Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Noon

July 2015 Edition
• Sponsored by the Packet & Times •
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Noon
Award Categories:
• Smallest Boat •
• Biggest Boat •
• Best Dressed Crew •
• Longest Floating Boat •
and
THE TITANIC AWARD
for the
Most Spectacular Sinking!
Attention all Cardboard Boat Builders and Racers:
It’s time to start planning for the annual cardboard boat race!
This race has become the largest spectator event held during the Orillia Waterfront Festival at the Port of Orillia. We encourage
you or your company to participate in this great once-a-year event. Families are also encouraged to build boats and participate.
For information, please visit The Orillia Waterfront Festival webpage or call the Chamber office at 705-326-4424.
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Our annual golf tournament on June 4th
enjoyed great weather. The committee
was pleased with the overall success of
the event and would like to thank all of
our sponsors and participants. Hawk
Ridge staff once again looked after the
tournament and prepared a delicious
dinner. Committee members are: Greg
Morton – Morton Metals, Chair; Dave
Carson – Carson Funeral Homes; Skye
Davenport – Davenport Kia; Kellie Beasley
– HGR Graham Partners; Bill Ecklund –
Home Hardware Building Centre; Ashleigh
Wilson – Jim Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC
Inc.; Nathan Brown – Thor Motors Orillia
(1978) Ltd. ; Cathy Wilkie – Hawk Ridge
golf & Country Club; and myself.
The Spring Boat Cottage & Outdoor Show
enjoyed great success on the Saturday.
Friday & Sunday were wet to say the least
but we did get good feedback from land
vendors & marina operators with boats in
the water.
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• July 2015 •
Message from the Managing Director
President’s Message
Bizography: Friend’s Diner
April Business After 5 photo
Welcome New Members
Collins Cosmetic Clinic
Scales Nature Park
OPP Kids Day at the Perch Festival
photo
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Port Opening Ceremonies and
Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
photos
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Benefit Facts: Are your employee
benefits heading in the right
direction?
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Membership Milestones:, Membership
Benefits, The Mentor Program,
Chamber Website
9,10 Cardboard Boat Race Information and
Rules
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Orillia & Lake Country Business Expo
12, 13 Member-to-Member Discount
Participants
www.orillia.com
info@orillia.com
@OrilliaChamber
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Orillia Waterfront Festival August 7
– 9 is fast approaching. Once again there
will be a wide variety of vendors, boats for
sale, waterski shows and the ever popular
Cardboard Boat Race sponsored each year
by the Packet & Times. Information for the
Cardboard Boat Race is on the first page
of this newsletter and the rules are a page
at the end of the newsletter. Come down
and enjoy the festivities.
We look forward to seeing many of you
at the Business After Five events in July
and August. Please remember to bring
non-perishable food items for the Sharing
Place food bank.
“If you don’t have a plan B,
you don’t have a plan.”
~ Adam Bryant
Kellie Beasley
HGR Graham Partners LLP
Patrick Lassaline, Lewis, Downey,
Tornosky, Lassaline & Timpano
LLP
Dave Carson
Carson Funeral Homes
Mariano Tulipano
1339102 Ontario Inc.
Greg Morton
Morton Metals
Mike Bunn
Grant Thornton LLP
Susan Lang
Nathan Brown
Dean Beers
Skye Davenport
Kerri Deir
Bill Ecklund
Peggy Foley
Christian Lauder
Islay Levene
Angela Thomson
Scott Wilson
Frank Cappadocia
Ken Johnston
Melanie Montroy
Pat Campbell
Gini Stringer
Mary O’Farrell Bowers
Wendy Timpano
Al Wallace
Matthew Webb
Jennifer Whitley
Scott Jermey
Jane Dunlop
Erika Neher
Lori St. Germain
Ted Emond
Kim Price
Paul Legault
Doug Bunker
Brenda Gunn
John Sylvester
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Thor Motors Orillia (1978) Limited
Orillia’s Floor Fashion Centre
Davenport Kia of Orillia
McGill Logistics Inc.
Home Hardware Building Centre
Meridian Credit Union
Stone Gate Inn
Bell Orillia
Northern Business Equipment
Tora Orillia (Ltd) Giant Tiger
Lakehead University - Orillia Campus
Orillia District Construction Association
Casino Rama
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
Physician Recruitment & Retention
Georgian College, Community Studies
Community Development Corporation
Downtown Orillia Management Board
Orillia Manufacturers’ Association
Ontario’s Lake Country
Township of Oro-Medonte
Township of Severn
Ramara Township
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
City of Orillia
Executive Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Events Coordinator
Tourism Coordinator
Sales Representative
Pat Lassaline
Lewis Downey Tornosky
Lassaline & Timpano LLP
Ahhh….summer!
