Rejuvenation for your body & mind! This year, Kingsville welcomed a fresh face to the wellness and beauty industry with the opening of Blush & Bloom Rejuvenation Inc. Founded by Sara Bergeron, a passionate entrepreneur dedicated to enhancing health and self-care, the business offers a range of rejuvenation treatments tailored […]
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Spotlight On Business: Gluten Free Pantry
If you’ve taken a stroll down Division Street South in Kingsville in the last month, you would have come across an exciting new storefront, Gluten Free Pantry. The company, which started in June 2021 with a dedicated gluten free kitchen, previously offered its products through Facebook and Instagram. In the […]
Spotlight On Business: Purple Vixen Beauty Mobile Spa
As a PSW with a love for art and an appreciation for the beauty industry, starting her own mobile esthetics business felt like the natural next step for Heaven Cooper. Earlier this month, Heaven took the plunge and Purple Vixen Beauty Mobile Spa went from a business plan to reality. […]
Spotlight On Business: RBM Cooking Whets Appetites, Warms Hearts
With just a few months of retirement under her belt, Rosa Basile-Marrello found herself wondering how to maintain balance as the pandemic was kicking into high gear. As she spent more time in the kitchen creating meals for her family, she found that the activity of inventing new dishes kept […]
Spotlight On Business: Mitchell Bookkeeping Services
Mitchell Bookkeeping Services was launched in July 2022 by business owner, Ivy-Mikelle Mitchell. A series of health issues led Ivy-Mikelle down the path to setting up her own business in order to find the work flexibility she needed and to build a better life for her and her daughter. The […]
Spotlight On Business: Creative Mode Arts & Play Centre
In June of this year, Paige Romberg and Alex Leite came together to introduce Creative Mode Arts & Play Centre to Kingsville and the surrounding communities. Armed with a love of the arts and a passion for teaching, they were inspired to create a space where children can feel free to […]
Spotlight On Business: Red Beard Designs
In 2020, while working at Windsor Regional Hospital, Kingsville native Derrick Wigle decided to take the leap and turn his passion for woodworking into business. Recognizing that starting a business during the pandemic would present many obstacles, he felt he needed to do something he truly enjoyed. Like many entrepreneurs, […]
Spotlight On Business: Even You Holistic Clinic
Even You is owned and operated by Felishia Ferguson, Registered BioEnergetic Practitioner R. BIE., and Registered Holistic Nutritionist R.H.N. It was established in 2022. If you are looking for a safe, holistic, non-invasive approach to improving or regaining your health and wellness, BioEnergetics is a tried and true option! This week, […]
Spotlight On Business: Walkabout Canine Consulting
Established in 1995 by owner Sylvia Koczerzuk, Walkabout Canine Consulting helps new dog owners to raise and train their puppies and dogs to be well-mannered in the real world. Kingsville Times spoke with Sylvia to find out more about her love of dogs, and her experience launching and running her […]
Spotlight On Business: Hawksview Honey
Hawksview Honey, established in 2017, is owned and operated by siblings Dale Wright and Donna Rivard, and their respective spouses, Kimberlene Wright and Keith Rivard. This week, the Kingsville Times spoke with Donna to learn more about this local business that focuses on promoting a natural approach to farming, gardening […]
Spotlight On Business: The Little Cider Company
Mary Beth Little is the owner of The Little Cider Company located in Harrow, Ontario. She has found making cider to be a natural extension of the family farm. Her ciders are all made from 100% Ontario dessert and heritage apples and farm-fresh produce that have been grown and tended on […]
Spotlight On Business: Welcome Dairy Queen!
