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Ottawa Citizen
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
North Bay Battalion hosting a first ever town hall for fans this Saturday
Article content The North Bay Battalion is giving fans a first-time ever chance to ask the club's top brass, and that includes owner Scott Abbott, about the way the team runs their operation on and off the ice. Article content This Saturday at 4 p.m. the team's management will assemble at centre ice at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens to field questions from fans. Article content Some of the questions will be submitted online and others will be asked in person. It was the brainchild of the Battalion's President and Director of Hockey Operations Adam Dennis. Article content Article content 'There are a lot of things we want to be transparent about,' says Dennis. 'We want to give fans that are close to us an inside look at how we do things. How we justify some of the decisions we have made and give these fans a little peek into the future.' Article content Article content Battalion season ticket holders got the first invites largely because the club has their emails on file. They were asked if they wanted to submit some questions online. However, Dennis says that the event is not just restricted to that group. Article content 'Our development camp is going on this weekend, and the public is welcomed to attended and they are certainly welcome to attend the town hall,' says the Battalion President and Director of Hockey Operations. 'We are going to be set up at centre ice (at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens). What we are going to do is firstly have a presentation of what we do and what is being worked on. There will be questions that are being submitted, you can ask questions online, and our goal is to get as much information as possible out here,' says Dennis. 'People can also ask questions (directly) at the event. We will have a sheet that you can put your question on, and we will try to get to as many as we can.' Article content Article content Dennis and his staff were hired to run the hockey team and make decisions on its behalf. Why does the organization feel it is necessary to give the public a level of access and input like this? 'When you are open to assumptions people make them. People have a sense about why we do things, and we want to have the chance to tell them why we do things,' says Dennis. 'We want the feedback, a small community like North Bay and the people here are a part of our family. We want to make sure we represent them to the best of our ability.' Article content After three straight runs to the Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference Final the Troops had a year where they traded away veterans, finished with a losing record and made a quick playoff exit. The Nugget asked Dennis was that a reason for this initial open house Article content 'No, this is just one of the things we really wanted to do. There have been a lot of questions that we get and not just on the hockey team,' says Dennis. 'We get questions about ticketing and things like that. We make tough decisions all the time and we will have a chance to explain that process. We will also be able to share a bit of our vision. We are not expecting everyone to agree with it, but we want to explain it (from our perspective)
CBC
21-03-2025
- CBC
Edmontonians lost $48M to scams last year
Edmontonians lost more than $48 million last year to various types of fraud, from identity theft to romance scams. Detective Scott Abbott is with the Edmonton Police Service financial crimes section, here to tell us what to watch out for and how to protect yourself.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Five Star Franchising brands named among Entrepreneur's fastest-growing franchises
Mosquito Shield and Five Star Bath Solutions honored on annual list, signaling major growth in home services sector SPRINGVILLE, Utah, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Two brands from the rapidly expanding Five Star Franchising platform have been included in Entrepreneur's annual ranking of Fastest-Growing Franchises, denoting their continued success in the United States and Canada. The inclusion of these brands on the list underscores the ongoing opportunities available to prospective franchisees within the home services sector. The 2025 edition of the Fastest-Growing Franchises list ranks Five Star Bath Solutions (#28) and Mosquito Shield (#48), both of which have become staples on the list. Five Star Bath Solutions appears for the second year in a row and Mosquito Shield for the third. "It's exciting for us to witness these two brands recognized for their continued growth," said Scott Abbott, CEO and co-founder of Five Star Franchising. "To see these brands honored year after year for their expansion shows the extent to which our franchise owners' hard work and commitment pays off. It also demonstrates the exceptional drive of our teams at the brand and platform level to help our franchise owners to succeed." Each year, Entrepreneur's Fastest-Growing Franchises list highlights franchise brands that prove themselves able to scale quickly across North America. The 2025 rankings are based on the net total of new franchise units added between July 2023 and July 2024, as verified by Entrepreneur. Their inclusion on the list shows that both Mosquito Shield, representing residential pest control services, and Five Star Bath Solutions, focusing on bathroom transformations, address real consumer needs. "The Five Star Franchising platform of brands offers tremendous value to franchise owners," said Colt Florence, senior vice president of franchise development for Five Star Franchising. "Our shared platform is designed to empower franchise owner success, equipping them with the resources and support structures needed to thrive. That our brands continue to expand is a direct result of our commitment to growth and fostering an environment where aspiring business owners can achieve their desired lifestyle through franchising." To view the full ranking, visit Results can also be seen in March/April 2025 issue of Entrepreneur, available