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In front of a giant billboard of the new Mississippi Valley Conservation Centre, the new headquarters building for Mississippi Valley Conservation (MVC), at the ground breaking ceremony for the project on Wednesday, Sept. 5 are, from left, Frank Argue of Argue Construction, project management; Myra Van Die, MVC staff dealing with water resources; Phil Sweetnam, MVC Board member; Paul Lehman, MVC general manager; Shawn Argue of Argue Construction, project management; and Malcolm Wildeboer of Vandenberg & Wildeboer Architects, project design. All are residents of the Stittsville area and all are engineers except for the architect.
EMC news - The Mississippi Valley Conservation Centre is now formally underway. A ceremonial ground breaking ceremony for this new office home of Mississippi Valley Conservation (MVC) happened on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at the site in Roy Brown Park in Carleton Place as construction is already underway, with some framing already erected as dignitaries and Board members and officials participated in the ceremony. The new building, designed by Ralph Vandenberg of Vandenberg & Wildeboer Architects, features a low impact environmental design as well as “green” features where possible. The building will reflect the heritage of the Mississippi watershed with the use of natural products such as wood and stone. Future plans for the site include the creation of interpretive trails throughout the remaining acerage, providing both environmental education and outdoor health and wellness opportunities. The building itself is meant to become an environmental resource hub as well as interpretive site and a public meeting space in addition to housing MVC staff. At this new site in Carleton Place, MVC staff are going to be more accessible to a larger population than the staff is at its current office in the village of Lanark. Argue Construction Ltd. is the construction manager for the project. The MVC is one of 36 conservation authorities in the province. Stittsville businessman Phil Sweetnam is a longtime Board member of the MVC as one of the city of Ottawa’s representatives. The MVC has jurisdiction over the Mississippi River watershed including the Carp River into which Poole Creek in Stittsville drains.
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24 Stittsville News EMC - Thursday, September 13, 2012
A recent investment by a family owned company is making business news in Eastern Ontario. NOCO Canada, a family owned and locally operated company has been serving Canada’s energy needs for decades. The company is leveraging their rich heritage in the business with an expansion of their fuel and lubricant operations into the Trenton and Ottawa areas. As a proud Esso and Mobil branded reseller, NOCO supplies heating oil, gasoline, diesel, and lubricants to serve residential, farm, commercial, and industrial customers. “With almost eighty years of experience in the energy business, we are honoured to have the opportunity to serve the hard working consumers of this region,” noted Mark Yeatman, General Manager of NOCO Fuels Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of NOCO Canada. With this expansion, NOCO has established more local offices to efficiently and safely deliver high-quality products at competitive prices. With office locations in Toronto, Trenton, Ottawa and Pembroke, NOCO simplifies access for their customers by allowing them to get all of their products from one place. One major change customers will see is the elimination of a national call center. By establishing local offices and working with local personnel, NOCO is keeping business local and investing in communities. Other improved operations include online ordering and automatic payments, with online billpay coming soon. NOCO’s customers can expect the prompt, courteous, and dependable service they deserve. As the second largest Mobil distributor in North America, NOCO’s expansion has created a stronger product mix to more completely serve their customers. The company provides a full line of Mobil lubricants for automotive, fleet, industrial, metalworking, and specialty needs. NOCO also offers a used oil recycling program in some areas to make sure that businesses never need to worry about the proper collection, transportation, and processing of the waste they generate. “We believe the addition of the new products and new geography allows NOCO to address unmet consumer needs in the territory. Along with our key product brands, Mobil and Esso, we offer excellent service and local personnel. Our distribution model is strong and this new venture will provide strong value to the consumers throughout the region,” said James D. Newman, President of NOCO Canada. For more information, visit noco.ca or call 1-888-284-7777.
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NOCO Fuels Canada awarded Esso branded Fuels and Lubricants reseller business for Eastern Ontario by Imperial Oil