Big Rig Brewery Coming to the Kanata Research Park This Fall!
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KanataThe Networker September 2014 BIG RIG BREWERY COMING TO THE KANATA RESEARCH PARK THIS FALL! www.kanatanorthbia.ca [email protected] THE KANATA NETWORKER I CONTENTS Big Rig Brewery coming to the Kanata Research Park this fall! .........................................2 What’s New What’s Next ......................................3 Fall is in the air. With the warm summer months now a Clariti Group Inc.: Helping individuals and distant memory, September brings new possibilities. teams acheive clearly great careers ......................4 We’ve been keeping very busy here at the Kanata North BIA. You may have noticed our new Kanata North BIA Axis Ottawa 2014 bringing together the best sign on March Road, or perhaps you’ve joined us in of local innovators & global investors .....................6 August for lunch at our new Community Hub, or for a run at our lunchtime Run-Walk Club. I may have also been An inside look at The Children’s Place, by your office to discuss an issue or challenge your business is facing. and their back-to-school tips ................................8 I’m happy to report that the summer was very productive. Entrepreneur Spotlight – Alec Main, We provided assistance to WindRiver with their hiring CEO Graphite Software ......................................11 needs this last month, and helped make key introductions for Cyphercor. We are actively assisting local companies. COM DEV International remains steadfast in This month, our regular networking event returns on their reputation for excellence as they September 24th 5-7pm at The Marshes. We are also approach ten years located in Kanata .................12 thrilled to feature the Managing Director of L-SPARK, Leo Lax, in this month’s issue, where he provides insight into the new accelerator and incubator for enterprise Loggers with WiFi capability among RBR’s software entrepreneurs in the region. new products at this month’s Oceans ‘14 Trade Show ........................................................ We will also continue on with our Lunch Party at 14 the Community Hub on Legget Drive 11:30-1:30 on Wednesdays, as long as the weather holds out. Watch Q&A Corner – Jennifer McAndrew ......................16 social media for updates on this. I hope you enjoy this issue of The Kanata Networker. New Incubator and Accelerator “L-SPARK” It is jam-packed with news from our Kanata business Launches – Brings together world class community. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out anytime. mentors and advisors to shape next-generation We are here to help. 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By JS Communications Exciting news is brewing in the Kanata Research Park — Big Rig Brewery will be opening in the Park this fall! Big Rig’s main brewing facility will be a 16,000 square foot space at 103 Schneider Road. They will offer taste tours, beer by the glass, bottle and can, and specialty products available only in Kanata. Though the facility is not opening a full restaurant, there will be some light lunch options available. “We’ve run out of capacity at our other brewery – to expand sales we need a bigger facility. We looked for a location for about a year and we hit the dream spot here in Kanata,” says Big Rig Brewmaster Lon Ladell. “We’re happy to be moving into the neighbourhood and I think it’s going to be fun working with the local businesses.” Big Rig was founded in June 2012 by a team made up of Ladell, Angelis Koutsos, Pierre Cleroux, Jimmy Zourntos, and Chris Phillips of the Ottawa Senators. “Since the beginning, we have been focused on quality and consistency, Lon Ladell presents the Big Rig Gold tall cans at the Big Rig brewing facility. using the best ingredients possible to make the best beer possible,” says Ladell. “We even grow our own hops They have gathered critical success as “Winning the national award was from Chris Phillips’ farm in Manotick.” well, winning a great number of awards awesome – we were up against some Their current brewing location, in the short time since their founding. pretty stiff competition from out West attached to their restaurant on Iris and in Montréal,” says Ladell. “We In their first year of business, they Street, has fostered great success pride ourselves on brewing to the brought home multiple gold medals since its opening in 2012. highest standard and we will continue and the title of Best New Brewer in to raise the bar with our products.” “One of the best things since our Ontario from the Ontario Craft Brewing opening has been being embraced by Awards. The next year, they won nine The Big Rig Brewery location in the community – to the point where medals at the same awards, the most Kanata is expected to open by the we can open up a larger production of any microbrewery. end of September or early October. brewery only two years after opening, Make sure to stop by to welcome They also just recently won a gold and expand beer sales in LCBO our new neighbours into the Kanata medal for their Big Rig Black IPA locations throughout Ontario,” Research Park, and try a glass of their brew at the Canadian Craft Brewing says Ladell. award-winning brew. Awards, where they competed against 300 to 400 different brewers from across the country. 2 THE KANATA NETWORKER WHAT’S NEW WHAT’S NEXT KANATA NORTH OUTDOOR COMMUNITY HUB TERRY MATTHEWS, BRUCE LAZENBY, AND DEBBIE WEINSTEIN TAKE THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE FOR ALS During the month of September, we will continue with our “Lunch in the Park” Wednesdays 11:30-1:30pm as long CANADA AT SEPTEMBER’S TECH TUESDAY as the weather cooperates. Stop by and check out what’s Bearing the shock of icy water at September’s Tech happening. Food trucks and entertainment – check our Tuesday at the Kanata Marshes were Sir Terry Matthews, website or twitter for updates. high-tech mogul and founder of Wesley Clover The Community Hub can also be booked for corporate International, Bruce Lazenby, President and CEO of Invest events by going to www.kanatanorthbia.ca. Ottawa, and Debbie Weinstein, Founding Partner of LaBarge Weinstein LLP. The Community Hub is brought to you by the Kanata North BIA, in partnership with Kanata Research Park. This “We accept the ALS Challenge and are pleased to support initiative aims to create a community space that local the cause. ALS is a very ugly illness that all of us should businesses and employees can enjoy at their leisure. do our best to help eliminate. The worldwide campaign that the ALS Ice Challenge has become is a great example of how the power of modern communications can be exploited for important causes like this. We are happy to play our part in supporting the research needed to put an end to this disease, and also in passing on the ALS Challenge to even more hi tech execs!” said Weinstein, Lazenby and Matthews in a joint statement. KANATA RACE DAY 2014 is presented by Richcraft on Sunday, September 28, 2014. 8:30am-12pm. 1km family walk/run, 5km run, Tot Trot, Rec Zone, and marketplace. All proceeds support the enhancement of the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata. http://www.kanataraceday.ca/ KANATA NORTH NETWORKING EVENT September 24th 5-7pm, The Marshes Golf Course with guest speaker Leo Lax, Managing Director at L-SPARK. LUMIERE ROUGE – BROOKSTREET SEPTEMBER 25TH THE KANATA NETWORKER 3 CLARITI GROUP INC: HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS ACHIEVE CLEARLY GREAT CAREERS Clariti Group Inc. is a local career They call someone who demonstrates ACTIONABLE WORKSHOPS: A 21ST & leadership coaching firm born mastery over these six areas a CENTURY APPROACH TO DEVELOPING from a fundamental desire to help Salaried Entrepreneur – an individual 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP individuals and employers make who embraces innovation and change informed decisions around career and actively strives to provide an To help develop these skills and and leadership. 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