The Toolbox

Western Retail Lumber Association

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
What's Going On
We invite you to honor your mentor, colleague, vendor, competitor, or friend. Nominations are now being accepted - Deadline is September 9, 2011

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FREE ADVERTISING FOR NEW PRODUCTS!

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2011 FALL Courses

Manual Estimating Program

October 3 - 7/11 - Manual Estimating Program  - Edmonton
October 17 - 20/11 - Manual Estimating Program  - Winnipeg

Online Health & Safety Couses - ongoing

The WRLA in partnership with the Lumber and Building Materials Association of Ontario (LBMAO) and EAGL Enterprises is pleased to offer an extensive web based Health and Safety Training program.

Click here for complete details

 

"It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course." Hank Aaron

The Terry Yates Memorial Golf Tournament will be held August 23 at The Links at Quarry Oaks, Steinbach, MB. This will be a Best Ball Scramble tournament with a shot gun at 11:00 am. You don’t want to miss it!

NEW – Supplier prizes graciously declined. Visit the online registration site for other ways your company can sponsor!

MULLIGANS HOLE CONTESTS FUN FUN FUN

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

CLICK HERE for more information and to register your team today!


Sixth Annual WRLA Calgary Classic Golf Tournament

This will be the sixth year for the WRLA Calgary Classic held September 1 at the Sundre Golf Course (approx. two hours drive from Calgary.) Mike Doyle from The Home Improvement Warehouse in Calgary will host this popular fund raising tournament.

CLICK HERE for details, registration and sponsorship forms


Annual Kenosee Golf Tournament

The season would not be complete without the WRLA Kenosee Golf Tournament held September 8 in Moose Mountain, SK. Get a team together!

CLICK HERE for details, registration and registration

 
Industry News

Canada's construction industry will need about 320,000 workers over the next nine years to meet demand for new construction and to replace retirements and mortalities.

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ARXX Corporation announced that it has completed the process to have all of its products available in Google SketchUp 3D becoming the first Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) company to have this tool. Google SketchUp is a user-friendly 3D modeling program incorporating an intelligent drawing system and product models.

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IRLY Distributors held a buying show for the IRLY members here on June 3. The show was held in conjunction with IRLY’s AGM and hosted IRLY dealers from all over B.C.

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TruServ Canada will hold the Fall National Buying Market on October 1-3, 2011 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.

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A Special Report for WRLA Associate and Retail Members:

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) comes into effect on June 20 this year. Administered by Health Canada, the stated purpose of the CCPSA is "to protect the public by addressing or preventing dangers to human health or safety that are posed by consumer products in Canada." When safety incidents occur with consumer products, consumers are likely to raise them with the retailer from whom the product was purchased. Health Canada has made it clear, therefore, that it regards the suppliers to these retailers as an essential part of the process of public protection.

This Bulletin is intended to prepare WRLA members to understand the important responsibilities they will face on June 20. These are (1) incident reporting and (2) record keeping. As other aspects of the CCPSA begin to impact the business community, further bulletins will be issued by WRLA.


CLICK HERE for Associate Members Report


CLICK HERE for Retail Members Report

 

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada unveiled a new polymer bank note series today at its head office in Ottawa. Information on the polymer materials and advanced new security features was released, along with the images and designs of the soon-to-be-issued $100 and $50 bank notes, and the themes for the remaining notes in the series.

Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/wrl/pdf/Bof_Can_-_new_bank_notes.pdf to view the full article online.

 
Calendar of Events
Mark your calendar for these exciting upcoming events!

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Alliance Designer Products
Westman Steel Industries