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ET Blades celebrates 25 years in Thompson

Despite less than ideal weather conditions, ET Blades owner Earl Timmons was in high spirits June 30, since he was commemorating the fact that his business has been opened in the Hub of the North for the last quarter century.

Despite less than ideal weather conditions, ET Blades owner Earl Timmons was in high spirits June 30, since he was commemorating the fact that his business has been opened in the Hub of the North for the last quarter century.

In order to show his appreciation for all these years of success selling sports equipment, Timmons provided his customers with a free barbecue lunch outside the Westwood Mall.

“I’m just very thankful to all of my patrons that have kept me around for this long and I’ve been proud to serve the community of Thompson,“ he said.

Even though Timmons now oversees two ET Blades locations in town, as well as the clothing outlet Kicks and Threads that is owned by his wife Sandy, this business had very humble beginnings as a small pro shop inside the C.A. Nesbitt Arena.

“I was sharpening skates with my dad,” said Timmons. “He taught me how to sharpen skates when I was a young man and I continued on after he retired.”

While his father ran that original business, Timmons took the operation to a whole different level in 1993 when he incorporated ET Blades as a company and bought their first standalone brick-and-mortal location on Hayes Road.

Ever since then, Timmons has managed to establish ET Blades as a prominent part of both the local business and sports community.

“I guess it’s been a labour of love,” he said. “It was slow and methodical, I guess you could say. Because when I started in Hayes Road I had no idea what I was doing. I just went ahead and did it, because I’m a sports guy.”

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