Three generations. One Edson Alberta shop. A growing web2print reach across Canada.
Trail Print Ltd has been continuously family-owned and operated in Edson since 1974. The tools have changed — from offset presses to all-digital production to web2print — but the family hasn't.
Founded Trail Printing Ltd in 1974 as a small Edson print shop serving local businesses, trades, and the oilfield industry. Built the shop's reputation for accommodating the unusual requests — custom sizes, rush jobs, and the things bigger shops wouldn't touch.
Shawn took over as owner in 2025, continuing his father's commitment to flexibility and customer service. Shawn and his wife Melissa are transitioning ownership together — Melissa is Indigenous and is leading a new chapter focused on serving remote and underserved communities across Canada, including Indigenous communities and the Northwest Territories.
Shawn's son Brett works at the shop, making Trail Print a three-generation family business. As the shop grows into its new location and expanded Canada-wide web2print reach, more family members will be joining to keep the business rooted in its family-run heart.
Under Melissa's leadership, Trail Print Ltd is expanding its mission beyond Edson and Alberta — we're building a web2print shop that can serve remote and Indigenous communities across Canada, including the Northwest Territories and fly-in areas, with the same quality and pricing our local customers have relied on for 50 years.
This isn't a marketing angle. It's a personal one. Melissa's family ties to Northern communities shape how we price, how we ship, and which destinations we commit to serving even when the logistics are hard.
We're relocating to a newly-renovated heritage building on main street — part of revitalizing Edson's downtown and saving a building that would otherwise be lost.
Our new home is on Edson's main street, right between the highways and next to the Cinema — a high-traffic location that makes walk-in orders easy and gives us room to grow our equipment, staff, and retail paper sales.
The building itself is a heritage renovation project — it's been substantially rebuilt and modernized while keeping the architectural character that makes downtown Edson worth visiting. A building that was headed for condemnation is now going to house a 50-year family business for its next 50 years.
Move expected: within the next 3 months (Spring 2026).
From business cards to oilfield maps, NCR forms to custom banners — the full output of a modern print shop backed by 50 years of craft.