Anonymous
map-marker Toronto, Ontario

Selling

He is now selling his gazebo and bunkie at Victoria lodge in st charles because he has no money and legal aid denied him
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done d
map-marker Lively, Ontario

SNAP Financial just put a hold on any further loan payments until the Criminal Cases are dealt with

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If you have been suckered into a SNAP financial loan with Murray and Ecolife, contact Melanie at SNAP in Toronto. They have put a hold on all loan repayments and interest until Murray has been dealt with in criminal court. Financial crimes won’t be overlooked by the GSPS, they are heavy hitters and Murray is DONE LIKE DINNER!
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Tony N Eov

Caution Sudbury & Area

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on June 06 2018 David Murray representing Eco Life Home improvements inc. Came to my house and introduced himself as David Murray of Eco Life Home Improvements inc. He told me about a government grant that would help with the cost of window replacement, the program was Green-on rebate program. he then said it was ending soon in the coming week but if we signed up and gave him a deposit he could get the job done by late august early September. By the last week in august i kept trying to get a hold of him and he would not return calls or was never at his office when i did get a hold of him he said he was coming, then the whole story changed he said the window manufacturer was behind in orders due to shortage of glass that because there is three panes of glass and due to the high number of orders across the province due to the rebate program the window suppliers could not get enough glass to make the windows. i then asked him for confirmation of my order after a couple of weeks hounding him going to his office numerous times he then give me proof that he ordered my windows with the money i gave him. The only problem was he changed the dates on my order and the date was April 04 2018 how could he have ordered my windows in April when i never heard from him or met him until June 06 2018 when he took my money. Myself and my neighbor always went to see David Murray together so we could try to get both our houses done at the same time my neighbor had his windows installed in November and Eco Life home improvements inc told me they were coming the next day and never showed or contacted me. Today is March 09 2019 i am writing this and i have filed a small claims court claim against him on January 28 2019 he did not reply and on March 06 2019 I filed a notice of examination & a Affidavit for enforcement request. Do not let them back date any documents this just shortens the 30 day full refund if you change your mind. This company took my money and made promises of rebates and a nice job i can not comment on his work because he has never came to do any he has had my money for 9 months and has failed to do any work. In my opinion if you are looking for any renovations etc i would definitely advise you to use a reputable company as there are many Good companies to deal with in the Sudbury area. THIS PLACE IS IN MY OPINION NOT ONE OF THEM. WAY TO GO ECO LIFE HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC ANOTHER FINE JOB NOT DONE. He has many scams back date documents uses government programs to sell product then cannot meet dates or deadlines which makes your grant unavailable. Extreme caution should be taken when signing anything read before you sign.check all dates, He is nice until he has your money then he did not return calls, and swears and curses you when you confront him. He also would not let me out of his office when i served him my court papers. He pushed his chest twice against me and was very verbally abusive, i was scared as i am 62 years old. If you see him my advice is go the other way. Hopfully this will stop somone else from having to go through anything like this.
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$8500
Cons:
  • Would not return calls or let me know what is going on
Reason of review:
Return, Exchange or Cancellation Policy

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Guest

www.canadiancontractor.ca has 5 articles on this company and its owner including an admission of back-dating contracts which is a violation of the consumer protection act, and an interview with SNAP who is also investigating him, plus charges for theft andtrafficking in stolen property

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This review was posted by me Tony Nash And should not be anonymous I have nothing to hide i speak the truth i am thanking everyone who took the time to read. And i am truly sympathetic with all who have been affected by this companies ethics.

I may have lost money but hopefully what is posted about bankruptcy, is true and our prayers have been answered and he will have no more victims. Thanking every who wrote articles and posts this proves if we band together nothing is impossible. i hope to have one more post that would be criminal charges then i will let it go. Sincerely Tony Nash We should all send France Gelinas office a call or e-mail to push our elected government to at least pay our rebates here in the Sudbury region since we have all lost money on this program and if it would have been monitored correctly this could never have happened to all of us, this would sure help offset the money we lost or at least let us write it off on our taxes as non taxable income with proper documentation.

and garnish his wages for life so this can not happen again. I would like to thank France Gelinas office and Adele for all the hard work they have done in taking the time to hear my story and helping me.

Also A big thanks has to go to Matt Durnan of Northern Life for printing my story. there are very many people i have to thank for there time reading and listening to my story.

