Milestone Consulting Services


David McCutcheon Dispute Resolution Inc.


Lawyer/Partner, Handysides, Patterson Law Firm

I am a Family Law lawyer practicing within Windsor and Essex County, Ontario, Canada.  My practice has been limited exclusively to Family Law for the past 20 years.  I have significant experience in the successful litigation of all areas of Family Law, as well as the successful negotiation of Separation Agreements, Marriage Contracts and Cohabitation Agreements.  I have taken part in many Mediations and Arbitrations and have completed with distinction a 200 hour course on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.   


Archibald Mediation & Arbitration Solutions Inc.


Sports Lawyer and Arbitrator, Self Employed


Lisa Munro, FCIArb, Q.Arb, is a partner at Lerners LLP, whose practice is limited to work as a neutral arbitrator in domestic and international commercialarbitrations (both ad hoc and under institutional rules). She brings to this role more than 25 years of experience as counsel incommercial/business litigation and both international and domestic commercial arbitration. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute ofArbitrators (FCIArb) and has obtained the ADR Institute of Canada’s Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb) designation. She is also a roster arbitrator with Arbitration Place, the Toronto ...


CEO, Alzheimer Society Peel

Experienced in Elder Care and Consent and Capacity Law, Employment and Contracts issues and disputes.  Family disputes and Family Law.  Coaching and Consultation is also available regarding Board Governance, Operational Chanage Management,  Risk Management and Privacy. 


The Honourable George R. Strathy retired as Chief Justice of Ontario and President of the Court of Appeal for Ontario on August 31, 2022, having served on that Court for nine years. In that capacity, he heard a wide range of complex civil, commercial, family and criminal matters, regularly authoring judgments in all areas. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeal, he served as a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for five years. For three of those years, he was a member of the Class Actions team, responsible for the judicial oversight and management of approximately 80 ...


Principal, Reiman ADR

Arbitrator and mediator of complex domestic and international commercial disputes. Veteran of nearly two decades in private practice in Chicago IL firms as a commercial litigator and commercial transactions attorney, followed by 15 years as a CEO, board director and chairman of the board of directors of public and private companies in the US, UK, Canada and China. Understands the legal issues of business disputes as a senior attorney representing domestic and international businesses as well as the business issues, economics and metrics of a business dispute from the perspective of a senior ...


Lawyer, Mediator, Arbitrator, Parenting Coordinator, Julie I. Guindon Professional Corporation


Owner, Superior Resolutions


Mediator / Arbitrator, Self-Employed


Partner, Lerners LLP


Andrew Tremayne Arbitration and Mediation Inc.


Barry Lebow Professional Practice Inc.


ADR Ottawa Inc.


Kushneryk Morgan LLP

Eric helps businesses resolve their complex legal disputes. He practices corporate commercial litigation and arbitration. He has acted in complex, multi-party disputes involving contractual issues, torts including professional negligence, class actions, corporate governance matters, shareholder disputes, and commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Eric has serves on the advisory board of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners, where he is also the co-chair of the Policy and Advocacy Committee. He has served on the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum. Eric has appeared as counsel before the ...


Member Arbitrator, Arbitration Place

Robert Sharpeserved as an Ontario trial and appellate judge for twenty-five years from 1995to 2020. In that capacity, he heard and decided cases in all areas of lawincluding a long list of commercial disputes. He has a working facility inFrench and regularly heard bilingual appeals. Robert Sharpe is agraduate of Western University (B.A.), the University of Toronto (LL.B.) andOxford University (D.Phil. in Law). Prior to his appointment to the bench, hepracticed in the area of civil litigation and taught at the Faculty of Law,University of Toronto. He has appeared as counsel in courts at all ...


Partner, Zemel van Kampen LLP

Dimitri is a leading Canadian technology, Internet, and international lawyer and negotiator with 20 years of experience. He has a broad commercial practice, advising clients on complex domestic and international transactions across a wide range of industries, with a focus on technology. In tandem with his legal practice, he is currently undertaking a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) specializing in International Law at the London School of Economics (LSE). Dimitri has particular expertise negotiating and drafting technology contracts, including licensing, hosting, and maintenance agreements ...


