Turkstra Lumber
Karen Turkstra has extensive work experience in various roles. Karen is currently serving as the President of Healthy Youth Network-non profit charity since January 2021. Prior to this, they held the position of Vice President at Turkstra Lumber since 2015. Karen also has experience as a Land Developer through their self-employment from September 1997. Karen has served as a CAS Board of Directors member for the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton from June 2015 to June 2021. Additionally, they worked as an HWDSB Trustee for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board from November 2006 to November 2014.
Karen Turkstra attended the University of Waterloo from 1982 to 1986, where they earned an Honours Bachelor degree in Business/Managerial Economics. Karen further pursued their education at McGill University from 1991 to 1993, studying Business Management Studies.
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Turkstra Lumber
Family owned and operated, Turkstra Lumber ( www.turkstralumber.com ) has been serving Southern Ontario and the Niagara Peninsula for over 60 years. With 11 locations we provide a complete range of products for individuals and contractors in the home building, renovation and commercial construction industries. Each of our branches is a traditional full-service lumber yard. Experienced sales staff prepare detailed quotations and provide construction expertise throughout our service areas. Each branch maintains a complete inventory of wood products including framing lumber, engineered flooring, plywood, pressure treated lumber, cedar products, mouldings and doors. We specialize in Deck and Fence materials and have full 3D design and estimating software in all of our branches (www.turkstradecks.com). Related building products such as hardware, wall paneling, roofing, insulation, and drywall are also available. We have branch locations in Hamilton, Dundas, Waterdown, Stoney Creek, Brantford, Cambridge, Simcoe, Dunnville, Ridgeway, Smithville and Niagara Falls. We also operate our Truss production and Mill production facilities in Smithville, our E.W.P. yard and Trim & Door division and Designer Showcase in Stoney Creek. We manufacture our own roof trusses (Turkstra Trusses www.turkstratrusses.com) and wood mouldings (The Mill www.themill.ca ). Each manufacturing plant has its own highly specialized staff for design, estimating and field support. We also operate a specialized Trim & Doors branch that offers measuring, estimating and delivery capabilities for mouldings, interior doors, locks and builder hardware. Teaming with our own milling operation, we are the largest provider of trim packages in Southwestern Ontario. Our well-known motto - “Always on the Level” - expresses the commitment of the Turkstra family and our over 200 employees to quality products, superb service, fair competitive prices and honest relationships with our customers.