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MAC offers a total access control solution MAC is a new division of McGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd. that has formed an alliance with the Wenner Group of Companies BY GOODY NIOSI
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cGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd., known as a leading distributor of doors, frames, finish hardware and specialty construction products in Western Canada for 50 years, recently opened an innovative new division. M c G rego r A c c e s s Co nt rol (M AC) is the solution to the changing security and access needs of residential homeowners and commercial business owners. Dave Shelton, regional manager for McGregor & Thompson in Nanaimo said that the days of simple doors are largely gone. “Putting the door on is only half the scope. The other half is the hardware and that usually combines with the security and the electrical contractor. Until now
there has been no real connection between the trades to commission the job properly. So this is going to be a one-stop, pain-free option for the contractors and consumers.” MAC’s focus will be the installation and commissioning of all types of doors, frames and hardware with a focus on electronics and access control. To further improve the ability to execute these projects, MAC has forged an alliance with the Wenner Group of Companies. Wenner has been in business in Nanaimo for 72 years. Between them, the two family-owned businesses have more than 120 years of experience. Rob Andrews, director of Wenner Security Incorporated, said that no one else is currently SEE MAC OFFERS | PAGE 16
The Victoria team left to right: Sean McDowell, Dan Grant, Brent Lalonde, Marco Cavallari, Susan Harcott and Stuart Cuthbert
Total Prepare: Serving Canada’s Expanding Prepper Market Total Prepare’s customers view stocking up on food and other supplies as an investment in their future BY DAVID HOLMES
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ICTORIA - A hedge against uncertainty, an investment in the well being, perhaps the actual survival of their families, for many Canadians the concept of preparedness has become mainstream. That quest to be prepared, to have stocks of food, water and basic supplies at hand in the event such commodities
become scarce, was what motivated Niels Baartman to found Victoria’s Total Prepare Inc. “Initially the company started because I was trying to buy earthquake preparedness products in BC and found that there was absolutely nothing readily available out there that was worth buying,” he explained. “For me I wanted a really good water supply where I can store
a vast amount of water, not necessarily an underground tank but something I can place in the garage, and I wanted some real hearty food, not just a five-year bar and that sort of thing. I wanted real food that we could cook while having a really long shelf life – products that would give me some survival options other than just a little knapsack with a few goodies tucked in it.”
But after conducting extensive research across the country, he found that what products were readily available fell short of both his requirements and his expectations of quality and longevity. “For me it became a priority to get prepared and to get prepared for a long time, two weeks to a month at the minimum. I just found that SEE TOTAL PREPARE | PAGE 7
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