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Issue No. I75 Published by: Ottawa ValleyBusinessGroup February 2, 20 I6 Winter Festival Connects the Ottawa Valley Over I00 events taking place at 26 rinks By: JenniferLayman rural Quebec) were on board [email protected] Of the 26 participating rinks, four are immediatelyas presenting sponsors. In addition, Integrated A new festival is taking place from the Pontiac, 22 are from Renfrew Health Centre , Renfrew County in Renfrew County and the Pon- County and two are from the Township Community Futures Develop- tiac this month, and the concept ment Corporation and Ontario comes from Prince Edward of South Algonquin. Power Generation signed on to Island (PEI). sponsor as well. Also included door Rinks" and the events at their even PEI hosts the annual Festival community property, in the sponsorshipare Murphy provided rave reviews. without the ice order to be of Small Halls which has grown Organizer in part Ford of Pembroke and Pembroke Maria Mayville pushed for the of the event. into a two-week event. Small MDF. The Township of Kilia- halls in the province host various event to become one that could Of the 26 participating rinks, loe, I-lagaity and Richards also be enjoyed by the region. four are from the Pontiac, 22 events and activities and the lo- provided Mayvillc to be able to “This is great kind of event are from Renfrew County and cal festival has started attracting work on the event as part of her that the outdoor two are from the of visitors from outside the area. really highlights Township role in the municipality. rinks that have a special connec- South Algonquin. Events range It has also become a key event A ?yer is being distributed tion to the the Ottawa from of for recognizing musical talent. lifestyle in three-days jam packed through local schools, and post- The halls have committees that Valley." says Mayville. the Com- activities to rinks simply being ers will be going up this week. munity Development Otticer for open to encourage free skates. organize their events, while an The event was also pro?led in a the The is to out and outside ?rm arranges the spon- municipality. goal get people four—pagepull out in the recent When the was dis- active in the winter. Although the sorship. A small staff manages concept Health Matters magazine that cussed with MRC Pontiac Sports event connects two provinces, 15 the event, which now takes a full distributed throughout Ren?ew and Recreation Claudec municipalities and provides over year ofplanning. Director. County. she saw 100 the event was not Interestingly, PEI is about the Galipeau, immediately events, The festival is free and open to an to connect the for any tourism size ot‘Renfrcw County so after opportunity eligible funding anyone who wishes to partici- Pontiac to the event. With just a because it is the first time the a conversation with the PEI pate. Rink organizershave put a few weeks to go before the Feb- event is being held, and it is pri- Small Halls Executive Director, lot ofeffoit into their events and ruary 2016 event, to local it seemed like a model that could I9-21, there marily marketed people. are hoping for a solid turnout in are 26 rinks from Whitney to That 6 iq11n.s: 6 Broad Street. Brockvillc. February 19-21, 2016 8:00am registration. Event is Festival ofOutdoor Rinks. BUSINESS 8:30am to 5:3()prn. $35 plus HST 30 rinks participatingacross Ottawa Valley Business(OVB) is a twice- to register. 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[email protected] action?c:166 Ottawa Valley [email protected]’ Send u.\‘_i'0zrrI1r1.iiirzr'.rSevent (0 BUSINESS Phone: 613-732-7774 admin@oi-l)risi»iess.com February 2, 20I6 Ottawa ValleyBusinessGroup Page 3 Business News Letter to the Editor By: Elizabeth Marshall tarics to said waters. Second, any Around The Valley Ontario Landowners Assn. land between any boundary mark on private property mtrst be re- KI Changes Name ment. Sunshine Coach provides Recently, the Ontario Land- served in the Letters Patent or on KI Pembroke has changed their transportation for residents with owners Association has been ap- a plan of survey, for public use. name to KI Canada Corporation. limited Renfrew and mobility in proached by thousands of people That is what the corrrts