{"id":148146,"date":"2023-12-27T10:41:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T15:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=148146"},"modified":"2023-12-27T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T18:40:42","slug":"siftt-embracing-huntsvilles-community-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/siftt-embracing-huntsvilles-community-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"SIFFT embracing Huntsville\u2019s community spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Huntsville, there are a lot of familiar faces and a familiar level of surface operating under a brand-new banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIFFT Electric might be relatively new to the Huntsville area but they\u2019ve been a mainstay in South Muskoka and Parry Sound for more than four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIFFT merged with Ron Pratt Electrical earlier this year to add on to their merger with Greenside Electric of Huntsville the previous year. The result is a workforce based primarily out of Huntsville with years of service and knowledge of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent 24 years in the trade and I consider myself extremely fortunate to have landed as part of the SIFFT family just as this merger was coming together,\u201d says Dan Wark, an electrical journeyperson with SIFFT and a lifelong Huntsville resident. \u201cThere\u2019s a real sense of community here. Any time I\u2019ve asked them about sponsoring a hockey team or some soccer jerseys, it\u2019s always right away, \u2018yeah, let\u2019s do it.\u2019 They wanted to be up on the boards at the Don Lough and the Jack Bionda (arenas)\u2026even the curling Club.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having grown up and raised three children in the area, Wark says it\u2019s important for Huntsville residents to feel that local connection with the companies they hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big enough team at SIFFT that if we need people to help us out they\u2019re always there but it doesn\u2019t feel big at all,\u201d he says. \u201cI can literally call (SIFFT general manager) Curt (Moore) just to ask him what he thinks of a certain product, and there\u2019s not many companies this size where you can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SIFFT now employs 15 people in the Huntsville area, along with another 50 in the rest of Parry Sound and Muskoka. In addition to their decades of experience in electrical work, they also specialize in solar, HVAC and home automation needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have so many different people with so many different skill sets that we\u2019re learning off each other all the time,\u201d says Wark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon Bones has been in the electrical trades for more than 25 years, and he says working for SIFFT has helped him find the work-life balance he\u2019s been looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a young family and working for SIFFT has allowed me to balance my family life with a company that has strong community values,\u201d says Bones, whose family has been cottaging in the Huntsville area since his great-grandfather purchased land and built a cabin in Almaguin. \u201cI feel like SIFFT genuinely cares about my family. They value what I have to offer and have allowed me to succeed in the community I want to live in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bones says SIFFT is a company that does more than talk the talk when it comes to community involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve supported me with any community initiatives like the hockey teams I coach,\u201d he says. \u201cThey want to grow with the community. There are 14 employees living in the Huntsville area and we\u2019re always looking for new team members and offering the chance to give them opportunities for success and career advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bones says the Huntsville area is one of the most picturesque regions in the province and a wonderful place to raise his three boys. He says SIFFT appreciates what binds the people to the region and wants to be part of an organization that aims to help continue to make Huntsville such an incredible place to live and work.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Huntsville, there are a lot of familiar faces and a familiar level of surface operating under a brand-new banner. 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