Klein Family Dispute Resolution Services


President, Halfnight Arbitration

After retiring from 42 years of law practice in the insurance field, I have opened an arbitration practice (as arbitrator) with emphasis on commercial first-party, inter-insurer and coverage disputes. 


Kith & Kin Counselling Services and Parenting Coordination


Partner, Waterous Holden Amey Hitchon LLP

For over thirty years, Deborah Ditchfield has worked tirelessly to give her clients back their lives, their families and, in many cases, their voice.Deborah's unwaivering belief in the power of family law ADR processes, along with her unyielding support of one's right to have the very best process outcome have earned her a stellar reputation. Deborah has an expansive knowledge of family law, corporate and tax law. This together with a strategic, focused approach, intill confidence in her clients and ensure exceptional results.Deborah has the experience, knowledge base and capability to handle ...


Michele McCarthy is a respected member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario and Canada. She is on the roster for the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society serving the Greater Toronto/Hamilton Area as well as Southern Ontario.With over 30 years’ experience as a commercial litigator at Fraser & Beatty and as the Chief Legal Officer for global and Canadian banks, Michele brings expertise in corporate restructuring, financial services, transportation, mining, and real estate to her arbitration practice. Delivering an evidence-based methodology, she emphasizes strong ...


Lawyer, Gowling WLG

James Plotkin is an associate in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office, practising in the Advocacy and Intellectual Property Groups. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration (international and domestic), intellectual property litigation and administrative law. James has argued before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Courts and all levels of Court in Ontario. He also regularly acts in international and domestic arbitrations.In addition to his litigation and arbitration practice, James is involved in domain name dispute resolution, both as counsel and adjudicator. He is on ...


Owner, Samimian Arbitration Services

Peyman Samimian is a professiona engineer of ontario with over ten years of experience in municipal engineering with various municipalities within GTA, leading and managing development applications and capital projects, with demonstrated experience in municipal infrastructure design and approval process management, in collaboration with internal departments and external review agencies, consultants, developers and public, keeping public safety and interests paramount. His goal is to assist clients through arbitration to resolve disputes in a time/cost effective manner, or by assisting them to ...


Peter Rowe


Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Self

The HonourableRussell Juriansz was a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from March 12,2004, until his retirement on September 1, 2021. He was a judgeof the Superior Court from March 17, 1998 until his appointment to the Courtof Appeal. He received his LL.B. in 1972 from Osgoode Law School and a B.Sc. in1969 from the University of Toronto. He was called to the Ontario Bar in March,1974.In 2015 he was awarded ahonouraryLL.D. by the Law Society of Upper Canada.He will bring his broad experience to bear on the resolution of a wide range of complexlegal disputes. Mr. Juriansz is dedicated ...


M.K. Wexler ADR Consultants Ltd.


Halpin ADR

I have practiced commercial litigation for 37 years since my call to the bar in 1986, firstly with Blakes in Toronto then Ottawa and for the past 20 years with Norton Rose in Ottawa. Contract disputes have been the core of my practice for most of this time, although a lot of legal territory has been covered.·I have certificates from the University of Windsor Law in ADR and advanced ADR workshops and hold an Executive Certificate in Conflict Management. In terms of peer recognition, I have been recognized in BestLawyers in Canada: Corporate and commercial litigation, 2019-2023 and Canadian ...


NATIONS GATE Consulting Group

Dr. Majid Pourostad is an Internationally Trained Lawyer (ITL). He obtained the degree of Professional LLM in International Business Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, completed NCA Program and got the Certificate of Qualification. Majid Pourostad has just started Licensing Process at Law Society of Ontario. Majid was also Visiting Scholar at Osgoode Hall Law School (September 2019 - April 2020) hosted by Professor Janet Walker. He currently is a member of Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (TCAS) and has completed TCAS's Gold Standard Course (September 2017 - May 2018) for certification ...


