The Canadian Home Products Trade Association and the Canadian Office Products Association held their 2024 joint conference last week at the Richmond Hill Country Club, just north of Toronto.
Hardlines president Michael McLarney (left) and Bill Morrison, a veteran executive of Ace Canada, TruServ Canada, and the Hudson’s Bay Co., were inducted to the Canadian Hardware & Housewares Industry Hall of Fame. In his acceptance remarks McLarney acknowledged the privilege of “telling the stories of people in this industry.”