October 1, 2011 - Scholarship submission deadline
Seven $3,000 scholarships per academic year may be awarded to selected applicants who have been accepted as of September 2011 for their first or second year of studies at a recognized University, College, or Technical Program.
• Full and part-time employees, owners and their dependents, of WRLA retail, affiliate and associate member companies are eligible to apply.
• The applicant must be under 25 years of age at the time of application and entering their first or second year post secondary education on a full time basis. Full time student is defined as a minimum 60% of a full course load
• All employees must have been employed with the member firm for at least one year at the time of application and each member company must be a member of the WRLA for a minimum of twelve months prior to submission deadline.
Applications available at www.wrla.org
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Please sign and return your Exhibitor Contracts and Health & Safety Forms as soon as possible (if you haven't already).
Exhibitor Booth Payments are due no later than September 30, 2011!
All show information can be found by following this link http://www.wrla.org/prairieshowcase/exhibitor_guide.html
If you would like to cancel your booth, please send an email to ckelly@wrla.org
Online Registration for your name badges and evening events will be available week of October 10th - so watch www.wrla.org for links - don't assume someone else has registered you - check to make sure to avoid the line-up at the door!
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WRLA Retail Members - show guides will be in the mail by October 7th. Online registration for your name badges and evening events will be open week of October 10th!
If you require assistance registering please call Grace or Susan at 800-661-0253 or 204-957-1077
Don't forget to reserve your hotel rooms now!
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Did you know Manual Estimating training begins
next Monday in Leduc?
There is still time to register!
Manual Estimating – Edmonton and Winnipeg
Plumbing and Electrical with Bob Sutherland – Calgary and Winnipeg
Retail Business Management Studies Program - Edmonton
CLICK HERE to view the full calendar and to register online
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Also, you may cross-reference contact information using our online directory
ONLINE DIRECTORY
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Company: Woodland Lumber & Building Supplies
New Email: woodland.rona@gmail.com
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Company: Prince Albert Co-operative Limited
New Address: 791 – 801 15th St. East
Prince Albert, SK S6V 0C7
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Company: Woodtone (Head Office)
New Contact Name: Jamie McFadden
jamie@woodtone.com
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Do you have sales people who are "volunteered" to staff your trade show booth? While you welcome their people skills and their product, industry and customer knowledge, there are ... issues ... unique to having sales people as booth staffers.
So here’s an open letter to your sales people who will be staffing your trade show displays. Share it with whomever you wish!
Dear Sales Guy,
You have been hand-chosen to staff our booth at our next trade show. We picked you because you have so many of the skills and knowledge we need: You know our products inside and out, our competitors, and most importantly, our customers. You’re friendly, have good people skills, and aren’t afraid to strike up a conversation.
These are essential skills for a booth staffer. However, there are some...issues...that I’d like to address, and hope that these 9 points wil enlighten you and help you be an even greater staffer in our booth
Click here to download the complete letter with the 9 points
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RONA Inc., the largest Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, renovation and gardening products, announced a three-year partnership with Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CS&E) on September 26th, 2011 during a special event held at a RONA store located at 2727 East 12th Avenue in Vancouver.
With this deal, the RONA brand will be a permanent fixture during Vancouver Canucks home games and will appear in locations visible to TV cameras. In essence, one logo will be printed on the ice and a second on the boards near the home team's net. This agreement also includes visibility on the players' practice jerseys with a patch bearing the Corporation's logo. The jerseys are already sporting the new patch and have been since the beginning of training camp for the 2011-2012 season.
Today's announcement also marks the beginning of a major partnership between RONA and Canucks Sports & Entertainment. Karim Salabi, RONA's Vice-President, Marketing - Image and Sponsorships, and Victor de Bonis, Chief Operating Officer, Canucks Sports & Entertainment and Alternate Governor, NHL, announced that RONA and CS&E would be uniting their efforts and resources to renovate youth facilities in local communities on an annual basis. In this regard, the RONA Fabrication Shop, in collaboration with Canucks Sports & Entertainment, will volunteer funds and time and labour for community initiatives.
"What we want above all is to encourage typically Canadian values such as teamwork, social responsibility and perseverance in young people," Salabi said. "The sports sponsorships we create with our business partners, all of which are recognized for their community involvement, will allow us to pursue our commitment to improve the quality of life of all citizens," he added.