Guest

He is in court again March 13, settlement.

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Ecolife going to court again tomorrow in small claims court again trying to get away because Dave will cry the blues saying he has no money

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Anyone wanting to know more about how many people he has taken money from should go on Facebook to Victims of Ecolife Home Improvements & Dave Murray - Sudbury & Area 2019 and see how far spread this infection is. Also there are victims he acquired through Union Gas rebates which he also took money for and never returned, but I'll let them tell their story

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I believe this whole story, even though he didn't scam me through GreenOn rebates. I hired him on Nov.

6, 2018 to build a deck. I wasn't looking for anything huge, just a small extension to the front deck to make ease of getting furniture in and out a little easier. My daughter was present and she recalls him encouraging me to make it even bigger. When we were outside viewing the existing 8 x 13 foot deck, I explained I only needed to repair the deck and would like maybe 1 or 2 more feet in front of the door for ease of access moving furniture.

I suffer from PTSD, so I was not looking for entertainment space. I had tried once before putting out a small two seat bistro set to try to encourage my self to sit outside in my own yard convincing myself it would be safe and when I couldn't even do that, I gave the bistro set to my sister. While outside he told me he could have it done in one weekend and I didn't need a permit. When he drafted the contract, he made the time period 3 weeks.

Since it was early Nov. and they were already forecasting snow I cautioned him and he told me don't worry, it's gonna melt and his guys work right up to Dec. 17th. I told him I wanted composite decking and had already told Kelly Lake Building Supplies that he would be purchasing the material with the $6000 deposit he requested by e-transfer.

The total cash quote they gave him was for $4,063.91. He called me and told me the railings were in stock and that he had ordered everything except the 18 foot pieces which would take longer to get in. Everything else would have been available within 3 days. This was on Nov.9th.

On Nov.14th, he called and texted me during one of my PTSD meetings and I have to excuse myself to answer him. He texted me a photo of the Trex sample that he said he had already ordered and implied he'd found similar product that was cheaper. Without having time to think about it or ask questions about it like warranty which I would have had with Trex, I just told him go ahead. That afternoon just before 3pm his guys showed up with a bunch of materials including railing, and put in two posts designed for a floating deck.

They came back the next day and completed the frame and attached it to my cold room which I was very clear they could NOT do. I even had him sign an amendendment with clear photos provided by building sevices the difference between the two. I even spoke to his alleged (and I use that term because his has never shown me any certificates he claims he has.) and told him directly to detach it. He said he would, but he didn't and I have the city's building inspection report proving they attached after being told verbally and in writing not to do it.

On the inspection report are items that no Red Seal carpenter worth his salt would have done, support beams cut in half and supported by cut pieces of 2 x 4s. After him signing an agreement that they would not attach the deck, his guys were very swift in installing the deck planks, railings (not the the one that he told me were available and in stock) and stairs that also are short the number of stringers required for a 4 foot span and in fact are one stringer short for a 3 foot span. Also when I told him 24" stairs need handrails he was confused. "handrails?" The inspector noted 7 things he could see from the portions we were able to dig out of the snow.

I fired him on Dec. 7th and told him he was only allowed to have contact with me by text or email, so he continued texting me. When I told him I now knew I needed a building permit based on just the one fact "it's my main front entrance" which agaian, a Red Seal should have known. He again said no permit was need because it was under 24 inches then he said 30 inches then he said they were looking up building codes ONLINE.

When I informed him I was applying for the permit which required me to pay $910 extra for the variance to be legal he tried to talk me out of doing that as well. When I told him the variance was going to be denied he asked if it was because it was too close to the road and immediately after I said yes, he said he told me so, which he never did, but later when he told me he was recording our conversations it made sense that he would say that trying to implicate me as being complacent in this illegal undertaking. He also said he thought "I thought 'we' could get away with it" I was in no way one of the we's involved. Then he told me he had an engineer who could overrule the city.

Waited for this miracle worker who could get me out of the jam Dave had put me in. Finally I asked him for the name of the engineer. Then I phoned the name he gave me and they never heard of him or his company. The engineer also stated that had Dave come to him "he" would have told him GET A PERMIT FIRST not after.

