Burke’s Tent Rentals

The Place

435 Turnberry Street Brussels Ontairo . (519) 887-8287 . (800) 291-2947

The Management

 Tom Burke and Helen Whytock

The Story

Tom Burke and Helen Whytock know how to turn a lawn or open field into an elegant and inviting space for an outdoor affair that isn’t really out of doors—although there’s nothing like bringing some natural surroundings inside to add to the ambience. 

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Utilizing leading edge technology and contemporary design, Burke’s Tent Rentals make a special occasion a splendid experience. 

Whether formal or informal, the atmosphere created by Burke’s pristine structures is important to whatever is happening within them.  Accessories like beautifully draped ceiling liners and dramatic colour washing transform any setting.  And for something truly remarkable, their clear span tent can create an amazing space with no centre poles.

Alternatively, if a professionally assembled business or show arrangement is what you need, Burke’s has the answer.  In addition, a building interior that is functional but bare-bones can be converted into something warm and welcoming with perimeter drapes ceiling to floor. 

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Engineered and designed to withstand weather, Burke’s tents are available in a wide variety of sizes and configurations.  Chairs, tables, windowed sidewalls, dance floors, lighting and heat are all part of the package that Burke’s can put together.  And with their connections to talented local decorators, interior design and décor are made easy.

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Whether for 50 or 500, weddings, lawn parties, corporate functions, festivals and fairs are just some of the specialities that Burke’s Tent Rentals undertake—all with flair and fastidious attention to detail.  For an event like no other, call Burke’s.

Cinnamon Jim’s Cafe

The Place

401 Turnberry Street in Brussels, Ontario ● (519) 887-8011

The Management

Jim and Lois Lee

The Story

A café has long been on Jim Lee’s “to do” list.  With the raison d’etre of good food, good friends and good music, he and Lois launched Cinnamon Jim’s Café in 2006, setting up in their newly renovated flatiron building dating from 1891.

Cinnamon Jim’s is more than just a pretty face—and more than a great sandwich.  The menu has expanded to include hot sandwiches, light lunches, wonderful homemade soups, and delicious Friday night dinners.  And their cinnamon buns are fabulous—the result of testing dozens of recipes to produce one that’s perfect.  Cookies, squares and sweet treats taste just like what your Grandma used to bake.

Jim is a hands-on owner and agrees with the old Polish saying that “the eye of the farmer makes the pig grow fat”.  To that end, he has his eye on the business and his ear to ground—when he’s not in the kitchen.

On the second level, The Upper Deck is an offsite meeting space or banquet room.  It is also the venue for Jim’s rollicking Open Mike evenings where musicians, local and otherwise, sing and play for appreciative audiences.

Timber’s Outfitters

Huron County's Paddling and Outward Bound Specialists

The Place

63 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario ● (519) 600-2267 ● www.timbersoutfitters.com

The Management

Dwain and Sherri Forrest

The Story

As a Cub Scout, Dwain Forrest was introduced to canoeing—and it was love at first float.  Building a cedar strip with his Scout troop at age 14 further cemented that relationship.  Today with the capable assistance of wife, Sherri, Dwain owns and operates Timber’s Outfitters—supplier of everything needed for successful outward-bound trips.

From canoes and kayaks to tents and campstoves, Timber’s carries a complete line of equipment and supplies.  Whether you’re camping or paddling—or both—Dwain’s store has it all, including rental of canoes and kayaks.  And his major suppliers and manufacturers are quality Canadian companies.

Floating along a river or stream gets you up close and personal with flora and fauna—ducks, geese, muskrat, beaver and deer share space with you.  Foliage flourishes and flowers along a quiet waterway.  If you travel it often enough, you could see nesting waterfowl become families with fluffy babies trying the water for the first time.  And on that winter day when you’d like to try something different, at Timber’s you could rent or purchase snowshoes for a winter wonderland hike.

Brussels beautiful millpond at Logan’s Mill, within the Maitland Valley Conservation area, is the location of special summer events staged by Timber’s Outfitters.  Their Water Days offer the chance to try kayaking in a secure and fun setting.  Dwain brings the kayaks and two safety boats—instruction is two on one, ensuring an “in dry” and “out dry” experience.  Wet clothes aren’t part of Water Days.  Check out Timber’s website for dates and times. www.timbersoutfitters.com or visit www.shopseaforth.ca Timber's Outfitters is No. 214 on Directory/Map. 

Before you head for the great outdoors, see Dwain Forrest at Timber’s Outfitters for tips on the best water in the area, as well as knowledgeable advice on the latest in water craft and outdoor gear.  Timber’s is all about personal service and quality merchandise.

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"Brilliance in Our Midst"

Give the gift of art this holiday season....

Meet Robert Tetu, "Brilliance in our Midst". Read about this celebrated artist living near Seaforth Ontario and his upcoming Annual Christmas Show & Sale on November 19th & 20th, 2011 from Noon until 6:00 pm.

Beechwood Pottery is located 2 1/2 miles north of St. Columban (Hwy 8, 40 km west of Stratford) on Beachwood line

ROBERT TETU – BIOGRAPHY

Robert Tetu, born in Cambridge (Preston) Ontario, is a professional potter with an established artistic reputation.  He attended the Ontario College of Art, but left midway through his second year out of frustration with the academic regimen of the time. After studying pottery part time in Toronto, he established Beechwood Pottery in an historic old general store near Seaforth, Ontario in 1975.

