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Federal and provincial governments have launched several stimulus programs to help businesses gain access to additional cash and financing options to evolve their cash flow planning and strategic investments.
The Vaughan-based Last Straw Distillery is one of the latest businesses to transform its actual line of production to make much-needed hand sanitizers.
“The hand sanitizer approval actually came through on Sunday (March 29). I guess Health Canada was looking through the weekend to process all these applications,” said Mike Hook, one of the distillery’s founders.
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Just the promise of a subway station is enough to launch serious development. More than a decade ago, the TTC committed to building a station in Vaughan, at the northern end of Toronto’s University Line extension. This announcement provided the fuel for an enormous development called Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC). The project’s ambition is plainly stated in the name—nothing less than a new urban area in the sprawling suburbs of Vaughan.
MARKHAM, April 2, 2020 /CNW/ – The COVID-19 pandemic has put a significant strain on all healthcare institutions and hospitals resulting in an increased need for donations to help protect workers. As a response to this crisis, the team at Flato Developments, a builder and land developer of commercial and residential communities, has begun distributing personal protective equipment (PPE) in the form of KN95 and surgical masks to front line workers serving communities across southern Ontario.
As a technology company, our team at GetintheLoop has always tried to think of a better way to do things through the tech we build. Our original purpose was to use local offers to connect people with business in local communities.
NEWMARKET, Ontario, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AirBoss of America Corp. (TSX: BOS) (the “Company” or “AirBoss”) today announced that AirBoss Defense Group (“ADG”) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the manufacture and sale of 100,000 FlexAir™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator (“PAPR”) systems, 600,000 filters, and related accessories.
The Canadian federal government has announced its economic response plan to COVID-19, including multiple new and rapidly evolving financial support programs to help SMEs through the coronavirus pandemic. This article highlights the available federal and provincial government funding programs to help employers in York Region through these extraordinary times.
Superheroes not only wear masks, they donate them too.
When Dental Brands offered to donate over 100,000 surgical masks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford showed up in person with his own truck to collect the supplies.
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MARKHAM, Ontario, March 31, 2020 /CNW/ – Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX:ENGH) is participating in the Microsoft Teams Connected Contact Center certification program and now offers cloud and on-premise contact center options for Microsoft Teams.
Stouffville resident Alison Turner never though she would be making protective face shields, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Three of Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturers, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association and the province of Ontario have agreed to focus much of their ventilator building efforts on three projects.
With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe stocking medical supplies and equipment are fast becoming a critical concern.
Not surprisingly, front-line health officials are grateful for every piece of gear they can get their hands on.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced more help for small and medium-sized businesses to keep employees on the payroll during the COVID-19 crisis, including a 75 per cent wage subsidy and guaranteed interest-free loans.
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York is asking local businesses to donate any unused, unopened and unexpired supplies of personal protective equipment. The Region will work with our community health partners and share where the need is required.
Lalonde, Paterson & Associates (“LP&A”), an IT Managed Services provider has provided a total Work-From-Home solution for Ve’ahavta, a Jewish humanitarian organization, which included utilizing LP&A’s in-house RMM (real-time monitoring and management) software solution and Microsoft Office 365 via cloud computing to allow staff to be able to work safely at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perla Soaps and Detergents is “answering the call.” The company told Yorkregion.com on Monday, March 23 that it’s going to ramp up its production and manufacture about 100,000 units of hand sanitizers by Friday.
TORONTO, March 23, 2020 – SmartCentres REIT, one of the largest real estate companies in Canada, announced that it is offering rent-free use of a total of up to 1-million square feet of space in 200 shopping centres across the country, as well as its land, parking lots and signage, to all Canadian governments and health care authorities, effective immediately, to assist in their COVID-19 support efforts.
Engineers at Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturer are hoping a sanitization device they originally developed to eliminate odour and bacteria in hockey gear can be used by hospitals to kill the coronavirus on personal protective equipment.
For drones, a pandemic could be their time to shine.
Vaughan-based Drone Delivery Canada said it’s in discussions with the federal government to review drone regulations, given all that’s happening with COVID-19, so that suburban, rural and remote communities have quicker access to medical and pharmaceutical supplies, or send blood samples to laboratories while limiting person-to-person contact.
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York Regional Police, in partnership with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, are providing business owners with several tips to help keep their businesses safe during this period of business closures and reduced operating hours.
RICHMOND HILL, March 23, 2020 — iSIGN Media Solutions Inc., a leading provider of interactive mobile proximity marketing and public security alert solutions, today announced the offer of free use of its Safety Alert Messaging (“SAM”) solution to all levels of medical, health and emergency responders across Canada for the next six months.
MARKHAM, ON, March 20, 2020 /CNW/ – Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX:ENGH) today announced its Vidyo, Inc. subsidiary has developed a program to help its telemedicine clients dramatically scale to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.
Workers and businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for part of the $82 billion aid package announced Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which includes $27 billion in direct support for those struggling to find work or care for family members.
TORONTO, March 19, 2020 /CNW/ – As schools across the country close to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus and in support of learners, Pearson Canada and Kivuto are partnering to offer open access to digital learning resources for families.
The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to help Canadians facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
MS provider Microart Services Inc. has purchased factory space to serve as its second location in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
“We were really hardware-centric for a long time. We would build the housings, the components, the circuit boards, the devices, and we would supply the hardware.
As one of North America’s premier mobile app development companies, we are honored to receive the 2020 Clutch Leader award.
Alidade Group, a healthcare IT (HIT) advisory and workforce solutions organization, and Mackenzie Innovation Institute (Mi²), a collaborative fostering the use of technology to improve patient outcomes, have announced a partnership to create sustainable access to local Canadian HIT expertise.
Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has acquired LSM Insurance Services Ltd. (LSM). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.