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NEW BUSINESS FOCUS | Fonthill Jewellers opens its doors

Custom design work on site The address said B7, 160 Highway 20 East, theoretically a couple shops down from the new Starbucks. But there was no sign out front.

NEW BUSINESS FOCUS | New fashion shop a welcome addition to Fonthill

Popular Village Boutique opens a second location Carol LaCivita and her daughter Alexandra operate a successful fashion boutique in Ridgeway, and saw an opportunity to expand into a second location in Fonthill. It was an easy decision.

BUSINESS FOCUS | PSWs in high demand

Harmony Personal Care Services a local option According to Statistics Canada, some 15 percent of Canada’s population is 65 and older, outnumbering children age 14-and-under for the first time.

NEW BUSINESS FOCUS | Advanced vision technology meets patient-centred care

A new optometry practice has opened in Fonthill, located at 155 Hwy 20 West, inside the Log Cabin and next to Boggio Pharmacy.

NEW BUSINESS FOCUS | New private elementary school in Fenwick

Families with young children in the Fenwick area have a new educational option. Adamo Montessori School, operated by Nicole Adamo and her father Lou, opened for business last Monday in Fenwick’s United Church, on Church Street.

NEW BUSINESS FOCUS | Ice cream and other frosty delights

Peter Piper’s Parlour Cones and Café debuts just as summer temps loom on the horizon “I can’t get away from the alliteration,” said Peter Moore with a laugh, a reference to the plosive peez and concussive kayz in his latest venture, Peter Piper’s Par

Park Place South developer considers next steps

Mountainview Homes project conforms to Plan, but now rejected twice BY DON RICKERS and DAVE BURKET The VOICE Considering the changes and upheaval they can bring to formerly quiet communities, real estate developers are not often perceived as sympathe

NEW BUSINESS FOCUS | Financial consultant helps families hit home runs

Keith McConkey has a passion for baseball, community, and serving clients Before his family and financial services career came along, it’s fair to say that Keith McConkey’s primary passion was baseball.

BUSINESS FOCUS | "Limited time, maximum gain"

Frank Adamson's Kwik Fit routine caters to busy people Ask Frank Adamson what effect COVID grey-lockdown had on his personal fitness business on Highway 20, and he’ll answer in one word. “Devastating.

Pelham fumes at TD Bank departure

Fonthill branch set to close in July It seems incongruous that a bank would be pulling up roots in Fonthill just when local housing development is burgeoning, and the population is mushrooming. But that’s what Toronto-Dominion is doing.