BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - A list of the 31 stores and other locations that Lowe's Companies Inc. says it will close in Canada as part of a plan to focus on its most profitable operations:

British Columbia

Block plant, Kamloops

Rona New Westminster (Colombia Square)

Alberta

Rona Calgary (Douglasdale)

Reno-Depot Calgary West

Ontario

Regional support centre, Mississauga

Rona Mississauga (Westdale Mall)

Rona Mississauga (Lakeshore)

Rona Sault Ste. Marie

Rona Sudbury

Rona Peterborough

Rona Kingston (Bath Road)

Rona Lakefield

Lowe's North York (Centerpoint Mall)

Lowe's Sault Ste. Marie

Quebec

Rona Sainte-Clotilde

Rona Iberville

Rona L'Assomption

Rona Granby Moeller

Rona Sainte-Rose

Rona Riviere-des-Prairies

Rona Rouyn-Noranda (Mantha)

Rona Ange-Gardien

Rona Saint-Elzear

Newfoundland and Labrador

Regional support centre, St. John's

Truss plant, St. John's

Rona Conception Bay South

Rona Goulds

Rona St. John's (Topsail)

Rona St. John's (O'Leary)

Rona St. John's (Torbay)

Rona Bay Roberts