A proud new owner and new location for Goodfellow's Flowers

Aug 14, 2014

Goodfellow's Flowers, the local flower business that was started by Ann and David Goodfellow roughly 20 years ago in Parham, has once again changed hands.

Until June of this year the business had been owned by Michelle Greenstreet, who bought it from the Goodfellows around a decade ago and moved it to Clement Road. Greenstreet had been looking for a buyer for the business and in late May, 2014 she paid a visit to Rimpy Kaillon, wife of Ram Kaillon, owners and operators of Ram's Esso station on Hwy 7 in Sharbot Lake.

It was then and there that Rimpy, who has always loved flower arranging, decided “on the spot”, as she says, to purchase the business and move it to its new location at Ram's Esso. Rimpy is no stranger to flower arranging; she studied it in the past with Erik Wesseling of the Canadian Association of Flower Arrangers in Woodstock. She recalled that, “When Michelle came here in May and we spoke, I decided right away to buy the business. I knew it was the right kind of business for me and the kind of business that I always wanted to have."

The official transaction took just a few days to complete and a few more to move the shop from Clement Road to Ram's Esso and into the store where it is now open for business.

Prior to the purchase, Rimpy had been making and selling silk flower arrangements at home and selling them at the store, but once the official papers were signed she was eager to learn everything she could about the business. She decided to enroll as a student at the Canadian Institute of Floral Design in Toronto for their three-week course. There she was taught everything there is to know about flower arranging, including its business side. Five instructors taught her, including Donald Waltho, Ashley Waltho, Brad Higginson and Rhonda Ristich and after successfully completing the course she was thrilled to finally return home to Sharbot Lake with her framed certificate in hand.

Rimpy Kaillon is now ready to serve her customers and she exudes the confidence and enthusiasm that new business ownership brings. She is planning a grand opening at the store sometime this fall. The store's name will remain the same, Goodfellow's Flowers, as will its website www.goodfellowsflowers.com, and long-time phone number (613-279-6446). Rimpy will offer customers a wider selection of fresh cut and silk flowers, and arrangements for all occasions, including weddings, proms, anniversaries, birthdays, funerals, memorial services and other special events as well as gift baskets, corsages and more.

Goodfellow's Flowers is located at Ram's Esso, 24515 Highway 7 just east of Road 38. Proud new owner, Rimpy Kaillon, will be on hand to serve you and meet all of your floral needs.