receive up to $5,000 in grants to make energy-efficient retrofits and receive up to $600 to help with the cost of the home energy audit (get full details in the “Ask The Experts” column in this issue). Tohoma and their Home Efficiency Squad, made up of local Windsor Essex companies, is your one-stop-shop for energy audits and upgrades! For more information please visit: Tohoma.ca. Sherri Cazabon opened her business in May, One Plant Stand, to make plant stands from upcycled materials. “It was created through my own need to find a plant stand that I would like and then friends and family wanted them, and soon after the word spread quickly and we started making orders,” she explains. The plant stands are sold at: Urban Surf and Sketch Art Workshop (55 East Pike Creek Road, Tecumseh), and Potted & Quenched (100 Lesperance Road, Tecumseh). Find out more on: Instagram.com/oneplantstand or email: oneplantstand@gmail.com.
Sherri Cazabon, Owner of One Plant Stand, displays her product made of upcycled materials. Photo courtesy of Sherri Cazabon.
DrinksOut, a new beverage delivery service in Windsor, LaSalle and Tecumseh officially launched in May 2021. The company delivers spirits, wines, beers, ciders, coolers, and other specialty alcohol products from the LCBO and local producers within Windsor Essex. “We realized that people needed an alternative to receive products during lockdowns, and the convenience provided through direct to door delivery is becoming more of an expectation for consumers,” says Vik Lall, Co-founder of DrinksOut, along with his brother. “With those factors together, the opportunity for this business to continue thriving post COVID-19 is high, so we went all in on making it happen.” The company’s platform allows users to book deliveries to fit into their schedule. DrinksOut also offers after-hours delivery until 10 p.m., allowing local companies such as Wolfhead Distillery and Peele Island Winery to extend their opening hours, giving customers access to their local favourites like never before. Check out: DrinksOut.ca for further details. B I Z X M A G A Z IN E • J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 1
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