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MAY-JUNE 2023
REPORTER
Serving the lumber & building materials, hardware
and home improvement industry in Ontario
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COLUMNS DEPARTMENTS
4 Message from the Chair: "Summer Happenings" 9 Industry News
by Rebecca Gravelle 22 Index to Advertisers
6 Message from the President "The Housing Crisis - What
Can Be Done?"
by Trevor Small
8 Insurance Update "Improving Employee Benefits FEATURES
Engagement Through Communications" 16 The Return of In-Person Training
by HUB International Ltd 17 Building a Safer Ontario
18 Why Hire Older Workers?
THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STAFF Return undeliverable Canadian- PRINTING
addressed mail to:
CHAIR PRESIDENT/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mini Giants
Rebecca Gravelle, Renfrew Trevor Small The Lumber and Building Canada Post Canadian
Materials Association of Ontario
VICE CHAIR DESIGN & COMPOSITION/MARKETING 120 Traders Blvd E, Unit 112 Publication Mail Sales Product
Barbara Schering, North Bay Carolyn Buffa Agreement PM#40970027
Mississauga, ON L4Z 2H7
IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR ASSISTANT EDITOR/ACCOUNTING Tel: 905.625.1084
Ken Forbes, Severn ADMINISTRATOR/AD SALES Fax: 905.625.3006
Joanne Moquin TF: 888.365.2626 /LBMAO
SUPPLIER DIRECTOR E-mail:
Lynn Edey, Meaford ACCOUNTANT tsmall@lbmao.on.ca
Nick Tsimidis
RETAILER DIRECTOR Web: www.lbmao.on.ca
Harvey de Leeuw, Kincardine /LBMAO
PROUD MEMBER OF THE BMCC
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