Building What’s Next
How a strategic partnership between Adams Building Supply and NextGen Panels is helping independent dealers respond to a changing construction market. It’s hard to ignore the impact Canada’s housing challenge is…
Design
More Than an Estimate
How Castle’s Estimating & Design Services (EDS) is helping independent dealers build stronger businesses and stronger communities. Darren Rest Estimating & Design Manager “Can you have this estimate ready by Friday?” It’s…
Going Green
Warm and welcoming hues inspired by nature are boosting curb appeal and taking centre stage when it comes to residential exterior upgrades. For quite some time, interior and exterior home décor has…
Down by the Dock: Creating the Ultimate Waterfront Experience
Life is busy, and cottage owners increasingly want to enjoy their waterfronts rather than work on them. With an aging demographic and more families sharing cottages across generations, expectations have shifted toward…
Look at that View!
Homeowners continue to invest in beautiful outdoors spaces that are extensions of the home Photo courtesy of Vista Railing Systems Inc. Are you considering a new deck or railing system? Maybe your…
The Secrets of Visionary Leaders: Who Create Cultures That Invite Possibility
In some organizations, possibility feels like a luxury. Something you talk about at offsites. Something you reference in mission statements. Something you save for after the real work is done. But in…
Raising the Roof on expectations in 2026
Canada’s aging housing stock may just be the gift that keeps on giving for roofing contractors. After a year of relatively slow new construction, they’re seeing fair haven opportunities in the near…
The AI Skepticism That Won’t Age Out
Here’s something nobody saw coming: The generation most skeptical of AI isn’t the one that doesn’t understand it. It’s the one that understands it best. Every new technology faces resistance. The internet?…
Covered Off: Siding trends in 2026
Despite economic uncertainty and tighter budgets, today’s homeowners aren’t lowering their expectations around siding and exterior cladding. They are continuing to invest in façades that look better, last longer, and hold up…
A Life Built on Community: Albert of Breault’s Castle Building Centre
A Life of Showing Up At 77, Albert Breault still starts most days before the sun comes up. He’s usually awake by 4 a.m., and by 7 he’s at Breault’s Castle Building…
Seven Steps to Scheduling Yourself for Success
Most of us become managers because we excelled at our previous jobs, not because we had a grand vision for leadership. One day we’re individual contributors, and the next we’re juggling endless…
Panes & Portals with Panache
It’s all about glass when it comes to residential windows and doors in 2026. Homeowners are looking for beautiful, unobstructed views that seamlessly blend home and nature. Larger window openings with attention…
Built on Community: Deborah Brinson of Gander Bay Building Supplies
On most mornings in Victoria Cove, Deborah Brinson does exactly what she’s done for nearly two decades; she enters the doors of Gander Bay Building Supplies, greets familiar faces, and gets to…
The Leadership Playbook: Six Moves That Make a Difference
Not every leader is a great one. Plenty of people wear the “leader” badge, but few earn the respect, trust, and loyalty that separates the good from the exceptional. The difference? Great…
Wrestling with Uncertainty: Lumber Update 2026
After a more challenging year for the lumber industry than many expected — marred by political shocks, tariff concerns, weather disruptions and affordability fears — 2026 may prove to live up to…
Natural Inspiration
Warm, earthy tones are driving the latest colour trends in paints and coatings