EODP PROJECTS 2016-2017 Name: WSC

Survival School

o/a Marble Lake

Lodge

WSC Survival

School, located

in North

Frontenac, offers a broad scope of programs to provide

knowledge, skills, confidence, and tools pertinent to

survival, to the enjoyment of the great outdoors. Project Summary: Their project entails market

diversification opportunities in Ottawa and Toronto to

increase public awareness about their programs and

facility location.

Amount Approved: $3,110

Approval Date: May 27, 2015

Website: www.wscsurvivalschool.com

Name: Asselstine Hardware

Asselstine hardware is a locally owned and independent

hardware store located in Verona, Ontario. They offer a

wide range of hardware products and provide

dependable service for major home appliances, pump

installation and repair.

Project Summary: This project entails skills training for

staff which will give further opportunities for market

diversification.

Amount Approved: $1,858

Approval Date: February 27, 2016

Website: www.asselstinehardwareandservice.com

Name: Capital Waterfowling

Capital Waterfowling specializes in

duck and goose calls. They have

produced a full line-up of products,

as well as a line of men’s and

women’s apparel.

Project Summary: This project market diversification, as

well as assistance with research and prototype

development.

Amount Approved: $45,022

Approval Dates: February 28 & August 27, 2015

Website: www.capitalwaterfowling.ca

Name: Beckwith

Contracting Inc.

Beckwith Contracting

is a full service

contracting business. After taking courses in timber

frame construction and joinery they now offer this

service to current and new clients.

Project Summary: The project assisted with skills training

for staff for market diversification.

Amount Approved: $3,758

Approval Date: February, 2016

Website: www.beckwithcontracting.ca

Name: Duerst

Metalsmith

Stefan is an artist

specializing in metal

design concepts and

customization. He also provides Acupressure treatments.

Project Summary: This project will assist with market

diversification into the States, upgrading skills, and

increasing productivity.

Amount Approved: $14,975

Approval Date: August 27, 2015

Website: www.duerst.ca

Name: Wood Nettle Farm

Wood Nettle Farm is a small

scale mixed farm, offering

wholesome premium food

products through direct

marketing in the Kingston and

Eastern Ontario region using organic and biodynamic

production principles.

Project Summary: Through equipment purchases this

start-up business will create 1 job, and allow for business

efficiencies in this totally off-grid organic farm.

Amount Approved: $5,334

Approval Date: June 24, 2015

Name:

Eco Alternative

Energy

Eco Alternative

Energy is a Licensed Electrical Contractor, participating in

the Authorized Contractor Program. They do Commercial

and Residential wiring, as well as installing SOLAR systems

for Off-grid and Grid-Tie applications.

Project Summary: This project involves upgrading skills.

Amount Approved: $473

Approval Date: August 27, 2015

Website: www.ecoaltenergy.com

Name: Maricalro Canada Inc.

Mariclaro is a manufacturer of

quality bags and accessories

from recycled materials.

Project Summary: There are

several components to this

project, including a 1-year

marketing plan, market

diversification by attending new trade shows to promote

awareness of products, skills training for employees, and

machinery purchases for increased business efficiency. Amount Approved: $7,210 + $7,968

Approval Date: October 28, 2015 & May 25, 2016

Website: www.mariclaro.ca

Name: Local Family

Farms

Local Family Farm’s

philosophy is to provide

local, GMO, hormone

and pesticide-free

products, with an eye to sustainability, enriching small-

scale agriculture and the economy in general.

Project Summary: Equipment purchases for business

efficiencies will allow this company to hire new staff to

meet business growth with market diversification of new

food section.

Amount Approved: $14,165

Approval Date: Jan 27, 2016

Website: www.foodlesstravelled.ca

Name: Eco Tree Care

Services

Eco Tree Care is an arborist

business that operates year

round. Primary services

include tree pruning and tree

removal.

