The Ottawa Valley has its own producer and supplier of face shields. At the beginning of the pandemic, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford’s call on the province’s businesses to help make medical supplies, SRB Technologies met with local senior officials at local hospitals and retirement homes where it was determined that reusable face shields were a major shortage. President of SRB Technologies, Stephane Levesque says they are producing 10,000 face shields per week and their goal is to serve the Ottawa Valley first.
Levesque says the face shields can be purchased by anybody for $15.00 each. Local companies or organizations that wish to make a bulk purchase may qualify for a discount. SRB made deliveries of just under 4,000 face shields to over 60 businesses recently including hospitals, long term care homes, daycares, dental offices, restaurants, and beauty salons.