Fire resistant product paints new homes pink

August 25th, 2010

Wednesday, August 25 marked an important day for the home construction industry as PinkWood Ltd. celebrated the first installation of its new fire, mould and moisture resistant flooring products. Brookline was thrilled to help launch this new company that is making homes safer and giving back to the community. One cent per linear foot (roughly $25 per home) of material sold will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Prairies/NWT Region (the Foundation). The Chestermere Fire Department came out in full force to show their support for the new product and a $10,000 cheque was presented to the Foundation as a goodwill gesture. With a little elbow grease (and more than a dozen pink balloons and arrows) Brookline executed another successful event and was able to secure several media opportunities resulting in great coverage.  Check out our Facebook page for more photos.

Media training in the Border City

August 24th, 2010

On August 23 and 24, members of the Brookline team travelled to Lloydminster to conduct media training with Mayor Jeff Mulligan as well as members of City Council and municipal Directors and Managers. Known as Canada’s “Border City”, Lloydminster is uniquely located half in Alberta, and half in Saskatchewan. Along with the regular excitement and challenges of managing the needs of a growing city, Lloydminster’s inter-provincial geographic location also presents other dilemmas, such as GST and PST, Daylight Savings Time, and of course, which CFL football team to cheer for! Working with the city’s representatives over two days, Brookline shared tips and tactics to help city representatives feel at ease in front of the camera. We appreciated the warm hospitality from Lloydminster and Mayor Mulligan, and look forward to returning to lovely Lloydminster one day soon!

Brookline’s Amazing Race

July 28th, 2010

Each month at Brookline we take an afternoon to do a fun team building activity together, which can range from horseback riding to bracelet making. We’re usually up for anything, which Shauna must have had in mind when she set out to devise an “Amazing Race” course for our Fun Day on Wednesday, July 28th. Lucky for us we have a fantastic network of clients and suppliers who were willing to lend a hand and act as “pit stops” throughout the race. Some even had to endure our terrible singing voices!

We were split into three teams, identifiable by our red, white or black bandanas, and sent racing out the door with the first clue in hand. Team Red quickly pulled into the lead, with Team Black hot on their heels. The clues had us sorting spices at Jack of Hearts café, then chicken dancing at Original Joe’s on 4th, followed by trivia at Nonfiction Studios, and even a stop by the Sandstone Lounge at the Hyatt for a yummy beverage. The hydration was helpful in preparing for the next task, which was singing the national anthem at Rodinia Oil. Many apologies to all of their staff. From there, we dropped by dmg events and answered a riddle, then headed over to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation where we donned pink tutus and feather boas.

With the final clue, we knew it was the home stretch. It read, “Where is Shauna’s favourite place to dine?” Brava Bistro of course! Team Red sprinted to the finish, just in front of Team Black. Team White had some difficulties, but promptly joined as soon as they heard there was food and refreshments.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped out with our Amazing Race, we had a blast!

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