say. The City of Pembroke"s larg- surrounding areas. Provincial gas regarding Bill I18, the “Great But this isn’t the first time est manufacturer unveiled the tax dollars are available for only Lakes Shoreline Right of Pas- govemment has attempted to nc\v name on January 1, 2016 to public transportation. Federal sage Act.” Some may be of the take away waterfront or stream- recognize that this is Kl’s lone gas tax dollars are returned to opinion that this Act for a trail front on private property for manufacturing facility. municipalities for any purpose, system is restricted to the shore- public use. Every political party OVTA Seeks Nominations Arnprior and Accessibility lines ofrhc Great Lakes. Under has tried.throughout the history The Ottawa Valley Tourist As- 68 businesses iir downtown this Act, the St. Lawrence River of Ontario, to do this. And every sociation (OVTA) is seeking Arnprior do not have automatic and the connecting channels to time people have had to get their nominations for their Marilyn doors. to lower that In hoping the Great Lakes are affected and letters patent. have their com- Alexander, Business of Distinc- number, the Town of Arnprior your property will be subject to plctc title searches done, obtain tion and Event Special awards. has created a Downtown Busi- this Bill. copies of the original surveys Nominations are accepted until ness Acccssibility Incentive So what is Bill I18? it is a and the original surveyor‘s notes, March 18, 2016. Fomis are on- Grant Program to allow down- bill to allow a trail to be created and go to court to stop this. The line at: wwwottawavalley.travel town business owners to receive on everyone's private property. courts, historically, have always Carefor Of?cially up to 50 per cent oftheir acces- People who want to can go for ruled in the favour ofthe private Opens New Location sibility improvements returned to a walk, ride a bike, or to use a property owner, right up to the Carefor Health & Community them, to at maximum ofSl,250. wheelchair on someone else's Supreme Court ofCanada. So Service ot?cially opened their and encroach- Building permit property. What this bill says is here we go again. new acquisition of the former ment fees will also be waived by that between the “high water Some MPPS say this bill will Marguerite Centre in Pembroke the municipality. mark” and private property, the never pass, and yet it has gone in January. The location, called Tourist Booth Removed public can use the land. First. through two votes in Qucen’s Carefor Mackay Centre, will The Tourist Booth in Renfrew the term “high water mark” only Park and has been sent to Corn- plan programs for a day hospice, (near the caboose on O’Brien pertains to tidal waters, meaning mittec for rati?cation. Can we specialized supportive housing Road) has been removed due to that it is only applicable to water trust what they are telling us‘? and will include a residence. issues of mold. it As was no lon- that is affected by tidal action, as History says we cannot. If you Name 11 Cogeco Changes ger safe environment.the Town in the Atlantic, Paci?c, and in the are concerned about Bill 118, Ccgeco Cable Canada has ofRcnfrew opted to remove it. Arctic.yet this bill is applying contact your MPP and don’t take changed its name to Cogeco Petawawa Increases Water Rates this term to non—lidalwater—ways the answer that this will not pass, Connexion. The local media Dan Wilson of Watson and As- as in the Great Lakes or the St. at face value. outlet provides television, inter- sociates Economists has stig- Lawrence waters and the tribu- net and phone services, and the gestcd that the Town of Pet- new name better recognizes the awawa increase residential and services they now provide. Their wastewatcr rates by 5.5 percent TVCogcco name will change and 7.9 per cent respectively. You can post your tenders, RFPS,RFQSand For Sale notices with slightly to CogecoTV. Even with the increase, the rates Ottawa Valley Business FREEOF CHARGE!Just email your notice Town Donates Gas Tax will keep the Town below rates to: [email protected] and we add it to our listings. The Town of Renfrew is giving of neighbouring municipalities will $236,000 to Sunshine Coach, including Deep River, Pembroke a donation coming from gas and Laurentian