For residents around Ottawa Street, there are people going door to door claiming to be from the province, and ask for access to your backyard or home to finish a "safety check" These people are scam artists. The company they said they represented was "Ontario Energy Group" or OEG with lots of branding on clothes and hats. EOG has nothing to do with the Ontario government.
All in the course of a single pitch, that his company was working with home-owners in the area. Then they were doing inspections on behalf of the province. Then finally he said that energy efficiency standards had changed and based on the exterior pipes he could see protruding from the side of our house, he could tell we did not have energy-efficient equipment heating our home. When we told him he was representing a scam, he protested and claimed his business was accredited by the Better Business Bureau. I looked his company up on the BBB site not only were they not accredited, they have been in existence for less than a year. The BBB listed the name of the CEO and indicated the company had only that single employee which is how the listing remains the last time I checked it. By the way, an earlier version of this blog post provided a hyperlink to the Linkedin profile of the BBB-listed CEO showing that he d gone from new university grad to Sales Executive to Director of Marketing to CEO of his own (scam) company in less than four years. Now that s entrepreneurial! The CEO has since removed that level of detail from his public profile. Hmm, wonder why?
The Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services maintains a Beware List of shady businesses that have been reported to them. They have a list of over twenty names doing business in the water heater industry that are scams. Several of them have the same name located at different addresses. The same sort of result appears when you search for furnace scams. That s great info when you re looking up companies online that you may want to do business with be sure to check them out first. But even if the company does not appear on the Beware List, don t let them in your door or share any info with them. Note also that the Competition Bureau of Canada has gone after several door-to-door water heater sales companies for their anti-competitive policies and practices. Reliance and Enercare (formerly Direct Energy) have agreed to settle out of court for millions of dollars. Don t worry, I m sure they consider that the price of doing business.

My husband and I were walking back home from the park with our two sons, when it started to down pour on us. As we huddled under a tree waiting for it to stop raining, the kindest sweetest lady pulled aside in a red SUV and handed us her umbrella. I just wanted to give her the biggest thanks ever. It was so thoughtful gesture that almost brought me to tears.

So to the lady who stopped at the side of wfcu credit union, thank you!!!!!!!! You have been spotted.

To the female driving the silver Charger in front of me this morning who paid for my coffee at the Lauzon/ Wyandotte St E Tim Hortons. Thank You! I immediately paid it forward. Just proves there are still good people out there.

Around noon today David and I went for a very late breakfast. Ted the waiter was sweet and efficient and Deb was her usual funny self. She always makes everyone feel like family, even though I don't have one of my own. The light atmosphere made my day and David really enjoyed himself.Your breakfast is ta die for and we needed the energy to walk all the way back home. Thank you Deb and her crew !

To the lady who locked her dog in her hot car at Fabricland parking lot this afternoon, and went shopping for a half hour. I could hear the poor dog crying and you barely had one window open about two inches, You don't deserve to have a dog, or any pet for that matter!! Our pets are like our kids you don't just lock them in the car and go shopping!!! Yes the police were called I hope you learned your lesson today!!!

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Last night my friends car was broken into behind my house on hall and assumtion. They stole my longboard it's a GLOBE 41" yellow and black with lots of stickers. this is my only way around town and there is a reward is returned no questions. The board is very sentimental And I just want it returned. Pawn shops have already been shown what it looks like. Email me if you see it around please. Jholmes@live.ca

Keys found on the street on August 21st at Wyandotte and Gladstone. Contact Maria at 519-944-6106