Quality Window Coverings... Our Journey:

Aime M. Lemire, an industrial engineer in Montreal had his first encounter with a vertical blind in the late 1970's. His chance meeting with a representative from Louverdrape U.S.A. led to one of Canada’s first vertical blind factories. Aime talked his younger brother Andre into opening a factory in Medicine Hat Alberta in 1979. Working with Louverdrape U.S.A., the Lemire brothers made their presence known in Canada as vertical blind suppliers.

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As time went on, the window covering industry began to change and the consumer movement from curtains to blinds had a dramatic effect on the Lemire brothers. “Verticals Canada”, or Vertican ® became the trade name that the Lemire brothers incorporated into their business.

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There was a tremendous expansion of the industry with the introduction of 1" aluminum mini blinds and pleated shades. Vertican Inc. took its place as a major supplier of hard window coverings in Eastern and Western Canada in the 1980's.