This is probably the busiest time for our local
businesses and is definitely a busy time for
our community. From music festivals to classic
car shows, the boat show and sidewalk sales.
Farmers markets begin to display the bounty
of the land. Resorts and camps are filled to
capacity, golf courses are in full swing and
builders are making the most of the long
warm days. The whole region comes alive in
the summer months giving us all a chance to
showcase our businesses to fellow citizens
and tourists alike.
Tourism information can be found at the
Orillia District Chamber of Commerce’s office
on Front Street and at the Port of Orillia. The
Chamber also promotes our community
events on its website, as well as Provincial and
County websites and through its e-broadcast
messages. This selection of tourism resources
is supplemented by our knowledgeable and
personable Chamber staff, both at our Front
Street location and at the Port of Orillia.
members and strengthens our community.
Working with our community tourism partners
and local tourism-focused businesses, the
Chamber is proud to play a key role in this
important community initiative.
There are exciting events coming up this
summer. I encourage you to enjoy our
By providing tourism information the Orillia community and all of its summer offerings.
District Chamber of Commerce promotes its Keep hot.
Bizography
We continue to work on program ideas that add value to your membership.
In this instance, members are invited to email admin@orillia.com and submit a
100-150 word profile along with a digital photograph of the individual or group
that you would like featured.
As with all programs participation may be of more interest to some members than
others. Most members will be interested in reading the profiles.
PRINTING
Brochures
Envelopes
Presentation
Folders
Booklets
Magazines
Books
Rack Cards
www.roseprinting.ca
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Website Advertising
Advertising on
orillia.com
is easy!
Simply click the
“Advertising Inquiries” link
at the bottom of our homepage
for samples of ad sizes
and pricing details.
Bizography
400 Laclie St.
705 326 8594
www.friendsdiner.weebly.com
Welcome to Friend’s Diner. Orillia’s best kept secret for your breakfast and lunch needs.
My name is Alan Bayne and I, along with my wife Carol, own Friend’s Diner, located at
400 Laclie St. (705 326 8594).
Offering the traditional breakfast fare, we also have a few specialties up our sleeves like
our daily lunch specials. If eggs benedict are for you, try it with our amazing signature
sauce or try it with our new creation, smoky bacon hollandaise.
We are always looking at different experiences so catering is now in the books. We are
offering a full catering menu, from sandwich platters to hot meals like lasagna. Check
out our web site at www.friendsdiner.weebly.com for the full menu and prices.
If that’s not enough, come see us at the Mariposa Folk Festival and Burls Creek for Boots
and Hearts. We will have a vendor’s booth at both. Enjoy some great music and some
great Friend’s Diner food.
April Business After 5
April host, Service Master, with Business After 5 Committee Chair Dean Beers
Jed Levene
MBA, CFP®, CLU®, CHS, FMA
Certified Financial Planner®
Rockwater Wealth Management Limited
118 Mississaga St. West, Orillia, ON L3V 3B1
Phone: 705.259.5334 Toll Free: 1.866.578.5334
Fax: 1.888.368.5334 jed.levene@rockwaterwealth.ca
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Welcome New Members
Collins Cosmetic Clinic
Scales Nature Park
10 Memorial Ave., Suite 111
Marjorie Collins
705-345-1341
www.collinscosmeticclinic.com
At Collins Cosmetic Clinic we are dedicated
to providing you with the highest
standard of quality, professionalism
and personal attention, while utilizing
the most advanced technology in the
medical aesthetics field. We prioritize an
achievement of accomplishing realistic
results by unveiling your personal vision
of beauty and captivating your inner
confidence.
We are a medical aesthetics clinic that
uses the most current and advanced
technology in skin rejuvenation for
people seeking younger, tighter and
smoother skin. We offer a comprehensive,
non-invasive way to fulfill some of the
highest in demand cosmetic procedures
through one single machine, including
radio-frequency (RF) fractional skin
resurfacing, intense pulsed light (IPL)
skin rejuvenation, laser hair removal and
body contouring. Our services are like no
other, allowing clients to address multiple
cosmetic concerns in one setting.
