b'PRESIDENTS MESSAGECHALLENGES WILLMAKE US STRONGERNEIL ROOKMaking a Great Association Even Better!RCABC PresidentI n December 2021, at the Roofing Contractorssession in close to five years. At this session, we AssociationofBritishColumbia(RCABC)will be outlining our goals and laying the founda-Annual General Meeting, members elected ation for how this new board of directors will take new board of directors. I was nominated tothe lead on issues of importance to the industry. By take on the role of association president and I amthe print date of this magazine, the plan should behumbled that my colleagues endorsed me in this role.well underway.I am honoured to lead this exceptional organizationOne of the important roles we play as an asso-through the duration of my term as president.ciationistoeffectivelycommunicatepertinent This continues to be a challenging time for theinformation to our members. This magazine is one roofingindustry. The nagging persistence of theof the implements in our toolbox to achieve this pandemicandtheassociatedsupply-chainissuesgoal. In this issue, of course, we have coverage of and labour shortages, combined with creeping infla- Decembers AGM including announcements of the tion, means that we are not out of the woods yet.AGM Award winners. We also continue the series The upside is that RCABC is one of the stron- on the BC Building Code. In this issue the focus is gest roofing associations in the country. We are aon the flexibility within the code. This latest article resilient group. We have endured the past two years,adds to the incredibly useful resource these arti-andwewillcontinuetoadaptandshiftpriori- cles have become (back issues are available on our ties to address these issues and any more we maywebsite). We also have a feature detailing the Master face. While the strength of the organization restsRoofer Program (the designation recognizes roofers largely on the shoulders of our member companies,who are working for RCABC member companies there are always ways that we at the board level canand have excelled in the industry).make this great association even better. And this is a reciprocal relationship. The better our membersI look forward to working with all of you in do, the stronger the association becomes; and thethe comingmonths.Together,wewillcome out stronger ourassociation becomes, the better our the other side of these challenging times strongermembers do.than ever. By the time you are reading this, we will haveNeil Rook completedtheBoardsfirststrategicplanningRCABC PresidentAt RCABCs 2021 Annual General Meeting held on December 4, 2021, NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS the election for RCABCs 2021-2022 Board of Directors was held, and we would like to congratulate the new Board:ACTIVE MEMBER DIRECTORS Robert Greenough,EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chris Bourgault, Flynn Canada Tomtar Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.PresidentChris Smith, Scott Goldie, Admiral Roofing Ltd.Neil Rook, Raven Roofing Ltd. Nelson Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.Vice PresidentDan Gregorowich, ASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTORSDarran Light, Laing Roofing Ltd. Transwest Roofing Ltd. Andy Mrak,Secretary/TreasurerGlenn Bollman, Pro-Line Construction Materials Ltd.Dan Henrotte, Cascade Roofing &GRC Columbia Roofing Inc. Blair Bennett, Soprema CanadaExteriors Inc Michael Stewart, Roofmart PacificPast-PresidentKevin Moss, Marine Roofing Ltd.Murray Tysowski, Aurora Roofing Ltd. Kristopher Plumridge, Steve Schulz, Menzies Metal ProductsPrince Sheet Metal & Heatingwww.rcabc.org l7'