Enhancing Lives Through Government-Corporate Collaborations By Rajitha Sivakumaran Late July of this year marked the official opening of the Cochrane Retirement Living Complex by the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board (CDSSAB). Courtesy of the CDSSAB, the town of Cochrane and CGV Builders, this 29,300-square-foot facility offers seniors independent, affordable living in a nurturing [...]
Attracting New businesses To the Edmundston Region By Rajitha Sivakumaran Canada’s Aboriginal population is the fastest growing ethnic group in the country. The last five years have resulted in a growth of 22 percent, and half of the population is under the age of 25! But the population isn’t the only thing that’s growing. [...]
Building Success in People Since 2005 By Rajitha Sivakumaran Most entrepreneurs have a full plate simply due to their business, but Massey Whiteknife juggles his commercial ventures with a singing career and an upcoming reality TV show. “My whole life revolved around being an entrepreneur and wanting something better,” Whiteknife said. Growing up in [...]
Showcasing The Business Talent of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation By Rajitha Sivakumaran Growing up in the Northwest Territories, Garry K. Flett, a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), worked in Fort McMurray’s Oil Sands industry for 30 years before retiring. But in 2009, when ACFN approached him with the prospect of [...]
Redefining The Art of Craftsmanship By Rajitha Sivakumaran “The Rosetree” – this 2016 award-winning 2,583-square-foot luxury show home comes equipped with all the essentials needed to house a family, but there are the added incentives of a mud room, a large great room and a roomy deck. This floor plan is designed for interaction, [...]
35 Years of Creating A Home Away From Home By Rajitha Sivakumaran For the first time in nearly 150 years, Canada’s population had more individuals over the age of 65 than children under 14 years last year. The population has been aging for some time and the consequences of this are many, but one [...]
65 Years Later, An Entrepreneurial Spirit Marches On By Cheryl Long Sixty-five years ago, Canadian women known as the Marching Mothers went door to door collecting “just a dime” in an effort to raise money to find a vaccine to prevent polio. In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine and as threat of [...]
Turnkey Solution For Electrical and Civil Construction By Rajitha Sivakumaran Toronto’s winter storm of 2013 wreaked havoc across the city, leaving thousands of people without power just days before Christmas. While Torontonians remained immobilized and stunned by the icy weather, Powerline Plus, the province’s largest privately owned company specializing in utilities, was rapidly deploying [...]
40 Years of Telehandler Specialization and Excellence By Rajitha Sivakumaran In 1976 when Jean-Yves Drolet founded Manulift EMI, a company specializing in telehandler distribution, he had no idea that his modest business venture would one day come to own more than 70 per cent of the market share in Eastern Canada. His initial efforts [...]
Keeping A Close Eye on Canada's Optical Health By Cheryl Long When it comes to optical health and preserving Canadians’ eyesight, a leading vision care company is pushing the envelope on behalf of all ages, from children trying on their first pair of glasses to seniors facing a myriad of eye conditions as they [...]