0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1994, after completing his B.A. (Hons.) in 1988 and B.C.L., LL.B. degrees in 1992, all from McGill University. 0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> 0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Member in good standing of Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and ADR Institute of Ontario.0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> ...


Partner, MBC Law Professional Corporation

Ian is a litigator with a wide-ranging, results-orientedpractice. Ian divides his time between providing advice and representingclients in the areas of construction law, commercial law, estate litigation,professional negligence, employment law and under the broad heading ofadministrative law.In July 2019, Ian was selected to become a Fellow in theConstruction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA). The CLSA Fellowship – which islimited to 1,200 active practicing lawyers worldwide, reflects the excellenceand accomplishments of its Fellowship in construction law and closely relatedspecialties. With ...


I retired in April of 2021 after spending 17 years as GeneralCounsel for Brenntag North America. (Brenntag is the world's largest chemicaldistributor). As General Counsel for Brenntag North America, I wasresponsible for overseeing the conduct ofall litigation in involving theCompany in Canada and the U.S.. Prior to joining Brenntag in 2004, I spent 11years witha franchisor in Canada and the U.S., both as a lawyer and abusiness executive. After graduating from York University in 1980 with anLLB/MBA, I began my legal career in Torontoas a corporate associatewith Fasken & Calvin following, ...


Dempsey ADR Services


Dodokin Law & Conflict Resolution

Robin Dodokin is an experienced commercial litigator, mediator and arbitrator with expertise in resolving shareholder and business partner disputes, family business disputes, insolvency issues , estate disputes and disputes involving businesses, property and assets. She offers conflict resolution, mediation and arbitration in person or on a virtual or online platform which enables mediations and arbitrations which allows proceedings to be held remotely . Robin has found that online and virtual proceedings to be very effective and particularly necessary in the current challenging times that we ...


Workplace Fairness International Inc.


Fraser Arbitration and Mediation

I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators.  I have over 25 years of experience as an arbitrator and mediator.  I have conducted arbitrated in Canada, the United States, Australia, Brazil, Grenada, Malaysia and Switzerland. 


Caron George Mediation & Dispute Resolution


Jean-Claude Lizé PERSON


Ottawa, ON

Durant Barristers


Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Queen's University Faculty of Law

Dr. Joshua Karton is a Canadian academic and independent arbitrator, specializing in international arbitration and international and comparative private law. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Queen’s University Law Faculty, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. Professor Karton is an internationally recognized expert on commercial dispute resolution, especially international arbitration.Professor Karton is a co-founder and the Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration andGeneral Editor of Kluwer Arbitration Practical ...


Niagara Mediation


Over 35 years of experience in negotiations, claims settlements, Performance Management, Dispute/Conflict Resolution & Restoration, Workplace Fairness Analysis, Organizational Development, organization and manpower Performance Management, Business Strategy, Program Development, harmonization of multi- cultural multi- ethnicity manpower, Executive, Corporate and Shareholders, etc. (www.adrbridge.com)


Sander Gibson Communications Inc./GASCON & Assoc. LLP

Sander is a business law attorney with Gascon & Associates L.L.P. in Montreal, Quebec, specializing in entertainment law, commercial-corporate transactions, and commercial arbitration. Sander also practises as an arbitrator in entertainment and business/commercial-corporate matters, from offices in Toronto and Montreal. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1976 after having obtained both a Bachelor of Arts (1971) and a Bachelor of Civil Law (1974) from McGill University. Professional Organizations & Designations: Chartered Arbitrator - ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. ("ADRIC") (2005) ...


