Posted on May 16, 2019
We are proud to have been part of Feed Nova Scotia’s recent capital campaign. The goal was a lofty one, to pay for the massive new warehouse facility without requiring a mortgage. That meant a total fundraising goal of $1.4 million. After much hard work by the entire campaign team (featuring our very own Jim… Read More
Posted on September 20, 2018
The environment and health of our planet is a hot topic these days. This is especially true with Canada’s federal carbon tax plan coming into effect on January 1st, 2019. In the midst of this discussion, you may have heard about various carbon emission reduction plans including carbon taxes, cap and trade systems, and carbon… Read More
Posted on November 1, 2017
Last week our Fredericton team, led by Shawn Lean, our VP Sales, were recognized for their tireless efforts in their Community with a Fredericton Chamber of Commerce 2017 Business Excellence Award. Called the Elliott McCrea Hill Community Involvement Business Award, it recognises outstanding achievement by a company in support of their community. “Our Community” is… Read More
Posted on September 6, 2017
We would like to give huge congratulations to our friends and team members who were recently recognized for their role in the Great Cape Breton Clean Up on May 13. Darren Sorrey, Donald MacPherson, Connor Taylor and Carol Taylor were presented an Award of Excellence by the Sydney Waterfront District and Sydney and Area Chamber… Read More
Posted on June 26, 2017
Here is another success story of getting involved in the community. Big Hearts, Small City is an organization based out of Moncton, NB. The chairman received an award at the same time my brother Andrew did through the rotary club called the Paul Harris Award for outstanding contributions to the community. During his speech, he… Read More
Posted on May 2, 2017
Is the word “Team” over-used? We hear it all the time; this team, that team, teamwork, our team, your team. The question is when is a team truly a “Team”. One of the measures surely is performance, specifically high performance. In the business world, a high performance “Team” counts when it is measurable such as… Read More
Posted on March 27, 2017
We had another ‘aha’ moment this past week when we hosted hopefully a future Canadian in our showroom. His name is Avijit (Avi) Karmoker and he is from Bangladesh. We are proud to support the Nova Scotia Community College. One of the ways we do that is by providing several NSCC students in need of… Read More
Posted on March 1, 2017
I am the administrator at Strategic Arts Management (SAM), a non-profit with four part-time staff and a team of consultants who work together to support and serve artists and arts organizations in Nova Scotia. With the new year, we acquired a new location, and—thanks to Office Interiors—new furniture. It’s so much more than furniture! Their… Read More
Posted on January 27, 2017
This afternoon I received the following email and wanted to use this blog post to recognize one of our team members who has gone above and beyond for their community. “Mike Boucher has volunteered through his ham radio association to go and check house to house in the Tracadie and Caraquet regions due to the… Read More
Posted on October 11, 2016
I love arriving to work and getting a message like the one I received this morning from our Sales Leader, Shawn Lean, in Fredericton below: “The local homeless shelter… had a post on Facebook Sunday (Oct. 9) that they needed some help with replacement beds. Heather read the post to me while we were watching… Read More