82 Line 15 S.
Jeff Hathaway
705-327-2808
www.scalesnaturepark.ca
superior solution to improve the appearance
of cellulite, reduce dimpled skin, loss of
elasticity on problematic areas that require
fat reduction. BodyFx is an ideal choice for
body contouring, that permanently kills fats
cells. Clinically proven BodyFx uses radiofrequency (RF) energy to provide the next
generation of non-invasive liposuction via
lipolysis.
Consultations are always complimentary.
Book your appointment today and come
see what our professional technicians can
do for you. At Collins Cosmetic Clinic it
is our goal to align what you feel on the
inside with what you see on the outside.
Allow us to Surface Your Confidence.
Amongst
our
medically
advanced
procedures is the award-winning BodyFx , a
Scales Nature Park is an education and
conservation facility focused on Canadian
reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Our nature
centre features the largest live collection
of Canadian reptiles and amphibians,
providing unparalleled opportunities
for learning about these creatures.
Visitors have a chance to touch or hold
some of them, and most people try it
out! We provide on-site and outreach
programming for groups such as schools,
camps, and birthday parties, as well as
advanced workshops on specialized
topics. While most people come for the
animals in the centre (it’s a great rainy day
activity!), the park itself features 3.5 km of
nature trails through a variety of habitats
such as forest and wetland. Our staff and
volunteers conduct the Reptiles at Risk on
the Road project across Ontario, the START
Muskoka turtle conservation project and
other field research to aid in conservation
efforts. We are also trying to start up the
Georgian Bay Turtle Hospital! If you would
like to get involved in any of these areas,
just let us know. For more information,
check out www.scalesnaturepark.ca
OPP Kids Day at the
Perch Festival
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Port Opening Ceremonies
Sarah Valiquette-Thompson (Era 67), Dave Pinder (Sunshine 89.1) and
Ellen Cohen (The Villager)
Chamber President Patrick Lassaline cuts the 125th
Anniversary cake
Kirsten, Gini and Jessica of Sunshine Carpet and Flooring
Chamber Classic Golf Tournament
Putting Contest Sponsors Lewis, Downey, Tornosky,
Lassaline and Timpano Professional Corp.
The Tournament Winners – Steve Van Kessel, Doug Meredith, Mike Holenski, and
Nathan Brown standing in for Lance Trumble who actually played in the foursome.
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Are Your Employee
Benefits Heading in
the Right Direction?
When there are so many choices out there, a
Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance
Plan Advisor can get you heading in the right
direction!
Let’s face it, employee benefits can be confusing, but with the Chambers of
Commerce Group Insurance Plan yourLocal Chamber has an Exclusive Plan Advisor
designated to provide the service and support you need to make finding employee
benefits easy and painless! Your Chambers Plan Advisor can help take care of
everything from beginning to end.
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Did You Know
Every Chambers Plan
program includes
Business Assistance
Service at NO additional
cost, giving business
owners free access to
professional accounting,
legal and HR experts!
This starts with designing a program that meets your
benefits need and fits in your budget, answering
employees’ questions and showing you the easy to
use online administration tools. A Chambers Plan
Advisor can help you get the most out of your
benefit plan.
The Chambers Plan prides itself on its quick claims
payments, rate stability and guaranteed renewable
coverage. The plan is easy to shape with plenty of
available Dental, Health, Disability and Critical
Illness options. These features make the Chambers
Plan a great solution to get your benefits and your
bottom line going in the right direction!
If you currently have a benefit plan in place for your business then get in touch for a
benefit plan evaluation and comparison. A Chambers Plan may just be the thing
you’ve been looking for!
For more information call or email Your Exclusive Benefit Plan Advisor
at 1(888)942-2396 or info@altavistaplanning.com
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• Group Insurance
• UPS Partnership
• Advertising – Print, Email
Broadcast & Website
• First Data Merchant
Services Partnership
• Tourism Information Service
• Mentoring Program
• Member to Member
Discounts
• Committee Involvement
Orillia Square Mall
Member since 1985
We would like to share with the membership
the company names of our long-standing
members, e.g. 10, 20, 25, 30 years, etc.
• Promotional Flyer Distribution
• Esso Fuel Discount Program • Networking Opportunities;
• Newsletter
Business After Five, Seminars &
Business Breakfasts, Business
• Membership Directory
Achievement
Awards & AGM,
& Buyers Guide
Annual Dinner, Golf Tournament
• Discount Long Distance
Email admin@orillia.com and advise us
of the year in which your business joined
the Orillia District Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber
Website
To edit your membership listing,
proceed as follows:
On the home page on the right side
in the login box, there is an option
that says “click here to become a
website member”.