Kingsville Dairy Queen This week, The Kingsville Times had the pleasure of speaking with Kurt and Kate, the owners of the new Dairy Queen in Kingsville. Given this is their third Dairy Queen in Ontario, a smooth grand opening and well-run restaurant is sure to be the order of the […]
Spotlight On Business: Digital Voodoo Media
Video created by Digital Voodoo Media For businesses looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their online advertising campaign, look no further. Digital Voodoo Media, located right here in Kingsville, is ready to launch you into the realm of online video advertising. Originally established in 1998 as Tracker Productions […]
Spotlight On Business: The Vintage Grapes Houseboat Lodgings Experience
The Vintage Grape After experiencing a wonderful stay on a houseboat in Key West, Florida, Brian McGinty knew right away that this would be a great innovation for the beautiful wine region back home. He took this bold idea and and ran with it, and in 2018 he made it […]
Spotlight On Business: Estate of Health Holistic Wellness Centre & Yoga Studio
Jordan Scott-Trepanier is the Director of the Estate of Health Holistic Wellness Centre & Yoga Studio. She and her mother Heather Scott are co-owners of this new undertaking which sprang into being from their vision for the people of Kingsville and surrounding area. They believed that our community would benefit […]
Spotlight On Business: Lydia Joy Palmer Art & Design
Lydia Joy Palmer’s Etsy page describes her art as “Illustrations of all things Nature and Geek.” Sounds intriguing. On her Facebook page she is noted as an artist and graphic designer. Lydia is all that and more. This lady wears a lot of hats in her one-woman business. She opened […]
Spotlight On Business: F45 Training Kingsville
Chris Miller moved to Canada about three years ago with plans to open F45 Training Kingsville. He had seen F45 first-hand in Australia. The fitness franchise originated there in 2012. He also knew that they had recently entered the North American market. Chris had seen for himself that F45 in […]
Spotlight On Business: Gallup Leather
Angel Anzola has worked with leather since he was a teenager. He fell in love with the craft at that time and has never thought of doing anything else. While the family lived back home in Colombia, his daughter Luz Angela Anzola watched as he created amazing things with leather […]
Spotlight On Business: Broken Basket Designs
Don Salvador and Jen Knight ran into each other often in the dog park. As all dog lovers know, a dog park is a great place to get to know other dog lovers who show up regularly with their pets. Over time Don and Jen discovered that they had a […]
Spotlight On Business: Whisked Bake Shop
When Ana Teresa El Barche opened her Whisked Bake Shop in 2015, she was well prepared and ready to go. Before she’d moved to Canada, Ana had worked with her parents in their family-owned bulk food business, similar to the Bulk Barn here in Canada. Her family offered custom cakes […]
Spotlight On Business: Bonzai Gifts by Pet Nanny
Teal Hallam has always been an animal lover. This love motivated her to work in a vet clinic part-time in high school. Later when she went on to college, she chose to become a vet tech and wildlife rehabilitator. Hallam embarked on her first business, Bonzai Gifts, in 2010 after […]
Spotlight On Business: The Fresh Bee
Pamela Bellemore LoDuca had always wanted to have her own business. Over the past three years, the thought of starting something was constantly on her mind. A friend had mentioned beeswax wraps as a possible business venture. That idea had occurred to LoDuca before and the idea stuck. Her new […]
Spotlight On Business: Giffin’s Maple Syrup Products
Giffin’s Maple Syrup Products has been a family business for nearly four decades. Husband and wife team Jean and Don Giffin owned it and ran it together until Don passed away in 2017, leaving Jean alone to handle the business. Their daughter Diane and her husband Adrian decided to help […]
Spotlight On Business: My Grind Coffee Co.
While they were out exploring Europe, at one point, Calyn Kir and Mitch Monaco found themselves in an Irish cafe. They enjoyed their time there, sampling coffee selections and as a result an intriguing and exciting idea was born. After the two of them returned home, they teamed up with […]
Spotlight On Business: ‘Local Provisions’ Offers Locally Curated Gift Boxes
Local Provisions was established in October, 2020 by sisters Rachel Vollmer and Lauren Vollmer. They spoke recently to the Kingsville Times and gave us all the details of their local business which serves Windsor and Essex County. Kingsville Times: What was your motivation for starting a business? Local Provisions: We’re […]