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12 SPOTLIGHT ON INDUSTRY 16 CONTRACTORS CORNER Renovation decisions before you sell your home 20 BACK COUNTRY LOG HOMES Log Homes as unique as the customer’s fingerprint 26 MONTANA LOG HOMES Truly Handcrafted Custom Log Homes 32 HEARTWOOD LOG HOMES Nova Scotia Handcrafted Quality since 1984 42 FEDERAL ELECTION 2019 Canadian have spoken, are the Federal Parties listening 46 SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION 50 GRAIN BIN BREWING CO Beer for the People, by the People! 56 THE COLLINGWOOD BREWERY Beers made for Kicking Back and Relaxing 62 MISPILLION RIVER BREWING It’s all about Creative Beers and having Fun 68 WALLS CABINETRY PLUS INC Getting the job done is not our Primary Goal - Your Satisfaction Is! 76 SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION 78 SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS Brews from the Sun 84 TICKETPRO INC Creating a Smooth Transition from Sale to Seat 88 SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH 90 HOLISTIC HEALTH Nutrients A to Z: Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 94 DIETARY BENEFITS OF DRINKING MORE WATER

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Montana Log Homes

Truly Handcrafted Custom Log Homes

Solar United Neigbors Brews fromtheSun

Brad Neu knows he’s in the dream business. He knew it when he helped his business partner-to-be build his first family home out of necessity. He knew it when a few years later they were featured in Time Magazine.

It’s why he’s been handcrafting custom log homes since 1975. If your dream is a little foggy, don’t worryNeu’splanguideof loghome floor plans and photographs may clear up a few things before the Montana Log Homes team treks to your corner of North America. Neu chatted with Spotlight on Business from the company construction yard in Kalispell, Montana about the “working trade” he lives – and loves.

way built an organization that now supports com- munities, homeowners and businesses in 13 states and has overseen over 4,100 installations for a total of 32 megawatts of electricity. Well if you are a regular reader of the magazine then you also know that we have a continuing series on Craft Brewing, well this month we are combining them both as we spotlight Solar United Neighbors’ Brews from the Sun competition event and the breweries that are using solar in the pursuit of the perfect pint.

If you have been following along the last few months then you know that Spotlight on Business has been working with Carra Cheslin, Director of Engagement and Ben Delman, Communications Director of Solar United Neighbors to get the word out about thenon-profit that started inWashington, D.C. back in 2007 when Solar United Neighbors Executive Director was asked by her son, if they could go solar. Spoiler Alert, she did and along the

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Canadians have spoken, but are the Federal Parties listening? Federal Election 2019 Looking at the results from Canada’s 43rd general election it seems as Canada is more divided now than ever, but this time it is more region against region than party against party. When the numbers started to roll in from polls in Atlantic Canada, social media started to light up. With comments coming from those in the heart of the energy sector of Canada out West

Ticketpro Inc

84 If you are a promoter of any ticketed event either large or small, then you need to read this article and learn more about Ticketpro Inc and how their experienced team can take your customer’s ticketing experience to the next level. We spoke with Ticketpro Inc President, Guislaine Bulman, from her office in Montreal about how the company is focused on making your event and your customer’s ticketing experience truly excep- tional. Bulman tells Spotlight on Business Magazine about Ticketpro’s services, excep- tional customer services and how important it is to the success of any event, large or small, for the customer to have a memorable expe- rience for all the right reasons and that expe- rience starts when they go to purchase their tickets. Creating a Smooth Transition from Sale to Seat

pointing their finger at those In Atlantic Canada for voting Liberal red. With the early results in Atlantic Canada it was soon under- stood that Trudeau’s Liberal Government would win a minority and what some were expecting to be a blue Conserva- tive wave across Canada, turned out to be little more than a splash with the Bloc soaking up most of the votes in Quebec.

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