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Sheena Owen

Sheena Owen began working for North Country Slate on October 12, 1999. Started as the Sales Coordinator and transitioned to a Sales Representative. Daily duties include providing customer service, new business development, inside sales, handling all cross-border customs issues/documentation, arranging shipments, health and safety representation and social media marketing. Sheena graduated from the University of Guelph in 1992 with a BA in English and Drama and in 1995 graduated with a Diploma in Radio and Television Broadcasting from Centennial College. Sheena’s first job was the Executive Producer’s Assistant for TV shows including Robocop, F/X The Series and Nikita. She went on to becoming an Assistant Manager at Eddie Bauer. In her spare time, Sheena enjoys traveling, gardening and hikes with family and friends.

North Country Slate supplies a custom multicolored blend slate roof for Queen’s University new...

By Sheena Owen Jul 25th, 2018

North Country Slate has supplied roofing slate for several buildings at Queen’s University over the years. With a reputation for supplying premium quality roofing slate, our company was selected to provide the five color custom blend slate roof for Queen’s new Mitchell Hall.

North Country Semi-Weathering Gray/Black (Vermont Black) selected as the...

By Sheena Owen Jul 9th, 2018

North Country Semi-Weathering Gray/Black is a premium quality roofing slate containing shades of gray and black in subtle linear patterns. A percentage of these slates will weather to tones of brown and buff over time.

Arkansas Slate roof replacement

By Sheena Owen Jul 4th, 2018

A hundred and sixteen years after it was built in 1889, the Pulaski County Courthouse in the heart of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas needed a slate roof replacement. Slate a durable and long lasting roofing product is also resistant to chemical pollutants and acid rain.

The benefits of Canadian Slate Roof Tiles

By Sheena Owen Jun 28th, 2018

Between 2016-2017 we supplied our North Country Unfading Black roofing slate for the re-roof of the former Bank of Upper Canada, De La Salle Institute and Toronto’s First Post Office. The Unfading Black slate is quarried by Glendyne Inc in St.

4 Things you should know about hail damage on a slate roof

By Sheena Owen Jun 12th, 2018

A good quality S-1 rated roofing slate is one of the most durable products you will find in the market. In most cases slate roof tiles are resistant to hail damage and other impact damage.

Belleville’s Glanmore Mansion / Museum classic Second Empire Style...

By Sheena Owen Jun 4th, 2018

Belleville has some of Ontario’s finest 19th Century architecture. The Glanmore Mansion is the largest and most grand Second Empire Style building in Belleville with its yellow brick exterior, gentle concave curved mansard roof, with decorative ornate bracketed cornice along the eave side of the roof.

How to cut slate roof tiles

By Sheena Owen May 31st, 2018

Slate roof tiles are ordered by size and thickness. In some cases, you may need to trim slate to smaller pieces or cut slate based on a roof pattern. The following steps along with the video will show you how easy it is to cut slate roof tiles. Flip the slate roof tile over so that the back of the slate is facing up.

Canadian Black (North Country Unfading Black) roofing slate selected for the...

By Sheena Owen May 17th, 2018

The Pillow Thompson House was built in 1896 by Jerome Bonaparte Pillow and remained in the family for five generations. In 1992 it was donated by the family to the Phillips Community College Foundation, part of the University of Arkansas and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.

North Country Slate custom three color blend graduated slate roof for the new...

By Sheena Owen May 15th, 2018

In 2011, North Country Slate was asked to replicate the multi-colored graduated slate roof for the new addition of Wheeler Hall to match the original section which was built in 1933. Wheeler Hall was the first academic building on the campus.