Announcements

This year the public practice staff decided to get away from the office and head across the Ottawa River to the Fairmont le Chateau Montebello for a two day staff planning retreat.

Activities and events like these help generate new ideas and success strategies that help fuel employee growth.   By forming genuine collaborative relationships, partners, managers and staff are able to openly discuss future plans for themselves and the firm.

The retreat was a positive experience for all and staff are now looking forward to the annual golf tournament this Friday at the Outaouais Golf Club.

Considerable progress has been made on the building expansion.

The outside walls and roof are almost complete.

Everyday operations at the office have not been impacted by this renovation as it is only involving the rear portion of the building.

Be sure to check back soon for more updates!

August is ALS awareness month at Andrews & Co.!

Throughout the month leading up to our annual staff golf tournament – The Foreman Cup; staff will be participating in a variety of activities in order to raise funds for the ALS Foundation in memory of our late partner Andrew S. Foreman.

The first fundraising activity starts this week with Jean Day.

Keep an eye out for our activity and fundraising updates throughout the month!

We hope to surpass our fundraising goal as we did last year!

Andrews & Co is pleased to announce the official opening of the new footbridge on the 2nd hole at Camelot Golf and Country Club.

To commemorate  the life of our partner Andrew S. Foreman, a beautifully engraved stone was installed on the bridge.  The opening of the bridge coincides with the 25th anniversary of this wonderful course.

Our staff accountant, Mayra Petit, competed in the 2016 Ottawa Spartan Race on Saturday, June 18, 2016.

The Spartan Sprint, which spans more than 5 kilometres and has over 15 different obstacles was the most difficult race she has competed in. The high temperature level and numerous hills did not help, but she still had lots of fun and will be taking part in another obstacle race – the 2016 Dead End Race in September. We cannot wait to see her next accomplishment!

Andrews & Co is pleased to announce that we are in the midst of a building expansion!

The expansion – a 2 storey addition – will be roughly 50% the size of our current building. The new space will have washrooms, a kitchen, and space for up to 20 new employees. The expected completion date is December 2016.

Currently, the foundation has been placed and the framing is up! Next step will be pouring of concrete and drywall!

Check back soon as we will be posting regular updates as construction progresses.

The 2016 Ottawa Walk for ALS took place on June 11^th and more than achieved its goal – despite the cold weather and rainfall.

As a city, Ottawa raised $229,045 – surpassing its goal of $215,000! Andy’s Angels are proud to announce that our goal was also surpassed! With a team goal of $2,500, we raised $2,865!

On behalf of all of us here, we want to thank everyone who generously donated to the worthy cause. We look forward to raising even more money and awareness next year!

The Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is largest multi-distance race event in Canada that brings in over 50,000 runners and up to 200,000 spectators to the Ottawa region. Despite the record setting heat wave over the City of Ottawa that weekend, two staff members took part in the half marathon event on Sunday, May 29^th.

Both runners, who had personals goals of finishing in under 2 hours, had excellent times with Mayra Petit finishing in 1 hour and 56 minutes and Phil Hunter finishing in 2 hours and 7 minutes. Both had a great experience and were cheered on by the immense support by the City of Ottawa and spectators.

Both Mayra and Phil will also be running in the Canada Army Run on September 18, 2016 – join us in wishing them luck!

On March 28th, 2013 Andrews & Co. lost our Partner, Andrew Foreman, to ALS.

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a paralyzing, life-ending condition. ALS attacks and kills the motor neurons in the body, denying you the ability to move, to speak and finally to breathe. It has no known cause, no effective treatment and no cure.

On June 11th, 2016, in loving memory of Andy, the staff here at Andrews & Co., in conjunction with his wife & children, will participate in ALS Canada’s WALK FOR ALS.  ALS Canada provides equipment and support services for clients in Ontario, and funds breakthrough research towards treatments and a cure.

Your donations to this cause are greatly appreciated.  Donations can be made by filling out the donation form at the receptionist’s desk or you can visit the website www.walkforals.ca/ontario or the direct link to our team below.

Andy’s Angels on ALS Events

On behalf of the staff here at Andrews & Co, Andy’s family and Andy himself;
Thank you in advance for your support.

We are very excited to announce that Steve Pittman CPA, CA, CBV has joined our firm!

With over twenty-five years’ experience providing business valuation services, Steve is a true expert in his field and highly dedicated to his profession. He has extensive experience in business valuation, forensic accounting, economic loss, and damage quantification services; he is also skilled in a variety of litigation-related services, including Family Law, for which he prepares income reports for determining spousal and child support. He also assisted the Department of Justice Canada in defining income when the Federal Child Support Guidelines Legislation was introduced.

Steve is often called to provide expert witness testimonies in court. He has qualified as an expert witness in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Tax Court of Canada.

As a true asset to our firm, Steve offers us a new and diverse service in business valuation. He is very personable, has served as both lecturer and treasurer to many reputable institutions and organizations, and is an all-around great guy! We could not be happier to have him join our team!

Welcome Steve!