Month: January 2017

• Money Matters

Good Profits Versus Bad Profits – What’s the True Cost of Only Focusing on the Bottom Line?

Is there really such a thing as bad profits? With business getting larger and more powerful, and investors feeling and expecting ever greater ROI, wouldn’t that imply that all profits are good?…

Written by Dr. Kevin Coughlin

January 30, 2017

• Product Platform

Trade Proven. TASK® Tough.™

TASK TOOLS is a Canadian, family owned and operated business that provides quality products. Here are some of the latest jobsite products from TASK. The Heavy Duty Hammer Tacker Cartridge The Heavy…

Written by admin

January 21, 2017

• Design Talk

Sneak Peak at 2017 Paint Colour Trends

In the ever-changing Canadian design market, adaptability is a key factor in the colour trends for 2017. When talking paint, our experts have mixed opinions on the 2017 trends. What they all…

Written by Teresa Christine

January 16, 2017

• What’s Trending

Scene and Heard; Talking Home Reno Trends with HGTV Canada’s Moving the McGillivrays Scott McGillivray

If anyone has a blueprint on coast-to-coast home renovation trends, it’s HGTV Canada's Scott McGillivray. The award-winning host and executive producer of the home-reno series Income Property (and star of All American…

Written by Teresa Christine

January 16, 2017

• News and Notes

5 Key Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur

I’ve written in the past about how “cool” it is to be an entrepreneur. How entrepreneurial business leaders make a difference in their community, finding fulfillment and control of their personal destiny.…

Written by Ken Jenkins

January 16, 2017

• Features

Building Code Evolution Heats Up Insulation Innovation

In the last few years, building codes across Canada have been evolving to address the growing government and public interest in sustainability and energy efficiency. These changes are driving builders to rethink…

Written by Nestor Arellano

January 16, 2017

• Ideas

HOME RENOS. COAST TO COAST

Photos courtesy of Hudson Hardware & Supplies Ltd. Telkwa, British Columbia — Interior North Between Vancouver Island and St. John’s there are countless unique communities with their own distinct tendencies that are…

Written by Melissa Campeau

January 16, 2017

• Features

Canadian Lumber Update 2017

After a relatively stable lumber market in 2016, changes in the U.S. administration and trade policy could result in Canadian contractors seeing lower prices in 2017. Since the U.S. is the primary…

Written by Lawrence Cummer

January 16, 2017