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December 2008: In Oakville magazine.
The Cork House. The Cork House may be Halton's oldest landmark, but a few years ago it was reborn with a modern and eco-friendly twist. More...

December 12, 2008: Calling all recyclers! We want your natural cork stoppers. Jelinek Cork announces a new recycled cork program. Community groups, schools and other not for profit organizations, bring us your natural cork stoppers and we'll pay you. More...

December 6, 2008: The Cork House Holiday Open House. Hot chocolate, tasty treats, cork gift items, cork crafts, and actual snow! See photos...

November 26, 2008: Jelinek Cork Group participates in West of the City's "Girls Night Out" in Oakville, Ontario. This 4th annual event brought over 400 visitors to browse the products, services and specials of many local shops and services. The Jean Cristoff collection made its first official appearance - the product line was very well received. See pictures and read more about this in our blog.

November 2008: The exclusive Jean Cristoff product line is launched. These elegant handbags and accessories are designed using cork fabric - elegant, unique and eco-friendly. More...

September 2008: People Magazine.
CORK IS IN!!! according to People Magazine Style Watch

September 27-28, 2008: Jelinek's Ontario showroom The Cork House participated in Doors Open Ontario with hundreds of visitors stopping by to learn about the region's oldest home. The Amos Biggar House / The Cork House was built in 1816 and is a good example of a Loyalist farmhouse. It is one of a few from that era that remain in the region. More ...

September 25-26, 2008: Jelinek Cork exhibited at IIDEX/Neocon show introducing Cork Mosaic and Jelinek's new line of cork flooring finished with a natural vegetable oil. More ...

September 23, 2008: Sonny Jelinek was elected Vice Chair of Oakville Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at the Chamber's Annual General Meeting (AGM).

September 23, 2008: Jelinek Cork worked in conjunction with Whole Foods Oakville designer Vesna Burns to put together a 'table' to be auctioned off at a gala event to benefit Willow Breast Cancer Support. The theme for the "table for four" was Indian Summer. The table setting used a cork table cloth as well as cork napkins by Jelinek paired with all natural and organic food from Whole Foods. The event held at Roy Thompson Hall boasts 60 Canadian female chefs sampling their culinary delights to guests. Anna Olsen is the spokesperson this year. It's the 13th year for this event.

August 26, 2008: Jelinek Cork Group to sponsor SOCMI.
Jelinek Cork Group is pleased to act as program sponsor of the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute (SOCMI).

June 14, 2008: Video profile of JC presented at OABE.
Oakville Awards for Business Excellence - Jelinek Cork Group Company Profile. View this short video about Jelinek Cork Group, cork products and the environment.

Summer 2008: Jelinek Cork Group introduces new logo.
After many years with the same logo, the Jelinek Cork Group of companies has come together with one unified logo. This logo symbolizes many things...

March 26, 2008: Oakville Beaver
An Evening of Celebration. 2007 OABE nominees gather to celebrate their achievements.

April 25-27, 2008: Green Living Show.
Jelinek Cork Group will be participating in the Green Living Show again this year. Come visit our booth in the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario from April 25th until April 27th, 2008.

April 7 and April 9, 2008: Jelinek Cork flooring installed for HGTV show "My Parents' House".
Jelinek Cork flooring was used in a recent episode of "My Parents' House" on HGTV. Using environmentally friendly and recycled materials, such as cork flooring, the team created "An Eco-Friendly Oasis".

April 4, 2008: Corkhouse hosts seminar for Realtors.
Jelinek Cork's showroom, The Cork House, recently hosted a seminar for Royal LePage realtors. This seminar provided realtors with information about The Cork House and its history, from relocating the home to its restoration and current use. The seminar also focused on the many uses of cork in home decor including cork flooring, wall coverings and cork furniture. It is important for realtors and decorators to realize the importance of environmentally friendly products, such as cork. The April 9, 2008 Oakville Beaver article sums up the seminar.

There is more to cork than wine stoppers and cork flooring. Visit the Jelinek Cork Blog for interesting facts about cork, products made from cork and the many uses of cork. If you have a topic about cork you'd like to see discussed, please contact us.

October 2007: Canadian Living
The Natural Choice. For comfort under foot choose eco-friendly, durable bamboo, coconut palm or cork flooring.

October 2007: Style at Home
Tile Style. Images of Jelinek Cork Flooring appear in this informational page on bathroom tile.

Jelinek Cork Group is the first Toronto area dealer for American Clay products. American Clay uses natural clay...

In an effort to continually enhance our cork flooring system, Jelinek Cork has teamed up with Armtec products to offer a recycled plastic moisture protection system for your subfloor...

