Since this is pretty much the only "Saskatoon" thread on AudioCircle ... maybe anywhere ... I'm going to go off-topic a bit. Hopefully I'll be forgiven.
Anyway, I've got a hot tip for people in Saskatoon who do occasional work on PCBs, DIY, cables, etc., and in particular rework, especially if you are expecting to do any lead-free soldering in the future ... trust me when I say you can't expect your 35~50 watt iron to pull that job off, unless lifting traces from PCBs is your idea of fun.
The Gold Standard for decent, affordable soldering tools, the HAKKO 936-12 temperature-controlled ESR-safe iron, lists for $179 in Canada. Ever since Cooper Tools bought Weller, with a rather noticeable drop in overall quality soon following, your options are either a Hong Kong knockoff, a Weller, which is in my opinion, at least if you're talking a new-in-box example, about the same as the Chinese made units on eBay, or the HAKKO. If you do buy a HAKKO, you'll notice the label says "Made in Japan" ... you don't see that much anymore.
This unit is either discontinued now, or soon to be, or won't be for export markets (depending on who you ask). In any case mine has a build date of July 2010. It's apparently no longer available in Japan, but is in North America. It's hard to say which is the direct replacement; they sell the 937 in Japan (same unit, digital readout) but seem to be pushing the FX series (eg FX-888) as the direct replacement. There does not appear to be much difference in build quality or actual operation between those and the 936; although the 888 is a bit faster in temp recovery, you can't buy it in North America yet. It sells for $180 in Australia, which is pretty much par with $C right now.
Having said all that, there's nothing wrong with it as a functional tool, and HAKKO supports it's products well. You might say they are "Bryston-like" in that regard. If you register your warranty, they extend it from 90 days to 2 years; not exactly "Bryston-like", but pretty good compared to your other options.
B&E Electronics (Saskatoon, Calgary, Regina) has the 936-12 on sale for $99. I happened to be in-store for some flux remover when I asked about the unit on the shelf ... I'd been looking to get a decent iron and had been checking out prices online, and I bought one on the spot. That's cheaper than it would cost you to pick one up on eBay from the US (typically about US$80 discounted (MSRP $US94), plus $25 shipping, plus UPS's blood money). B&E also stocks many of the various tips in-store.
You can't go wrong with the HAKKO. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few around the Bryston benches. Get 'em while you can. If anyone does buy one, go next to the HAKKO USA site and read or download a few PDFs ... the ones on tip care and selection, there's another about ROHS solders, and another on fluxes are recommended.