Project Summary: Skills training for staff members and

equipment purchase will allow this business to continue

to grow with new expertise and “eco-alternative”

services offered to both residential and contract

clientele.

Amount approved: $27,506

Approval Date: Jan 27, 2016

Website: www.ecotreecare.ca

Name: Berg

Elevating

This business

sells and services all aspects of lifts, elevators and provide

vehicle conversions and accessories.

Project Summary: Equipment purchases for business

efficiencies and skills training will allow this business to

continue to expand. Trade show attendances will provide

further marketing opportunities for this young company.

Amount Approved: $13,975

Approval Date: Mar 23, 2016

Website: www.bergelevating.com

B.D. Custom Machining

Name: B.D. Custom Machining

B.D. Custom Manufacturing was founded in the spring of

2014 designing and manufacturing specialized items.

New product development requests from other

companies have led to increased markets.

Project Summary: Upgraded infrastructure will allow the

business to house its entire operation at its Harrowsmith

location. Equipment will provide growth opportunities for

revenue and staff.

Amount Approved: $47,725

Approval Date: March 23, 2016

Leroux FarmLeroux FarmLeroux FarmLeroux Farm Name: Jeff and Hannah Groenewegen

This farm business is a year round dairy goat farm –

supplying milk to various dairy plants, such as Fifth Town

Cheese in Picton. They also cultivate hay, barley and corn

for feed.

Project Summary: Project objective is to improve

efficiencies in order to increase herd size and provide 1

new job.

Amount approved: $4,301

Approval Date: March 23, 2015

Name: Sugar Hill Farms

Sugar Hill Farms is a family owned/operated farm that

direct markets their products, including totally grass-fed

certified organic Black Angus beef, Red Tamworth pork,

maple syrup, honey, poultry, and firewood.

Project Summary: This project involves business

efficiencies through equipment.

Amount approved: $3,875

Approval Date: March 23, 2016

Website: www.sugarhillfarm.ca

Name: Seed to

Sausage

Seed to Sausage

produces a selection of

dry cured meat

products and fresh

sausages. It

continually grows each

year and now employs 13 staff and has a retail outlet in

Ottawa.

Project Summary: This project includes new equipment

for business efficiencies and wholesale market

diversification opportunities, plus skills training.

Amount Approved: $46,092

Approval Date: April 27, 2016

Website: www.seedtosausage.ca

Name: Shelley

Home

Improvements

This is a home

renovation

business

located in Sydenham/Harrowsmith area since 1988 that

specializes in exterior renovations.

Project Summary: Skills training will increase knowledge

for new type of service offered and safety courses for

staff to meet current legislation. Business efficiences will

allow this business to capture new market opportunities.

Amount Approved: $17,294

Approval Date: October 28, 2015

Name: Mazinaw-Lanark Forest Inc

MLFI is a multi- shareholder company working as a

partnership with 20 local shareholders in Eastern Ontario

with the primary task of planning, implementing forest

management activities on over 180,000 hectares of crown

forest.

Project Summary: This pilot project covers a 2-year

period to develop a forest education program to improve

public understanding of forest practices. Activities and

materials will be organized that include local, regional,

provincial/national networks who will help coordinate

delivery, tools and materials to continue in future years.

Amount Approved: $14,406

Approval Date: August 27, 2015

Website: www.mlfi.org

Name: AirTech Solutions

AirTech Solutions uses UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)

to provide data collection information in the agricultural,

industrial and green energy sectors.

Project Summary: With the purchase of equipment, this

business can capture new market opportunities to

expand into other areas of research/data collection, job

growth, and skills training for increased knowledge.

Amount Approved: $3,784

Approval Date: April 27, 2016

Website: www.airtech-solutions.ca

Name: Sharbot

Lake Retirement

Retreat

This is a retirement

facility located in

Sharbot Lake, being

renovated to meet

health, safety,

accessibility issues.

Project Summary: This project initiative included

assistance with structural plans.