Now I'm out $14,360 for the deck including a second job a gave him before I knew just how big a liar he is and he started asking for cash and being the nice guy he is drove me to the bank. Two weeks after I contracted him and only had a frame he asked for the balance of the second job which he still hasn't provided and in conversation said now I have to re-write this quote. He was paid IN FULL for two jobs in exactly two weeks. One full week before the completion date.

He then called me on Nov. 30 asking me if I loved my beautiful new deck. Shocked I said to him it's not even finished, there's no skirting which we agrred on and again was paid for in full. So in addition to the $910 fee I had to pay an additional $172.50 to get an amended variance to get back 2 of the original 4 feet of deck I had that was grandfathered in when they changed the bylaws.

Feel free to drop by 424 Laforest Ave. Sudbury, behind the church on Notre Dame to see how beautiful but illegal it is before we have to tear it down.

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Tekesha Olx
map-marker Lively, Ontario

Dave Murray is a predator

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Hired Dave Murray to build an addition on my Home. He took forever to get what work was done completed.

It was verbal abuse, drama, lies and excuses from him day after day. We consulted a lawyer who advised us the best time to end the relationship is after 45 days of 'no improvements on our project'. This makes it very simple to negate any Lien placed against your property. I elected to do this just to be rid of his nonsense, despite the fact he owes me another $50k in work.

My Legal suit is waiting to see if he survives.

My Lawyer has advised that you can't get blood from a stone and he will not survive long enough to make payment on anything he owes me. I have until December 2019 to decide. I don't think he is going to make it until then. I have a good lawyer who is advising me not to waste more money on this character.

I wish I had done my home work better before hiring him.

Buyer beware, Canadian Civil system is powerless to beat down a thug like this. They can go on surviving for decades before the systems in Canada catch up to these guys.

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$50000
Reason of review:
Poor Service, Poor Quality, not as described, rude person, unethical person, low character

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Maddilyn Tyc

We hired a lawyer, brought the case to Superior Court. Of course, he never showed.

Coward. And, we won. We shut him down. He he went bankrupt.

But yeah, we've dealt with this character since 2007 under Prestige Home Care. His dad had it, passed away and Murray took over. He ran it into the ground by scamming people taking their hard earned bucks thru bullying, intimidating and harassing them. Spending people's money like it was his.

And, living the high life. We never saw a penny back from him. He tried to put a lien on our house. We re-mortgaged our home for the reno's.

We spent countless of days worrying, stressing...the job never got finished.

It was a living nightmare having to deal with this sycophant. I sure hope his day is coming soon for everyone involved.

Guest

Did he pull any permits for the work? Sounds like the kind of job that would require one or more. Check with your awyer to find out how lack of permits can affect you being able to sell your home in the future

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www.canadiancontractor.ca has 5 articles on this company and its owner including an admission of back-dating contracts which is a violation of the consumer protection act, and an interview with SNAP who is also investigating him, plus charges for theft andtrafficking in stolen property

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Lenette Ukj
map-marker Sudbury, Ontario

David Murray cheats disabled ex-military man of his $9,000.00

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Updated by user May 27, 2019

Still waiting for windows and doors. Many promises of Mr.

Murray to call us but he hasn't. We are out the $9000.00 plus the $5000.00 grant money.

Updated by user Feb 13, 2019

Finally got ahold of Mr. Murray, it appears that he changed his cell number and hadn't notified all of his customers yet.

I notified Mr. Murray that we were very concerned when we found out that his phone number was unasigned and we couldn't reach anyone at the other...

Original review Feb 12, 2019
February 2019
Late spring 2018 David Murray of EcoLife Home Improvements sold my wife and I windows and doors for our house, install date was scheduled for Sept/Oct 2018. Windows doors have not been installed, phone disconnected.

He has ran off with our $9000.00 and being disabled and unable to work his actions may have sunk our family. Any info on where he is would be appreciated
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Guest

I have no sympathy for this poster. You leave a negative review, then Back peddle when Murray attacks you and give people false hope that your job was going to be completed.

For everyone that wants to believe so badly that their job will get done, give your heads a freakin' shake and get on with the appropriate agencies. Police, OCPA, BYLAW etc etc.

You all have missed the boat as charges were recently laid, but if it makes your feel any better, you can throw your very belated complaints in there to make yourselves feel better. Should have done it when we told you to!

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Why not post your responses under your real name Instead of hiding

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What a loser

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Ever get your windows? Or just more empty promises?

