Thank you to all our members for supporting this year's Buying Show.
Save the date for January 22, 23 and 24, 2020 at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta.
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Have suggestions & ideas to improve the Buying Show? Tell us! Take this 6 minute survey & help improve the show experience. Survey will close on Friday, February 8 - take it today.
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Spring education courses have now been added - make sure to take a course or send one (or more!) of your team members. Courses with Stan Burkholder are always well received with participants - look into a Manual Estimating or Principles of Yard & Warehouse Operations course today.
Know someone who is looking for a fulfilling career? Want to introduce someone to the lumber and building materials industry? The WRLA Fundamentals of the Lumber and Building Supply Industry Certificate was designed to introduce new talent into the LBM Industry. Please pass along this newsletter to those who are looking for a change or a chance at a new career. Taking an education course is a way to increase your skills as well as open up new career opportunities. For WRLA Fundamentals course details and to register visit the MRU website. The next session starts on March 4, 2019.
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Interested where these courses can take you? Have a look at the current job opportunities across Canada on the BMCC website.
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The Sexton Group has seen significant growth in recent years and has evolved from a western focused buying group to the fastest growing national buying group. “To position the Sexton Group for continued success now and in the future, we’re making strategic organizational changes and announcing leadership appointments,” says Steve Buckle, President.
Read the news release.
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Mar. 4 - Mar. 29: WRLA Fundamentals of the Lumber and Building Supply Industry Certificate Winter 2019 Session. Online. Register today.
April 29 & 30: Level 1 (Manual Estimating, Decks & Garages), Winnipeg, MB
May 1 & 2: Level 2 (Manual Estimating, Residential Construction), Winnipeg, MB
May 3: Principles of Yard & Warehouse Operations, Winnipeg, MB
May 6 & 7: Level 1 (Manual Estimating, Decks & Garages), Saskatoon, SK
May 8 & 9: Level 2 (Manual Estimating, Residential Construction), Saskatoon, SK
May 10: Principles of Yard & Warehouse Operations, Saskatoon, SK
NexGEN Edmonton tour in spring 2019. Follow WRLA on social media and stay tuned for more details on the tour.
Contact the WRLA to book education sessions, to renew your membership or for any other member information at membership@wrla.org or phone 1-800-661-0253.
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WRLA Members and their employees are automatically part of the BeingWell community where you receive:
- Unlimited, 24/7 access to tools and resources that help you improve your total health and build your personal network of wellness connections!
- An intuitive layout of the portal to simplify navigation and allow you to find what you’re looking for - fast.
- @BeingWellSocial feed on Twitter and Facebook to provide helpful tips and resource links right to your daily news feed - no search required.
- The ability to customize a BeingWell portal for your own organization exclusively! Host your own benefits and/or retirement plan details, feature sections that address your employees’ health risk areas and receive your own activity reports to demonstrate the value of this program within your organization.
We encourage you to explore your BeingWell portal through the WRLA Member Benefits webpage or with the following:
Login: WRLA
Password: BeingWell
Please share this information with your staff and team members. Use this poster to share information with your team.
 Two New Connector Products:
- The new LSSR slopeable and skewable rafter hanger is the first product of its kind designed to allow installation after rafter systems have been assembled in place. Retrofit installation helps contractors accelerate job sequencing for improved productivity.
- In February, Strong-Tie will introduce the CSHP high-performance coiled strap, featuring an embossment that makes it easy to install with a pneumatic framing nailer. This new tested embossment provides improved performance — resulting in fewer nails and shorter straps.
The new Quik Stik™ rafter and truss fastening system makes fastening these overhead connections fast, safe and easy.
- Fast installation: Drive screws overhead from a standing position with no ladders, no heavy equipment and no cumbersome compressor lines
- Safe on the jobsite: Designed for use inside the structure, eliminating the need to fasten these connections from outside the building
- Easy to use: Even less experienced installers can work quickly and efficiently
- Precise: The tool's bright orange guidelines facilitate proper alignment for each approved application
- Special purpose: Designed specifically for use with the Strong-Drive® SDWC Truss screw for rafter and truss connections
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Lowe’s Canada is looking to fill more than 6,350 full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions this spring. These positions are in addition to some 150 positions currently being staffed in connection with the completion of the consolidation of Lowe’s Canada’s operations at the head office in Boucherville, in the Greater Montreal Area. To kick off its hiring campaign, Lowe’s Canada will hold a National Hiring Day on February 23 in all of its 67 Lowe’s stores, close to 200 RONA corporate stores, and 22 Reno-Depot stores across the country. Interested candidates are invited to walk into their preferred store between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on February 23 to learn more about available positions. Management teams will be on site to accept applications and meet with candidates.
Some independent dealers affiliated with the RONA and Ace banners will take the opportunity to hold their own career day.
For more information, read the full news release.
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