OFFERING:
Professional advice in panel format from lawyers, accountants, bankers,
small business representatives and marketing experts.
TO:
Chamber members meeting the “mentee” criteria; new business
or business in transition having been in business for at least one year.
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Research has shown that benefits of open panel discussions are valuable
with the majority of questions generic in nature and apply to businesses as
a whole.
Limited private mentoring will be offered on a qualified basis to provide
specific related advice.
The Chamber is proud to be able to offer this initiative as a benefit to
being a member of a strong business networking platform.
“The mentoring program that I attended was very informative. I would
recommend that any new business owner attend this exceptional program!”
John Beck, Able Taxi
If you feel that you may benefit from this exciting opportunity
please contact the Chamber office at 326-4424 or admin@orillia.com
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After clicking on that you will see a
drop-down menu, under “request
password”, with a list of members.
Find your business and select it,
then click send. An email will be
sent to you with your user name and
password. You can use these to login
on the home page.
Once you have logged in, be sure
to enter some keywords that best
describe your business. Keywords
are used by our search engine to
better connect users to appropriate
members.
It’s time to start planning for the Annual Cardboard Boat Race!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2015 AT NOON
This race has become the largest spectator event held during the Orillia
Waterfront Festival at the Port of Orillia.
We encourage you or your company to participate in this great once a year
event.
AWARD CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Smallest Boat
Biggest Boat
Best Dressed Crew
The Most Prestigious Award, THE TITANIC AWARD, for the Most
Spectacular Sinking!
Longest Floating Boat
SPONSORED BY THE PACKET & TIMES
Refer to Boat Building Rules
For Further Information Please Call
Susan Lang or Doug Bunker at 705-326-4424
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August 9, 2015
THE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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BUILD THE BOAT AS BIG OR SMALL AS YOU WANT.
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THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE STRUCTURE OF THE BOAT HULL MUST
BE OF CARDBOARD CONSTRUCTION.
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THE HULL MAY BE PAINTED BUT CANNOT BE SEALED WITH ANY TYPE OF WATERPROOF
COATING.
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WOOD OR METAL STRUCTURE IS NOT ALLOWED
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THE INSIDE OF THE BOAT CAN BE FILLED WITH BUOYANT MATERIALS.
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THE BOAT MUST BE PADDLED BY ONE OR MORE CREW MEMBERS. NO MOTORS ARE
ALLOWED.
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LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN BY ALL CREW MEMBERS DURING THE RACE.
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PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THE REMNANTS OF THEIR CRAFT TO
A DESIGNATED RECYCLING BIN.
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PLEASE ADVISE THE CHAMBER OF YOUR INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE SO WE HAVE A
SENSE OF NUMBERS.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR ENTRY TO THE PORT OF ORILLIA BY
11:15 A.M. FOR INSPECTION AND MEDIA PICTURES.
THE RACE STARTS AT NOON.
SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 2015
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MEMBER TO MEMBER DISCOUNT PARTICIPANTS
DSG BUILDING DIAGNOSTICS
ENERTEST CORPORATION
EVANS TAX SERVICES
EXPERIENCE NISSAN
EXTREME PITA
FREDDIE'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE & TIRE CORP.
GRAPE & OLIVE WINE & MARTINI BISTRO
GRILLER’S PIZZA AND WINGS
HARDWOOD SKI & BIKE
HIGHWAYMAN INN & CONFERENCE CENTRE
HOLIDAY MOTEL
HURONIA ALARM & FIRE SECURITY INC.
INDUSTRIAL PARK COLLISION
INOCHI SPA & WELLNESS CENTRE
JAMES PAUK PHOTOGRAPHY
JIM WILSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC
KAYAK-ITY-YAK
LAKE COUNTRY AIRWAYS
LAKE DALRYMPLE RESORT
LIGHTNING PEST SERVICES
LOCK, STOCK & BARREL
MAC LANG ORILLIA
M&S JANITORIAL SERVICES
MARCEL’S RESTAURANT
MARINA DEL RAY
MANTICORE BOOKS
MAPLES MOTEL
MARK GOODE MORTGAGE MAN – DOMINION
LENDING CENTRES
MARLENE BULAS ART
MEINEKE CAR CARE
MEMORIAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
MID ONTARIO DISPOSAL
MISTER TRANSMISSION
NANCY LEM DESIGN
NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO WILDLIFE & PEST
CONTROL
NORTHERN PERFORMANCE WINDOWS
ONE STOP TIRE
ONTARIO KIT CAR CONSULTANTS
OPTIMUM POTENTIAL CHIROPRACTIC &
NUTRITION
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR –
OUTDOOR SPORTS
A WELCOMING HOME
ACM METAL FORMING CO. LTD.
