The Bentwood Box is a unique part of the Northwest coast culture and our very own Maurice Ouimet specializes in bringing this technique to fruition. He first began this art by teaching himself the techniques of Bentwood box making more than 20 years ago in his home town of Campbell River, BC.

Our good friends from Spearhead Timberworks, Nelson BC, have been busy working away on a fantastic new project with Klahoose First Nation.

The smooth-flowing durable coverage of oil-based paint is making a comeback, but with some major differences. Gone are the solvents, petrochemicals and VOC's. Safecoat® naturals, by AFM, use plat-based oils, so they are free of toxins and are fully biodegradable.

Every batch of BRODA® coating is hand-made in CBR's Vancouver plant. So how did our local company get the nod for such big projects? "We've been making low-VOC finishes for over a decade." Says Bill Willis our founder and Pres. "Architects looking for LEED-accredited materials know they can trust our products, and we will do all kinds of custom tinting and formulations for them.

Hi, all you animal lovers!

This is pretty simple... Please ask ten friends to each ask a further ten today!

The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'. This doesn't cost you a thing.

Here's an article from The Healthy House Institute explaining how recent technology, specifically, a waterborne colorant system for paints, now yields a VOC-free formulation regardless of color.

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The following is a fantastic testimonial from our friends at JJ Bean Coffee Roasters.

Here's a great article published in the New York Times on February 11th 2010 talking about AFM Safecoat.