Atop Rock Dunder, Leeds Grenville Small Business Centre’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Wendy Banks shares her secret to success. As the mastermind behind a healthier food system, born from five generations in the agricultural sector, Banks innovated Wendy’s Country Market to connect food, consumers and restaurants across South Eastern Ontario. Operating near Morton, she shares that owning a business in Rideau Lakes means not compromising on the aspects of...
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When a door closed behind Kate Cook, she was quick to open two new ones.
Her fledging company Wags, Whiskers and Wings Pet Supplies now has two locations in Leeds Grenville villages — her hometown of Westport, and more recently Merrickville.
"It's been a whirlwind and has felt crazy at times," Kate said. "But it's exciting as I've always wanted to open a business."
The shops offer unique doggie snack bars, a selection of dog treats you can mix and match...
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Parks Canada announced Monday at the Fort Henry Discovery Centre that four heritage sites, including Fort Henry in Kingston, are to share $12.191 million in funding for infrastructure projects.
Other projects receiving funding are Fort Wellington in Prescott, Laurier House in Ottawa and Sir John Johnson House in the village of Williamstown, 25 kilometres northeast of Cornwall.
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At least two “boutique hospitality” companies in Eastern Ontario are catering to a growing desire for corporate retreats that are a nice getaway for Zoomed-out employees looking to reconnect, but not too far from home.
“We see an opportunity to serve the business community with the perfect collaborative work retreat,” says Marilou Arends, co-owner of Maple & Rose, formerly Mill Isle Bed & Breakfast, in Merrickville.
“The trend that...
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As aesthetically pleasing as they can be, vintage wooden boats, by their very nature, are noisy, water-polluting crafts that guzzle fossil fuels. 
However, a new generation and changing attitudes are driving a shift in the wooden boat industry, says Andrew Lee, owner of Sirens Boatworks in Merrickville.
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