b'NWiR National Women in Roofing Canada Mylne Tremblay, Communications Co-Chair, NWiR Canada. One year later By Mylne Tremblay, Audrey Bourque & Isabelle MorissetteThe following article originally ap- proud. There was a great reactioncertainthattheeducationcom-peared in the Spring/Summer 2022 is- from the industry, several articles,ponent will include information sue of Roofing Canada and is reprint- many shares and comments on so- that is mostly intended for roof-ed with permission from the Canadiancial networks. Otherwise, our firsting,explainsIsabelleMoris-Roofing Contractors Association.virtual networking where we weresette, Co-Chair of the Education able to introduce the board and fi-N ationalWomeninRoofingnally put faces to the names of theCommittee.Whereasmental (NWiR),avolunteerorga- health, for example, can certain-members,CanadiansandAmeri- ly help any woman or man who nizationwithamissiontocans, was definitely a highlight. feels challenged by the subject. empowerwomenintheroofingAudreyBourque,Co-ChairofMorissette is convinced that the industry, was built on the idea thattheMembershipCommittee,ex- organization will meet your needs women can be a tremendous pres- plainsthatNWiRisnotlookingand invites you to join NWiR.ence in the workplace. foraparticularmemberprofile, This philosophy has taken root,notevenfortheboardofdirec- Thisorganizationisinfull and since the founding of the or- tors.Membersaresimplypeopleswingandisonlyoneyearold ganization in 2016, its membershipwho are motivated to change thein Canada. Members specify that hasgrownexponentially.Untilpresence and careers of women init has already been able to bring recently,thisgrowthwaslimitedtheroofingindustry.Currently,themmanypersonalcomforts.Audrey Bourque, Membership Co-Chair, NWiR Canada.to the U.S., but the organizationtheprofileofthemembersandWecantakeasanexamplethe launchedNWiRCanada,itsfirsttheboardofdirectorsisverydi- virtual presentation on impostor Canadian council, in March 2021. verse, which is the strength of thissyndrome,whichismuchmore March8isasymbolicdate,organization. They have as manyprevalentthanwethinkandin which is why we wanted to makepeople working in the field as theyawaytabooformanywomen. our debut on International Wom- do in the offices. In addition, theThe presentation made it possible ens Day. After one year of activ- organization has several membersto hear testimonials from young ity, we now have over 60 membersfrom different organizations. Thiswomen in roofing who took over fromacrossCanada,confirmstherefore makes it possible to unitetheir family business, for instance, Mylne Tremblay, Co-Chair of theknowledgeandtobeabletode- somethingthatreflectsMoris-Communications Committee. bateoncertainimportantissuessettes own experience. She would Withthepandemic,holdingin order to meet the current needshave liked to have had such an as-face-to-face events in 2021 was un- of members. sociation when she started work-fortunatelynotpossible.SeveralWe wanted to create a Canadi- ing in the trade 23 years ago, a virtual networking events were heldan organization that allows womentime when the market was not so where it was possible for membersto share, network and unite. There- opentowomen.Inconclusion, to discuss different topics and getfore, we had to be able to properlyNWiRpresentsdifferentevents to know each other. identify the needs of our membersthat can help women roofers on Members were surveyed on theirin order to provide the necessarya daily basis.expectations,andfutureactivitiestools to help them advance theirNWiRCanadacouncilhas were built accordingly. The subjectcareers. We have therefore set upalreadysetupanenrichingand oftheimpostorsyndromewasaseveral virtual sessions to educate,unifying program for 2022. Dont recurringtheme,andapresenta- or even simply to discuss the issuesmiss anything, become a member!Isabella Morissette, Education Co-Chair, NWiR Canada.tionwasofferedonthesubjectfacingourcurrentmembers.TheVisit nationalwomeninroofing.org last October by Heather Whelpley.goodthingaboutthisorganiza- to join.Also, in these difficult times, peo- tion is that we have diverse profiles ple needed to laugh and take theirwithin our members. Each memberMylne Tremblay is Communica-mindsoffthings,soacomedianis then an asset and can sincerelytions Co-Chair, NWiR Canada, and named Susan Stewart was broughthelptodevelopourindustry,BrandandCommunicationsMan-inJanuary2022toentertainandsays Bourque. agerforSoprema.AudreyBourque inspire the members. Both of theseNWiRhasseveralprograms,isMembershipCo-Chair,NWiR events were huge successes! such as education, mentoring, men- Canada,andCanadianMarket-Tremblaycontinues:NWiRtal health and recruitment, whichingSpecialistforBeacon.Isabelle has had several highlights over thecanbeaddressedtoeveryone,MorissetteisEducationCo-Chair, past year, but the launch of the Ca- both women and men working inNWiR Canada, and Co-President at nadian council has made us veryall fields. On the other hand, it isGroupe Pentagon.10ONTARIO ROOFING NEWSISSUE 2 2022 THE ONLY SOURCE FOR PROFESSIONAL ICI ROOFING CONTRACTORS IN ONTARIO ORN'