Shaaron Jones-Crawford is an internationally trained Barrister with experience in Mediation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution. She holds an LL.B and LL.M., called to the Bar of England and Wales and is a member of The Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in London, England. Shaaron holds a Chartered Mediator (C.Med.) designation from ADRIO/ADRIC.Shaaron holds an Executive Certificate of Conflict Management (EC.CM) from Windsor Law School, and also holds a Certificate in Adjudication (Osgoode Law School). Additionally, Shaaron is a Chartered Community Mediator (CC.Med.) from the ...


Mediator, Arbitrator, Parenting Coordinator, Self Employed with Ilana Tamari Associates

Ilana Tamari has been in private practice since 2002. She is a Chartered and Accredited Family Mediator, who provides Mediation/Arbitration, Closed and Open mediation, and The Voice of the Child Reports coupled with specializing inCollaborateLaw. In addition, Ms. Tamari lectures on domestic violence and powerimbalances. As an adjunct to the services listed above, Ilana Tamari also provided consultation to lawyers under the auspices of the Office of The Children's Lawyer, a branch of the Attorney General. She draws on her strengths as a detail oriented, compassionate and results focused ...


Managing Partner, Wasel & Wasel

Mahmoud Abuwasel is a Harvard graduate practitioner and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria with substantial experience in high-value and cross-jurisdictional disputes and focuses on international arbitration, complex litigation, and tax controversy.He has represented leading HNW investors, publicly listed companies, Government companies, large family holding companies, and multinationals in multi-billion-dollar litigation and arbitration proceedings and is regularly published and interviewed in leading news outlets.Mahmoud is an admitted lawyer in Australia, a registered legal ...


Levitt Di Lella Duggan & Chaplick LLP

Bradley Chaplick is a mediator and lawyer. Brad was admitted to the Law Society of Ontario (formerly the Law Society of Upper Canada) in 2009 and received his J.D. from Queen’s University Law School in 2008. Bradley's mediation practice focuses on condominium disputes, landlord and tenant, commercial leasing, human rights, contract disputes, and employment matters. As a lawyer, Bradley has represented clients at all levels of Ontario’s civil courts and appeals. Bradley frequently acts as a chairperson for condominium meetings and provides advice and written opinions to condominium boards of ...


Accord Alternative Dispute Resolution Inc.

Mr. Hachinski is a Toronto-based mediator and commercial arbitrator with over 25 years of experience in executive and senior advisory roles in large cap and smaller, high-growth companies. In these roles he was responsible for complex product and service portfolios ranging from 7 to 9 figures and developed a reputation for negotiating successful partnerships and alliances among different organizations. Through navigating and resolving commercial disputes, he developed an affinity for ADR as a timely, practical, and cost-effective option to resolve issues that arise in business and in life. He ...


ADR Chambers

Jonathan Flanders, full-time mediator and arbitrator, has mediated over 2000 cases sincehis transition from a 20-year law practice to full-time mediation,including personal injury, insurance, product liability, property damage, libel, franchise, lease, employment, professional negligence, construction, contract, environmental, estates, business and real estate disputes.EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSJonathan is a graduate of McGill University (B.Sc., 1975;B.C.L., 1978;LL.B., 1979) and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1981.Jonathan is a member of The Law Society of Upper Canada, ...


Yola Grant, Mediation, Arbitration & Investigation Services

Yola Grant is an ethical, incisive and engaged facilitator of workplace dispute resolution Experience• for 30 years, spanning public service and private practice, Yola was exposed to every aspect of labour, employment and human rights law;• as Associate Chair (adjudicative lead) at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, decided significant age and citizenship discrimination cases (Talos and Haseeb); • as a mediator, trainer and neutral investigator for over a decade, conducted 40 investigations in unionized workplaces (including universities, hospitals, community service organizations, ...


Warren Morris is a non-practicing lawyer, who acts as a mediator, arbitrator, trainer, ombudsman and ADR consultant. Warren is an expert in commercial and workplace mediation. He has a unique ability to simplify complex matters and creates an atmosphere for resolving conflict. The ADR Institute of Canada has granted Warren the designation CHARTERED MEDIATOR (C.Med) in recognition of his experience, education and expertise in the field of mediation.Since 1999, Warren has successfully mediated numerous complex matters, ranging from multi-party financial reorganizations to sensitive workplace ...


