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NEWSFLASH THE RUNDOWN A small business account located on Ottawa Street in Windsor has met all of their electricity needs with clean, solar electricity in 2020 using a net-metering solar system. This solar system, developed and implemented by Green Sun Rising Inc., is entirely offsetting the business account’s electrical consumption cost, and greatly reducing their delivery charge under EnWin’s net-metering program. These substantial savings in annual operating cost will carry forward for over 30 years to come, securing the business from future electricity price increases. While solar generation is seasonal, the 12-month rolling window of the netmetering program takes all that solar seasonality out and allows carryover from summer surplus generation into the winter. Over its lifetime the solar system will pay for itself several times over. This business is already doing today what Canada has committed to achieve by 2050, net-zero and carbon neutrality. Visit the website: GreenSunRising.com to find out what you can do to get there too! The Windsor-Essex County Association of REALTORS (WECAR; 3200 Deziel Dr., WindsorRealEstate.com) has a new Board of Directors for 2022. The representatives, shown in the accompanying photo (below article), are as follows: (Back row from left): Julianna Biondo, REALTOR, Buckingham Realty (Windsor) Ltd. (Director); Mark Lalovich, Broker, RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. (President Elect); Brian A. Price, Salesperson, Deerbrook Realty Inc. (Director); and Krista Gionet, CAE, CRAE (WECAR Executive Officer).
(Front row from left): Damon Winney, Broker of Record, Jump Realty Inc. (Past President); Elica Berry, Salesperson, Jump Realty Inc. (President); and Maggie Chen, Broker of Record, LC Platinum Realty Inc. (Director). Missing from photo by Art Pavao: Alyssa Ismail, Salesperson, Century 21 Erie Shores Realty Inc. (Director).
NEW IN BIZ The town of LaSalle became a little sweeter in mid-December 2021 with the opening of The Sugared Spatula Inc., a start-up small-batch counter service sweet shoppe found at 6146 Malden Road. “We are not your traditional bakery and you will not find pie and Danishes here,” says Owner Anita Ondracka. “We offer sweet treats, cakes and chocolates and are big fans of sprinkles! We use only the best ingredients including Belgium Chocolate and Madagascar Vanilla, real butter and the freshest eggs and milk. All our treats are made from scratch in our own shoppe.” The menu includes a selection of Belgium chocolates such as minted milk, white chocolate candy, cinnamon roasted
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almond marshmallow; chocolate truffles; celebration layer cakes; cookie and snack cakes; sweet bars, mini cheesecakes, cookies, cake truffles, cupcakes and more. For further details check the website: TheSugaredSpatulaSweetShoppe.com.
ON THE MOVE Families and children serviced by Creative Child Learning Centre in Amherstburg have moved to the centre’s Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School location at 140 Girard Street in Amherstburg. Provincial government funding in the amount of $2.3 million was announced four years ago. The move has been a long time coming, according to Michelle DiCarlo, Executive Director of the non-profit organization. “Our parents and children are excited and we are happy to be continuing our 15-year partnership with the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board,” says DiCarlo. There are 73 licenced spaces at the Stella Maris location which complements Creative Child’s latchkey program, which has been operating for over 10 years at Stella Maris. Creative Child, which opened in 1999, provides learning opportunities for children aged three months to 12 years of age. Find more information on: TheCreativeChild3.com. Seeking a larger more modern space to showcase its members’ creations, the Walkerville Artists Collective has moved to 1295 Ottawa Street in a building formerly occupied by the Windsor Tea Emporium. “It’s a beautiful space,” says
