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Lake Country business makes Dragons㽶Ƶֱ Den pitch

Limitless Manufacturing㽶Ƶֱs owner asks for investment; segment to air Thursday, Nov. 25
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Lake Country㽶Ƶֱs Chase Van Buuren does a demonstration about his company, Limitless Manufacturing, during a presentation on the smash CBC-TV show Dragons㽶Ƶֱ Den. Van Buuren㽶Ƶֱs segment will air Thursday, Nov. 25. (Photo courtesy CBC/Dragons㽶Ƶֱ Den)

We do know one of Chase Van Buuren㽶Ƶֱs two proposals on a recent trip east was accepted.

As for the other pitch, well, we have to wait until Nov. 25.

Lake Country㽶Ƶֱs Van Buuren, who owns and operates Limitless Manufacturing (), recently completed a taping of the popular CBC-TV show Dragons㽶Ƶֱ Den, where entrepreneurs make pitches on their products or companies to a panel, looking for one or more of the 㽶ƵֱDragons㽶Ƶֱ to invest.

㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱve always wanted to give it a go and this year was my first crack at it,㽶Ƶֱ said Van Buuren, 29, who applied online to appear on the Dragons㽶Ƶֱ Den show.

He passed the first qualifying stage, then appeared on a Zoom meeting with producers. He did a live demo from his shop and that was good enough to earn him a spot on the show taped in Toronto.

Limitless Manufacturing is an Okanagan-based CNC custom manufacturer specializing in unique, one of a kind accessories for a client㽶Ƶֱs truck.

㽶ƵֱThere is nothing else like our products out there, and we love to see our sleek sled decks, headache racks, and running boards around town,㽶Ƶֱ said Van Buuren on his company㽶Ƶֱs website.

Due to obligations, Van Buuren is not allowed to say much about his appearance on the TV show until after it airs, which will be Thursday, Nov. 25.

㽶ƵֱI can say we did some demos, including dropping a 2,000-pound block onto a truck, and we did get our company truck up to the 10th floor of the building where we did the taping,㽶Ƶֱ said Van Buuren. 㽶ƵֱI can say it all went well. It was a great experience. We㽶Ƶֱre a small business and this experience was very confidence-building. It was great to get out there and do it.㽶Ƶֱ

Oh. That other proposal that was accepted?

Well, Van Buuren had company on his trip to Toronto for the taping 㽶Ƶֱ his partner, Cassidy Lidstone of Vernon. The couple drove for three straight days and, unbeknownst to Lidstone, made a little side jaunt to one of the world㽶Ƶֱs most romantic cities, Niagara Falls.

That㽶Ƶֱs where Van Buuren popped the question.

㽶ƵֱShe didn㽶Ƶֱt see it coming,㽶Ƶֱ laughed Van Buuren. 㽶ƵֱI told her, 㽶Ƶֱhow could you not see it coming? We㽶Ƶֱre in Niagara Falls.㽶Ƶֱ㽶Ƶֱ

Lidstone happily said yes.



roger@vernonmorningstar.com

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Roger Knox

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I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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