b'Message from the PresidentMessage du prsidentStephen CryneO n behalf of the CERC Board of Directors, IA u nom du conseil dadministration, je souhaite extend a very warm welcome to those membersla bienvenue aux membres et aux sympathisants and supporters joining us in St. Johns,qui se joindrontnousSt. Johns, Terre-Neuve, Newfoundland as we Reconnect, Reengage andpour Reconnecter, Rengager et Relancer et clbrer le Reignite and celebrate CERCs 40th Anniversary.40e anniversaire du CERC. Il y a trop longtemps Its been too long since we were in person together, andque nous navons pas t en personne ensemble et, mme si although Zoom and other communication tools helpedZoom a aidcombler le vide, il ny a tout simplement pas bridge the void, theres simply no substitution for a warmde remplacementune accolade ouune poigne dehug or handshake, and the sharing of a personal story ormain chaleureuse. two with a colleague.Je remercie sincrement notre Comit de planification du I extend a sincere thank you to our Conference Planningcongrs, prsid par Chelsi Reed de PCL Constructors. Committee, chaired by Chelsi Reed of PCL Constructors. TheLquipe a labor un programme exceptionnel pour nous team has developed an outstanding program, with learningprparerce qui nous attend dans le monde du travail, ainsi opportunities to prepare us for what lies ahead in the worldque des pauses de rseautage pour nous rengager avec nos of work, together with networking breaks to reengage withcollgues. Jespre que vous saisirez toutes les occasions de colleagues. I hope you will take every opportunity to activelyparticiper activementtous les aspects du programme. participate in all aspects of the program.En rflchissant aux 40 dernires annes, un mot dcrit le As we reflect on the past 40 years, one word describes CERCCERC : rsilience. Le CERC est une communaut, et cest laresilience. CERC is a community, and its the strength andforce et la rsilience de notre communaut qui nous a permis resilience of our community that have navigated us throughde traverser de nombreuses priodes tumultueuses. many tumultuous times.Il y a eu la rcession du dbut des annes 80 (sur une note There was the recession of the early 80s (on a personal note Ipersonnelle, javais une hypothque de 22 % sur notre maison had a 22 per cent mortgage on our family home at the youngfamilialelge de 25 ans !), la rcession des annes 90, les age of 25!), the recession of the 1990s, the high energy pricesprix levs de lnergiela fin de la guerre du Golfe et lin-on the tail of the Gulf War, and the introduction of the GST introduction de la TPS en 1991. Nous avons rsist au krach 1991. We weathered the tech crash in the early 2000s, the fall- des technos du dbut des annes 2000, aux retombes du 11 out from 9/11, the financial crisis of 2008, the meltdown in theseptembre,la crise financire de 2008,leffondrement du energy sector in 2014 that impacted so many of our membersecteur de lnergie en 2014, qui a eu des rpercussions sur companies, and the great pandemic of 2020! We are still hereun grand nombre de nos entreprises membres, etla grandealive, kicking, and ready to take on the next challenge thatpandmie de 2020 ! Nous sommes toujours lvivants, dyna-confronts our industry. miques et prtsrelever le prochain dfi.I have had the honour and privilege to serve in this seat forJai eu lhonneur doccuper ce sige pendant 20 de ces annes 20 of those years and to witness firsthand how this greatet de voir comment cette grande collectivit se mobilise pour community rallies together to confront a shared challenge.relever un dfi commun. Pour cela, je remercie Ann Martin, de For that, I am grateful to Ann Martin of United Van Lines,United Van Lines, qui ma embauch en 2002. Ann prend sa who hired me back in 2002 and opened the door to a veryretraite cette anne, et nous la remercions de tout ce quelle a rewarding career. Ann retires this year, and we thank her for allfait pour appuyer le CERC.that she has done to support CERC. Nous avons travers la pandmie avec le leadership dun We made it through the pandemic with the leadership of aconseil dadministration dvou et de dizaines de bnvoles. dedicated board of directors and scores of volunteers. OurNotre situation financire a t considrablement affecte par le financial position has been significantly impacted by the lackmanque de rencontres en personne et la diminution du nombre of in-person meetings and fewer membership subscriptionsdadhsions. La subvention salariale fdrale tait essentielle as companies implemented cost-saving measures. The federalau maintien des activits du CERC, et nous avons survcu. La wage subsidy was critical to maintaining CERC operations andtche qui nous attend est norme, mais je suis convaincu que we have survived. The task ahead is a formidable one, but withde meilleurs jours nous attendent.the support of our members I am confident that better days lieUn grand mercinos administrateurs sortants, Mathieu ahead, despite growing concerns about inflation and the possi- Blanger, dAMJ Campbell Inc., Jan Owen, du Groupe Banque bility of a recession. TD et Debbie Barclay de BGRS. Ensemble, nous avons non 10PERSPECTIVES Fall 2022'