Valley. tax dollars being rctumed to Phone: 613-732-7774 them by the Ontario govern- CaIr1‘irmedon Page 4 [email protected] BUSINESS OfficeSpace Grant Application Now Open! We are now accepting Letters of Intent for small grant FORLEASE applications. Charitable organizations are invited to apply for funds up to $1,500. A new category is Cleanprofessionalof?cespace availableforleaseat the available to support bereavement initiative up to edge of DowntownPembroke.Modernbuildingwithparking. $1,000. See the website for application instructions. Second?oor space offeringviewsofthe river.Large Letter of Intent , receptionarea.Twobathrooms,boardroom,privateof?ces, COMMlli\'lTY and largebullpenarea. Multipleoptions.Groundfloor Deadline: March 1st 0 u n d a t 1 0 n meetingroomis accessible. I’r‘nrln‘oke| P('1.i\\tI\\1r | rm.-..\ APPLICATIONSARE Please contact Dean-SinclairCPAsat 613-735-3193for more details. AVAILABLEAT: www.givingthatgrows.com February 2, 20 I6 Ottawa ValleyBusiness Page 4 Business News Around The Valley Continued Fmm Page 3 company has ticketing agencies Dr. Kathryn Reducka Mishka Kucharik in Mattawa.Pembroke, Pe’tawa- Dr. Kathryn Reducka is the new Mishka Kucharik has been hired Crosswalks For wa and Renfrew. while there are Acting Medical Of?cer ofl-Iealth as the new Development Officer Downtown Pembroke ?ag stops inDeep River, Chalk and Chief Executive Officer for for MRC Pontiac. Kucharik joins Downtown Pembroke will add River, Cobden and Arnprior. the Renfrew County and District the team responsible for the ter- crosswalks through the main Passenger volumes for this pilot Health Unit. She is taking over ritory’s socio—economicdevelop- street and the cost is being en- program will be monitored, and the position left vacant by the ment. She previously worked tircly absorbed by the Pembroke the service will be assessed alter departure of Dr. Maureen Carew. at Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Business Improvement Area a six—monthperiod. For more Paul McGuire in Campbell’s Bay where she (PBIA). Having consulted with information visit: www.ontarion— Paul McGuire is now a realtor worked as Youth Entrepreneur- both the OPP and the Ontario orthland.ca with Re./MaxPembroke Realty. ship Development Agent and Ministry of Transportation,the CNL Employee Wins He will represent Waito Homes Financial Education Councillor PBIA will begin the project this Electrical Safety Award in their Pctawawa subdivision. since 2913.She is originally summer. Electrical Business Magazine Dr. Larry Caven from l’lle-du-Grand-Calumet. Cogeco Presents To CRTC announced the winners of its Dr. Larry Caven, a Pakenham Tom Gallagher On Local Programming inaugural Electrical Safety veterinarian is the new President Robert Demarath Cogeco Connexion appeared at ChampionAwards program. of the College of Veterinar- Tom Gallagher and Robert a public hearing by the Canadian Among a select group being Demerath have Radio—televisionTelecommu- recognized was CNL’sKevin ians of Ontario - the provinces been appointed regulatory and licensing body for Deputy ChiefBuilding Officials nications Commission (CRTC) Holm, an experiencedelectri- Ontario’s 4,400 vets. for the Town of Perth. to review policy framework for cian who works in Occupational Peter Emon Brent Sylvester local and communitytelevision Safety and Health (OSH) and has Peter Emon, recently re-elected Brent Sylvester is the CCHL Tier programming. Cogeco hopes to been spearheading initiatives to Warden ot‘Rent‘rewCounty is 2 Chair of the Board. Sylvester provide local television service support electrical safety at Chalk now also the Chair of the Eastern held the position of General in regions with no local televi- River Laboratories. Ontario Warden‘s Caucus. Emon Manager with the Renfrew Tim- sion news service. Yoga Studio Moves will represent the EOWC at berwolves for 12 years, winning Peoples Jewellers Theft White Pine Yoga is now located board meetings for the Associa- two Valley Division Champion- The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 72 Pembroke Street West. The tion ofMunicipalitics ofOntario. ships before joining the Arnprior is investigating the theft of a studio was formerly located near Emon is also the Reeve for the Packers in 2015. Sylvester hopes