on newsstands March 11. For more information about Five Star Franchising and its platform of home service brands, visit Five Star Franchising. About Five Star Franchising Five Star Franchising is an innovative, growing platform of home service brands with more than 1,500 total locations throughout North America. Franchise owners across Five Star's brands, including Five Star Bath Solutions, Gotcha Covered, Bio-One, Mosquito Shield, 1-800-Packouts, and Card My Yard enjoy a robust support network and access to industry-leading tools such as ProNexis, the 24/7 sales support solution tailored for home service businesses, and Five Star Marketing Services, Five Star Franchising's elite marketing engine. Five Star Franchising's commitment to core values — Driven, Real, Innovative, Vital, and Enthusiastic (DRIVE) — ensures its brands are category leaders and empowers franchise owners to maximize profitable growth and secure their financial destiny. Five Star Franchising is consistently recognized as one of the most successful companies in the industry. The company has appeared on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America four times, ranking #157 in 2024. Five Star Franchising also ranks among the fastest-growing businesses in its home state, with positions on the MountainWest Capital Network Utah 100, the Utah Valley BusinessQ UV50 and the Utah Business Fast 50 lists. For more information, visit About Five Star Bath Solutions Five Star Bath Solutions is the premier bath transformation franchise in the home remodeling industry. The company, named to the highly competitive Entrepreneur Franchise 500 for seven consecutive years, designs and builds dream bathrooms through expertise and trust providing affordable transformations and beautiful solutions. Part of the Five Star Franchising portfolio of home service brands since 2014, Five Star Bath Solutions is one of the fastest-growing bath remodeling franchises in the world with more than 200 franchise locations. Five Star Bath Solutions was also recognized as one of the fastest-growing franchises in the U.S. and Canada by Entrepreneur in 2024 and named a Top Low-Cost Franchise for 2023 by Franchise Business Review. For more information, visit To learn about franchising with Five Star Bath Solutions, visit About Mosquito Shield Mosquito Shield is America's trusted provider of effective residential mosquito, tick and perimeter pest control service. Combining an innovative proprietary blend of natural oils and select control products with a responsive spraying schedule designed around real-time pest population analysis and weather conditions, Mosquito Shield delivers the best results in the industry to help customers in over 375 territories enjoy their outdoor spaces. Mosquito Shield, part of the Five Star Franchising platform of home service brands, was ranked the top pest control franchise in the U.S. by Entrepreneur in 2023, 2024 and 2025. For more information about Mosquito Shield, visit To learn about franchising opportunities, visit MEDIA CONTACT:Heather RipleyRipley PR(865) 977-1973hripley@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Five Star Franchising Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Officials issue warning after making alarming observation in stormwater runoff: 'An increased chance that [people] become ill'
Toxic storm runoff is contaminating the drinking water of Los Angeles County residents and putting beachgoers at risk. Following heavy rains, contaminants produced during Southern California's recent wildfires pose risks of stormwater entering rivers, creeks, storm drains, and beaches. As ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a rain advisory for L.A. County beaches. The department advised people to avoid ocean water and ponding on beaches near storm drains. These areas were prone to bacteria from storm runoff due to the Palisades and Eaton wildfires. Scott Abbott, the department's assistant director of environmental health, explained, "That's for 72 hours after the end of the rainfall. If people continue to decide to go into the water, there's an increased chance that they may become ill." At this time, the department also extended its ocean water advisory due to fire debris. Essential firefighting activities caused ash that could contain carcinogenic chemicals that flow into the ocean even without intense rainfall. Researchers have discovered that stormwater runoff contributes to plastic pollution in our environment. Concrete, asphalt, and recycled rubber release microplastics as they degrade, and stormwater runoff carries these microplastics into our water sources for drinking and recreation. Significant public health concerns surround contaminated runoff because of the bacteria and viruses it often contains. Runoff routinely collects and deposits harmful pollutants, trash, and chemicals into oceans, lakes, streams, and groundwater. Environmental effects include accelerating the erosion and sedimentation of riverbeds, which impacts aquatic life and reduces biodiversity in affected bodies of water. Do you worry about the quality of the air inside your home? Yes — often Yes — but only sometimes Only when it's bad outside No — I never do Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Public health advisories like this one in L.A. County inform residents about storm runoff issues and help keep them safe. The U.S. Geological Survey routinely works with local, state, and federal agencies to identify wildfire-related impacts and address drinking water concerns. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power expanded its water quality testing in places with stormwater restrictions. Sustainable infrastructure, such as rain gardens and permeable pavements, can help address toxic storm runoff in natural disaster-prone places. Municipalities can also upgrade stormwater management systems to capture and treat poisonous stormwater before it reaches water supplies and recreation areas. As an individual, you can protect yourself and loved ones by staying up-to-date about local water restrictions and rewilding your yard to make your home more resilient to increasing storm activity. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
