b'PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION UPDATESRoofing ContractorsOntario Industrial Association of Roofing Contractors British Columbia AssociationR CABCs fiscal year-end was August 30, which providedI n January of this year, OIRCA hosted its first virtual the association with the opportunity to plan for its 2021Annual General Meeting. Even though the meeting did AGMinDecember.ThroughouttheyearRCABCnot include any business sessions, it was a great success continued its apprenticeship training and actively participated inand went off without any technical glitches. After cancel-the National Roofer Red Seal Occupational Standard review andling its annual Golf Tournament in 2020 due to COVID-19 in revising the provincial ITA Roofing Program Outline, to berestrictions, OIRCA held a modified version of the event in implemented in 2022. The new Standard will increase the prac- 2021. Instead of a shotgun start they used tee-times with a tical training time required. The board is considering expandingsit-down dinner after each foursome completed their round. the RCABC Educational facility to meet these changes.There were no festivities or prize table, but despite these Level One Apprenticeship training was taken on the roadchanges, 148 golfers attended the event and it was a success.with a session held on Vancouver Island and another planned forThe pandemic also didnt stop OIRCA from yet again Prince George this spring. As well, RCABC held virtual presen- rescuing a roof through its OIRCA Rooftop Rescue Foun-tations on New Procurement Models and Contract Risk, Managingdation initiative. In June it completed a reroofing project Risk in the Supply Chain and a Town Hall on the impact offor Scouts Canada. Camp Manitou, just west of Toronto, COVID policy changes. The Board will also come together for aneeded a lodge and Rangers residence reroofed. OIRCA Strategic Planning session this winter to further guide the associ- Active Member Applewood Roofing and OIRCA Associate ation in the coming years.Members GAF and Hermans Supply donated the labour Thishasbeenachallengingyearforsupply,withsevereand materials to complete the project. material, fasteners and adhesives shortages. RCABC respondedFinally, OIRCA members across the province were proud by working with its members and the design community toto participate in CRCAs second National Roofing Week, provideoptionsandalternativestokeepprojectsmoving.held June 7 through 11.www.rcabc.com www.ontarioroofing.comRoofing ContractorsOntario Industrial Association of Roofing Contractors British Columbia AssociationL a fin de lexercice de la RCABC tait le 30 aot, ceL OIRCAatenuenjanviersapremireassemble qui lui a donn loccasion de planifier pour son AGAgnralevirtuelle.Mmesilarunionnainclus dedcembre2021.Elleacontinutoutelanneaucunesancedetravail,elleaconnuunfranc saformationdapprentissageetaparticipactivementsuccs. Aprs lannulation de son tournoi de golf en 2020 lexamen des normes du Sceau rouge pour les couvreursenraisondelaCOVID-19,lOIRCAatenuuneversion etla rvision du programme provincial de lITA, qui seramodifie de lvnement en 2021. Au lieu dun coup de mis en uvre en 2022. La nouvelle norme augmentera ledpart, ils ont utilis des tee-times avec un dner assis. Il temps de formation pratique ncessaire. Le Conseil envi- ny a pas eu de festivits ou de table des prix, mais malgr sage dagrandir ltablissement de formation de la RCABC.ces changements, 148 golfeurs ont assistlvnement La formation dapprentissage de niveau 1 a t suivieet il a t un succs. sur la routeavec une session sur lle de Vancouver etLapandmienapasnonplusempchlOIRCAde uneautreprvuepourPrinceGeorgeceprintemps.Lasecourir une fois de plus un toit dans le cadre de son initia-RCABC a galement tenu des prsentations virtuelles surtive OIRCA Rooftop Rescue Foundation. En juin, elle a termin nouveaux modles dapprovisionnement et le risque contractuel, Grerun projet de rfection de la toiture pour Scouts Canada : le risque dans la chane dapprovisionnement et une sance deCamp Manitou, justelouest de Toronto, avait besoin de discussion ouverte sur limpact des changements de poli- poser un toit sur un nouveau pavillon et la rsidence des tique de COVID. Le Conseil se runira galement pour uneRangers.ApplewoodRoofingetlesmembresassocis session de planification stratgique cet hiver afin de guiderGAF et Hermans Supply ont fait don de la main-duvre et lAssociation.des matriaux pour le projet.Lanne a t difficile, avec de graves pnuries. La RCABCEnfin, les membres de lOIRCA ont t fiers de partic-a ragi en travaillant avec ses membres et les concepteursiperla deuxime Semaine nationale des couvreurs, tenue pour proposer des solutions de rechange.www.rcabc.com du 7 au 11 juinwww.ontarioroofing.com44 ROOFING CANADA FALL/WINTER 2021'