You didn't fall for his whole 'cease and desist' *** did you?

If he didn't complete this job feel free to bash the *** out of his non existent reputation. The truth can't be used against you in a court of law (not that he has any more money to pay for lawyers).

Guest

visit us at Victims of Ecolife Home Improvements & Dave Murray - Sudbury & Area 2019 on Facebook you are not alone. We are trying to stop this epidemic.

Go to his company website and give him a one star review. He may threaten you with slander but the truth is not slander as long as everything you say is truthful help us

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I think the Sudbury star or the northern life would be interested in someone’s story about his stealing and his lies

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Pamala is a lier by saying she is leaving in fact she is helping Dave by hiding his assets before he goes bankrupt. She has no intention of leaving him. She is just as a con artist as he is.

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That is correct.

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Sadly I am now another victim to his stealing... I am out almost 9000 because of him....not a happy camper!!!!

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Go see the fraud unit at SUDBURY regional police they would love to hear from you as well as others

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Anonymous
map-marker Greater Sudbury, Ontario

Working under a new name Owner his wife !

Buyer beware!! Rumour has it David Murray (ex)owner of Ecolife Home Improvements is now working for Maple Ridge Management owner Pamela Murray ( Facendi) his wife.

Apparently his wife open up a business and they are going and getting people to sign new contracts to finish up their work started by Ecolife.

Do not give any money up front. He has no money , in court he is waiting to apply for legal aid to represent him for his 23 fraud charges against him.

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I read that when he went to appeal the decision for revoking his license, they denied him, and that there were a lot of unhappy customers that mentioned he was still operating under his wife’s name, so they checked and sure enough there was an application for a license under maple ridge management, so they denied the application, so right now he can not work under any assumed name!!

Naoki Brl

Don't do business with Ecolife

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To anyone considering to do business with Ecolife DON'T. Unfortunately, we did back in October and it has been one of the worse experiences for both my husband and I. For 1, he doesn't return calls and when he does he doesn't give you answers only excuses. It got old fast. Also he likes to bully and threaten people...ask yourself if this is the kind of person you want to do business with. Before going with a company do your research...if we would have done ours, we would have known that this company is on the consumer beware list. It's funny that he mentions that he is behind on his work due to green ON because we had 2 other quotes around the same time we had his and not one of the other companies mentioned green ON. People who have gone with the competitive companies in greater sudbury area have not had any issues with getting their doors and windows installed.
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www.canadiancontractor.ca has 5 articles on this company and its owner including an admission of back-dating contracts which is a violation of the consumer protection act, and an interview with SNAP who is also investigating him, plus charges for theft andtrafficking in stolen property

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did you get a permit for the work?

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done d
map-marker Montreal, Quebec

Old, Disabled, or Illiterate? Boy, does Dave have the deal for you!!! 100% money GONE guarantee!!!

Our story.... Friends of mine made an inquiry about windows and doors through Ecolife at the Chemmy Mall. Before they knew it, and in spite of both being basically illiterate, Dave Murray had them sign 4 BLANK copies of a contract.

Murray then attended the bank with them to remortgage their home and argued with the manager for more $$$$. He filled in his contracts for the full amount of that mortgage, and when they listened to their gut and told their lawyer about his behaviour, their lawyer called Dave Murray and told him to get lost. Murray found his way into their driveway minutes later demanding that cheque under threats of “taking everything they had”.

They finally relented, and the rest and their money was history. He did minimal work on their house and left it in a state of disrepair. The wrong windows were installed, and a relative of theirs fell through the open deck that was covered with styrofoam, and severely injured her back.

He put a lien on their house in retaliation, and it was on there for YEARS! The money they got from small claims (only by surprising his account with a order of garnishment) was held in limbo because he played the courts with delays and more.

He is a master manipulator, a con man extraordinaire, and more importantly, I haven’t heard of ANYONE that has dealt with him that hasn’t been threatened and bullied. That is his tactic, and he uses it constantly!

My goal is to encourage and help anyone that needs it to file a claim with the Ontario Consumer Protection Act. This isn’t an agency that just logs complaints, they can actually file for criminal charges against him which would include jail time depending on the circumstance.

We will be holding a town hall meeting shortly and have invited various agencies to attend (police, media, political representation). It’s time to turn the tables on Murray and take this guy out for once and for all. NO MORE McMURRAY VICTIMS!

