinvent the innovation rule book and transform
LEGO into one of the world’s
most profitable, fastest-growing
companies. Along the way, Brick
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- Became truly customer-driven by co-creating with kids as
well as its passionate adult fans
- Looked beyond products and
learned to leverage a full-spectrum approach to innovation
- Opened its innovation process by using both the “wisdom
of crowds” and the expertise of
elite cliques
- Discovered uncontested,
“blue ocean” markets, even as it
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EORN Continues Mission
The Eastern Ontario Regional
Network (EORN), a group
created by the Eastern Ontario
Warden’s Caucus, has released a
strategy to make Eastern Ontario
a leader in using rural broadband
access to help create strong,
sustainable communities.
EORN was first created to
build a $170-million rural
broadband network, which was
completed in the Fall of 2014.
The project had support of all
levels of government and the
private sector. The result was a
network that serves more than
one million people across 50,000
square kilometres.
The next step is their digital
strategy which ensure the network keeps pace with changing
demands. They hope to use the
5,500km fibre optic backbone
to improve mobile broadband
access and cell service, increase
the number of businesses and
residents on the network and use
the links to improve municipal
and other public services.
99 percent of homes and businesses in Eastern Ontario can
access high-speed internet, and
almost 90 percent can access
high-speed internet of at least 10
mbps.
Through continued advocacy
and partnership, EORN hopes to
create one of the world’s most
digitally connected rural regions,
where residents, businesses, and
public services fully embrace
and harness the potential of highspeed broadband.
Tender Results
Around The Region
PW-2014-05 - GPS Fleet Management System. Horton.
Only one bid was received.
Awarded to Accent Electronic
Controls in the amount of
$9,805.00.
Drummond School Road
Reconstruction. Drummond/
North Elmsley Township.
Crains Const.- $723,176.84
Arnott Bros. - $759,519.33
Cavanagh Const.- $821,887.56
Karson Konst.- $847,274.00
Goldie Mohr - $851,098.49
Tackaberry Const. - $892,109.24
R.G.T. Clouthier - $1,062,623.98
R.W. Tomlinson - $1,133,346.44
Awarded to Crains.
4 Wheel Drive 3/4 Ton Truck +
Plow. Admaston/Bromley.
Urban Ford - $45,450.00
Mack Mackenzie - $46,478.15
Metro Chrysler - $47,298.00
Bean Chevrolet - $48,359.00
Reid Bros. - $47,500.00
Castle (Plow only) - $9,548.50
Awarded to Mackenzie.
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Foresters Falls Library Addition and Renovation. Township
of Whitewater Region.
Harris Construction - $75,504.45
Horizonline Prop. - $79,698.00
Wade Contracting - $91,500.00
Trademark - $126,643.114
Five Year Curbside Waste
Collection. Whitewater Region.
Cdn Waste Mgmt - $565,698.80
Barron Disposal - $634,358.40
NJL Services - $562,570.80
Beaumen - $597,354.15
Valley Wide - $1,378,509.60
M&L Enterprises - $642,491.20
Five Year Curbside Recycling
Collection. Whitewater Region.
Cdn Waste Mgmt - $768,955.00
Beaumen - $956,506.40
Contract #PW-M-16-201515-E1. Roadside Ditching.
County of Lanark.
Crains’ - $48,750.00
Harold Ramsay - $49,999.50
Don Cordingley - $54,000.00
Arnott Brothers - $63,000.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $70,389.00
Karson - $103,050.00
Contract #PW-C-02-201515-E0. Road Rehab of County
Rd #8. County of Lanark.
Thomas Cavanagh - $557,897.03
Arnott Brothers - $564,854.00
Crains’ - $574,785.00
Karson - $639,000.00
Contract #PW-C-04-201515-E0. Road Rehab of County
Rd #19. County of Lanark.
Crains’ - $682,216.00
Arnott Brothers - $689,770.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $706,186.40
G. Tackaberry - $772,440.00
Karson Konst. - $797,000.00
Contract #PW-C-05-201515-E0 Warm Mix Resurfacing.
County of Lanark.
Coco Paving Inc. - $966,628.00
Cavanagh - $1,019,989.29
Karson - $1,076,900.00
G. Tackaberry - $1,092,620.00
R. W. Tomlinson - $1,176,700.00
Cruickshank - $1,239,690.00
#PW-C-06-2015-15-E0. Placement of a Stress Absorbing
Membrane Interlayer on
County Rd #10. County of
Lanark.
There was only one bidder.
Norjohn Contracting and Paving Limited in the amount of
$215,540.00 for Schedule A and
$147,050.00 for Schedule B.
#PW-C-07-2015-15-E0. Road
Rehabilitation. Lanark.
Goldie Mohr - $611,134.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $617,565.71
Arnott Brothers - $645,560.00
Crains’ - $647,040.00
Karson - $692,000.00
Contract #PW-M-15-201515-E1. Hot Mix Patching.
County of Lanark.
G. Tackaberry - $93,510.00
GOA Paving - $137,547.50
Provincial Paving - $147,450.00
McMillan Paving - $167,033.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $187,706.50
Karson - $388,972.50
Various Kitchen Repairs Garrison Petawawa. Defence
Construction Canada. Awarded
to Frecon Construction in the
amount of $448,000.
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Tender Results Around The Region
Continued on Page 9
Culvert Replacement.
County of Lanark.
Schedule A
Goldie Mohr - $115,522.00
Arnott Brothers- $121,720.00
G. Tackaberry -$146,455.00
Crains’ -$151,973.00
Dalcon Ent. - $188,440.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $216,203.04
Karson - $266,000.00
Titanium Contr.- $428,677.00
Schedule B
Goldie Mohr - $179,158.00
Arnott Brothers - $186,455.00
G. Tackaberry & Sons - No Bid
Crains’ - $201,460.00
Dalcon Ent. - $227,728.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $269,006.67
Karson - $332,000.00
Titanium Contr.- $738,450.00
Tree Clearing at Range Training Area - Garrison Petawawa.
