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The CRBSC recognized the opportunity to transform our highly successful Estimating Fundamentals workshop to an online format to address a number of issues: the cost of travel from remote locations; valuable time spent away from the store and offering a learning experience for those staff already engaged in the internet.
 
The WRLA Board of Directors has approved the development of a strategic plan that will position our association to effectively address any challenges and take advantage of any opportunities in an ever changing business environment.  This first step in this plan is surveying our members.  This survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Feel free to share the survey link with your colleagues. All responses are treated confidentially. Thank you in advance for allowing your voice to be heard and being part of the future direction of the WRLA. 

Please click the link below to start the survey:
 

Online Registration is Now Open! 


If you haven’t already, please book your hotels through on our Online Reservation System here http://www.wrla.org/buying_show/hotels/
 
Home Hardware Stores Ltd
Castle Building Centres
Member Updates and Industry News
MEMBER UPDATE

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Saskatoon Co-operative Assoc. Ltd.
New Main Contact: Brian Shortt, Sales Manager

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Arctic Inland Resources Ltd.
New Main Contact: Louise Blanchard

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ODL Canada
New Main Contact: Martyn Bentley

 
All Weather Windows Ltd.
Sexton Group Ltd.
Calendar of Events

Check out the WRLA Event Calendar:  www.wrla.org/events/calendar/


November 14 -17, 2016
WRLA Manual Estimating
Winnipeg, MB

November 18, 2016
Principles of Yard and Warehouse Operations
Winnipeg, MB
 
January 18 - 20, 2017
2017 WRLA Buying Show
BMO Centre  
Calgary, AB 
 
Member Benefits
On behalf of the WRLA Bursary Selection Committee and the Board of Directors, we are excited to announce the 2016 recipients of a $1,500 Bursary Award are: 

Samantha Romaine - Westek Truss Systems - Edmonton, AB
Sarah Townsend - Taiga Building Materials - Winnipeg, MB
Adam Lukey - Home Hardware Stores Ltd. – St. Jacobs, ON
Joshua Nieuwenhuis - Butte Home Hardware Building Centre - Picture Butte, AB
Dannielle Libunau - AKX Lumber Ltd. – Calgary, AB
Jacob Dueck - Can-Cell Industries – Kelowna, BC
Nathan Park - Taiga Building Materials - Edmonton, AB
 
If you applied for a bursary and were not selected, your application was automatically submitted to the scholarship selection committee. We will be notifying all scholarship applicants and recipients in December and award the $3,000 scholarship in January 2017.

Thank you for taking the time to apply. If you are in your first year of a degree or certificate program, we encourage you to apply again next year!

 
Industry News
 
   
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Leaders from each of Canada’s home improvement dealers’ associations met during the recent Hardlines Conference to formalize their union under an umbrella association, the Canadian Retail Building Supply Council (CRBSC).
 
October 26, 2016 (WINNIPEG) – The Western Retail Lumber Association Inc. is pleased to announce Doug Lemieux, L.B.H. Building Centre Inc., is the recipient of the 46th Annual WRLA Industry Achievement Award.
 
 
   
Coast Distributors is pleased to announce the addition of Charles Cho to their outside sales force. Born and raised in BC, Charles started his retail career in high school when his parents moved to the town of Mission to own a successful grocery store. From there he worked at Safeway's distribution center for 15 years in Burnaby, then switching to the hardline field cutting his teeth with King Marketing and RDTS. He is now proud to represent Coast Distributors for the Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast. Charles can be reached at 604-446-6441
 
St. Jacobs, ON, October 26, 2016 – Home Hardware ranks third among Canada’s top ten most reputable companies in corporate social responsibility (CSR), according to a recent study by the Reputation Institute. The 2016 CSR RepTrak® conducted a survey of 300 Canadian companies and collected more than 40,000 ratings from Canadians to compile the top ten list.
 
 
 

 

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