CJKL Merchant Mania Home Show

It's that time of the year again when people look forward to hearing of the upcoming Home Show at the Complex. The time seems to sneek up on us when we least expect it but regardless it is an enjoyable event. The sale starts about 4 PM Friday until 10 PM that evening and again on Saturday from 10 AM until 6 PM that afternoon. The admission is free and the displays are many.
This event is actually a large sale sponsored by the radio station and having many merchants displaying their wares.

The International Plowing Match is represented with a booth telling all about the event coming to our area in September. This is a gigantic happening for our area and I must say that I am looking forward to it as I have never been to one before.



There are booths showing sporting machines such as ATV, boats, and many other items in the same line. I saw at least three businesses advertising their machines- Georges Garage from Matheson, Northern Freedom from Chaput Hughes, and Team Rosko from Chaput Hughes also.







On my first tour of the place I saw a friend with his furniture display and some electronics showing a well known movie as well as a washer dryer set This friend is Mr John Gagnon from Timiskaming Furniture.









Just around the corner from John is a booth advertising the local Rod & Custom Club along with a nice older Plymouth Road Runner car set up for racing. This car is owned by Mr Derrick Pierce from Kirkland Lake.

Further up the centre aisle there is another booth with items from The Jewel Box store on Government Rd West in Kirkland Lake, these people specialize in jewelry, wallets, and many other things of adornment for the ladies and gentlemen.

Last but not least, I stopped by the booth run by Kevin Breault. His business is called Last Chance Liquidation on Government Rd West He sells end of line items. He sells hardware items that are odds and ends at reduced prices . He also sells windows and doors, fireworks for the first of July. I can see where there can be many kids as well as grown up kids enjoying the fantastic display made by the enormous varieties of fireworks that he sells from his store.

These are by no means all of the displays at the Home Show but just a smattering of the many displays and booths present. I will in the future try to cover more businesses and clubs but for this year, I will say good bye and a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of the mothers in the area.

Wilf Blakey