ADRIENNE KEYZER MORTGAGES
ADVANTAGE TRAPNELL INTRAVEL
ANNE’S CRANBERRY HOUSE B&B
ANYTIME FITNESS
APPLE ANNIE'S GIFTS & CRAFTS
AVAIA SALON, SPA & TANNING
BAYOU PARK MARINE
BELL ORILLIA
BEST WESTERN PLUS COUCHICHING INN
BEST WESTERN PLUS MARIPOSA INN
& CONFERENCE CENTRE
BMO BANK OF MONTREAL
BRIDGING QUALITY ENTERPRISE
CAMERON BUSINESS LAW PROFESSIONAL
CORPORATION
CANADIAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION
CARRIAGE RIDGE RESORT
CAVALCADE COLOR LAB
CENTRAL ONTARIO ANALYTICAL
LABORATORY
CENTURY 21 DON CAMPBELL
REAL ESTATE LTD
CLARK NATUROPATHIC CLINIC
COMFORT INN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
COMPLETE OFFICE PRODUCTS
COSTCO WHOLESALE
CREDIT BUREAU SOLUTIONS INC.
CREIGHTON MANOR INN
CUMMINS CANVAS CO.
DAPPER DEPOT MENSWEAR
DAVENPORT SUBARU OF ORILLIA
DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO. OF CANADA LTD.
DAYS INN ORILLIA
DISCOUNT CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL
DOCUMENT XCELLENCE - XEROX
DOWNTOWN COMPUTERS
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THE SHARING PLACE FOOD BANK
THE UPS STORE
THE VERANDAHS B & B BY THE LAKE
THE WINE CRATE
THOR MOTORS ORILLIA (1978) LTD.
TIFFANY RESTAURANT
TIFFIN’S CREATIVE CENTRE
TRAVEL ONLY
TURF KING & TK PEST CONTROL
ULTIMATE BATH SYSTEMS
WAGGS LTD.
WASHAGO CRUISE LINES
WATER DEPOT
WEED MAN
NUTRITION
ORILLIA BOAT CRUISES LTD.
ORILLIA BOWL
ORILLIA FOOT CLINIC & WELLNESS CENTRE
ORILLIA HONEY
ORILLIA HYUNDAI
ORILLIA MARTIAL ARTS CENTRE
ORILLIA MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY, THE
ORILLIA PRONET INC.
ORILLIA STORAGE COMPANY
ORILLIA’S FLOOR FASHION CENTRE
ORILLIA’S WINE EXPERIENCE
P.B. READ
PACKET & TIMES
PAJARI INSTRUMENTS LTD.
PAVE-TECH
PIXELS ‘N’ PRINT
PIZZAVILLE PIZZA & PANZEROTTO
PRO-ACTIVE HEALTH CARE
PROPERTYGUYS.COM
PT LANDSCAPING INC.
QUINLAN & COMPANY
RANSTAAD
R.S. PERFORMANCE AUTO SERVICE
ROSTANCE ELECTRIC LTD.
ROTARY CLUB OF ORILLIA - LAKE COUNTRY
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
ROYAL LEPAGE REAL QUEST REALTY
BROKERAGE
S.M.D. SERVICES
SANTA’S VILLAGE & SPORTSLAND
SAY YES BRIDAL GALLERY
SCALES NATURE PARK
SECUR N SHIELD SECURITY
SHINE JUICE BAR & CAFE
SPARROW STAGING SERVICES
SPEEDY SIGNS
STAR PERFORMANCE
STEPAN CANADA INC.
STUDIO ELEVEN
SUNSHINE 89.1 FM – BAYSHORE BROADCASTING
SUNSHINE B.B.Q.
SUNSHINE CARPET & FLOORING
SUSHI WADASI
TAYLOR DOCKS LTD
TELIZON INC.
TERRY KNAPPETT ENTERPRISES LTD.
THE BEST YOU - ORILLIA
THE MADISON COUNTY FOOD & BEVERAGE CO.
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