diamond ring on January 25th at Red Bargain Barn in Pembroke Town of Renfrew. to bridge the CCI-IL2and CCI-{L Peoples Jewellers in the Pem- at i043 Pembroke Street West. Raymond Durocher to create a strong partnership and broke Mall. Anyone with infor- A grand opening will be held Raymond Durocher has been more stability. mation can contact Pembroke/' March 5th, 11:00am to 2:00pm. re—electedas Warden for MRC Renfrew County Crime Stoppers HCM Hosts Forum Pontiac. The position is for two Do you have people news? Send at 1-800-222-8477. Head Clara and Maria Township years. Durocher represents Fort- it to: [email protected] New Bus Route will host a meeting of the Rural Coulonge and was re-elected by Ontario Northland is now of- Mayor’s Forum on May 6, 2016. acelamation. This is his second fering service from Sudbuiy to mandate. Ottawa three days per week. The Continued on Page 5 Cyril Cooper Cyril Cooper, the Economic PENNY Development Officer for the TREMBLAY Town of Smiths Falls, has been appointed as the Town’s des- ignate member on the Rideau l-leritageRoute Tourism Associa- tion Board of Directors. Gabriel Lance Leading Ourselvcs: Take responsibilityfor a confident and positive presence + Create a vision for Gabriel Lance is the new Direc- growth + Balancework and life AND Relating to Others: Satisfy the greatest need of every humans tor General for MRC Pontiac. spirit+ Assertiveness skillsthat create win/winoutcomes Lance replaces Remi l3eitrand who left the position at the end To become better on the outside, we need to first expand within. Leadership is an inside job. of December. Lance had been the The more we invest in ourselves,the more in?uential we can be with others. Assistant Director General since 2009, and had ?lled the Director $40 includes lunch and a copy of "Give and Be Rich" book. Registration - 8:00am. Event - 9:00am-3:30pm. General position on an interim Best Western Pembroke Inn & Conference Centre. Register by February 29th to receive a free e-book. basis before being appointed Phone: 613-735-8224 or visit: www.enterpriserenfrewcounty.com full—timeto the role. A hiring committee will be established to . P) 2 ?nd a full-time replacement for 5'”Ontario the Assistant Director General. February 2, 2016 Ottawa ValleyBusiness Page 5 Business News Around The Valley Conrimlea’From Page 4 2016 at 6:00pm at the Glasgow the Industrial Park at 21price of 21 new residences and three new Station Fire Hall. 310,000 per acre. The industrial commercial permits. Communities Vie New Business Opens park lands were declared surplus Council to Monitor Project For Kraft Ilockeyville Wayne’s Auto Repair is now by the municipality. Pontiac Council has established Fotrr Ottawa Valley communi- open in Pembroke. The business PPSB To Promote a monitoring committee for the ties are hoping to become the is located at 638 Bruham Avcnuc Highway 17 Expansion Biomass Transformation Centre next “Kraft Hockeyville." Deep (Marcel‘s Gas Bar). They pro- The Town ot‘Petawawa Police project (CVB). The committee River, Barty’s Bay, Amprior and vide snowblowcr repairs, auto Services Board (PPSB) is con- will follow the progress ofthe Pembroke are all nominated. The repairs, oil changes, tir'c mounts sidering getting involved in the project, report to Council, and winner receives $100,000 in arc- and more. U-Ilaul and equip- campaign to promote the expan- seek the necessary support for na upgrades and an opportunity mcnt rentals are also available. sion of l-lighwayl7. Pctawawa project advancement. The corn- to host an NHL preseason game. Petawawa Issues Councillor Treena Lemay, who mittce is comprisedofWardcn Second place eams $100,000 $73K in Permits chairs the Police Services Board, Durochcr, pro-Warden Murdock, and there are eight third place The Town ofPctawawa has suggested hiring an individual Alain Gagnon (Bryson). Col- prizes of$25,000 each. There are earned $73,670.78 in building to conduct an online survey and leen Lariviere (Litch?eldl, and opportunities to nominate arenas permits for 2015 for an estimated create a Facebook page for $147 Winston Surtstrum (l’Isle—aux- until February 7, 2016. $19.5 million in value. 