Business Affairs

BUSINESS AFFAIRS

SEAN PERCY

Country singer buys sign shop

J&D Signs on Marine Avenue has a new owner. Local electrician, country musician and star of the Hunt Fish Maniac show, Paul Marier, doesn’t have a background in signs, but the storefront appealed to him, providing an outlet to promote his fishing charters and merchandise to passing tourists. Paul says he sees a lot of business available for signmaking. He partnered with former mill engineer Joe Berthiaume, who has been running a CNC and plasma cutter out of his garage, so metal signage and CNC engraving is being added to the services J&D Signs offers. The sign shop, formerly owned by Jennifer Furcal, offers large format printing, banners, and window and vehicle decaling.

Numbers for the shop remain the same – you can reach them at 604-578-0510 or signs@jdsignspro.com, on the web at jdsignspro.business.site, or on Facebook @jdsignspr.

Lawyer returns to his old office

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Martin Ostensen is back behind his old desk on Marine Avenue, but there’s a new name on the office. The Law Office of Martin Ostensen has taken the place of David Garling’s law office after David retired in June from his 43-year law career. Martin is no stranger to the location, having worked with David as part of Garling-Ostensen from 1991 to 2006. After leaving that office, Martin worked in leadership roles at Alberta Law Line and Legal Aid Alberta, before moving to the U.S. to teach Public Health Law at the University of North Texas.

COVID’s lockdowns prompted Martin and his wife Moira to return home last year. He worked with Villani & Co before he decided to take over the practice, and the old office at 4581 Marine, from his former partner.

You can reach Martin at 604-485-2818 or go to powellriverlawyers.com.

Pilldolla Creek moves to Duck Lake

Pilldolla Creek Contracting, Tla’amin Lake Contracting and Goat Lake Transport have a new home at 2734 Tanglewood Road, just off Duck Lake Road. Kevin McKamey, the owner of Pilldolla and partner in the other businesses, bought the land and built an office and shop for the companies’ mechanics, equipment and trucks. The offices had been located at the top of Duncan Street for 25 years and were among the first tenants of the building that houses Coast Fitness.

You can reach the new office at the same number: 604-485-2078.

Countertops by Janice

Janice Behan has traded her paintbrush for a torch, and is building resin countertops out of a small shop on Willingdon Avenue beside the Chopping Block. Her son Jordan Mathieu does the woodwork that underpins the artistic countertops. “I started painting in my 20s and learned about faux finishes. When I learned about resin, it made what I did more permanent,” said Janice. Resin countertops are about $60 a square foot installed, about a third of what stone can run, but a little more than Arborite, while offering a sturdier surface than laminate. Janice starts out with a consultation at your location and can custom design colours and shapes for a seamless final product.

Contact Countertops by Janice at 604-518-0134 or email janicebehan@gmail.com.

Cooler and more comfortable

After working out of their house for almost two years, Cool Comfort Solutions has moved into an office and shop at 7468B Duncan Street, the former home of Newport Electric near the airport beside Cadam Construction. The heating and cooling company is run by Roberto and Leslie Ius and their three employees. Roberto has a quarter century experience in the HVAC industry but is now running his own business.

Reach them at 604-414-8465 or visit coolcomfortsolutions.ca

New port for electricians

Long-time electrician Henry Newport has passed the wire strippers to his son. Raymund Newport is the new manager of the (slightly) renamed Newport Electrical, which this spring moved across the street to a new office and shop at 202-7373 Duncan Street, beside Western Forest Products.

Visit newportelectric.ca or call 604-485-0045.