The year 2016 seemed like a turning point for Canadian products, as the nation felt under pressure from our neighbor to the south. This feeling spurred a movement across the country to "buy local" and spend more of our dollars purchasing products made in Canada. Then Covid-19 arrived in early 2020 and this initiative was taken even more seriously as we worked to support our local economy. The pandemic forced people to stay at home and encouraged us to become even more passionate about buying at home. We as consumers quickly became aware of the importance of shopping locally, thus contributing to the success of Canadian-made items.
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Pâtisserie Mergeay Inc. History In November 1983, the Mergeay family, coming directly from Belgium, opened a Belgian bakery in the heart of the kingdom of Saguenay Lac-St-Jean. Over the years the chocolate factory and coffee roasting were added. For…
Patrick Hunter Art and Design is a 2 Spirit Ojibway artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur from Red Lake, Ontario. In 2011, he made the move to Toronto to pursue a career in the arts after completing the graphic design program at Sault College…
My Pattison Fine Woodworking studio has a 30 plus years history of creating and building not the status quo but pieces that are unique and one of a kind. It is my attention to the fine details that complete the artistic craftsmanship and upon…
I really fell in love with the sound of the mandolin when I heard the David Grisman Quintet. I built my first Mandolin at Pattison Stringed Instruments in 1980, out of personal curiosity and subsequently by request. I have built ‘A’ style and ‘F’…
Located in the heart of Miramichi, Patty Cakes has been serving Miramichi and surrounding areas for the past 25 years. Our bakery was created and carefully cultivated from Patty’s very own kitchen. What started out as a hobby, eventually grew into…
The Paul Brodie Collection is proudly designed and Made in Canada. Paul’s unique design signature creatively accents wool tartans and tweeds as well as limited editions of Native North American wool blankets. Materials, construction components and…
Paul Bros Nextreme is a local company with a global ambition, Paul Bros was established in 1978 and is the Norths steel specialty company. We were the second business by the Paul family with the first one being Back Bay Welding in the early 1970’s.…
Paul E Shier was born in Toronto, ON and now lives near Tweed, ON Canada and creates most of his art in the beautiful county of Central Frontenac. Most of his sculptures are done by hand carved from soapstone, He believes it brings more life into…
When Paul Sikkes, a baker, moved from Holland to Canada in 1958, he opened up Paul’s Bakery in Smithers. He later passed on the business to his son, who then passed it on to his son Brian who owns it today along with his wife, Sheona and their…
