There are plenty of small business good news stories to go around, but this one brings a smile to one’s face and a growl to one’s belly. The Rose and Daffodil Bakery, located near Mt. Elgin, bakes incredible fruit, meat, and vegetable pies along with favourites like lasagna, shepherds pie, cabbage rolls and soups. If […]
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Residents in the Oxford County community of Salford now have the option to tap into a natural gas line. The option for local homeowners and businesses was made possible thanks to energy giant EPCOR and some help from the Township of South-West Oxford. The province assigns territories across Ontario to natural gas providers and Enbridge
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Janet Pickard has an interesting and varied resume but the Sweaburg resident has brought many of her talents to a new store featuring many products from local artists and artisans. She has lived in the small Oxford town since 1980, and her work history includes landscaping, retail, greenhouse merchandising and creating gift baskets, much of
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Investment to provide new online resources to help entrepreneurs during COVID-19 The Ontario government is investing over $2.2 million through the Ontario Together Fund to provide small businesses with free, tailored financial advice and online training to help them make informed financial decisions and navigate the unprecedented economic circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. When included
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Safe & Well Oxford is a community engagement initiative, mandated by the Province of Ontario, to develop a Community Safety & Well-being Plan for municipalities across Oxford. The new Community Safety & Well-being Plan will address priority risks, such as mental and physical health, housing and addictions, with proactive, integrated strategies for children, youth, adults,
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A Nordic Spa in Oxford County? Terra Nova Therapy, Spa & Café near Hickson just might make it happen. Jodi Pendry has owned and operated a massage therapy clinic since 1993 and recently opened Terra Nova Spa Therapy in Oxford County. Her next goal? A full Nordic Spa near Hickson, ON. “The closest Nordic Spa
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Matt Fleming has lived in Oxford County his entire life. He has also spent 24 years working in the HVAC business in service, sales, management, and training, so it seems now the next logical thing to do is start his own company. “I felt the next step in my adventure was to go out on
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The Oxford Hills received its name from a crowdsourcing campaign that generated close to 2,300 submissions. The course, undergoing massive reinventions, aims to revitalize golf in Southwestern Ontario while becoming an entertainment hub for Oxford County. [Ingersoll, Oct. 30, 2020]— Extensive renovations of the course formerly known as The Mount Elgin Golfers Club (located just
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Opening a new business of any kind in any market is a risky proposition. Opening a small business in a small town is taking the risk to an entirely new level. But that isn’t stopping Sandra Karges who is opening the Bright Country Market this fall. Sandra decided to make the move for two reasons.
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SWIFT awards funding to support fibre-to-the-home projects in the Townships of Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, South-West Oxford and Zorra. In total Oxford County will receive $9.9 million in broadband upgrades to bring high-speed internet to 1,670 underserved premises. (Oxford County, ON) October 15, 2020 – Today Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) announced it has awarded
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October 15, 2020 Running a small business is a challenge at the best of times. Running a family-owned small business during a pandemic is certainly not easy but this Oxford County store is doing what it takes to survive and even grow. The original Morrow’s of Drumbo was a hardware store when it first opened
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It’s not every day you get the opportunity to name a golf course and potentially win a free year’s membership. But that is exactly the contest that partners Steve Bohner and Marco Muzzi are running for the former Mt. Elgin Golfers Club. The online contest has already been an incredible success with over 600 entries.
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