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Maddilyn Tyc

Still waiting for this Town Meeting to take MURRAY down? He's still free and kicking

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I think the Sudbury star or the northern life would be interested in someone’s story about his stealing and his lies

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Awareness Rally Thursday 7th from 4-5pm corner of Paris st & Brady st. March is fraud awareness month.

Hope to see you all there !! Lets show our city that EcoLife can't keep bullying us !!

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Anonymous

No windows yet after 1 year

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Waiting for window installation as of august/september 2018. Still nothing done and this was suppose to be done before the end of october 2018 for the GreenON rebate program! I had my claim in for $4500 to be refunded and the government found out that Dave Murray...owner of EcoLife was falsifying documentation and I lost my claim! Also found out others clients got screwed! I also inquired about the windows that were ordered from Gentek and found out he never ordered them! Just took my money and thinks I am just going to ignore him now! Well see you in small claims court...I am fed up with all your excuses!
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Check with Gentek. They are selling the windows to the public now at wholesale prices.

Get some one reliable to make sure the measurements are correct before you buy them. If they don't have windows with your name on it contact the police ASAP. Andy Williams is on holidays, but his boss Jerry Willmott is the next best thing.

If he's not available just call 705-675=9171 ask to speak to anyone in the fraud department. This is more evidence against him.

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Contact France Gelinas office to file an OCPA charge, as well as Andy Williams with the GS Police 675-****. To everyone else that is still ‘giving him the benefit of the doubt’ because you can’t bear to think you’ve been scammed, Act now on the above two contacts, or forever hold your peace!

You’ve been warned! nobody will care about your complaints 3 months from now.

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Anonymous
map-marker Toronto, Ontario

Con Artist

Sells contracts, takes deposits and *** with your money! Never to be seen again!
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Gave this guy a 12000 loan before christmas. Hes paid 7000 of it back but still fighting me for the 5000 left.

Trying to bring the past up and saying he gave me money and trying to bully into not paying me the rest. This was my moms inheritance who had recently passed away. I though i could trust him but big mistake.

Hes a scammer and steals off people. Guy cannot be trusted.

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Maddilyn Tyc

Hello....why would you loan this scammer money????

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Still no money from them. They still owe 4700 and have been ignoring any communication with me.

I had to change my number to reach them.when they found out it was me they stop responding.

I cant believe Dave everything was true after all. Very upset he preyed on a single mom to take her money and not pay it fully back!!!

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News flash .... he has no to money to pay anyone back, hence the fact he's trying to sell his belonging to make money ( for a lawyer for his criminal case on July 3rd ) the money he did pay you back was stolen from customers who gave him money for their projects( your Welcome) Now that his licence has been revoked, Dave cant talk people out of their money.

There is a very, very long line of people wanting their money back .

Get a lawyer might be the only way for you to get your money. Good luck !

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Almost another week gone and still no word from either of them.

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If you do take legal action go after Pamala too because she put every asset they own in her name just like there brand new park model trailer at Victoria lodge in st charles

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Sadly I know this now. Been contacting him and his wife to get the rest of the 12000 they BORROWED off me.

Now they just ignore my texts asked for my lawyer name but never called them. Just shows the type of person he really is. At first he was super nice to me and helped me. But now because I want what's owed to me hes changing his tune and is an awful human beeing.

I feel bad for his kids. What kind of role model is that??

I will be taking legal action if I'm not payed in full by end of this week. They had plenty of time to pay me back as loan was given dec 13th 2018.

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You will never see the rest of your loan he owes money to his former employees and he has judgements against him by his clients who sued him and now he can’t operate in Sudbury and going bankrupt kiss your money goodbye

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Anonymous

New information

Dave is making arrangements to give back his business trucks to the car lot.he has no employees left working for him because he owes them and can’t pay them. He is only open for a few hours a day now and it looks like he is emptying the office slowly
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Another Victim not a Troll...

