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Annette Verschuren's Canada
Broadcast Date: July 1, 2005
Annette Verschuren, president of Home Depot Canada, has ambitious plans for how to build a great country. Diversity, unity, leadership and of course strong business and trade practices are all essential ingredients in her vision of an ideal Canada.Annette Verschuren's Canada
• Annette Verschuren hails from North Sydney, N.S. and began her career in the administrative side of a coal mining operation there.• In 2005, she was awarded with Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award by the Retail Council of Canada.
• Home Depot is a relatively young, but fast-growing company. Founded in the U.S. in 1979, it is now the world's largest chain of home improvement stores. It operates stores in all 10 Canadian provinces.
Annette Verschuren's Canada
Medium: Television
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: July 1, 2005
Commentator: Annette Verschuren
Host: Peter Mansbridge
Duration: 1:42
Last updated:
July 29, 2010
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