Amount Approved: $4,000

Approva Date: May 25, 2016

Name: Wolfe Island Spring

Craft Brewery

This is a new start-up

brewery located on Wolfe

Island.

Project Summary:

Equipment, skills training,

and show attendances will provide growth opportunities

for this business to perfect the art of brewing craft beer.

Amount Approved: $94,600

Approval Date: May 25, 2016

Name: Sonset Farms

This farm produces items

that are managed under

organic standards and

direct marketed in the Kingston Ontario area, such as

restaurants, independent retailers, their farm store, and

the dairy goes into the provincial organic milk pool. Project Sumary: This project involves equipment that

would assist their spelt-growing operation in becoming

more efficient and to have more control over its quality.

Amount Approved: $13,646

Approval Date: May 25, 2016

Name: Sugar

Woods Farm

Sugar woods farm

has been in

operation for over

40 years, producing items such as honey and maple

syrup, raspberries, various fruit trees, and even peanuts.

The farm started growing grapes in 2005 and after much

experimentation, Sugar Woods Farm is entering the

business of wine grape production.

Project Sumary: This project consists of purchasing

equipment that will make the wine process much more

efficient and give consistent results – which will allow for

expansion and revenues.

Amount Approved: $1,750

Approval Date: May 25, 2016

Name: Back Forty

Artisan Cheese

Back Forty is located in

the hamlet of Mississippi

Station Ontario, making

hand crafted raw ewe

milk artisanal cheeses of

the highest quality. Each cheese is made by hand in very

small batches, aging from two to nine months.

Project Summary: This project involves facility expansion

ane business efficiencies, tourist attraction opportunities

and increased revenues.

Amount Approved: $4,127

Approval Date: April 27, 2016

Website: www.artisancheese.ca

Name: Canadian

Environmental

Drilling

This drilling

company services all over Ontario but mainly within the

eastern region. Canadian Environmental Drilling works

with environmental consultants and engineering

companies on a variety of different projects, gathering

geotechnical information.

Project Summary: New technology to keep up with

changes in the drilling industry, increase revenues and

market diversification opportunities, and job growth.

Amount Approved: $62,500

Approval Date: July 27, 2016

Website: www.canadianenvironmentaldrilling.com

Name:

Conboy Farm

Conboy Farm

produces maple

syrup, selling 70% at their year round farmgate. They al

so wholesale 30% to clients located throughout eastern

Ontario.

Project Summary: This project assists with equipment

that will increase efficiencies, and provide growth

opportunities for the farm to tap 1,000 additional trees.

Amount Approved: $6,000

Approval Date: April 27, 2016

Name: Silverbrook Landscaping

& Gardens

Established in 1991, Silverbrook

is a family-owned market

garden, greenhouse and antique

shop in Sydenham, growing

annual and perennial plants, fruits and vegetables for

retail sale.

Project Summary: Assisting with equipment purchase to

reduce spoilage, increase revenues and business

efficiencies.

Amount Approved: $2,400

Approval Date: July 27, 2016

Name:

Eastern Ontario Trail Alliance

EOTA brings together people

and groups who have an

interest in developing a

regional shared-use trail

network.

Project Summary: Upgrade and enhance the trails in

Central and North Frontenac, to build a trailhead

for recreational trail users at Ompah in order to

access the trail network in North Frontenac

Township.

Amount Approved: $12,000

Approval Date: May 25, 2016

Website: www.thetrail.ca

Name: County of Lennox & Addington

With 3 partners forming the Food & Beverage (FAB)

Region this investment marketing initiative is aimed at

attracting and growing small scale (artisanal) food and

beverage businesses.

Project Summary: This project will showcase the success

of the FABregion initiative with a PR campaign to

generate more leads for the continued growth of the

craft brewery sector and other food and beverage

businesses.

Amount Approved: $11,925

Approval Date: May 25, 2016

Website: www.lennox-addington.on.ca