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STRAP ON YOUR TOOL BELT - THE 24th ANNUAL CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP SHOW IS BACK!

Show Dates: Friday, February 29 to Sunday, March 2, 2008

Location: International Centre
6900 Airport Road, Mississauga

Hours: Friday 10 am – 8pm
Saturday 10 am – 6pm
Sunday 10 am – 5pm

Admission: Adults $14.00
Seniors 60+ and youths (13-17) $12.00
Children under 12 FREE with an adult

Tickets can be purchased at: www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/show
*Admission prices include taxes

Parking: FREE

Ownership: Canadian Home Workshop magazine, Canada’s largest and most popular do-it-yourself woodworking publication.

Attendance: Over 30,000 visitors

Exhibitors: Hundreds of booths featuring the latest woodworking and home renovation tools, equipment and do-it-yourself ideas.

What you’ll find: Interactive workshops, seminars led by the pros, the very latest in tools and power equipment. Expert tips on choosing the right power tools for the job. Hundreds of great ideas for do-it-yourselfers; supervised hands-on woodworking workshops for dad, mom and even the kids!

Visitors will love watching Master Craftsman Ryan Shervill build a beautiful home media centre over the course of the three-day show.

Main Stage: A terrific line-up of talented woodworking experts including: Carpenter extraordinaire, Paul Daly (formerly of W Network’s Divine Design); John Sillaots (former host of HGTV’s “In The Workshop”); Jon Eakes, (“Just Ask Jon Eakes” on HGTV); Bryan Baeumler (host of HGTV’s “Disaster DIY”) and fun and informative Tool Girl, Mag Ruffman. All will be on hand to share their expertise on woodworking and DIY projects.

At the D.I.Y. Centre, visitors will have a chance to ask questions and pick up ideas for future home improvement projects.

The Kids’ Corner provides a safe yet educational environment for kids to try their hand at building puppy or dinosaur bookends under professional supervision.

The very popular interactive Women’s Woodworking area is a great place for any woman who wants some hands-on-experience building a fabulous foot stool alongside knowledgeable woodworkers.

Visitors to the Dream Workshop can learn new techniques and have workshop dilemmas solved by the knowledgeable editors of Canadian Home Workshop magazine.

High Powered Woodworking: The latest, “must-have” high powered tools are here and it’s the perfect place to try them out while building a stylish mantle shelf to take home.

Master Woodworker Seminars: Back by popular demand are the intimate and informative seminars given by master woodworkers, Steve Maxwell and Henrik Varju. These paid seminars fill up early, so be sure to sign up right away!

For further public information, please call 416.218.3545