EDITOR Lee Ann Atwater
RESEARCH TEAM LEADS Alia Morash Ashley Tanner
DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE & GRAPHIC DESIGN Carmen Fitzpatrick
MANAGING DIRECTOR Stewart Gregg
EDITORIAL TEAM David MacDonald
SOCIAL MEDIA LEAD Calli Gregg
CONTENT AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Rod Gregg RESEARCH & SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER James Oxley
John Allaire Jamie Barrie
CONTENT SERVICES LEAD Cameron Gregg
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Janice Buckler Denise Alison Jody Euloth Ceiledh Monk Dan Monk
ADMINISTRATOR LEAD Erica Atwater
PUBLISHER AIDACA Media
Is it just us or does it seem like we just rang in the new year and now the first quarter of 2018 is over already. We hope you are off to a great start to the year and that you look to the sky as the limit for this year. When looking to the sky, what do you see of the cityscape, do you see merely build- ings, billboards and traffic lights? Or do you see architecture and landscape co-exist- ing in a harmonious flow, one complimenting the other to form continuous, functional aesthetics? If so you will enjoy our conversation with Lisa Rapoport, partner of PLANT Architect Inc. along with Chris Pommer, and Mary Tremain. PLANT is an award-win- ning practice that combines architecture, landscape and design with a vision toward timeless urban redevelopment and renewal across spatial scales and traditional dis- ciplinary borders on Canada’s largest urban canvas — Toronto. Specializing in institu- tional, commercial, and residential architecture and landscape architecture, interiors, public space design, urban infrastructure, feasibility studies, and master planning. We learn about PLANT’s beginnings, their unique interdisciplinary design approach, and PLANT’s commitment to public engagement. Spotlight on Business spoke with Dave and Christie Dias of BC Diesel Truck Repair and Performance which they started back in 2011. Located in Surrey, British Columbia, their 18,000 square feet full-repair facility on 64th Avenue is equipped with the latest diag- nostic tools and a team of experienced professionals who have what it takes to get your diesel truck working reliably again. In seven short years Dave and Christie have built-up a nationwide dealer network and what is quickly becoming a one-stop shop e-commerce giant for diesel drivers in The Great White North and beyond which is the reason we had to tell their amazing story. As a teenager, Near North Log Homes’ owner Jon Sheppard wanted to build himself a log home. In this issue we learn how returning home from a job as a fly-fishing guide in Northern British Columbia and a change in direction helped him find a new-found job and what turned in to a life-long passion. Learn more about Jon’s journey, the log home business and its place in the residential construction industry. There is something quintessentially Canadian about Roger Ellis and the story of Heart- wood Log Homes. From his office at Heartwood’s Margaretsville, Nova Scotia worksite,
Roger told Spotlight on Business how a cabinetry-carpentry course, a hitchhik- ing trip from coast-to- coast, and a book called Building with Logs changed his life forever. Now four decades later, Roger has built log homes in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and in the Blue Mountains of North Carolina. In this month’s issue read how each hand-peeled Heartwood Log Home brings you closer to nature and in the self-reliant tradition. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but on occasion, it can result in the production of great whisky. Such is the case with the father and son team, David and David Woods from Wiggly Bridge Distillery in York, Maine. Spotlight on Business Magazine spoke with David Woods Sr. about the distillery’s beginnings, their products, the craft distilling scene in Maine along with their outlook to the future. We hope you enjoy the issue and we would like to thank all those involved in putting this month’s issue together along with our readers as we look forward to telling more stories about successful businesses and the people making it happen.
Lee Ann Atwater Editor
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