A prominent Canadian home supply retailer is sliding into Winnipeg — after years of creating rural outposts — during a period of surging “Buy Canadian” sentiment.

A yellow Home Hardware truck was parked outside 2860 Pembina Hwy. on Wednesday. Across the street, Manitobans patronized a job fair for the incoming company.

Mark Colley aims to open by Black Friday — Nov. 25 is ideal. But construction hasn’t let up yet; bathrooms and display cases are priorities this week.

“It’s a little nerve-wracking, as well as exciting,” said Colley, president of EPLS Group of Companies, which owns the new Home Hardware store.

The brand is no stranger to Manitoba. Roughly 25 locations dot smaller communities in the province, such as Lorette and Stonewall. Some larger cities elsewhere in Canada, including

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