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One of her two daughters, Leah McInnes-Eustace, announced McInnes’ death Friday morning, six months after a cancer diagnosis: “At 3:30 a.m. this morning, wrapped in the arms of her daughters, my mom, the incomparable Barb McInnes, took her final breath. Our world is forever changed by her presence in it.”
McInnes helped launch the Ottawa Community Foundation with her father in 1987, then took over its leadership four years later. Through force of personality and sheer determination, she built it into a $100-million charity one of the most important philanthropic organizations in the city by the time she retired in 2014.
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In light of COVID-19, Ontario communities and families are struggling more than ever. Here in Ottawa, lots of our neighbours have lost their jobs. Many part-time and temporary workers are facing the impossible question of whether to pay for food or rent. Some are visiting a food bank or even a shelter for the first time ever. Others are facing unprecedented personal challenges.
As Ontario looks for innovative ways to support individuals and communities, a potential solution is to unlock money that already exists. More specifically, Ontario can explore the creation of an Unclaimed Properties Act that can make approximately $14.4 million of unclaimed assets deliver much-needed relief to both individuals and the community.
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In light of COVID-19, Ontario communities and families are struggling more than ever. Here in Ottawa, lots of our neighbours have lost their jobs. Many part-time and temporary workers are facing the impossible question of whether to pay for food or rent. Some are visiting a food bank or even a shelter for the first time ever. Others are facing unprecedented personal challenges.
As Ontario looks for innovative ways to support individuals and communities, a potential solution is to unlock money that already exists. More specifically, Ontario can explore the creation of an Unclaimed Properties Act that can make approximately $14.4 million of unclaimed assets deliver much-needed relief to both individuals and the community.
Italian manufacturer Omet has launched a new spare parts department with dedicated service for supplying original parts for new and older lines of its products.
Omet has been committed to customer care to achieve interactive and real-time assistance by increasing the precision of diagnostics and implementing a digitalized value chain. According to the company, the new spare parts department opened a few months ago, has already been appreciated by the market for the efficiency and speed of its services, as emerged from some recent surveys.
‘Our goal is to ensure our customers’ productivity always at the highest level,’ said Marco Pagani, spare parts department manager at Omet. ‘With this aim, we created a specific warehouse for the supply of spare parts, and we guarantee express shipments the same day we receive the request. Also taking advantage of the work of our foreign branches, we work every day to get the right spare part, in the right place, at the right time.’