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CTV News
16-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Brockville, Ont. residents showing Canadian pride with lawn signs
Residents in Brockville, Ont. are showing their Canadian pride ahead of Canada Day by putting up signs on their lawns. This month, the Brockville Rotary Club has been selling lawn signs for $10 that read 'Canada Proud' or 'Proudly Canadian.' 'We've asked Brockvillians to put on their red and white,' says Jacquie Pepper-Journal, who is spearheading the campaign for the Rotary club. 'We're just encouraging everybody to show their pride for Canada.' The signs will be sold leading up to Canada Day at the Brockville Farmers Market every Saturday, or online on the Rotary Club's website. The signs are made by Ketchum Manufacturing, a local company in Brockville. More details to come.
CTV News
31-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Vendors at the Brockville Farmers' Market feeling impact of ‘buy Canadian' push
A "Proudly Canadian" sign at the Brockville Farmers' Market on May 31, 2025. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa) The Brockville Farmers' Market returned for its 193rd year this month, running every Thursday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until September Vendors say the push to support Canadian companies amid trade tensions with the United States has been felt positively by vendors. Darren McGuin is the co-owner of Birdie Blocks, a bird feed business from Iroquois, Ont. He says he's had an easier time convincing clients to buy from his business over his American competitors. 'I see lots of that coming through,' McGuin said. 'People are supporting Canadian products and that's what we gotta do.' Additionally, volunteers with the Brockville Rotary Club have been selling lawn signs that read 'Proudly Canadian' and 'Canada Proud' in an initiative leading up to Canada Day. More details to come.