August 2007: Global TV Money Line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VztmUBKvf6I

July/August 2007: West of the City magazine
Read all about cork, the Cork House and the Jelinek Cork Group in this feature article.

June 28, 2007: JELINEK CORK GROUP ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT WITH CARVER, S.r.l - Oakville, Ontario: Jelinek Cork Group is excited to announce a distributor relationship with Carver, S.r.l. of Milan, Italy. Jelinek will be distributing Carver products in North America including...

June 24, 2007: Toronto Star
Uncorked. The wine industry's accelerating shift away from cork has dire economic and environmental consequences. To say nothing of lost romance.

May 2007 issue: Industry Europe
The Jelinek Cork Group champagne cork stoppers secure and keep the colour, body, bouquet and taste of Bohemia Sekt sparkling wines at perfect conditions for everyday refreshment, celebrations and other special occasions.

April 12, 2007: Jelinek Cork Group awarded the OABE award for Outstanding Environmental Leadership. Oakville, Ontario. In front of an audience of over 400 people, Jelinek Cork Group and their showroom, The Cork House, were selected to received...

April 3, 2007: Jelinek Cork Group's Ontario showroom -- The Cork House -- will be featured live on CityTV Breakfast Television. Jennifer Valentyne and the Live Eye Crew will be hosting four live segments from The Cork House...

April 27-29, 2007: Jelinek Cork Group to participate in Green Living Show -- Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario. The Green Living Show is dedicated to all things green...

Jelinek Cork Floating Floors now designed using the patented UNICLIC system. Though Jelinek Cork has been providing cork floating floors for many years.....

February 8, 2007: Jelinek Cork Group Nominated For Business Excellence. Jelinek Cork Group has been nominated for The Oakville Awards for Business Excellence...

January 2007: MingPao Toronto

September 14, 2006: Jelinek Cork Group/The Cork House Invites you to The Official Ceremony Recognizing The Cork House as the Oldest Building in Halton Region ...

September 7, 2006: Immediate Press Release Attention: Editor Subject: Oldest Designated House In Halton Jelinek Cork Group of Oakville, Ontario announced today that the Cork House has been designated as the oldest restored house in Halton by the Oakville Historical Society...

July 15, 2006: National Post
Finally, my cork collection has a raison d'etre. No longer garbage or gimmick, it's the next big thing.

July 6, 2006: Boston Globe
Have a nice den. With an orange glow, the '70s make a sophisticated comeback.
Even paneling, the staple of every shag-carpet-covered basement rumpus room of the '70s, is reappearing in a limited and stylish new capacity. Pop Panels, three-dimensional plywood squares produced in Finland, look like they were pulled from the set of a 1977 made-for- television movie about the Brady Bunch visiting a Scandinavian disco. More shocking, cork, which was stuck to almost every surface imaginable, is also staging a comeback. Cork magnate Sonny Jelinek, vice president of Jelinek Cork in Ontario, says that sales of cork for home decor have increased at a rate of 100 percent a year over the past three years. Cork wallpaper, cork sofas, cork pillows, and cork flooring are following the return of cork wedge heels into American homes. Even the menus at the chic Back Bay restaurant Match are cork covered.

``We sold tons of cork for homes in the 1970s," he says. ``And then the shift went to wine, but now it's back in home decor. I don't know if it's the desire for eco-friendly products or the return of the '70s, but it's taking off."

June 24, 2006: Wall Street Journal
Why Cork is Popping Up. Push by producers gets designers to try tree bark as fabric for bags, jackets.

May 12, 2006: USA Today
Cork's a-poppin' in furnishings. Good news for green types: Cork, a plentiful and sustainable material, is turning up in other parts of the home besides floors, including walls, furniture, fabric and accessories.

January 23, 2006: TreeHugger.com
Cork Fabric from the Cork Store. "It's about a place where you can buy the raw material to make a whole cornucopia of cork based products."

July 2005: Message from Stage Sponsor
This year celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Festival of Classics.  Jelinek Cork Group is honoured and excited to share in this celebration as a stage sponsor for the performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream...

Jelinek Cork Group plays major part of a new environmental initiative –
Bag-a-Cork Recycling Greater Toronto Area cork recycling initiative a North American first...

Breakfast Television - Bag-a-Cork.org and Jelinek Cork Group

March 5, 2003: OPENING OF MUSEUM & SHOWROOM PRESS RELEASE - Jelinek Cork Group of Oakville, Ontario announced the opening of CORK HOUSE...

Cork Flooring for the Commercial User
Increasingly popular, cork flooring is no longer solely the domain of residential users, it is also being used more often in commercial settings...

VIRGIN CORK BARK
You may realize that cork is the bark of a tree. You also may know that the process of harvesting the cork tree...

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