TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is criticizing new provincial lockdown rules in Ontario, saying they are unfair to small businesses.
For the 28 days beginning Thursday, Ontario's non-essential retail stores can only open between 7 a.m. and...
TORONTO — Kiki Lally has never met a mess she was afraid of.
The Calgary entrepreneur launched craft studio Pinnovate in the middle of an Alberta recession and has seen her fair share of sticky fingers across hundreds of art...
By Michelle Poirier
Garry and Elizabeth Johnston, owners of the Keswick Canadian Tire, were named Canadian Tire's Jumpstart Charities Dealer of the Year, during a surprise party at their store on September 15.
“I was certainly surprised, I had no idea...
By: Kat Anderson
Georgina’s hot real estate market continued through August. Sale prices were up nearly 27 per cent compared to same time last year. That’s the third-highest price growth in the GTA, behind King and Oakville.
According to TREB,...
By: Mike Anderson
GTTI wants to establish a new campus in Willow Beach that will train up to 200 students a year to build modular bungalows.
The training is geared to recent high-school graduates who are considering a career in the...
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
As local grocery stores adopt a variety of measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, some grocery store employees are reporting that they've been verbally abused and harassed by frustrated customers.
One local grocery store employee, who wished...
By: Michelle Poirier
On May 19, the first stage of the province's planned reopening began, and retail stores with a street-front entrance were amongst the listed businesses permitted to reopen.
But not all retail stores in Georgina have opened their...
By: Michelle Poirier
Take-out and delivery have not been as lucrative as traditional sit-down service, so some restaurants are coming up with different ideas to generate income.
Burger Bandits, in Sutton, is looking to the past to find a solution for...
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...
