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The Secrets of a Stylish and Well-Organized Closet
Re-organizing a cluttered closet can feel like a Sisyphean task: a couple days or weeks later – depending on the kind of person you are – and you’re already facing chaos. But with a little thought about the items’ placement, the people they…
MIRAGE Buys Parquets Alexandra
MIRAGE, the manufacturer behind the Mirage, Vintage, and Ten Oaks brands of hardwood flooring, has purchased Parquets Alexandra.
Buying Parquets Alexandra adds value to MIRAGE providing it with the quality of their team, its brand…
Lockdowel to Sell in Canada Through Richelieu
Lockdowel, the California-based provider of assembly and installation solutions for cabinets, furniture, closets, and architectural millwork says their fastener solutions will now be available for direct purchase in Canada through Richelieu…
Minister Qualtrough Presents $49M CBTU Funding Program
Many industries in Canada are experiencing a significant labour shortage. Skilled workers are becoming scarce, requiring the urgent training of new people in skilled trades. As part of a follow up to a $49 million funding announcement made…
Barrel Creations: Putting Discarded Wine Containers to Good Use
Like many, I enjoy a glass of wine (or two) with a good meal, when on a social outing with friends and at the end of a particularly arduous workweek while chillaxing on the couch. This past Saturday whilst doing just that, I got to…
Warming up the Outsides with Wood
A few weeks ago, I reluctantly packed away our patio furniture and barbecue, marking the official end of ‘outdoor season.’ It’s a chore I loathe doing every year, as it serves as a reminder that winter will soon arrive. Thankfully, Toronto…
64 per cent of Canada’s SME’s incorporate Environmental Socioeconomic & Governance Principles
In response to growing pressures from their stakeholders, Canadian companies are re-evaluating their entire supply chain to determine the human, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of their products or services, finds recent KPMG in…
Hettich and Cuisine Idéale Renew Their Partnership for the Long Term
Hettich Canada and Cuisine Idéale announce the long-term renewal of their partnership agreement on October 28, 2022.
Cuisine Idéale, an important growing player in the North American kitchen cabinet industry, will continue to rely on…
Women in Skilled Trades Initiative: Up to $3 million in funding
A federal program to support women in the skilled trades is offering funding for projects that recruit, train and mentor women apprentices. Qualifying organizations could receive up to $3 million over two years through the Women in Skilled…
IFIT Funds Announced for B.C. Sustainable Forestry Initiatives
Newly announced funding from Canada’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program will expand wood product lines in British Columbia with an emphasis on innovative technologies for engineered wood. The $5.4 million outlay…
Green Stream: New Wood-Based Plastic Could Be a Game-Changer for Circular Home Furnishings and…
Unbleached wood fibers and nanofibers are environmentally-friendly alternatives for material development. They are particularly useful as reinforcements in fiber-based biocomposites due to their CO2 absorption capacity and low density.
A…
BC Wood Welcomes New Additions to Board of Directors
BC Wood has two new faces on its board of directors.
Kelly Marciniw, vice-president at Pan-Abode International, and Donna Shaw, director of marketing and sales at Live Edge Design, were welcomed into the fold last month.
“Kelly and…
Canada Headed Toward a Recession: Scotiabank Reports
Canada will enter a technical recession in the first half of next year, according to Scotiabank’s senior vice-president and chief economist Jean-Francois Perrault.
"Lower commodity prices, high uncertainty, lower equity values and a…
NKBA Releases its 2023 Design Trends Report
NKBA’s newly released 2023 Design Trends report revealed several new and upcoming trends as well as highlighted a number of others that continue to gain traction. The annual report, which surveyed over 600 members of the kitchen and bath…
BRC Business Enterprises Buys Office Furniture Maker Tayco
Adjustable workstation pioneer Bill Melnik’s BRC Business Enterprises bought out Toronto-based office furniture maker Tayco for an undisclosed amount in September.
“The amazing culture and striking manufacturing space is what first…
Wood Product Manufacturers Get Better Financing Under the Canada Small Business Financing Program
Wood product makers in Canada – almost all of them micro or small businesses – are about to get access to better financing options through amendments made to the Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP).
That program makes it…
Colour will Rule Interiors in 2023: Trend Report
One of the things I look forward to in fall (other than the leaves changing colour) is finding out the on-trend hues for the coming year. Almost all the major paint manufacturers reveal their predictions for what will be in style and,…
Forestry Industry Eyeing Semi-Autonomous Trucking
Committed to the development of automated transportation, the city of Matagami has announced that tests with semi-autonomous trucks will be conducted on the road during the summer of 2023.
This summer, FP Innovations and Research…