In June, 2007 and again in June, 2008 we appeared with Sean O'Shea on Global 6 p.m. News Renovation Helpline for two nights and answered over 400 telephone calls each year from the general public regarding renovations.

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"Damp Basements"  - Interview with The Weather Network in April, 2008 at which time we discussed how to test to see if water was getting into your basement through the walls or was already in your house in the form of condensation and various methods to solve the problem.

"Women's Guide to Contractors". Interview with Mary Ito of Living in Toronto on CBC and  "Bad Contractor Tips" second interview with Mary Ito of Living in Toronto on CBC.  To see the full interviews click here  www.cbc.ca/livingintoronto

 Once you have reached the website click on Watch Stories, Search Living Videos and type in Contractors.

"How to Protect Yourself When Hiring a Contractor" - an interview with Denise Marek of Chex TV Chanel 12 Durham now showing on YouTube. For the whole interview   Click here

Registry of Professional Contractors of Ontario - Interview by Dick Illingworth, host of About Town, Aurora Cable, when we discussed how the Registry came into being and the advantages to the contractors and to the general public

"Aurora woman sets up website to help women find a contractor they can trust" - interview with Charlene Close, 680 News, about the website, the advantages for the general public to find good contractors and the advantages for the contractors to get group rates on their benefits.

 "Websites for Women"  - conversation with Dale Goldhawk, August 2008,  about the Registry of Professional Contractors of Ontario and why the website is set up to help women find good contractors.

 "How to minimize reno pain" - Interview with Heather Greenwood Davis, Toronto Star, Saturday Edition, Real Estate Section advice as to how to reduce the stress factor in renovations by people who've been there and done that.

"Renos don't have to be hell" - Interview with Heather Greenwood Davis, Toronto Star, Saturday Edition, Real Estate Section as to how to use resources to learn from the mistakes of others.

"Maggies Reno Tips" is a column on home renovations, written by Margaret Mackay, that appears bi-weekly in Metroland newspapers which include; The Annex Guardian, The Beach-Riverdale Mirror, The City Centre Mirror, The East York-Riverdale Mirror, The Etobicoke Guardian, The North York Mirror, The Scarborough Mirror, The Bloor West-Junction Villager, The York Guardian and the Parkdale-Liberty Villager.

"Website makes contractors less scary" - Interview with Patrick Mangion, The Era Banner, York Region Media Group which appeared in Markham Economist & Sun, Stouffville Sun-Tribune, Georgina Advocate, The Liberal and Vaughan Citizen.

"Contractors serious about raising standards" - interview with Mike Beggs, Mississauga Business Times about Canadians obsession with home renos is balanced out by a far less-than-healthy fear of getting bilked. 

"Communication key" interview with Sandy Caetano of Metro News, Toronto. Be honest about what you want and have pictures, if possible, to show your contractor.

"Homeowners now have a contractor database" - interview with Lance Alexander of the Brampton Guardian which also appeared in the Orangeville Banner and the Caledon Enterprise.

"Maggies Reno Tips"  is a column on renovations written by Margaret Mackay which appears in Upper York Magazine on a bi-monthly basis.

"Gutted" We appeared in an article about contractors and their clients.

"Margaret Mackay, our Executive Director" spoke at the National Women's Show twice over the weekend. We handed out thousands and thousands of flyers to women who were very excited to know that our contractors were screened, carried insurance and had been in the trades anywhere from 10 to 60 years. Approximately 1 in 10 women who came by our booth had either been ripped off by contractors or knew someone who had been. the comment we received from the women were "awesome", "where were you when I was renovating last year", "best booth in the Show" (and we were not giving away freebies) and numerous other comments about what a great service this was.