b"NOUVELLES DES ASSOCIATIONS PROVINCIALESQuebec MasterNew Brunswick Roofers Association Roofing Contractors AssociationO nce again, AMCQ held its Annual General MeetingA t NBRCAs AGM, held virtually on January 26, Robby virtually this year. During the online meeting, CarlJohnson of TriForce Team Inc. was re-elected presi-Fleury was elected chairman of the AMCQ Boarddent. Once again attendance was good. Members were of Directors. informed that contractors continue to face material shortages, The association has initiated several projects, particularlylimitedworkersandunstablepricing,whilemanufacturers thosethataimtoaddresstheongoinglabourshortage.and suppliers worked with contractors to keep them abreast Starting next May, some roofing contractor members will beof developments.abletobenefitfromtheassistanceprovidedbytemporaryTherewasapresentationonthechangestothe2015 foreign workers arriving from Mexico. AMCQ will facilitateNational Building Code adopted by New Brunswick, with news theintegrationoftheseworkersandofferSpanishlessonsthat the association would be participating in the government toforemenandteamleaderstofacilitatecommunication.program on pre-apprenticeship put out by NB Steps. NB Steps Adedicatedassociationrepresentativewillensurethatthewill recruit candidates for an eight-week course on roofing and workers are well received and properly integrated. NBRCA has secured contractors to then hire them. Members Also last year, students from the Le Chantier trade schoolalsolearnedthatanothersevenapprenticesobtainedtheir were given the opportunity to work while continuing theirRed Seal in January; since taking over the program in 2018, studies.AMCQmemberswelcomedanumberofstudents into the program and integrated them into their work teams,NBRCA has graduated 30 Red Seals. and more will be welcomed into the program this year. TheIn a special tribute, Bruce Dowd of Dowd Roofing Inc. future roofers were able to develop a better understanding ofreceivedanHonoraryLifeMembership.Dowdisthepast the basics of roofing and the reality on the ground. AMCQ ispresident of CRCA, NBRCA and Master Roofers Guarantee proud to participate in the program, which helps its membersof New Brunswick Ltd. He has spent his entire life in the findworkersandyoungpeopleentertheroofingindustry.roofing business building his own business, and his devotion www.amcq.qc.ca and commitment to NBRCA was duly noted.www.nbrca.caAssociation desNew Brunswick matres couvreurs Roofing Contractors du Qubec AssociationE ncore cette anne, lAssemble gnrale annuelle deL orsdelAGAdelaNBRCA,tenuevirtuellementle lAMCQ sest tenue en mode virtuel. Monsieur Carl26 janvier, Robby Johnson de Triforce Team Inc a t Fleury a t lu prsident du conseil dadministration.rlula prsidence. Une fois de plus, les participants Plusieurs dossiers et projets ont t initis notammenttaient nombreux. Les membres ont t informs que les pour pallierla pnurie de main-duvre. Ds mai prochain,entrepreneurscontinuentdefairefacedespnuriesde certainsmembresentrepreneurs-couvreurspourrontmatriaux et de main-duvre etdes prix instables.bnficier de laide de travailleurs trangers temporaires quiIl y a une prsentation sur les modifications du Code national arriveront du Mexique. LAMCQ facilitera lintgration de cesdu btiment 2015 adoptes par le Nouveau-Brunswick, avec travailleurs. Des cours despagnol seront offerts aux contre- la nouvelle que lassociation participerait au programme de matres et chefs dquipe pour faciliter la communication.prapprentissage du gouvernement men par NB Steps. NB Une personne ddielassociation veillerace que cesSteps recrutera des candidats pour un cours de couvreur de travailleurs soient bien accueillis et bien intgrs.huit semaines et la NBRCA a trouv des entrepreneurs pour Deplus,depuislandernier,descohortesdtudiants delcoledemtiersLeChantierpeuventbnficierdeles embaucher ensuite. Les membres ont galement appris l'opportunit de travailler tout en tudiant. Les membres deque sept autres apprentis ont obtenu leur Sceau rouge en lAMCQontaccueillietaccueillerontencorecetteanne,janvier. Depuis quils ont pris les rnes du programme en des tudiants quils intgreront leurs quipes. Ds lors, les2018, la NBRCA a obtenu 30 Sceaux rouges. futurs couvreurs peuvent dcouvrir les rudiments du mtierBruce Dowd de Dowd Roofing Inc a reu le titre de membre et la ralit sur le terrain. LAMCQ est fire de participervie. Dowd est lancien prsident de lACEC, de la NBRCA et ce programme en aidant ses membrestrouver de la main- de la Master Roofers Guarantee of New Brunswick Ltd. Il a duvre et en aidant des jeunesaccderlindustrie depass sa vie dans la construction de sa propre entreprise, et la toiture.www.amcq.qc.ca son dvouementla NBRCA a t bien not.www.nbrca.caPRINTEMPS/T 2022 COUVERTURES CANADA 55"