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A spectacular new clubhouse provides the final flourish to GreyHawk Golf Club, the premiere 36-hole Member golf facility in the National Capital Region.

Construction on the new clubhouse, projected to cost more than $5 million, began in April 2009,

with the building opening in May 2010. The 17,100-square-foot structure is complemented by a 1,750-square-foot covered patio with a fireplace off the bistro.

Directly off the bistro area adjoining the three-sided bar, the Black Pint Pub exudes the atmosphere of an Irish pub with its low, textured ceiling divided by wood beams and dark hardwood floor. Flat-screen TVs are available to watch sporting events and traditional pub fare is served.

Sound Products Limited designed the high tech audio and video systems for this new ClubLink facility.

This beautiful building provides the hub for members and guests to complete the Grey Hawk experience.

The following is an excerpt from TOA's newsletter called "Arigato"...March 2009

McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada are proud of the food they serve, and have one single purpose: to provide 100% total customer satisfaction. Every day millions of Canadians visit McDonald’s 1,400 plus Canadian restaurants. To help create the “Forever Young” atmosphere in the McDonald’s Restaurants, McDonald’s turned to Sound Products Limited to update and standardize their audio system in the restaurants. McDonald’s is creating an atmosphere the customer will remember, like a favourite song or movie from their youth, McDonald’s wants its customers to have warm and fond memories of their McDonald’s experience. McDonald’s believes that their audio system is an important component of their core values: Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value.

The audio systems installed in older McDonald’s restaurants may not be reflecting the “Forever Young” image that McDonald’s wants to portray. Sound Products Limited, a long-time business partner with McDonald’s worked closely with McDonald’s and their franchisees to create an audio system that was versatile, easy to operate, durable, reliable and fit the needs of the restaurant, all while conforming to McDonald’s high standards. Sound Products’ Senior Sales Consultant for Canada, with the help of TOA

Canada, recommended TOA’s reliable products for the restaurants including TOA’s 9000 Series Digital Mixer/Matrix Amplifier, and the F Series Ceiling Speakers.

Sound Products Limited is Canada’s leading supplier of drive-thru technology and in-store audio systems to quick service restaurants. They focus their business with venues such as restaurants, hospitality, service stations, and retail locations, supplying these venues with communications equipment, sound systems, video display systems and background music sources.

TOA’s 9000 Series Amplifiers are a unique product line. The A-9120 Mixer Amplifier allows for multiple programmable zones within the restaurant. McDonald’s decided on two zones, one zone in the lobby and one zone for the play-place. This programming works well for McDonald’s as they are able to reach their target audiences accordingly. The play-place can be run at 30W, while the restaurant requires 120W to operate. A unique feature of the A-9120 Mixer Amplifier permits unused power from one channel to be shunted to the other channel. The installations require less ceiling speakers because of the speakers wide dispersion, keeping costs low.

Sound Products Limited and McDonald’s are impressed with their product selection for the audio system upgrade and new store installations. “The A-9000 Series product is perfect for retail chains, like McDonald’s who want to have a unified look, feel and sound. Sound Products Limited was able to program the A-9120, save the settings, and clone all other installations, creating a fool-proof and consistent installation that reduces costs, while maintaining consistency and one sound for McDonald’s” says Sound Products Limited representative.

How is McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada enjoying their new audio system? We can all join them in saying, “I’m lovin’ it.”

Looking for an atmosphere that encompasses the intimacy of a dining experience or the buzz of the bar, Milestones (owned and operated by Cara Operations Ltd.) has undergone a redesign, signifying a new direction for this casual fine-dining restaurant. The new design provides guests with a vibrant and inviting place to enjoy a meal or refreshments. Working with an award-winning design firm to create the new Milestones atmosphere, it was essential that Milestones incorporate a sound system that would blend in with the décor while providing the right ambiance to fit in with the dining and bar experience.

Sound Products Limited, a long time business partner with Cara Operations Ltd., worked closely with the Milestones Restaurant located at Yonge and Dundas in the Toronto Life Square. We assisted Milestones with their sound system, helping them choose products that would blend into the restaurants décor. Working with TOA Canada Corporation for over 25 years, Sound Products Ltd. recommended TOA’s products, because of the products' ability to blend into a wall or ceiling, its versatility to be installed indoors and outdoors, the product’s reliability and the company’s solid reputation in the commercial audio industry.

Sound Products Limited is Canada’s leading supplier of drive-thru technology and in-store audio systems to quick service restaurants.

They focus their business with venues such as

restaurants, hospitality, service stations and retail locations, supplying these venues with communications equipment, sound systems, video display systems and background music sources.

Located on the 4th floor in the Toronto Life Square and overlooking the city of Toronto, Milestones' Downtown Restaurant includes a separate dining room, bar and patio. Incorporating TOA’s F-122C Wide Dispersion Ceiling Speakers as well as the F-1000B Wide Dispersion Speakers, the sound system was blended into the walls and ceilings, without interfering with the hip and modern new appearance of the restaurant. Powering the speakers are TOA’s reliable amplifiers the D-901 Modular Digital Mixer and the DA-250 Digital Multi-Channel Amplifier.

Gord Sherritt, Technical Director for Sound Products Limited, and their team completed the installation of the sound system. “There is no guesswork when installing a TOA sound system when you lay out the project using TOA’s Speaker Software Program.” commented Mr. Sherritt. “With wide dispersion speakers, you have a lot of latitude to install the speakers to cover the area. Fewer speakers are required compared to traditional installations, resulting in running into fewer issues with other technical installations such as the HVAC and lighting. Being a versatile speaker, it can be relocated accordingly.”

The overall sound and appearance of the sound system in Milestones' flagship restaurant is exactly what the restaurant was looking for. “We are happy with the way the system sounds and looks in Milestones Restaurant. We are looking at upgrading existing restaurants using this flagship store as our standard for Milestones' sound system.” commented Mr. David Boudreau; Milestoness Area Manager for Cara Operations Ltd.

Guluwalks are held each year across North America to raise awareness about the war in Uganda and collect funds to help rebuild the region. The walk is held at Burlington’s beautiful Spencer Smith Park on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Sound Products Limited is a proud sponsor of Burlington’s annual Guluwalk to help the children of Uganda.

Cheyenne Currie, granddaughter of Paul Currie of Sound Products, gave the opening and closing speeches. The walk was very successful and reached the fundraising goal.