TOWES group photo at MSW Farms in Ponoka courtesy of Tomas Kraus Photography

It was pouring rain and the sky was a very dark, dismal grey. But the TOWES team decided to brave to wet and wind and stick to the original plan. We were heading out on a road trip with determined focus and not even a torrential downpour could stop us…

A challenge had been issued by the committee organizing the Professional Development Day for several of the business units of Bow Valley College. The challenge: show us your team! Judged on originality, creativity and highest group participation, the winning department would receive an undisclosed prize. Well you know us at TOWES: we either GO BIG or GO HOME! Three concepts were proposed and we settled on the one that would make The Big Guy (aka Conrad Murphy) happiest… a Western theme! We hit the highway to take some authentic, down-home TOWES team photos.

Thanks to Mark and Tina Stewart and their beautiful family at MSW Farms, we had the perfect backdrop for our Rhymes with Cows photo shoot. The Stewarts’ Ponoka ranch was ideal with its imposing livestock, the rolling pastures and picturesque trapper’s cabin.

We were also so fortunate to have the inspired and discerning lens of local photographer, Tomas Kraus, at our disposal. He captured all the important moments and many candid shots of our day on the farm.

The day was an incredible opportunity for team building and a chance to step away from the daily grind and have a little fun. And just after we thought nothing could top our Day in the Country… TOWES won first prize for our photo captioned “Rhymes with Cows”.  The prize: delectable cupcakes from Insomnia Coffee Company. It really was the icing on the cake!

Check out just some of the moments on our website: www.towes.com

Announcement:

This spring TOWES is welcoming Okanagan College to our line up of distributors. If you are in the Okanagan region of BC, be sure to contact Okanagan College for your TOWES products.

Not in the Okanagan? Check out the map to find your closest distributor.

Are you in the Calgary area?

Watch for a special offer from TOWES in your local newspapers tomorrow (Thursday March 25^th). We are part of an exciting initiative, Essential Skills Workplace Services (ESWS);  a project that allows us to offer local area employers up to 28 days of no cost Essential Skills consulting services for their staff.

Look for the ad in the following local publications:

• Calgary Herald
• Calgary Sun
• 24 Hours
• Metro

If you are interested in this opportunity please contact us.

At TOWES, we sell most of our products through a Distributor network that spans across Canada.

Our distributors are always doing good work in the area of Essential Skills. Today we want to highlight the work of our Manitoba distributor, Workplace Education Manitoba.

WEM has recently created an excellent video series: Essential Skills – perspective, decision-making and the way forward. Check it out, and while you are there, take a couple minutes to complete a short on-line survey that asks: Who is incorporating workplace Essential Skills in their workplace and how; who isn’t and why; and what is still needed?

Tell us what do you think of WEM’s video series in the comments.