Happy Canada Day!
Enjoy the Long Weekend!

The office will be close on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1!
 

The CARE Awards is the best marketing opportunity available for Vancouver Island builders, trades and suppliers.  The event highlights home building professionalism and promotes the finalists and our sponsors for many months on TV, in print advertising including the TC supplement, internet promotion via CanWest Media and www.careawards.com, displays in malls and two Home Shows, and in the People’s Choice Award contest. This represents tens of thousands of dollars in marketing and promotion for the price of a small sponsorship investment.

In this increasingly competitive industry, get your company message in front of the industry, media and public. Call Casey, Shelly or Debra at 250.383.5044 or email info@chbavictoria.com for more information.
 

The 2008 Home Show during the weekend of September 19 – 21 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre features:  

·        The return of the hugely popular “Colin and Justin” from “How Not to Decorate” and “Colin & Justin’s Home Heist,”

·        Reena Nerbas, National Best-Selling author of “Household Solutions” and TC columnist - presenting 2 shows per day for 3 days!

·        Our first LIVE AUCTION, which will help drive consumers to your booth all weekend to view auction items.  

This will be a spectacular Home Show - book your booth now!
Call the CHBA office at 250.383.5044.
Volunteers will be needed during the weekend as well – call the office to volunteer for a shift and visit the show at the same time! 

Find out how you could be eligible for free advertising with a donation for the
Live Auction! 

A big thank you to our Title Sponsors: Terasen Gas! Their support is important to the success of the Home Show and we ask CHBA members to support these sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the show, please call the office at 250.383.5044 to find out about all of the benefits!
 

A new free service is being offered to CHBA - Victoria members. If you would like to post an employment opportunity, send the information to Shelly or Debra at info@chbavictoria.com or call 250.383.5044.  

The opportunity will be posted on our employment page linked to our main website. CHBA-Victoria’s website receives more than 2,000 unique visitors per week.  

To view the site, go to CHBA-Victoria’s home page and click on the “Employment Opportunities” link on the left side of the page. This service is available only to CHBA-Victoria members.
 

The next “Built Green” course is taking place July 10 and 11 at Camosun College. If you would be interested in enrolling, please call Lauren the CHBA-BC office -  lauren@chbavc.org  or 1.800.933.6777 

Members - $477 (includes gst)
Non-Members - $630 (includes gst).

Check our “Builders Resources” link at www.chbavictoria.com if you have a question re: an interpretation of the BC Building Code, you might find the answer on this site. It has a searchable function.

 www.housing.gov.bc.ca/bcab/

The CRD’s new Cross Connection Bylaw is also available on this site. If you have any questions, contact the CHBA office.  
 

The following companies are now members of CHBA – Victoria. Our membership just keeps growing! Out of a total of 192 members, there are 92 CHBA builders representing almost 50% of the membership and building the majority of projects in our region.   

Welcome to:
Rayn Properties Ltd. – Rov Dosanjh
Shore Island Developments Ltd. - Rob Sharples and Omid Mashinchi 

We also have one company up for 2^nd reading:
Residential Construction Industry Training Organization (RCITO) - Mary Kenny 

And one company up for 1^st reading:
Estateway Property Development Ltd. - R. Malcolm Smith and Robert MacRitchie 

Renewal invoices for CHBA – Victoria Professional Fees have been mailed! Act now and renew before July 1, and you will be entered in our draw for an Overnight Stay in the glorious landmark hotel, the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, a gift card for The Keg and a complimentary travel voucher on BC Ferries. We thank you for your continued support!  

Support CHBA and professional home building. Do Business with a CHBA Member!   

Update: Cancelled Members
Carmanah Technologies Corporation
City Pumping Ltd.
Fisgard Capital Corporation
G. Cody Contracting
Home Loans Canada/CIBC Mortgages
NOVA Integrated Pest Management Ltd.
 

The CHBA NailBiters Slopitch Team has a few openings for the second half of the season, August to early October. If you have an interest and you are committed to playing, contact the CHBA office at 250.383.5044 or info@chbavictoria.com. There will be a doubleheader each week, usually from 6:30 pm to about 8:45 pm.  

The current CHBA NailBiters are still playing! Games are typically twice a week. Come out to cheer us on – we need fans! Our next game is on Tuesday, July 1 starting at 8:30 pm on Diamond #1 at RAP!! For the complete schedule go to http://www.victoriaslopitch.ca/ddivision.htm# or call the office at 250.383.5044 for the date and time of our next game. We are quite entertaining J