Anyone searching for a home alarm will inevitably be tempted by a number of companies offering so called ‘free’ alarm systems. On the surface, what could be better than a free alarm system right? Of course the rub is that for this ‘free’ alarm system you will always be asked to sign some sort of [...]
Congratulations to Jesse V in Alberta, the winner of our February draw for an IPOD touch!
The Vancouver Winter Olympics are off to a mixed start with some technical difficulties and an amazing ceremony marred by the shocking loss of Nodar Kumaritashvili from the Republic of Georgia. Our hearts go out to all the athletes and good luck to our Canadian Olympic Team! Too bad I could hardly recognize the Canadian [...]
We will be holding a dealer/installer training day this Tuesday Feb 23rd. This course will teach the basics of programming and configuring the Elk M1 Gold security and automation system, setting up Insteon lighting and integrating the two to bring security, convenience and lifestyle enhancing features in to any home large or small. Dealers/installers only. [...]
As our company grows we’re looking to hire a full time sales person to expand our customer base. The ideal candidate must have experience with smart home and low voltage products preferably at a distribution level. A background in dealer sales in electronics, security or automation would be a definite asset. Must be able to [...]
We’ve been advised by the CRA that lighting, light switches and alarm systems all qualify for the HRTC credit. That means your X10, ZWave and Insteon switches all qualify for a tax credit! As long as it is hard wired or screwed to the structure.. so no plug-in devices. Of course we recommend that you [...]
We’ve been asked if any of our products qualify for the CRA Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC). Under the HRTC program, homeowners are eligible for a tax credit of 15% of total expenses of more than $1000 (less than $10,000) of total expenditures. Generally speaking, their guidelines state that only items that attach or are [...]