Paris Horticultural Society takes field trip to local nursery

Transformation Grants totaling $202,500.00 since 2019,” said Zach Gable, Director of Economic Development and Tourism. “In an increasingly digital world, an online presence can be very helpful for small businesses ”

Eligible small businesses can apply for a Digital Main Street grant until September 30, 2023 through the Digital Mainstreet website. The programs provides access to training, advisory support through the local Digital Service Squad, and a financial resource, all designed to increase their capacity through digital transformation, to stay competitive, and to reach a broader customer base

“If you own a business in the County of Brant that has a brick-andmortar commercial store and is open to the public, you are eligible to receive assistance from this program,” said Gable.

“The Digital Main Street Digital Transformation Grant program is a vitally important and immensely valuable resource for small businesses,” says Kay Matthews, Executive Director, OBIAA “We join the County of Brant in celebrating the success of the program that continues to provide their local businesses with the knowledge, resources, and training to revitalize their operations with an expanded digital presence ”

Interested small businesses can contact DSS@brant ca for more information and to get started.

Paris Horticultural Society members are generally busy buzzing around town, cleaning flower beds, planting flowers, shrubs and trees, hanging planters, cleaning up roads and tons of extra behind the scenes actions that help keep the town looking sharp and beautiful. So it was nice to see that several members took some time together to enjoy a horticulturally-related (of course!) day trip. On July 5th , members ventured into the heat for a pre-planned excursion to the Winkemolen Tree Nursery in Lynden. Located on over 750 acres of land and with 460 different species of trees, this nursery specializes in high quality natives and ornamental shade trees. Their products are shipped to Alberta to Newfoundland and to the northern United States. Jeff Winkemolen provided excellent commentary and willingly answered many questions. The nursery employes students, local residents and migrants from Mexico and Viet Nam A special thanks to Edith Stone for organizing the event, to Nancy Slusarczyk and Brenda Simpson for the group’s tasty and refreshing treats and to the excellent tour guide, Jeff.

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