b'WOMEN IN ROOFINGNWiR LAUNCHES FIRSTCOUNCIL IN CANADA Empowering women in roofingBy/par National Women in RoofingNWiR FONDE SON PREMIER CONSEIL AU CANADA Promouvoirles femmes dans lindustrie de la toitureN ational Women in Roofing (NWiR), a volunteer-ledL Association nationale des femmes en toiture (NWiR) est organization whose mission is to empower women inune organisation bnvolebut non lucratif qui soutient the roofing industry, was built on the idea that womenet fait progresser la carrire des femmes oeuvrant dans can be a formidable presence in the workplace, especially whenle domaine de la toiture.they support one another on the job and share their insightsCette mission a pris racine et, depuis la fondation de lorga-and expertise.nisation en 2016, le nombre de ses membres a augment de This philosophy has caught on and, since the founding of thefaon exponentielle. Jusqu tout rcemment, cette croissance organization in 2016, its membership has grown exponentially.se limitait aux tats-Unis, mais lorganisation lancera bientt Historically, this growth has taken place within the boundariesNWiR Canada, son premier conseil canadien. of the United Statesuntil now. As announced in NWiRs Nous sommes ravies de pouvoir former notre premier February newsletter, the organization will soon launch NWiRconseil canadien , dclare Renae Bales, prsidente de NWiR Canada, its first council in Canada.et VP Marque et Risques, chez KPost Roofing & Waterproo-We are excited to be able to launch a Council in Canada.fingauTexas. Aprsavoirsoutenuledveloppementde Aftersupportingthedevelopmentof40+Councilsintheplus de 40 conseils aux tats-Unis, dune organisation sur United States, a sister organization in New Zealand, and fieldingen Nouvelle-Zlande, et aprs avoir rpondudes questions inquiries from Mexico and Central America, we are so gladdu Mexique et de pays en Amrique centrale, nous sommes that the Canadian women who work in the roofing industryravies de voir les Canadiennes se joindreNWiR. Bien que are joining NWiR, says Renae Bales, chair of NWiR andnous ayons toujours eu des membres au Canada, cela marque 20 ROOFING CANADA SPRING/SUMMER 2021'