Canadian Retailers Honored at 34th Annual Outstanding Retailer Awards

Suppliers and retailers from across Canada gathered to honor the home improvement retail industry’s best retailers at the 34th Annual Outstanding Retailer Awards, presented during a gala dinner at the annual Hardlines Conference. The event was held at the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel.

Retailers were recognized in eight categories covering the range of retail hardware and home improvement
formats. This year’s winners were:

• Best Hardware Store – Kinlock Home Hardware, Stratford, P.E.I. Duane and David MacDonald, and
  Peter and Andy Smith, Owners. Award sponsored by JRTech Solutions.
• Best Building Supply or Home Centre under 15,000 square feet – BMR Pro Matériaux Rouyn-
  Noranda, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec. Dominic Molloy, Owner. Award sponsored by Jeld-Wen.
• Best Building Supply or Home Centre over 15,000 square feet – Meadow Lake Home Hardware
  Building Centre, Meadow Lake, Sask. Wayne Marsh, Debbie Marsh, Don Marsh, Owners. Award
  sponsored by ACCEO Solutions.
• Pro Dealer of the Year – Security Building Supplies (TIMBER MART), Saskatoon, Sask. The Fafard
  Family, Owners. Award sponsored by Trex.
• Best Large Surface Retailer – RONA+ Saint-Hubert, Saint-Hubert, Québec. Florian Munier, Manager.
  Award sponsored by DuPont.
• Retail Spirit Award – Ouellette Bros. Building Supplies (Castle Building Centres Group), Fort St.
  James, B.C. Jonathan Ouellette, Yves Ouellette, Owners. Award sponsored by CGC.
• Young Retailer of the Year – Maxime Bossinotte, Matériaux Direct (TIMBER MART), La Pocatière,
  Québec. Award sponsored by Saint-Gobain.
• Marc Robichaud Community Leader – Shelburne Home Hardware Building Centre, Shelburne, Ont.
  Bill and Carole Gillam, Owners. Award sponsored by Johns Manville.

The winners were carefully chosen from a field of high-quality nominees submitted from every part of Canada. Honorees were chosen for their ability to exceed in the areas of good business practices, customer relations, innovation and niche marketing.

“This is a year when we especially celebrate Canadian home improvement retailers, which are the best in
the world,” says David Chestnut, president and publisher of Hardlines Inc. “With the Outstanding Retailer Awards, we celebrate all the formats that serve Canadian customers so well, from coast to coast.”