Defence Construction Canada.
Awarded to Lehman Consstruction in the amount of $31,875.00
Replace Electrical Panel at
Building - Garrison Petawawa. Defence Construction Canada. Awarded to Frank’s Electric
in the amount of $11,967.09.
Repair Kitchen Cabinets Garrison Petawawa. Defence
Construction Canada. Awarded
to Turcotte Contracting in the
amount of $19,575.00
Install HVAC at Office Building - Garrison Petawawa.
Defence Construction Canada.
Awarded to Valley Refrigeration
in the amount of $152,550.
Road Rehabilitation. Lanark.
G. Tackaberry - $300,768.00
AWD Contractors - $304,356.66
Thomas Cavanagh - $316,691.92
Arnott Brothers - $317,100.50
Primrose - $333,968.45
Crains’ - $339,819.00
Dalcon Enterprises- $357,000.00
K.C.E. Const.- $383,104.00
R. W. Tomlinson - $389,800.00
Construct Tactical Electrical Garrison Petawawa. Defence
Construction Canada. Awarded
to MacDonald Bros. Construction (Ottawa) in the amount of
$5,651,000.00.
Surface Treatment. Montague.
Schedule A
Smiths - $262,480.00
Duncor - $267,600.00
Greenwood - $290,720.00
Schedule B
Smiths - $229,070.00
Duncor - $241,378.00
Greenwood -$249,602.00
Schedule C
Smiths - $146,740.00
Duncor - $142,242.00
Greenwood - $155,618.00
Schedules A-C
Smiths - $638,290.00
Duncor - $651,220.00
Greenwood - $695,940.00
Schedule D
Smiths - $234,465.00
Duncor - $251,259.00
Greenwood - $254,820.00
Repair Garage Exhaust Systems - Garrison Petawawa.
Defence Construction Canada.
Awarded to VCI Controls for
$77,320.00.
Renovate Rental Housing Unit
- Garrison Petawawa. Defence
Construction Canada. Awarded
to 9250-3150 Quebec Inc. in the
amount of $76,120.00.
#PW-M-14-2015-15-E0. Supply and Place Shoulder Gravel.
County of Lanark.
Schedule A
Crains’ - $245,950.00
Arnott Brothers - $256,050.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $277,310.00
G. Tackaberry -$278,050.00
Karson - $295,000.00
Schedule B
Crains’ - $94,090.00
Arnott Brothers- $102,070.00
Thomas Cavanagh - $100,064.00
G. Tackaberry & Sons -No Bid
Karson - $105,000.00
#PW-C-08-2015-15-E0. MiroSurfacing of County Roads.
Lanark County.
Schedules A-E (Lanark)
Miller Paving - $815,486.00
Duncor Ent. - $990,119.00
Schedule F (Mississippi Mills)
Miller Paving - $55,085.51
Duncor Enterprises - $72,721.70
Schedule G (Montague)
Miller Paving - $141,731.70
Duncor Ent. - $161,519.00
Schedule H (Town of Perth)
Miller Paving - $18,115.00
Duncor Enterprises - $19,098.80
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Men and Chevy Trucks
An example of a perception in advertising
By: Jennifer Layman
[email protected]
Chevy has a new television
commercial playing promoting their trucks. “Can a truck
change how real people feel
about a guy?” They have a man
positioned, arms crossed, in front
of a sedan, and again in front of
a truck. The man has the same
pose against the same backdrop.
The only change is the vehicle.
The moderator asks a group of
“real people” how they perceive
each man. The responses are
more masculine for the man with
the truck, and less masculine
for the man with the car. The ad
provides a great insight into how
people think. Without knowing
anything about the man standing
in front of the car or the truck,
three different groups of people
voice their perceptions.
The point here is not whether
the “real people” in the ad are,
in fact, real people. The point
is that people are giving their
impression of someone based on
what they see, not on what they
know. That happens in “real life”
all the time. Most of the impressions we have come from what
we have seen or maybe heard
- they rarely come from having
thoroughly educated ourselves.
And since we cannot thoroughly
educate ourselves on everything
we need to know, we make most
of our decisions based on our
perception of something. You
can see how this becomes important in advertising.
Most people will form an
opinion of your business based
on what they see or hear. Your
website, a magazine ad or your
tradeshow booth - it all provides
a perception of your business
without giving you the chance to
explain anything. If the perception you create is not positive,
you will lose the chance to
convert a customer.
In addition to how you advertise, it also matters where you
advertise in terms of perceptions.
You can look extremely out of
place if the venue you choose
is not congruent with how
people perceive your business.
For example, this could happen
if you’re a high-end woman’s
clothing store and you advertise
in a discount magazine - it just
seems weird to people.
Good advertising connects to
the customer on an emotional
level. In the Chevy commercial
referenced at the start of this
column, Chevy actually used
one more thing to help elicit an
emotional response. While the
man and the scenery were the
same, the vehicles were not. But
not only did the vehicles change
from car to truck, they changed
from silver car to fire-engine red
truck. The use of colour helped
convey the purpose of the ad, as
much as the other parts. Brilliant,
really, for 30 seconds.
Consider how many times you
make a decision based on what
you perceive, versus what you
know. How many times have you
avoided trying something new at
a restaurant because it might not
taste good?
Spending time to ensure your
advertising is conveying the right
perception is important. It is
crucial to doing what advertising
is supposed to do - make people
aware, or more aware, of what
your business is all about. You
want to make sure they form the
right opinion.
Jennifer is the owner of Forward
Thinking Marketing Agency. Her
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