HomeStars - News and Updates

HomeStars Community Comes Together to Help With a Worthy Cause

Colleen — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:36:22 +0000

Mark Stewart of Brampton ON has been diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and now requires an accessible washroom to be added to his home. Mark has attempted to make use of several resources available to him in an effort to offset the cost of this very expensive home renovation, but has not had any success. [...]

Happy May Long Weekend!

Colleen — Sun, 20 May 2012 16:37:22 +0000

The HomeStars team is taking Victoria Day off to spend time in the fresh air and sunshine with our friends and family. We will be back full swing on Tuesday May 21st. Wishing all of you a safe and fun long weekend with beautiful weather!

Social Media Icons for your Site

BrianS — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:30:44 +0000

We've seen some great examples of HomeStars links integrated into some sites. But did you know that you can have a HomeStars icon? Yes, we have a square icon where you can link to your HomeStars page, and it will fit right where your twitter and facebook icons go

We Are Having A Little Work Done

Colleen — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:27:40 +0000

Sorry Everyone! Our site is so busy helping you find great contractors that it needs a little help. Our development team is hard at work and we will be back up and running shortly! Sorry for any trouble this may cause you. If you have any pressing questions or concerns you can email us at [...]

Current Review Promotions Across Canada!

Colleen — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:46:47 +0000

Sharing your review after you have hired a contractor is an important part of being in the HomeStars community. We have some great promotions running across Canada right now to thank you for your contribution to helping homeowners in your area find contractors they can trust. All across Canada homeowners can now write two reviews [...]

Day 3 Of The Ottawa Home + Garden Show

Colleen — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:43:49 +0000

It’s a busy day today at the CE Centre for the Ottawa Home + Garden show. Doors opened to a crowd this morning at 10am and it has been going strong since! The show continues to run until tomorrow at 5pm, so if you are thinking of heading down there is still time to write [...]

Celebrating The Best Contractors In Eastern Ontario!

Colleen — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:05:59 +0000

We had a great time celebrating the winners of The Best Of Eastern Ontario last night. Held at the Ottawa Home + Garden Show at the brand new, and beautiful, CE Center. This is the second year that we have awarded the best contractors in Eastern Ontario as reviewed by their customers and the event [...]

Visiting The National Home Show

Colleen — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:11:33 +0000

The 60th annual National Home Show is now underway at the Direct Energy Center in Toronto. Hundreds of exhibitors ( many of them Best Of Winners ) are lined up to showcase their products and services for this ten day event ending March 25th. HomeStars would like to help you narrow down your search, so [...]

Best Of 2011 Awards Night in Toronto

Colleen — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:01:26 +0000

Last week HomeStars honoured the Best of 2011 winners in Toronto. Each year HomeStars.com awards companies who have done commendable work based on their customer’s feedback. It was our fourth event of its kind in Toronto and definitely the biggest yet with over 200 attendees at the Toronto Cricket Club. Everyone had a great time [...]

Inside The Ideal Home & Garden Show 2012

Colleen — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:47:55 +0000

The Ideal Home & Garden Show started yesterday evening and we were there to check out this year’s exhibitors. The show looks great, with rows of home improvement contractors and an amazing garden center filled with landscaping ideas and companies. We have many of this year’s vendors listed on our site so take a look [...]