283 a month. This work would help Allumettes). The Committee MB Promotes Snowmobiling building permits were issued, bring awareness to the Highway will he supported by the project With 106 local residents with witlt 49 permits issued for new I7 expansion campaign. manager and members of the snowmobile trail permits in homes and 32 for renovations. GM Building Permits MRC Pontiac management team McNab Braeside, snowmobil- l09 were issued for additions The Township of Greater assigned to the project. ing is a signi?cant activity in the and 18 were commercial/indus Madawaska issued 103 building WWR Sells Industrial Land municipality. With the expansion trial permits. There were also permits irt 2015. nearly identical The Township of Whitewater ofHighway 417, there is concern 22 pool permits issued in 2015. to that of 2014. The permits will Region has sold two pieces ofits that a section of the TOPS A an increase of four over 2014. account forjust over $ll million industrial park. Rucben Snyder trail, a main snowmobile thor- Septic permits came in at 27. in building values, about Sl.5 of Snyder EqtiipmentServices oughfare, will not be available in Selling Industrial Park Land million more than last year. 19 has purchased a four-acre lot the municipality.A meeting on The Town of Pctawawa is ac- permits were issued for new resi- and 10,000 square foot building how to handle the potential situa- cepting an offer from PJL Hold- dential while 73 were issued for for his equipment rental service. tion is being held on February 9, ings to purchase 3.77 acres in “other” residential. Four permits The second purchaser is Gilles were commercial in nature. Melanson who has two projects Carleton Place Recycling for the site. Kastle Kecpings will Coming to Ren frew build and manage two 5,000 The Town ofCarleton Place is square foot multi-unit commer- changing their recycling depot cial buildings to accommodate and Renfrew County is bene?t- up to 10 small businesses. 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Luymu Phone: 6 I3-732-5320 Source: Centre for the Study of ]oe|@laymanfireandsafety.com Commercial Activity at Ryerson F IREANDSAF University February 2, 2016 Ottawa ValleyBusiness Page I0 Tender Results Around The Region FD-02-2015 - One “Fort PW-2015-07 - One 4W1) Back- Delivery of One Tandem Axle LVPVV—2015-11Sale of Surplus Garry” 1993 GMC Topkiek hoe Loader. Town of Arnprior. Truck. Whitewater Region. Tractor. Laurcntian Valley. Pumper Fire Truck.1’etawawa. Toromont Cat -$ 104,585.98 No bids met the requirements. Robert Kumm - $6,200.00 Only one bid was received. Nortrax Canada - S 121,825.30 Anthony Pitrc - $5,604.00 Awarded to the Township of JR Bisson Equip. - $120,036.51 RFP 1-2015 - Supply and In- Roy Zohr - $5,510.00 Brudenell, Lyncloch and Raglan Awarded to Toromont. stall of New Heating System. Ray Brazeau — $1150.00 in the amount of$21,151.50. Whitewater Region. Jeremiah Ncphin - $5,000.00 Phase 11ofAsset Management JW HVAC Services — $24,170.70 Gerald Walsh — $4,113.75 T15-12 - 2016/2017 Tandem Plan/Long Term Financial PS1. Mechanical — $27,332.81 Sean Keuhl — S3.770.00 Truck. Mississippi Mills. Plan/Water Treatment Plant Valley Refrig. - $33,787.00 A.J. Nagora Logging - S3,750.00 Surgenor - $141,532.50 Financial Plan. Smiths Falls. VCI Controls — $34,154.25 Curtis Quilty - $2,600.00 Antrim Truck — $163,695.19 Only one bid received. Awarded Hank's Plumbing ~ $35,595.00 John Coburn ~ $2,600.00 ELP1nc. - $159,165.70 to Watson & Associates Econo- Awarded to JW HVAC. Dwayne Soulier - $2,507.00 Francis Canada - $168,876.24 mists Ltd. in the amount of Awarded to Robert Kumm. Awarded to Antriin. S107,990.00. PW-2015-09 - Steel Door Retro?t Project. Arnprior. RFP - Fire Master Plan. 2016/17 All Season Combina- PW2015-06 - Curb & Sidewalk Argue Const. - $ 22,945.00 Town of Arnprior. tion Dump Body/Spreader Repairs. Town of Arnprior. Jim‘s Carpentry — S 22,460.00 Awarded to POMAX Consulting Proline 1415 LW & Assembling Capital Structures — $40,725.00 Marty Periard - $ 11,500.00 Inc. for $58,817.00. Unit. Mississippi Mills Toms Construction - $66,095.00 Browns Window - $ 48,000.00 GIN-COR — S118,419.48 Smitlfs Consl. - $84,875.00 Awarded to Marty Periard. PW-2015-08 - 2015 Grinding CRTPS1nc. - $130,515.00 Awarded to Capital. of Construction, Demolition, EI.P1nc. - $112,453.31 Sale of Land - 39 Sawmill Wood, and Other Waste. ELP Inc. - $121,438.75 PW-7-2015 - Supply and Road. Townhip of Laurentian Town of Arnprior. Awarded to GIN-COR. install of New Garage Doors. Valley. No bids were received. The Lawn Salon - Sl6,l59.00 Whitewater Region. National Grinding - $10,170.00 T15-14 - Sidewalk Snow Ban)/’s Doors - $25,807.19 PW-2015-06 - Sale of Surplus Tomlinson Enviro. - $30,916.80 Removal Pakenham Ward. Browns Window - $22,292.92 Equipment. Horton Township. 