"Canucks Sports & Entertainment has strived to forge business relationships with organizations like RONA to provide premium products and services to our fans and community," said de Bonis. "Our new partnership with RONA will allow us to actively engage our fans and develop initiatives in our community."
The partnership between RONA and the Canucks Sports & Entertainment is the most recent example of the Corporation's unfailing commitment to professional and amateur sport in Canada. As a national partner, RONA already provides support to the Canadian Football League and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams for the London 2012 Summer Games. It is also a proud partner of the Calgary Flames and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which notably includes the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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When TOTEM Building Supplies announced its commitment last May to plant one million trees in Alberta’s boreal forests near Slave Lake, the company had no idea just how timely its announcement was going to be. TOTEM is proud to announce it has recently completed planting the first 100,000 trees of its multi-year commitment to support reforestation in Alberta.
The tree-planting initiative is just one component of TOTEM’s long-term sustainable development platform, Together with Totem, that was announced last spring. The platform reflects TOTEM’s commitment to;
• be a responsible steward of the environment,
• work with communities in preserving its natural resources, and
• help its customers to have a positive impact on the environment.
"As one of Alberta’s largest retailers of forest products, TOTEM takes its responsibility to the environment seriously," says Dave Carr, Vice President and General Manager. "Together with Totem" reflects our commitment to the 1,100 Albertans we employ and to the citizens of the towns and cities where we live and conduct our business."
"One of the great things about the tree planting initiative is that it also includes a way for the public to become involved in and support reforestation in our province," added Dave.
Here is how it works:
• Totem customers are encouraged to purchase a Clean Air Tree Kit, containing Canadian white spruce tree seeds, available for $4.49 at all TOTEM stores in Alberta.
• Customers can plant their own tree and use the special PIN code inside the tree kit to register their planting on the World Clean Air Forest Initiative (WCAFI) website and world map.
• Totem uses the proceeds from each tree kit sold to plant an additional tree over and above its one million tree commitment.
• Then, The Canadian Institute of Forestry plants a third tree in support of WCAFI. Together, these commitments really add up.
"We had no idea when we conceived this program that Slave Lake would suffer the devastation it has from the forest fires earlier this year, " added Carr. TOTEM also partnered with Stanley Black & Decker to donate a total of $46,750 to the Slave Lake Relief Fund from in-store tool sales between August and September.
TOTEM’s focus on joining forces with its customers, employees, suppliers and communities carries through to the tree planting initiative. Earlier this summer a group of TOTEM employees travelled to Medicine Hat to get involved at a hands-on level, touring the greenhouse where the saplings are grown and helping foresters plant some of the 100,000 trees.
The Alberta Department of Sustainable Resource Development and the Alberta Forest Products Association have both demonstrated their support as partners in Together with Totem, and Vanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd., a local company located just outside Slave Lake, is responsible for physically planting the trees.
For more information about Together With Totem, visit us online at www.togetherwithtotem.ca, on Twitter @MyTotemStore, and on the Totem Building Supplies Facebook page.
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To view our WRLA Education Calendar CLICK HERE
October 1. 2011
WRLA Scholarship Application deadline
www.wrla.org
October 1 - 3, 2011
TruServ Canada Fall Market
Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB
www.truserv.com
October 27-28, 2011
Hardlines Conference 2011
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
Toronto, ON
Contact: brady@hardlines.ca
October 29 - 30, 2011
Chalifour Fall Market
www.chalifourexpo.com
Place Bonaventure, Montreal, QC
November 2 - 6, 2011
Sexton Member Conference
San Diego, CA
www.sextongroup.com
November 17 - 18, 2012
New Canadian Home Improvement Show
Toronto Congress Centre
e-info@canadianhomeimprovementshow.com
November 24 - 26, 2011
RONA 2012 Spring Market
Le palais des Congress, Montreal PQ
January 18-20, 2012
2012 Prairie Showcase Buying Show & Convention
Prairieland Park, Saskatoon
ckelly@wrla.org
February 2, 3, & 4, 2012
Orgill 2012 Spring Market
Orlando, FL
www.orgill.com
March 30-31, 2012
TIM-BR MART National Buying Show
Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, ON
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