New Board of Directors appointed at AGM

Thank you to all the members and their guests who joined us to celebrate at the annual general meeting as the Coast Community Builders Association brings to a close another successful year.  Special thank you to Jackie and her staff at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club for a wonderful meal and thank you to event sponsors, Gibsons Building Supplies, RONA and Sunshine Coast Home Building Centre for donating prizes and cash to help offset the cost of this event.  The 'tool party' was enjoyed by all whether they won a prize or not.  Details regarding the business portion of the meeting are available under the "Past Meetings" tab where you will find the power point presentation provided by Greg Latham.  Thank you to Greg for his behind the scenes work, presentation and guiding us through the business end of the meeting.  I am happy to announce we have filled the Board of Directors with a balanced group of members from Gibsons to Madeira Park; some new to the position and a few veteran members to round out the group. 

We say goodbye to 4 board members who stepped down this year, thank you to Chris Moore, Darnelda Siegers, Kim Liptak and Garth McKeil for their work and dedication to this organization.  Fortunately for us these members have chosen to stay on as general members and they will continue to help out from the sidelines. 

Image provided by The Coast Reporter - taken by Cathi Roy

Executive Committee:

President - Clark Hamilton  - Clark Hamilton Enterprises

Vice-President - Gina Stockwell - Stockwell Sand & Gravel

Treasurer - Lance Sparling - Wakefield Homes

Secretary - Lisa Lalande - Synergy Kitchens/Closets/Baths

Executive Director: Lisa Williams - P.T. Best Solutions 

Directors at Large:

Dennis Olson - Olson Electric

Doug Spani - Spani Developments

Doug Saunders - Custom Carpets & Interiors

Russ Jones - RONA

Mark Sullivan - Westcoast Log Homes

Ian Porter - Watermark

Don Ewing - Prima Developments

Thank you all for stepping up to the task at hand, it promises to be a memorable year!

The CCBA is committed to...

Communication

Communication with and fostering regular dialogue with the community at large concerning development issues and benefits.

Facilitating regular informal dialogue with local governments and staff to review what's working and what needs improvement concerning local development and approval processes.

Leadership

Providing leadership in the research and development of community building.

Encouraging early community input and listening to community views on proposed development throughout the development application process.

Together with local government partners, promoting the Sunshine Coast area's location, economy, environmental and development expertise and innovation.

Being actively involved in and providing coordinated, meaningful input to community driven urban and rural planning initiatives to help develop local land use and infrastructure bylaws and policies.

Working cooperatively with the community and contributing to a timely, efficient and effective municipal development approval process.

Employment

Promoting and having a positive impact on local employment growth and support of the local economy.

Education

Supporting local trade education and growth, including active partnerships with local government and educational institutions to foster practical, affordable and relevant education, training and job sharing opportunities.

Partnership  

Developing collaborations and partnerships with other community associations and organizations to contribute to a shared vision.

Update on Wed, August 24, 2011 by Coast Community-Builders Association

We are currently working on the next Building The Coast issue scheduled to come out next March.  For more information on how to include the association magazine in your marketing strategy please contact info@coastbuilders.ca for details.

Update on Fri, September 2, 2011 by Coast Community-Builders Association

NEXT BTC ISSUE coming in March 2012! You'll never guess who we have on the front cover!

• Letter to the Editor - what's your beef? Limited to 350 words or less
• Classified Ads - Do you have something to sell or are you looking for something specific?  Limited to 100 words or less, include your name and phone number for clarification
• Future stories - Is your industry well represented in print?  If not pick up your pen and help us educate the public and your peers.  Limited to 800 words or less.  All submission are vetted for accuracy before publishing
• Submit your entries directly to Stefanik Marketing for consideration

Canadian Home Builders Association - Affordable Housing

The following letter was sent to all Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association members.

Mentioned documents are located in the Reference section of this website and can be viewed by clicking on the these links.

CBOC-Response-April15-10

AffordabilityReplyApril2010

A tale of Two Reports

AffordabilityAccessibility-oct5-09

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To all GVHBA members:

Attached is a memo from CHBA National President Victor Fiume commenting on a response (also attached) to a recent report released by the Conference Board of Canada. The report accuses our industry of ignoring the need for affordable housing, then states that most developers tend to focus on building homes for high-income earners. What hogwash! The response to the report was published in the National Post newspaper (also attached). And, by the way, the development industry was not consulted by the Conference Board of Canada when it was compiling data for its report.

Peter Simpson

Chief Executive Officer