VOLUME 15 l NUMBER 4 SPRING 2019 COVER 14  Grass Roots Vancouver city council passes mandatory green roof bylaw FEATURES 20  Member Profile Forty-three Years of Serving B.C.’s Roofing Needs: Interior Roofing emphasizes customer service and supporting their community 24  Faces of the Trade Heading in a New Direction: Roofing apprentice James LePage isn’t looking back 28 Site Safety Basics 101 DEPARTMENTS 7 President’s Message 10 RCABC Update 30 Professional Services Directory 20 24 www.rcabc.org  l  5 CONTENTS ROOFING BC is the official publication of the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia (RCABC). Each issue highlights news and views about current developments in the roofing industry, interesting projects, information about new and emerging technologies, and news from the association to increase readers’ expertise in the roofing industry. ROOFING BC is the powerful voice to speak on behalf of BC’s roofing industry, and continues to create lasting impact with industry leaders and construction professionals. Published quarterly for: Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia 9734 – 201 Street Langley, BC V1M 3E8 E-mail: roofing@rcabc.org www.rcabc.org Published By: mediaedgepublishing.com 33 South Station St. North York, ON M9N 2B2 Tel: (866) 480-4717 robertt@mediaedge.ca 531 Marion St. Winnipeg, MB R2J 0J9 Toll Free: (866) 201-3096 Fax: (204) 480-4420 www.mediaedgepublishing.com President Kevin Brown Senior Vice-President l Publisher Robert Thompson Director, Business Development Michael Bell Branch Manager Nancie Privé Senior Editor Ali Mintenko-Crane Senior Design Specialist James T. Mitchell Sales Executives Ashley Huston, Dawn Stokes While information contained in this publication has been compiled from sources deemed to be reliable, neither the publisher nor the RCABC will be held liable for errors or omissions. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publisher or RCABC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the association. Published May 2019 Publication Mail Agreement # 40787580 Return undeliverables to: Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia (RCABC) 9734 – 201 Street, Langley, BC V1M 3E8 Roofing BC is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap. 28