Businesses
Haddock Enterprises Ltd. was the first company that Gord Haddock registered. It was formed in 1972 when Maureen and Gord returned from Calgary, where he worked for Golf Oil, and she worked for the Singer Sewing Company. Maureen was offered a job teaching blind and visually limited students, and the couple decided she should take the position. Haddock Enterprises Ltd was an advertising agency that didn’t have time to take off. On the day after Gord closed this business and took a job as assistant manager of the Saskatoon Exhibition, a potential client knocked on his door, but timing is everything. Gord had already taken a job as the assistant manager of the Saskatoon Exhibition.
Ralph and Gord were already booking bands, back in 1972, so they decided it would be a good idea to sell instruments and music accessories to musicians at a fair price.
Gord’s stories about their escapades would fill a book. He talks at length about HEL during this 2019 Chamber on Tap video. Sadly, Ralph passed away in August of 2024.
Gord Haddock remained passionate about music and stereo equipment after leaving H.E.L. He realized Rosetown would be a good location for a music store after bringing in a semi-truck of Telefunken products and selling through it in a weekend. The business began in a side-street building, which Gord and his friends renovated. Later, it moved to Main Street and eventually resided in the back room of Haddock Drug Mart, where Gord could sell the equipment himself. The backroom shop was called the Tiniest Stereo Shop in the World. When Gord demonstrated Telefunken speakers, the shoppers in the front end were exposed to some excellent rock and roll. The second Haddock Drug Mart opened in Kindersley in 1983.
In the mid-seventies, Gordon and his brother Roy opened a Captain Scott’s Fish and Chips store, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was an immediate success, but soon circumstances beyond Gord and Roy’s control led to a rather large financial loss. As Gordon says, “Always expect the unexpected.”
This building was the home of the original Rosetown Pharmacy. A card and gift store seemed like a perfect business for the tiny building. It was located a few doors north of the new, and, much larger, Haddock Drug Mart.
On Mother’s Day in May of 1987, after months of waiting for a retail location, Gordon and Maureen opened The Body Shop in Midtown Plaza. They occupied a tiny little spot, just under 400 square feet. Saskatchewan welcomed this unique British retail import, and, at Christmas, people willingly joined the line-up, which extended past other stores to the mall’s outdoor exit.
GoForIt was a souvenir company formed with a partner to celebrate Saskatchewan in many ways. The product line included pins, clothing, décor, gadgets, and items containing wordplays on the word Saskatchewan. Gord registered some of the names but eventually let them lapse. Examples are: Saskatchefun, Saskatchewon, Saskatcheone, and Saskatchesun.
Trek Publishing has released several books, including The Belly Button Buddies Outside, The Belly Button Buddies Inside, Get a Bigger Wagon, Get an Even Bigger Wagon, Next Stop – Chicago, and With Love, From Iraq.
Trek Publishing has also produced Get a Bigger Wagon comic books.
Denyse Klette and Nicole Haddock partnered in art gallery presentations featuring Denyse’s paintings and Nicole’s performance of her children’s poetry. They partnered with Trek 2000 Corporation to publish books, present theatre shows, record poetry and music, make videos, and eventually create a 13-episode series for television. The project focused on the 5 Ps: Paintings, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Performance. There was a companion teacher package for each book. The entertainment project was Trademarked and had a fifteen-year run.
Gord and Maureen brought the lululemon athletica franchise to the province of Saskatchewan in 2003, while lululemon was still in its infancy. Maureen had just hemmed a pair of lululemon pants for her daughter, who had received them as a gift. Maureen thought the quality of the garment was outstanding. While in Vancouver on business, Maureen recognized the name on a storefront and went in to do some shopping. By the time she left the changeroom, Gord had arranged a meeting to discuss the possibility of bringing lululemon to Saskatchewan. The rest is history.
Get a Bigger Wagon Productions began with the publishing of two books written by Maureen Haddock and illustrated by Denyse Klette. The first book is also available in audio format online. A few stories from Get a Bigger Wagon and Get an Even Bigger Wagon have been featured in three issues of the Get a Bigger Wagon comics and were created to celebrate entrepreneurship and youth in business. The Haddocks sponsor an annual competition with cash prizes for youngsters aged 7 to 18. These annual awards are presented in affiliation with the Haddock Entrepreneurial Speaker Series and the Edwards School of Business. Each speaker has received an original Denyse Klette painting featured in the books.
Get a Bigger Wagon Productions collaborates with videographer Terry Allington and multimedia artist Audra Balion on many projects. Recently, Maureen’s Saskatchewan Fashion Artisan videos, created with Terry, have been playing on Sasktel Max.
In 2014, Trek 2000 Corporation partnered with Rob Wurzer to form TVTruck. They purchased a massive truck with a complete production suite inside.
Eventually, Rob needed an indoor work area, so a space in Trek’s 47th Street warehouse was converted into offices and a studio.
Rob passed away in 2016, leaving Trek 2000 Corporation no choice but to close the company. Rob’s talents were so broad that he could not be replaced.
Barth Properties was formed when Gordon Haddock and a long-time business partner purchased a Saskatoon lot on Fairlight Drive and Diefenbaker Drive. The 26,000-square-foot building needed renovating, and the parking lot needed resurfacing. The development is home to Cow Town, Spiffy Car Wash, and a Jubilee Ford used car lot.
In 2014, Trek 2000 Corporation, along with their good friend and long-time business partner Mike Prince and two other investors, invested in the formation of Big Centre TV in Birmingham, England. Michael lived in Birmingham and had worked with Maureen and Gord on other creative endeavours for 15 years. They were delighted to work together, albeit from across the pond, on the exciting Big Centre TV project. A series of unfortunate events and mergers led to the station becoming Made in Birmingham and eventually Made TV.
Trek 2000 Corporation is a holding company that was formed in 1986, when Gord and Maureen Haddock brought The Body Shop® franchise to Saskatchewan. Prior to this, Gord and Maureen had owned several businesses, both franchise and independent. They gained experience with music supply stores, entertainment booking agencies, drug stores, stereo shops, food services, and land development.
In 2007, Trek 2000 Corporation bought, expanded, renovated, and landscaped a warehouse in a well-travelled location in Saskatoon. This five-bay property has wonderful appeal and is usually fully rented. Gord and Maureen decided to keep this warehouse as a rental property rather than sell it.
3twenty Rentals is a sister company to 3twenty Modular and was formed in 2012 when Trek 2000 Corporation partnered with Bryan McCrea and Evan Willoughby. It was created to accommodate customers who needed temporary offices, wash cars, and storage. 3twenty Rentals now includes Smart Bays North and Smart Bays South.
Future 500 was established in August of 2014 when Trek 2000 Corporation and its partners invested in constructing a new home for 3twenty Modular. The building resides on 5 acres of land in the Biz Hub. Future 500 developed Shield Self-Storage on the same property and later purchased Small Bays.
In 2016, Future 500 purchased Small Bays, which provides mid-size industrial rental locations.
In 2022, 3twenty Modular and its sister company, 3twenty Rentals, broke ground on phase one of an industrial rental-bay facility called Smart Bays North. By August, they welcomed their first tenant. In 2023, 3twenty completed phase two, and in 2024, they began construction of Smart Bays South.
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