Ontario producers making progress in Asia
AS YOU READ THIS, a highprofile delegation from Ontario is in China making a case for more trade between our province and the world’s biggest market of 1.4 billion people.
Some local groups are part of the delegation. Some of them – representatives from the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo – took part Tuesday in the Ontario-Southwest China Science, Technology and Innovation Roundtable, to discuss the future of research and development collaboration with China.
Collaboration is growing. Also on Tuesday the province announced more than $20-million support for Ontario is supporting a subsidiary of Feihe International to establish Kingston’s first baby formula production facility.
The premier met with Feihe a week ago to discuss the company’s plans to build its first baby formula production facility outside of China. Feihe International produces, packages and distributes milk powder and related products in China.
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place on 25 Industrial Dr. in Elmira, even if it’s only to enjoy a coffee and have a talk. The office itself is warm and inviting, and was actually designed by Bauer’s husband Ross.
“Gorgeous,” is the word he kept in mind when designing the office space, says Ross Bauer.
“It’s a very unique place, and Charlene is a pretty unique young lady,” he says. “I think people will be happy to go to back there a second time. I think they’ll be anxious to go back and spend more time because it’s a nice atmosphere.”
Even people with hearing aids can come in to have their aids looked at Bauer and optimized – to sometimes surprising results.
“I listen. So most of the time my clients will say, ‘no one has ever done this for me before. No one’s every listened or understood what I needed,’” she says.
Bauer Hearing officially opened Monday. People are free to come by anytime, but Bauer plans to hold a Christmas open house on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“I’m the happiest when I’m working, and when I’m with my clients. So my husband said, ‘I’m never going to see you again, am I?’ Because I’m always going to be here. And that’s exciting. I feel sorry for him,” she adds with a laugh.