Meet the CPA leading the zero-waste cleaning product revolution

7.18.2022

It began when Marie-Hélène David found a crack in the plumbing under the sink due to rust and corrosion from cleaning chemicals. David, a CPA and entrepreneur, was pregnant with her second baby at the time, and the discovery drove home how toxic some household products are.

Out of concern for her young family, she says, “I started to make my own cleaners at home,” planting the seed for what would eventually become a low-waste cleaning products company called MYNI.

LEGO makes a play for those who never grew out of the toy

4.12.2022

Browse through LEGO Canada’s list of top bestsellers and the most popular toy sets may surprise you.

There’s the 2,048-piece “The Friends Apartments” set inspired by the television sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004; a 11,695-piece “World Map”; and the Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars, all of which cost hundreds of dollars and are labelled for builders “18+”.

In short, LEGO is targeting grown-ups with money to spend and a sense of nostalgia, looking for a creative outlet. And, so far, it’s working.