Welcome to the ToolBox, your portal to WRLA member news and information within the LBM market.
We invite you to learn more about what's going on within your association and the companies whose products and/or services you utilize.
Rock the Show!
The WRLA is bringing the jam-packed Buying Show back to Calgary for 2016!

You won’t want to miss our wonderful 60's & 70's inspired evening events! And back this year is our Breakfast Speaker event, joining us will be generational guru Jeanne Martinson!
For more information or to register for the 2016 WRLA Buying Show visit:
www.wrla.org/buying-show
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~ Platinum ~
Castle Building Centres
JELD-WEN Windows & Doors
Sexton Group Ltd.
~ Diamond ~
Regal Ideas
Timbr Mart
~ Gold ~
All Weather Windows
Ply Gem / Mitten par by Ply Gem
Naylor Association Solutions
ACCEO
~ Silver ~
All-Fab Building Components Inc.
Can-Cell Industries Inc.
Harris Rebar
Home Hardware Stores
Steel-Craft Door Products
~ Bronze ~
Alexandria Moulding
Cherry Insurance
DelRoc
Irwin Tools - Newell Rubbermaid
Johns Manville
Morneau Shepell
Novik
Nuvo Iron
Resisto
Target Products
Seljax
HOTEL SCAM ALERT!
Hotel Scamming is an issue will ALL major conventions and events worldwide, it is the latest form of cyber crime and while a number of companies have been prosecuted in the USA it is still a major concern for us and all WRLA members planning to attend the 2016 WRLA Buying Show in Calgary, January 20 - 22. Please keep your reservation information confidential. Do not provide details of your reservation to anyone who calls you. If in doubt, please email WRLA-housing@icsevents.com
For more information on the 2016 WRLA Buying Show Hotels please visit: http://www.wrla.org/hotels-and-travel
The Saskatchewan Manual Estimating Courses have been cancelled due to insufficient registration. Level 1 and Level 2 will be rescheduled to February 22-25, 2016 in Saskatoon. Online registration will open soon.
UPCOMING
November 2 - 5 Calgary, AB
Manual Estimating – Level 1 and Level 2
November 6. Calgary, AB
Yard & Warehouse Operations
November 30 to December 4 Winnipeg, MB
Manual Estimating – Levels 1, 2 and 3
Each of the following individuals will receive a $1,500 Bursary, please join us in congratulating the following Bursary recipients:
Taylor Ann Ellery – B. Taylor Home Hardware Building Centre – Dryden, ON
Taylor Freemantle – RONA Pinecrest Lumber Ltd. – Nipawin, SK
Erick Gillard – AKX Lumber Ltd. – Calgary, AB
Jessica Klassen – Westrum Lumber Ltd. – Rouleau, SK
Victoria Haghighi – East Central Co-op – Kelvington, SK
Josh Driedger – Canadian Lumber – Altona, MB
Tristen Tulkens – Warman Home Centre LP - Warman, SK
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ICFs vs Wood-Frame
The face of mid-rise construction may well be changing in North America. On the west coast, hundreds of wood-frame mid-rise buildings have been built or are under construction, and the trend is moving east as six-storey wood frame construction is in the process of being adopted by several codes. Meanwhile, in Ontario, Canada, more than 125 mid-rise buildings have been constructed with insulated concrete forms (ICFs) over the last decade, with many more under design and in construction across North America.
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WRLA Fall Education Calendar:
ONLINE Registration is now open for the below courses at www.wrla.org
October 28 & 29, 2015
Manual Estimating Level 2: Estimating for Residential Construction,
Saskatoon, SK
November 2 & 3, 2015
Manual Estimating Level 1: Estimating Fundamentals
Calgary, AB
November 4 & 5, 2015
Manual Estimating Level 2: Estimating for Residential Construction
Calgary, AB
November 6, 2015
Principles of Yard & Warehouse Operations
Calgary, AB
November 30 & December 1, 2015
Manual Estimating Level 1: Estimating Fundamentals
Winnipeg, MB
December 2 & 3, 2015
Manual Estimating Level 2: Estimating for Residential Construction
Winnipeg, MB
December 4, 2015
Manual Estimating Level 3 Advanced Estimating
Winnipeg, MB
ALL UPCOMING EVENTS
Holland Imports BuySmart
Burnaby, BC
Contact: Crystal or Norman
November 7- 14, 2015
Sexton Member Conference
Costa Rica
January 20 - 22, 2016
2016 WRLA Buying Show
Calgary, AB
Host Hotel: Hyatt Regency
January 24-30, 2016
Timbr Mart National Conference
February 19 & 20, 2016
Timbr Mart National Buying Show
Palais des congrès in Montréal
March 3 - 5, 2016
62nd Annual Atlantic Building Materials Show
Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB
To view all upcoming WRLA events please CLICK HERE
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