Monthly Archives: January 2012

This week we continued improvement. I signed the paperwork with BDC consultants and scheduled our first meeting for next week. They will start providing work place training and improve profitability. Robert Woodman received the paperwork from Andrew Hardman, explaining phase 2 of lean training with a focus on inventory management. I continue to work with Maple Trade and despite signing the documentation 2 weeks ago; we must get formal approval from TD so Maple Trade can send our supplier of plastics parts “Onward” a letter confirming the amount of our outstanding account they’ll pay. This week, I heard TD is still working on the application … Good news they will recommend this to be approved. Once we receive approval Onward can release

This week, the success of Trail Blazer’s Reverse-D Handle Snow Shovels / Made in Nova Scotia continued. I re-stocked four different Home Hardware stores, located in Berwick, Liverpool, Upper Tantallon & Wolfville Nova Scotia. I delivered and set-up for the first time at Gow’s Home Hardware in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. While I visited Liverpool Home Hardware, I was very excited to learn that the Region of Queens Municipality purchased our Reverse-D Handle Snow Shovels. Located in southwestern Nova Scotia and formed through an amalgamation of Liverpool and the County of Queens. Queens County was founded by New England settlers and maintained strong ties with the American colonies until the American Revolution. Queens County contains substantial portions of Kejimkujik National Park

This week I delivered and set up product at Coop Country Store in Sussex, New Brunswick. I visited Home Hardware dealers in Dieppe, Memramcook, Riverview, Salisbury NB and Amherst NS. I delivered re-orders of our Reverse D-handles Snow Shovels & Pushers to Payzant Home Hardware in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. Co-op Country Stores are located throughout Atlantic Canada and the Magdalen Islands. Co-op Country Stores carry a complete line of feed products, crop inputs, farm inputs and animal health supplies to meet the needs of farms of all sizes. As well, they supply Atlantic Canadian farmers, plus both urban and rural consumers with a selection of hardware, pet food and Trail Blazer products, such as our award winning Jumbo Anvil Lopper &

On the night of January 3rdthere was a devastating fire at Lefebvre’s Source for Adventure in downtown North Bay. Fire fighters reported significant damage to the store and merchandise. Jeff Serran, executive director of North Bay’s Downtown Improvement Association, said “bigger and better, Jerry?” … Jerry Responded “starting tomorrow.” The Lefebvre family has been in business and located in downtown North Bay, Ontario for almost 100 years. Lefebvre’s Source for Adventure has also been a much appreciated and long time dealer of Trail Blazer Products. I would like to offer my deepest regrets to Jerry Lefebvre, and the entire Lefebvre family, for their unexpected loss. I would also like to offer my best wishes, while they face the many challenges ahead. Challenges like their experiencing right now, with the unhappy task of dealing