Brian Gray Law

Brian W.Gray, has practised intellectual property law for over forty years in Canada. He is a former co-chairman of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Committee of the Intellectual Bar Association.Brian has litigated copyright, patent and trademark cases before the Federal Court in Canada. He has mediated software license, trademark, copyright and entertainment disputes and has arbitrated false advertising claims. He has particular expertise in software patents (lead counsel representing banks in the Amazon case and as intervener for insurance industry in the Benjamin Moore case).. ...


Proprietor, Christian S. Tacit, Barrister & Solicitor o/a Tacit Law

Drawingon almost four decades of technical, business and legal experience, Chris is the founder of Tacit Law.Chris’s practice areas include corporate, commercial, not-for-profit, privacy, communications, information technology, intellectual property, administrative, competition, regulated industries and employment law, wills and estates, as well as commercial, tribunal and appellate advocacy, litigation and alternate dispute resolution. In addition to providing traditional legal services, he assists clients with strategic planning, governance, risk management, business reviews, commercial ...


McGill's Business Consultants and HR Solutions


President, Michael Patrick O'Brien Professional Corporation

Michael has worked in the labour relations field for over 30 years, occupying positions of increasing responsibility within Unions and on the management side. Commencing in March 2024, he is dedicating his practice to mediation and arbitration. Michael holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto (1996), and a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School (2012), and will complete an LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution, also at Osgoode Hall Law School, in 2024. Michael was called to the Ontario Bar in 2014 and practiced labour law in Toronto for over a decade, predominantly as ...


Licensed Paralegal, Self-Employed

 A Licensed Paralegal professional with 27 years of cross-finance industry senior management experience in global Fortune 500 companies and government boards / advisory rolesRecognized trilingual public speaking and presentation skills with strong business acumen that formedthe integral parts of pragmatic negotiation and problem-solving capabilities Track record of success in distribution management, finance, banking, insurance and Merges & Acqusitions


Mark Hart has over 20 years of experience as a mediator, adjudicator and investigator, with a focus on human rights, employment and labour issues.Most recently, Mark was a Vice-Chair at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario for 12 years from 2007 to 2019, where he conducted hundreds of mediations and hearings primarily in the employment and labour sectors. He has written hundreds of decisions, including leading decisions on a variety of human rights, employment and labour issues.As a mediator, Mark uses an analytical and evaluative approach, while looking for common interests and creative ...


Owner, Harpers Chambers

RJH SummaryCurriculum VitaeFebruary7, 2024R. John Harpergraduated from DalhousieUniversity Law School in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1972. He was called tothe Ontario Bar in March 1974. He was a sole practitioner from 1974 until 1997,when he formed the family law partnership of Harper Jaskot.He was certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as aspecialist in family law. He practiced family law until his appointment to theOntario Superior Court of Justice in September of 2006 sitting in the FamilyCourt at London, Ontario. Before he was appointed to as a Justice of the SuperiorCourt, in ...


Marvin J. Huberman, Barrister, Mediator, Chartered Arbitrator


Enlyten Circle Advisors

Mohammad (Mo) has a comprehensive background in engineering, project management, Real estate, home construction, utilities and infrastructure. He has acquired over two decades of experience in claims management and dispute resolution. Through his years of experience, Mo developed a strong understanding of Contract law, Provisional & federal arbitration law, and P3 -public-private partnership agreements in the infrastructure sector. With his in-depth knowledge of forensic delay analysis and the complexities involved in construction operations, Mo is well-equipped to support clients ...


Consultant, Self

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Conclude Mediation and Arbitration Inc.


Ultimacy International Inc.

