Who do you turn to after a disaster?
You talk to your insurance company but then what? You are asked to get quotes to rebuild your life.
Kyle Jacques and his wife Anna Tzortzis own and operate four Winmar locations within the province of Saskatchewan. “We treat each customer’s damage as if it were our own, applying the same quality of workmanship that we would expect ourselves.”
Family
In 2010, Anna started Winmar (Regina), while Kyle started Winmar (Moose Jaw). In 2016, he opened up Winmar (Estevan). And in 2019, Kyle purchased Winmar (Yorton). With the couple picking it up from the previous owner and then dealing with COVID in 2020, they wanted everyone to know Winmar (Yorkton) is under new ownership and is looking forward to serving the community.
Anna got her start in the construction business when she was just a teenager at her mother and stepfather’s Winmar location in Chatham, Ontario. She started as a labourer and by the time she graduated high school she was working and learning how to run the office.
Kyle started construction during his teen years as well. Continuing in the construction field after high school, he found himself working as a roofing contractor for Winmar (Chatham). That is where this power couple met and the beginning of something special.
Anna and Kyle started dating in 2013 and married in 2017. Together they are raising their two children. This family enjoys spending time outdoors camping, visiting the Sky Park, snowmobiling and playing on their five acres. But for how much fun they have away from job sites and the office, for this couple, work is very serious business.
Community
Since their teen years, Anna and Kyle have spent their time restoring the lives of others. Even through their charitable work, they have been involved in helping children live better lives. They have made donations including Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon and fundraising for autism in Moose Jaw. They have been involved with Santa’s Anonymous and the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton. “Whatever we can get involve with, we will get involved with,” said Anna.
Anna launched Willy Winmar, everyone’s favourite handy-bear, on July 1st, 2021. Willy has already attended Regina’s “Food Truck Wars,” “Summer Bash, Summer Market” and has posed in countless selfies with his adoring fans.
He is a bear on the rise. In August, he joined the Winmar team on location to help out at the Moose Jaw Food Bank during the renovation of their new facility. He might be occasionally clumsy when it comes to dropping tools but he more than makes up for it when it comes to putting a smile on your face. Follow Willy Winmar on his Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/TheWillyWinmar
This delightful blue bear has only just started working but has an important role to play within the community. There could be times of trauma when Willy Winmar will be on-site handing out teddy bears to children who are in need of a stuffed friend…a simple act of kindness, which goes to show the integrity of this family-owned company.
Business
Saskatchewan can produce all sorts of unpredictable weather. It could be bright and sunny with a few clouds, then suddenly, everything turns dark with golfball-sized hailstones ripping a path through town. Unexpected but the damage is repairable. Wildfires, tornadoes and flooding are all part of nature and Winmar has the specialists to restore damaged property.
Winmar works with insurance companies to restore all kinds of claim work. Taking on a damage claim caused by anything from earth, fire, wind or water as a minor repair or a fully finished restoration, is what these specialists are trained to do. From city to country, firm to farm, they will do it all — residential, business or commercial.
But what if the problem wasn’t from a disaster? Kyle and his crew cover a wide range of specialties from asbestos abatement and mould removal. They are qualified in water damage restoration, structural drying, microbial remediation, fire and smoke restoration and odor control. Winmar has the qualified staff needed for customized restoration leaving you to decompress — not stress.
