Business

By: Michelle Poirier From this year on, June 11 will officially be known as Shop Local Georgina Day, and local businesses are happy about it. The Shop Local Georgina campaign, developed by the Georgina Chamber of Commerce, was unanimously approved...

By Michelle Poirier Every Friday, Solace Serenity Healing, a boutique shop in Sutton that sells alternative health and healing products, opens its doors to people experiencing food insecurity, so they can pick up free groceries. It's called Free Grocery Fridays. The...

By Mike Anderson After his Indigenous pot shop on High Street was raided by York Regional Police earlier this month, Jared Big Canoe says he's looking forward to his day in court. Big Canoe wants the charges dropped and the cannabis...

By Michelle Poirier On April 18, the Town of Georgina and Mayor Quirk proclaimed April as Autism Awareness Month in Georgina. "To raise awareness about autistic individuals, to recognize the needs of people on the autism spectrum and their families, and...

By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley It’s not every day that an artist turns their passion into a thriving global business, wins prestigious awards, and proves that creativity and entrepreneurship make the perfect match! Gabi von Gans is living proof that it’s possible. An...

By: Michelle Poirier Despite the promise of emergency wage subsidies and low-interest loans, many local businesses in Georgina are struggling to pay rent and may not be able to re-open when the pandemic is over. Elio Riccelli, owner of Elio...

By: Mike Anderson Built-in 1860, and converted into a general store in 1895, the Udora General Store is one of the oldest operating general stores in Canada.  Lucy Maud Montgomery, the celebrated author of Anne of Green Gables and a nearby...

OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding a loan program for small- and medium-sized businesses suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and working on a new support for companies having trouble paying rent. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the expanded loan program...

By: Ewa Chwojko “It’s women’s time, rise up!” was the shout of the day at the Women in Business Conference held earlier this month by the Georgina Chamber of Commerce in partnership with its East Gwillimbury counterpart. We were greeted...

By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley After a two-year hiatus, Wonder Women: Women in Business Conference, hosted by the Georgina Chamber of Commerce on September 23, presented local businesswomen and future entrepreneurs with a forum to exchange ideas and network. The full-day conference featured...