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To whom it may concern. We signed a contract with Mr. Murray back in spring of 2018 (not February) back dated by the president/saleman. We also fell into the 50% deposit trap. We were promissed a reasonable time line which is now surpassed by 7 months. After countless excuses we have now given up on this company and trying our case to small claims as we believe it is the only way to get some results... If you decide to sign with this company this will be your experience. He will ask for a 50% deposit for materials. Once you agree he will horace you till the money is in his hands then you will never hear from him untill you say the words "cancel my contract". He will try to talk you out of cancelling if that does not work Mr. Murray will escalate his efforts by uttering court threats or bullying his way out. If you dare write a negative review on his golden prize winning facebook page he follow by threaten slander charges "my lawyer will be serving you papers". Up to date I have yet to hear a case on his behalf on this matter. My question to him is it slander to solicit positive reviews with a contest from people who are not clients? If you do not comply with his wishes you can even expect excessive calling or even an unexpected visit from him just to yell at you! Terrible people skills for a professional don't you think? Now if everyone would get charged with slander for negative post on facebook well we just found a cure for online bullying Mr. Murray!

Here is what I learned by dealing with this man:

ONE: Do your researsh on the company before making that call. Even if you know people who work for them.

TWO: Do not give a 50% down. No reputable company needs more than 10% if anything.

THREE: If you have to put a deposit always use a CREDIT CARD. This is important because you can REVERSE YOUR PAYMENT at anytime. We know of a few clients of Ecolife Home Improments Inc who were successful in reversing their payment months after the deposit was provided.

Thank you a concerned citizen!

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Guest

Report him to the Competition Bureau. They already have cases pertaining to this matter.

The nature of the contest falls under "unfair business practices" .

You can have contests on FB, but you can't solicit 5* ratings based on any kind of monetary prizes. That's basically bribery at a different level

Nanette Iqk

Has anyone wondered why when you got your contract it was backdated a month or more? It’s because from the moment you turned over money to Ecolife, he had the intent to defraud you and take away your rights.

Because of that, your contract became null and void the minute he did that. By law, if someone comes to your home to have you sign a contract, you have 15 days to change your mind. Because the contract is now "months old", you no longer have any rights to a refund under the Ontario Consumer Protection Act. Also, this doesn’t appear to be the case if people go to him, or his shop, which is undoubtedly where he wants people to sign.

That being said, for all of those that wondered about your ‘backdated’ contracts, now you know. Make sure that the Ontario Consumer Protection Act are aware of this fact, and go back to the police if they have written your case off as a civil matter.

You can’t start the transaction with an intent to deceive and deprive you of your money and it be considered a ‘civil matter’. That action alone is the definition of Fraud.

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please join our group on Facebook lookup Victims of Ecolife Home Improvements & Dave Murray - Sudbury & Area 2019

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Proof

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WAS YOUR CONTRACT BACKDATED BY ECOLIFE??? EVER WONDER WHY?

Has anyone wondered why when you got your contract it was backdated a month or more? It’s because from the moment you turned over money to Ecolife, he had the intent to defraud you and take away your rights. Because of that, your contract became null and void the minute he did that. By law, if someone comes to your home to have you sign a contract, you have 15 days to change your mind. Because the contract is now "months old", you no longer have any rights to a refund under the Ontario Consumer Protection Act. Also, this doesn’t appear to be the case if people go to him, or his shop, which is undoubtedly where he wants people to sign. That being said, for all of those that wondered about your ‘backdated’ contracts, now you know. Make sure that the Ontario Consumer Protection Act are aware of this fact, and go back to the police if they have written your case off as a civil matter. You can’t start the transaction with an intent to deceive and deprive you of your money and it be considered a ‘civil matter’. That action alone is the definition of Fraud.
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Anonymous

Con artist, scammer, bully

We met with Dave in August of 2016. Desided to get roof, siding and stone front done. He wanted half up front and he wanted the other half before they would finish the job. They did some damage and he wouldn't come clean for it. It cost us more money. Still not complete and I kept getting the run around. He got paid and we got scammed. WTF
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Sue him, she if he blames it all on Doug Ford's cancellation of the GreenOn program (Dec. 2017 - June 2019 extended to Oct. 2019) He is still balming them up to March 2019

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Ecolife Home Improvements, Inc. is a provider of eco-friendly products for home renovation and remodeling. The company was founded in 2010. Headquartered in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, it specializes in ecological home improvement solutions. Ecolife Home Improvements, Inc. offers a wide selection of brand windows, siding, metal roofing, and doors. The company is an exclusive supplier of Ecostar Plus windows. Soffits and fascia options are also available. The company renders installation services. Prompt project completion is guaranteed to consumers. Ecolife Home Improvements, Inc. is a member of the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce.

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