Canac to open first store in Ontario

HAWKESBURY, Ont. — The Eastern Ontario town of Hawkesbury will be the site of the first Ontario store for the independent retailer, Canac. The 380,000-square-foot store will be  the home improvement banner’s first outside Quebec. It will be part of an overall plan by the town to convert a former Amoco oil plant. The $71 million development project includes an expansion of the existing shopping centre on the site.