When we found out that the BCAOMA Golf Tournament and Easy Care Restoration’s Lee Dobbs Charity Golf Tournament were on the same day this year, the decision was obvious. Let’s be at both. We sponsored a hole at both events, and sent half of our team off to University Golf Course for the BCAOMA Tournament and the other half to Morgan Creek for the Easy Care Tournament.

To keep things fun, we had a contest where participants had the opportunity to putt on new surfaces: carpet and hardwood. With it’s obstacles and turns, the MIRA Carpet Putt challenge was no easy feat. Congratulations to the winning teams at both tournaments who won a bottle of wine from Neck of the Woods Winery for each member of their team!

The team had a wonderful time at the tournaments meeting many great people. Thanks to BCAOMA and Easy Care Restoration for putting on amazing tournaments. We hope to see everyone again next year!

Tonight, a team from Langley represents Canada in the Little League World series. They’ll face off off against Hamamatsu City, Japan and if they win, they’ll continue on to the semi finals.

We’ll be cheering hard for team Canada tonight, and their second baseman, Trevor Alcos. Trevor is the son of one of our installers, Mike, pictured below. On August 9th, Trevor hit a a homer in the fourth inning that cleared a 210 foot fence and secured a 4-3 win over Quebec. It was the first home run BC has hit in the national championships. (More about Trevor’s homer can be found here)

We wish them luck in their game tonight. Go team Canada!

“Have you ever been to Safeway?”

Chances are, you’ve seen and walked on luxury vinyl flooring more often than you’d know. This resilient flooring is used in a variety of commercial settings such as your local grocery store, florist, or coffee shop. Photos from one of our suppliers, Karndean, show an example of settings you can see luxury vinyl flooring in. Homeowners looking for a more durable flooring option are choosing to install it in their homes.

There’s a lot of baggage that comes with the word vinyl. The mere mention of the word often brings up images of tacky colours and a surface that discolours before it wears out. But vinyl isn’t like that anymore. Today’s luxury vinyl flooring is designed to replicate the look and feel of associated products such as hardwood or tile but without the drawbacks of each. Luxury vinyl flooring comes in two forms, long rectangular planks or square tiles. Its often referred to as luxury vinyl plank or luxury vinyl tile.

Benefits of luxury vinyl flooring include:

Durability: LVT is scratch resistant and doesn’t crack.

Quiet and warm: It’s quiet, warm, and comfortable underfoot.

Low maintenance: No varnishing, sealing, or waxing is required. LVT looks great with minimal cleaning effort.

Moisture resistance: Spills can be removed easily without damaging the floor.

Realism: Products that look impossible to tell apart from the surface imitated. Printing technologies even allow our suppliers to create tiles with actual tactile texture.

Luxury vinyl tile adds the beauty of hardwood or tile but with more performance. It’s the perfect solution for areas with high traffic, kids, dogs or high moisture. Style does not have to be sacrificed to get durable flooring.

A little bit of MIRA history: MIRA’s three owners are originally from Manitoba. Kevin and James once lived in Winnipeg, and Lyndon lived just outside of Winnipeg.

Though MIRA supports the Canucks (one look at the office during playoff season proves it), there was equal excitement in the office around the newest Canadian addition to the NHL. Much anticipation surrounded the release of new information about the the new Winnipeg Jets.

We want to know what you think of the new Winnipeg Jets logo. Love it? Hate it? Let us know!

On June 24th, the MIRA team headed out on a day trip with REO Rafting. We had planned to take a trip up the Fraser Canyon to
visit REO’s resort on the Nahatlatch River. But a day before the trip we were alerted that the Nahatlatch River was dangerously high and made the decision to take a trip down the Coquihalla river instead.

For many members of the team, this was their first whitewater rafting experience and it did not disappoint. While some people were being held back by the team to avoid falling out of the boat, others chose to go swimming in the cold waters. But by the end of the trip everyone was thoroughly drenched and wondering when they could take another trip to tackle more challenging rapids.

Nahatlatch, we’ll see you next year!