Although Robert continues to produce a line of functional stoneware pottery, he is presently concentrating his efforts on work inspired by the delicate yet robust forms of Oriental ceramics (Yuan, Sung and Ming Dynasties, and Korean folk pottery). The pieces range from delicate celadon glazed porcelain to smoky organic forms finished with unpredictable shino glazes and melted wood ash. Fired to almost 1300 degrees C, the work has an almost diabolical tendency to self-destruct at any step in the creative process, but he enjoys the challenge of pushing the material to its limits. The work varies in size from tiny, delicate liqueur glasses to tall vases and large, wide bowls.  Functional or decorative, each piece reflects uncompromising craftsmanship and quality. 

Robert has presented major workshops in ceramics to several Ontario potters' groups including those at Stratford, Windsor, Brantford, London, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.  FUSION: the Ontario Clay and Glass Association, commissioned him to present a technique/marketing workshop for Ontario potters and ceramic students at Sheridan College and he has been an instructor at Canadore College Summer School of the Arts in North Bay, Ontario. After serving on the Board and as President of FUSION: the Ontario Clay and Glass Association, in 2001 he was honoured with a life membership. In 2004 he was similarly honoured by the Ontario Crafts Council  with the John Mather Award for exemplary service to craft.

Besides being a sought-after exhibition juror and programme speaker, he has been represented in many juried and invitational exhibitions.  He has won many awards, including three Ontario Crafts Council Design Awards, for his work and has been featured in a number of solo shows at galleries across the province.  His pottery is included in a number of private and public art collections, notably, the Governments of Ontario and Brazil, and the permanent collections of the Potters' Guild of Hamilton and Region, the Burlington Arts Centre, the Waterloo Potters' Studio, and The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Currently he has an on-going commission from the Royal Ontario Museum to create detailed replicas of oriental porcelains for their Reproductions Shop.

He accepts the challenge of individual commissioned works, specializing in custom dinner services in both stoneware and porcelain, and is renowned for his liturgical pieces.  The studio is open by chance or by appointment, and the artist holds two major shows a year at his studio, a June Spring Show featuring new works, and a Christmas Show and Sale in November.

Robert Tetu

Beechwood Pottery

RR 5 Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0 

Call (519) 345.2185 for info

Email:  beechwood@cyg.net

Rosella Resin

Read how two young, intelligent, and extremely gifted women from the Town of Seaforth took their vision and creativity to a global arena. Meet our entrepreneurs of the future......let the story begin.

The Place

www.rosellaresin.ca ● www.etsy.com/shop/RosellaResin ● (613) 700-1892

The Management 

 Jessica and Gwynne Burgess

The Story

A walk in an Australian forest and a beautiful Rosella Parrat proved to be the catalyst that led to something something striking and unique - Rosella Resin bracelets and rings, the creations of two talented sisters, Jessica and Gwynne Burgess.

The translucence and lustre of their jewellery invite touching, running fingers and hands over them, in the hope of learning secrets - for stories and secrets they have.

Embedded in each one-of-a-kind bangle or ring is an exquisite element of nature, carefully and artfully preserved, to be enjoyed forever.  Whether shells, wheat, dried flowers or their signature parrat feathers are encased, whether highly polished and faceted or with a soft patina, Rosella products are ready-to-wear art.

And the Burgess sisters are conscious of producing eco-friendly merchandise with minimal carbon footprint.  Every feather is from natural molting and the eco-resin they use comes from non-petroleum, bio-renewable materials.  For that ideal gift, there is nothing as exceptional as one that is custom designed—especially a keepsake that includes a special memento or symbol, suspended in its own see-through sea.

Available through online shopping, Rosella Resin jewellery has been purchased by customers in the US, Sweden, Spain, England, France, Singapore, Hungary, New Zealand, Australia and, of course, Canada. Join discerning shoppers worldwide in acquiring or giving an original from Rosella Resin—today’s pleasure, tomorrow’s treasure. 

Take a virtual tour of the Historic Shopping District in the

Town of Seaforth.

Let your journey begin here www.shopseaforth.ca

For further information on commercial property in Seaforth or other areas within Huron East, please contact Economic Development Officer Jan Hawley at jhawley@huroneast.com or drop into the Municipal Offices located at 72 Main Street S Seaforth ON N0K 1W0 519.527.0160.

Solace on Turnberry Wellness Spa

It's all about YOU!

This is the first in a series of business profiles, which provide a snapshot of the treasures that can be found in some Rural Ontario Downtowns.

In the case of a quaint little village only 45 minutes west of Kitchener and a little over an hour north of London, there is a sanctuary....Solace on Turnberry Spa located in the historic downtown of Brussels Ontario.

It's only a country road away......

The Place

435 Turnberry Street in Brussels, Ontario ● (519) 887-9682

The Management

Sarah Longlade & Lacey McArter

The Story

Solace on Turnberry is a lovely space in a beautiful 19^th century building on Brussels’ main street.  Located in the Leckie Block built in 1876, it is a place of wellness and renewal.  A sense of calm envelops clients as they pass through its entrance.

The warm furnishings, period woodwork and magnificent fire place invite patrons to slow down, enjoy a cup of organic tea, sit back and relax before having treatment.

Providing a full range of wellness and aesthetic services, Solace uses only natural products.  Nail polishes contain no formaldehyde.  Facial and body products are all essential oil based.  Spray tanning is done using 98% organic shells of walnut tint and bronzers that give a healthy glow even in winter.

Body and soul therapy, such as massage or a body booster, eradicates stress and leaves you feeling brand new.  Hydrating facials, hand/foot therapy and the ultimate in self-care, chocolate wraps, guarantee your visit will be an exceptional experience, whether it’s a girlfriend's spa day or a time just for you.  Little divas will enjoy a very special birthday party at Solace.  And the man in your life can avail himself of Solace’s hockey player’s tune up, reflexology or a manly pedicure.

Book your appointment today. You deserve it and you’ll love it!