Qualified Arbitrator – 35 Years of Practical Experience and Senior Leadership - Guelph / KW / Cambridge / Hamilton / Burlington / Milton Acting in his positions ascorporate president and other senior executive roles, Rob has demonstrated high business acumen and combines this with years of tested judgement for his role as arbitrator. His attainment of senior levels of leadership grew from his capacity to gain insight and recognize patterns across complex situations. His background is anchored in strong listening and credibility evaluation, assessing information objectively, and the ability to ...


WeirFoulds LLP

JeffCowan practices litigation law with emphasis in public and real estate law. Heappears regularly before tribunals and all courts with particular emphasis inthe fields of land use planning, development, municipal and environmental law,and all aspects of real property law, including acquisition, leasing and leaseinterpretation, expropriation, valuation, contracts for purchase and sale,boundary and ownership disputes, municipal assessment and property taxation andland claims by First Nations. He has been counsel to provincial ministries andadministrative tribunals, municipalities, ratepayers’ ...


Founder and Managing Director, Panaya Consulting

A perceptive finance professional withover 17 years of international experience working injurisdictions such as the Americas, South East Asia, Europeand the Caribbean. Conversant with international legislations relating to ADR,including damage quantification requirements and the expert’s duties undervarious legislations.Possess deep experience working collaboratively with legalcounsels and/or regulatory authorities across international jurisdictions, and partneringwith stakeholders, business leaders, Boards and C-suite executives, to providefocused, goal-oriented advice on dispute management, ...


Partner, Beard Winter LLP

Robert Harason is a senior lawyer with over 40 years of practical experience and expertise inconstruction, corporate, commercial, partnership, debtor andcreditor, products liability, bankruptcy and insolvency, real estate,commercial landlord and tenant and condominium lawand a partner at theToronto firm of Beard Winter LLP.Robert is an Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) adjudicator, a Qualified Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.Robert has published a number of articles, and spoken on a wide range of subjects,relating to construction ...


Angela has been a member of the ADR Institute ofOntario (formerly known as Arbitratoin and Mediation Institute of Ontario Inc. since April 4, 1997)She currently holds the following designations:C. MED–Chartered Mediator – ADR Instituteof Ontario &Canada,AccFM–AccreditedFamily Mediator,CPMED-Child Protection Mediator (OAFM)She has been in private practice since1996 providing mediation, facilitation services, corporate andorganizational training, cross-cultural training, and project consultancy.Mediation of business and workplace mediations, community mediations, neighbor to ...


Owner, Mediator & Arbitrator, Hulton Workplace Resolutions

I have almost 30 years' experience in labour, employment and management. I began my career as a student and associate lawyer with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (now Osler LL.P) practicing in the areas of labour and employment, human rights, employment standards, workpalce safety and wrongful dismissal. In 1997, I joined the law department of York Region as Labour & Employment Counsel. In 2004 I was appointed Regional Solicitor, and in 2014 I was appointed Commissioner, Legal & Court Services. During my career at York Region, I was lead negotiator for York Regional Police and was ...


Families First Mediation

I am certified with FDRIO as a FDRP Med and an FDRP-Fin. I'm a Certified Specialist in Family Mediation, Arbitrator, Qualified Family Arbitration Screener (QFAS) as well as a Qualified Mediator(Q.Med), Separation Coach and Certified Elder Mediator (Cert.EM).I strongly believe that for families in conflict there must be HEART between the issues and the resolution. I am a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) helping couples navigate through the financial considerations of separation and divorce.I'm an active trainer and public speaker creating awareness of positive and creative ways to ...


Genge Construction Adjudications

Jerry is a Chartered Arbitrator, Qualified Mediator, ODACC Adjudicator, and Professional Engineer specializing in construction disputes and professional negligence claims.  He has an advanced certificate as an adjudicator for administrative boards and tribunals and more thah 45 years experience.  Jerry believes that a quick, thorough, and cost effective resolution is teh best solution to all disputes.  Jerry also provide Early Nuetral Evaluations to assess the merits of a claim or defense.  www.arbitech.ca416.200.2651