The Morse family has a long history in the building supply and lumber industry, beginning with Clayton Morse who owned several lumber yards along the Oregon Coast in the 1930’s. His son, Dick and wife Carol Lee, purchased Canby Builders Supply in 1959 after seeing a small ad in the paper. The pair worked tirelessly side by side, Dick’s motto was “If the sun is up, the lumberyard is open.” The original location in downtown Canby was operated with a staff of just seven employees.

Throughout the years, the small store was remodeled and expanded as much as space allowed. In 1999, Dick Morse had seized the opportunity to relocate the expanding business from its crowded original location to its current 3 acre lot. This upgrade allowed CBS to triple its stock of lumber, add a 40,000 square foot drive-through warehouse, the largest in the state, and a 10,000 square foot retail store.

Dick and Carol Lee’s three children grew up in the store and have continued in the family tradition. Dick and Carol Lee’s daughter, Holly Rodway, and her husband, Jim, purchased Canby Builders Supply from her fathers estate in 2014 after retiring from their own careers in design and lumber wholesaling, respectively.

Today, Canby Builders Supply offers our customers over $2 million in inventory to choose from, and we follow our contractors wherever their jobs may take them across the Northwest. We buy millions of board feet annually from primarily Pacific Northwest sawmills and we proudly support American manufacturers by stocking as many U.S. made products as possible.

Our store supports over 30 local families by offering full time employment and benefits to our knowledgeable staff.