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BIZ X MAGAZINE APRIL 2024, VOLUME 27 ISSUE 4

ON THE COVER — Home Sweet Home — Page 18. A new home is more than a foundation, four walls and a roof . . . . it defines you and your family. If you have the means, building a new home or investing in a newly built home/condo allows you to choose the land, the floor plan, the square footage and best of all, a design that suits your individual taste. As well, it will reflect current trends in the housing industry and conserve energy. It’s never too late (or too early!) to have the home you have always imagined! In our extended Ask The Experts column, we explore just some of the many, local possibilities of new home ownership in various parts of Windsor and Essex County. Photo by Tina Huynh.

INDIVIDUAL/BUSINESS PICTURED: Norbert Bolger, President of NorBuilt Construction, 1000 Alma Street, Amherstburg. LOCATION: The job site of one of Nor-Built Construction’s new builds, located at 125/127 Park St in Amherstburg. The 4-plex is being built for a private individual and available for rent in May. The upper units are 1,375 sq. ft and the lowers are about 1,100 sq. ft.

BIZ X MAGAZINE APRIL 2024 CONTENTS

4 Funny Stuff
5 From The Publisher: Fashion Shows & Music Concerts
7 Corporate Profile: The 35th Milestone Anniversary Of Timberwolf Forest Products Inc.
8 Front Lines
10 Have A Cup Of Joe With Joe: Organ Donation April is Be A Donor month across Ontario to help raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donations. To honour this special month, columnist Joe McParland features two local men, Dennis Segatto and Chris Domenicucci. Both have had multiple organ transplantations, which have provided them with renewed leases on life!
10 Motivational Quotes With Danny
12 Newsflash

14 Belle Vivante: Sip On Sunshine With A Brew (Or Two!) Tracey Harding and Certified Cicerone brewer Michael Beaudoin of Chapter Two Brewing Company (in left photo by the other half of our Belle Vivante team, Sherrilynn Colley-Vegh) recently enjoyed a lively chat about the beer scene in Windsor. During this interview, the sunshine beamed down on the patio and filled them with joy and laughter, just like the fresh brews. Beaudoin has created a line-up of beer with undeniable quality, and the brewery is home to a monthly vinyl swap event and also close to a luxury consignment shop of fine furniture and home décor items. Curious to know more about all? Then just turn the page . . .
16 Food For Thought: The New Cake Cosmetix
27 Corporate Profile: Azzurri Design & Build Inc.
29 XX Files: Interior Designer Helena Ventrella
30 The Parenting Biz: Financial Programs So All Kids Can Play And How Families Can Save Money On Youth Sports
33 Guest Column: Suggestions To Keep Your Child’s Smile Healthy, Happy, And Cavity Free

34 Kids In The Community. The Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers is the highest honour bestowed by the province for young people between the ages of 15 and 24, in recognition of outstanding contributions through volunteering in their communities and throughout the province. And one amazing teenager from Windsor received a medal . . . Maya Mikhael! As well, only one athlete from Windsor Essex qualified for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary, February 27 to March 2, 2024. So how did skater Breanna Williams do? Let’s meet Breanna and Maya now and get more details on these two amazing kids! (Middle photo of Maya Mikhael at her last school board meeting as student trustee for the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board in June 2024, courtesy of Adrian Yonan, co-trustee)
36 Healthy Habits To Tackle The Stress Of Being A Parent

38 Mini Feature: The Strength Of Volunteering, Defining The Impact Of Social Engagement National Volunteer Week takes place in Canada from April 14 to 20, 2024, so this issue is the perfect time to introduce our readers to three organizations where volunteers are essential. One in particular is the Alzheimer Society Of Windsor & Essex County. Dedicated volunteer, Jack Ramieri (top right photo courtesy of the Alzheimer Society) is Quizmaster and Host of the annual Battle of the Brains. It takes a team of 40 volunteers to put on the society’s biggest fundraiser every January. Learn how you can volunteer for a local non-profit organization as well.
40 SWOBEN Success Stories
42 Biz Of The Month: Windsor Based Bubby’s Plumbing

Deborah Jones

Deborah Jones – Publisher of Biz X Magazine Deborah Jones graduated from the University of Windsor with an Honours Degree in Communication Studies and was employed at two other local magazines shortly after for a few years learning all she could about writing, advertising, public relations and more. She made the jump in 1998 to go out on her own to publish Biz X magazine and has worked in the publishing industry since 1990. In 2007, she earned the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award from the Windsor & District Chamber of Commerce. To date, she is the ONLY woman so far to receive this award. In 2013, she received one of the first “Windsor Women of the Year” awards from the Ladies Exclusive Alliance. Her most recent achievement is the 2023 Media Award from the Windsor Essex Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Deborah is proud to live in Windsor and truly cares about each and every business and strives to make Windsor Essex the best place to live, work and play.