803836 Ontario — $16,136.40 Mississippi Mills. Dennis Wren Const. - $22,441.80 Only one bid received. Awarded TWD Construction - $13,582.60 Tender was not awarded. Awarded to Brown’s. to Ashley Bennett for $9.500. Awarded to National. 26 RINKS PARTICIPATING! LE FESTIVALEDES A FESTIVALOF Admaston Recreation Complex McNab Public School Rink patinoires Barry's Bay Outdoor Rink MD Pontiac Rink earoutdoorBraeside RARink Mountainview Rink(Chalk River) exterieures Rinks Chalk River Outdoor Rink Otter Lake Outdoor Rink Combermere Outdoor Rink Petawawa Outdoor Rink Foresters Falls Outdoor Rink Point Alexander Outdoor Rink Horton Community Centre RankinCulture & Rec Centre February 19-2 I, 20 I6 L'ile-du~grand«Calumet Rink Round Lake Recreation Centre KillaloeOutdoor Rink Shady Nook Rec Centre Come out and participate in the Legion Park Rink(Arnprior) Shawville Outdoor Rink Madawaska Community Centre White LakePark Rink largest FREEwinter event of the year Makwa Centre Outdoor Rink Whitney Outdoor Rink in the Ottawa Valleyand the Pontiac! 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Fitzgerald - $144,750.00 tained Breathing Apparatus. Raymond Roo?ng - $233,500.00 Awarded to Blanchticld. One Ton Regular Cab Truck 4x4 Town of Arnprior. J.G. Fitzgerald - $265,250.00 with V-Plow and Spreader Unit A.J. Stone - $261,002.88 Awarded to lrveon. RFP15-08 - Community im- A.J. Stone — $246,086.88 Champlain Public School provement Plan. Pembroke. Supply and Application ot‘Water M&L Supply - $225,338.95 Blanch?cld Roof- $561,270.00 MMM Group Limited Based Traf?e Paint M&L Supply — $232,427.44 Covertite Eastern — $441,800.00 CIMA+ Canadian Safety - $198,043.80 Flynn Canada - $446,401.00 Fotenn Consultants Inc. Placement of Asphalt in Depth Canadian Safety - $209,976.60 lrvcon Limited - $285,760.00 .lL Richards & Associates Sealing on County Road #10 Awarded to Canadian Safety for Morin Insulation - $489,900.00 Meridian PlanningConsultants S175,260.00. Raymond Roo?ng - $390.800.00 Novatech J.G. Fitzgerald - $318,495.00 Overlap Associates Inc. RFP- CORP-2015-01 Cem- Awarded to lwcon. Peter .1.Smith & Company etery Columbaria. Arnprior. Pine View Public School Awarded to MMM for Awarded to Carrier Mausoleums Blanch?cld Roo?ng - $72,670.00 $22,055.00. Prices for other bids Construction for $33,296.93. Covertite Eastem - $81,700.00 is not disclosed. Flynn Canada Ltd. - $101,681.00 VVM-2015-03 Surplus lrvcon Limited - $48,570.00 T14-0360 - Watermain Instal- Equipment Tender. Morin Insulation - $112,000.00 lation on Elizabeth Street. Township of McNab/Braeside. Raymond Roof- $73,600.00 City of Pembroke. No bids were received. J.G. Fitzgerald - $72,000.00 Do-All Const. - $623,121.00 County Road 6 & County Road Awarded to In/con. RGT Clonthier - $698,421.00 36 Rehabilitation Roof Replacements at Various Rcnfrcw Collegiate Awarded to Do-All. Locations. Renfrew County Amherst Rooting - $288,817.00 District School Board. Blanch?eld Roof- $262,360.00 T15-15 Tree Planting & Main- Arnprior High School Covertite Eastern - $247,300.00 tenance. City of Pembroke. Amherst Roo?ng - $243,505.00 D.R.Devine Roof- $279,600.00 Landscape & Design - $15,450.00 Blanch?eld Roof—$207,3405.00 Flynn Canada Ltd. - $305,259.00 CSL Group Ltd. - $16.200.00 Covertite Eastern - $245,000.00 lrvoon Limited - $203,250.00 Dagenais Tree - $29,100.00 D.R.Devine Roof- $231,800.00 Morin Insulation - $305,900.00 I-I&HConst. - $40,500.00 Flynn Canada Ltd.- $269,314.00 Raymond Roo?ng - $243,200.00 Gerber’s Nursery - $43,500.00 lrvcon Limited — Sl84.411.00 J.G. Fitzgerald - $220,995.00 Awarded to LandscapeDesign. Morin Insulation — $205,000.00 Awarded to lrvcon. Raymond Roo?ng - $228,100.00 Walter Zadow PS Forfu/Iresults‘and tenders visit: J.G. Fitzgerald - $261,750.00 Amherst Roo?ng - $215,187.00 www.ovbu.riness.conz Awarded to lrvcon. 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