b'NOUVELLES DES ASSOCIATIONS PROVINCIALESQuebec MasterNew Brunswick Roofers Association Roofing Contractors AssociationT he Quebec Master Roofers Association (QMRA) heldR obby Johnson of TriForce Team Inc. was elected presi-its 53rd Annual General Meeting and Convention at thedent of the association at its AGM, held January 22 Hotel Le Montagnais in Chicoutimi on January 29 to 31in Dieppe, N.B. The event hosted presentations on of this year. Taking place under the theme Master Roofers fromHarmonization of the Roofing Trade, newly formed PACT Yesterday to Tomorrow, more than 200 members of the QMRA(ProvincialApprenticeCommitteeforTraining),Memo-from across Quebec attended the event in this beautiful region,randum of Agreement of the CRCA National Torch Safety amid the colours of the Saguenay. It was a gathering that wasProgram and Prompt Payment Legislation in New Brunswick. greatly appreciated by all! NBRCAs executive director reported that the associationOther big news on the QMRA agenda is its new springwas in discussions with the Department of Labour on a 12-16-event:theinauguraleditionofits2020Conferenceweek pilot program to recruit and prepare workers for the Innovating to go Higher. In addition to offering a rich programroofing industry. He also told AGM attendees that instructor of presentations directly tied to the provinces roofing industry,EdgarLeBlanchadreceivedtheMasterMentorshipaward this informative symposium will offer a space for exhibitorsfor New Brunswick trades, a worthy honour given his success to showcase the innovative products and services offered byin turning around the apprenticeship program. To date, 17 apprentices have obtained the associations red seal and there is their companies.a waiting list for its Blocks 1. The goal of this new, informative event is to innovate andNBRCA also held the Roofing Technology Maintenance & be on the lookout for new products in the roofing industry.Inspection Training Course, with 16 participants. The course The conference presents the perfect opportunity for QMRAhas become very popular and will be held again on October members to meet and exchange ideas tied to our common26 to 30. Meanwhile the NBRCA membership, which grew industry, and the association hopes to turn it into a new, lastingby one active member and three associate members, remains tradition.www.amcq.qc.ca strong with good representation at meetings.www.nbrca.caAssociation desNew Brunswick matres couvreurs Roofing Contractors du Qubec AssociationC estlhtel Le MontagnaisChicoutimi que lAsso- R obby Johnson de TriForce Team Inc. a t lu prsident ciation des Matres Couvreurs du Qubec (AMCQ)lors de lassemble gnrale du 22 janvierDieppe a tenu la 53e dition de son Congrs et Assemble(N.-B.). Lvnement a donn lieudes prsentations gnrale annuelle, les 29, 30 et 31 janvier derniers. Soussur lharmonisation, le PACT (Provincial Apprentice Committee le thme Matres Couvreurs : Dhierdemain, plus de 200for Training), le protocole dentente sur le programme national membresdelAMCQdepartouttraversleQubecontde maniement des chalumeaux de lACEC et la lgislation sur sjourn cette anne dans la rgion sous les couleurs dule paiement rapide au Nouveau-Brunswick. Saguenay. Un passage qui fut fort apprci de tous!Le directeur gnral de la NBRCA a indiqu que lasso-LagrandenouveautlagendadelAMCQestsansciation tait en pourparlers avec le Ministre du Travail pour contredit son nouvel vnement printanier, soit la premireun programme pilote de 1216 semaines visantrecruter dition de son Colloque 2020Innover pour aller plus haut.etprparer les travailleurs. Linstructeur Edgar LeBlanc a Ce colloque informatif, en plus doffrir une programmationreu le prix de Matre Mentor pour les mtiers du Nouveau-richeenconfrencesdirectementlieslindustriedelaBrunswick, honneur mrit compte tenu de son succs dans toiture, propose un espace amnag pour des exposants, afinle redressement du programme dapprentissage.ce jour, 17 de leur permettre de prsenter les diffrentes nouveauts au sein de leurs entreprises.apprentis ont obtenu le sceau rouge. LebuttantdetoujoursinnoverettrelafftdesLa NBRCA a galement organis une formation sur lentre-nouveautsdansledomainedelatoiture.Cecolloquetien et linspection des technologies de couverture, qui a runi dinformation est loccasion parfaite aux membres pour se16 participants. Le cours est devenu trs populaire et aura lieu runir et changer sur ce domaine tant apprci commun-nouveau du 26 au 30 octobre. Entre-temps, le nombre de ment. LAMCQ espre faire de cet vnement une nouvellemembres de la NBRCA, qui a augment dun membre actif tradition.www.amcq.qc.ca et de trois membres associs, reste lev.www.nbrca.caPRINTEMPS/T 2020 COUVERTURES CANADA 37'