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Lyme Disease Cases Rising in Ontario but Health Officials
not Spreading Public Awareness

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, May 18, 2010 – With the U.S. reporting soaring cases of Lyme disease in states loated close to the Canadian border, Ontario health officials are finally beginning to acknowledge more of this tick-borne disease, recently reporting 102 cases in Ontario alone in 2008, versus Health Canada's previous estimate of only 50 cases across Canada. But with misdiagnosis rampant due to poor testing, lack of understanding of the disease and how it mimics other major illnesses as well as complacency when it comes to spreading awareness, the number of Lyme cases in Ontario is feared to be much higher. The result: Lyme patients are falling through the cracks, lives are being ruined and the general public is in the dark.

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Rossana Magnotta Keeps Lyme Discussion Going
with Recent Radio Interviews

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, July 13, 2009 – Rossana Magnotta is widely known as the president and CEO of Magnotta Winery but to many Lyme disease sufferers across this country, she is recognized as a driving force in spreading awareness for Lyme in Canada. Most of all, she wants to help build Canada's first Lyme disease research and testing centre. She recently partnered with the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation to launch a national radio campaign to raise awareness of Lyme and, as a result of this effort, is being invited to speak about the disease on various radio shows. Listen to her latest interviews. 

Magnotta's 2009 True North Golf Tournament Raises More Than $40,000 for CanLyme; Corporate Support of Tournament Fundraiser for Lyme Disease Comparable to Last Year Despite Economic Downturn

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, June 15, 2009 – Magnotta Winery Corporation is pleased to announce that its fourth Annual True North Classic Golf Tournament has raised $42,000 for the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme). “With sponsorship and charity budgets being tightened in a slow and uncertain economy, 2009 has turned out to be a tough year for any organization trying to raise money for a worthy cause,” says Rossana Magnotta, CEO and President of Magnotta Winery Corporation. “We were predicting a decline in sponsorships and donations but our supporters and customers came out again this year to match and slightly exceed what we achieved last year.” Adds Magnotta, whose family was touched by Lyme disease four years ago, “Despite the financial restraints everyone is managing right now, they are committed to helping us spread the real word about Lyme disease in Canada and their ongoing goodwill is truly touching for me.”

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Controversial Radio Ads on Lyme Disease to Launch Across Canada; Magnotta Winery and CanLyme Challenge Canadian Government’s
Views About Lyme Disease

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, May 12, 2009 – Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the world but the Canadian government won’t acknowledge this fact because it lacks proper understanding of the disease, continues to provide Canadians with poor testing methods and operates on the belief that the disease is rare in this country. That’s the root problem in fighting Lyme disease in Canada according to Magnotta Winery Corporation and the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) who have teamed up to challenge the government’s stance on this complex illness with a series of radio ads launching this month, the first of their kind in Canada.

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Magnotta Announces Fundraising Events for Lyme Disease Awareness Month; Proceeds Go Toward Building Canada’s First Lyme Disease
Research and Testing Facility

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, May 12, 2009 – May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Magnotta Winery Corporation is leading the way with a line-up of awareness and fundraising events. Proceeds from all activities will go to the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) to help fund the building of Canada’s first Lyme disease research and testing facility. According to CanLyme, the facility is critical in order to respond to the inadequate testing in Canada, inconsistent reporting criteria, limited surveillance and poor clinical diagnostic knowledge.

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Magnotta Winery re-qualifies for Platinum Club member status
with Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies program.

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, February 12, 2008 – The winners of the 2007 Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies award enjoyed the highest profit and revenues since the program’s inception, boasting combined sales of $8.5 billion and average sales growth of 31%.

The Best Managed program celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and winning companies continue to raise the bar for Canadian business success, by showcasing their adaptability and sustainability.

“This year’s winners leveraged their entrepreneurial passion to drive their revenue, profits and value in the face of triple-digit oil prices, a strong Canadian dollar, and mixed economic signals south of the border,” commented John Hughes, Deloitte partner and national leader of the Best Managed rogram. Best Managed companies demonstrated that, in every region of the country and across a significant number of industries, Canadian entrepreneurs have been successful in competing globally and overcoming the many and diverse market challenges. “Since the creation of this program, Canadian private companies, and more precisely, the people who manage them, have consistently demonstrated their keen sense of knowing how to flourish amid adversity”, notes Hughes.

The Wine Ladies - Pairing Magnotta Wines and Purdy's Chocolate

Ever wondered what wine to serve with chocolate? The Wine Ladies tackle this mystifying subject offering tasty Magnotta wine and Purdy's chocolate pairing ideas making this often misunderstood pairing easy and enjoyable!

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Leading Ontario Winery Leads Battle Against Deadly Disease

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, June 13, 2007 – Magnotta Winery Corporation and its President & CEO Rossana Magnotta are in the midst of a crusade across the country building awareness and funds in support of Lyme Disease, the fastest growing infectious disease in the world.

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Magnotta Winery Named Vaughan 's Business of the Year

VAUGHAN, ONTARIO, April 19, 2007 – Magnotta Winery Corporation was awarded the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce utmost achievement category, Business of the Year. The Business of the Year Award recognizes “a local area business that has demonstrated a continued passion for excellence and promoted the advancement of responsible business leadership and harmony within our community.”

This award is made possible through each and every employee of Magnotta who has demonstrated commitment and devotion to their job and to the organization.

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