b'2021 CRCA AGMCRCA to hostvirtual AGMin 2021By/par Matthew BradfordLACEC tiendraune AGA virtuelleen 2021I n-person events may be off the table for the near future,L es rencontres en personne ne seront peut-tre plus but there is still value in virtual connections. With thisdisponiblesdansunprocheavenir,maislesliens in mind, CRCA is moving forward with plans to host anvirtuelsontquandmmedelavaleur.Danscette online Annual General Meeting in place of its yearly confer- optique,lACECvadelavantavecleprojetdassemble ence for 2021. gnrale annuelle virtuelle en remplacement de son congrs It was a tough decision to cancel our regular conference2021.since this is an event that we all look forward to. But given Ctaitunedcisiondifficile,carcestunvnement theongoingpandemicrisksinNewfoundlandandaroundque nous attendons tous avec impatience,a dclar Bob Canada, it was the right move to make, says Bob Brunet,Brunet, directeur gnral de lassociation.Mais ctait la executive director with the association.bonne chosefaire compte tenu des risques de pandmie CRCA members will still have an opportunity to see eachqui subsistentTerre-Neuve et dans le reste du Canada.other in May 2021, albeit through their webcams. The VirtualLes membres auront quand mme loccasion de se voir AGMwillinvitemembersto"sitin"onthemeetinganden mai 2021, mme si cest seulement par leurs webcams. participate in an award ceremony for CRCA\'s Roofing CanadaLAGA virtuelle invitera les membres assister lassem-Award,HonoraryMembershipAwardsandFrankLadnerble,la remise des prix Couvertures Canada,ladmission Award winners.des membres honoraires etla proclamation des gagnants The date of the virtual AGM is being planned for May 19,du prix Frank Ladner. 2021 at noon Ottawa time and rest assured, says Brunet, CRCALAGA virtuelle est prvue pour le 19 mai 2021,midi, heure members will receive notice about the event and instructionsdOttawa.Soyez assur, dit M. Brunet, que les membres on how to participate well in advance of the start date. All ofde lACEC recevront un avis et des instructions avant cette our members will receive a Zoom invite to join us, and thosedate. Tous nos membres recevront une invitation Zoom, et who cannot make it will get a proxy notice so they can appointceux qui ne peuvent pas participer recevront un formulaire someone to vote on their behalf, explains Brunet.de procuration leur permettant de dsigner un mandataire Minutes from the online meeting will also be made availablehabilitvoter en leur nom.soon after the AGM to all members.While going virtual may be the only viable option in theLe procs-verbal de la runion en ligne sera galement mis first half of 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, la disposition des membres peu aprs lAGA.CRCA is confident it will return to its usual format down theMme si la tenue virtuelle pourrait tre la seule option road. In May 2022, the association plans to hold its postponedviable au cours du premier semestre, lACEC est confiante conferenceinEdmonton,attheJWMarriottEdmontonquelle reviendra plus tardla formule habituelle. Lassociation Hotel in the city\'s ICE District. In 2023, it aims to return toprvoit de tenir son congrs de mai 2022lhtel JW Marriott Newfoundland, where this years event was supposed to havedEdmonton. Pour 2023, elle viserevenirTerre-Neuve, o taken place.lvnement de cette anne tait cens avoir lieu. We\'vebeenfortunatetokeepthesamehotelin Nous avons la chance de garder le mme htelTerre-Newfoundland we had booked for this year, and we\'re lookingNeuve que nous avions rserv pour cette anne, et nous forward to getting back to \'normal\' when it\'s safer to do so,avons hte de revenirla normale quand il sera plus scuri-says Brunet. taire de le faire , conclut M. Brunet. 18 ROOFING CANADA SPRING/SUMMER 2021'