October General Meeting 
Wednesday, October 14

Bob Deeks, CHBA BC President will speak on the future of home building in BC and the CHBA progress on issues such as the HST.

Date:   Wednesday, October 14
Place:   Royal Colwood Golf Club - 629 Goldstream Ave.
Time:   6:00 pm – Mix & Mingle
           7:00 pm - Dinner
           8:00 pm – Guest Speaker

Cost: Members: $35 + gst   Non-Members: $50 + gst

To book your seat now, email info@chbavictoria.com or call the CHBA-Victoria office at 250.383.5044. 

**Please note that the AGM in November will be on Thursday, November 12 due to the Remembrance Day Holiday. See Below for details. ** 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, November 12
Royal Colwood Golf Club
629 Goldstream Avenue

CHBA-Victoria’s Annual General Meeting to swear-in the new board and vote on a Bylaw Amendment.
6:00 pm – Reception
6:40 pm – Annual Financial Statement, Bylaw Amendment, and Board Swearing-In
7:00 pm -  Dinner
8:00 pm – Guest Speaker – Elizabeth May, Leader of the National Green Party 

The bylaw amendment is under ARTICLE XII - Nominations and Elections, 4. (d) where the Board is proposing a change in the month for annual elections – from June to September. This will enable CHBA to hold the Golf Tournament in June and take advantage of better weather. The existing bylaw says  

4. Procedure - The procedure to be followed by the Nominating Committee shall be as follows:
 (d)        Additional nominations may be made by members from the floor at the Election Meeting, which shall be the meeting dedicated to the election of officers, and which will take place in June of each year. (Suggested Amendment: replace June with September) 

We look forward to seeing you at CHBA’s Annual General Meeting! Contact the office at info@chbavictoria.com of call 250.383.5044 to reserve a seat.  

CMHC’s Third Annual Housing Outlook Conference is November 20, 8:30 am to 12 noon at the Hotel Grand Pacific.  

Speakers include Lee King, Carol Frketich and Travis Archibald – each is an expert in the local and BC housing market. For more information and to register go to www.cmhc.ca.  

The early bird rate is $90 plus gst, before October 30 – after that date the rate is $125.

The Third Annual State of the Island Economic Summit is being held November 24 and 25 at the Victoria Conference Centre.  

The cost is $200 for Vancouver Economic Alliance members and $250 for non-members.  

Presenters include Paul Darby, Deputy Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada, and Rick Jefferey, CEO and President of Coast Forest Products. Maureen Young, Coast Capital Savings is Summit Co-Chair and Moderator.  

For more info and to register, go to www.viea.ca

YOU CAN JOIN US TOO!!

BE AN EXHIBITOR AND/OR SPONSOR OF THE EVENT!

Our 2010 Home and Garden Show, February 19, 20, and 21, is guaranteed to be exciting! We have just secured Debbie Travis for two appearances during the weekend! This will be Debbie’s first time back to Victoria since 2004 - she was our most popular celebrity ever!!

We have created a Special Sponsorship Package for 2010.. This sponsorship includes a $100 off booth space (on top of the $100 membership discount) and many promotional opportunities for only $2010.

CHBA’s Home and Garden Show is an excellent occasion to sponsor an event featuring a nationally recognized celebrity, and promote your business and projects during the important Spring housing market. 

There is still a good selection of booth space available as well.  As a member, you automatically receive a $100 discount per booth.   

All of the Home Show information is on our website, www.chbavictoria.com, just click on the Home Show logo and follow the links to the Exhibitor Information at the top.

Thank you for your consideration, and feel free to contact us for any additional information at info@chbavictoria.com or 250.383.5044.

Our Title Sponsor:

Congratulations to all of the Gold and Silver CARE Award winners!! On the evening of Friday, October 2, more than 300 builders, trades, and suppliers attended the CARE Awards, celebration at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. A record number of projects were awarded top honours at the 2009 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards and the new CARE Awards trophy was unveiled!

To find out who won the gold, see the attached media release or visit www.careawards.com. Photos of all the award winning projects at www.careawards.com, we are working to update the site and hope to have it online before the end of the month. 

The Times Colonist is working on the glossy 2009 CARE Awards supplement – this is a members only publication, it’s your opportunity to showcase your business and enjoy an excellent marketing opportunity. The supplement will be inserted into the November 7^th TC. 

If you have any questions regarding the CARE Awards, please call our office at 250-383-5044. 

Thank you to all of our 2009 CARE Awards sponsors:

Gold:

Silver:
BC Housing, Berwick Retirement Communities, National Home Warranty Programs, RCITO, Travelers Guarantee Company, and Victoria Real Estate Board

Bronze:
BC Hydro Power Smart, Built Green™ BC, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,
Canadian Western Bank, Georgie Awards®, and Habitat for Humanity Victoria

Media:
Times Colonist, and Western Living Magazine 

During the next couple of weeks we will be sending out YOUR Directory information via email. Please watch your inbox and respond to our request – we want to ensure your information is up-to-date and as accurate as possible in 2010.

CHBA – Victoria's membership keeps growing! Out of a total of 194 members, there are 92 CHBA builders representing almost 50% of the membership and building the majority of projects in our region.    

Welcome our newest members:
Artus Tile Contracting Inc. – Arin and Dana Willing
Alexander Enterprises Ltd. – Larry and Diane Alexander
Java Designs – Kyle Leggett
Rannala Building Contractors Ltd. – David and Becky Rannala 

AND we have one new application that was approved for 1^st reading:
Pacific Home Warranty Insurance Services Inc. – John Eaton & Mike Garritty

We thank you for your continued support!
Support CHBA and professional home building. Do Business with a CHBA Member!    

The following companies have cancelled their membership for 2009/2010:

Black Press Group; Cherry Hill Estates; Cottage Grove Contracting Ltd.; HSBC Bank Canada; Premier Closets Ltd.; Tedford Overhead Doors & Gates; Three Point Properties

CHBA – Victoria has sponsored a tree at the 18th annual Festival of Trees supporting the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation! Our committee Margaret Dale, Evelyne Egli, Lenore English, Cheryl Neal, and Robyn Normand are already working on all the details 

The theme of this year’s tree is “Construction Elves”.  CHBA – Victoria has won the “People’s Choice” Award 4 years in a row!  Trees will be decorated Tuesday, November 18 and remain on display at the Fairmont Empress Hotel until January 4, 2010.
 
Purchase your own “Construction Elf” - a colourful little guy supporting “tools of the trade” and your company name!  What a great promotional opportunity for only $25!   

OR  Join the challenge! Last year the challenge started at $200! CHBA – Victoria members met the challenge and it went as high as $500!! 

Email info@chbavictoria.com or call the office @ 250.383.5044 today with your pledge! 

It’s for the kids!! 

CRB Courses - Fall 2009 

If you do not have your Certified Residential Builder (CRB) designation, or, if you need a refresher, now is the time.  

The complete package of CRB courses is being offered in the Fall. These are mostly single day courses with an “at home/online” component. Sign up now to work online so you can be ready for the one-day class. 

The courses are: (click on course title for more information)

• Project Management – Cancelled – will be rescheduled later in the fall
• BC Building Code - Cancelled – will be rescheduled later in the fall
• Construction Law – November 16
• Financial Management – November 27
• Marketing and Project Sales – December 4 

Don’t delay. We don’t know when these courses will be running again as package.

To register online, please visit
http://www.elearning4u-chba.com/ or
contact Lauren Carter at 1-800-933-6777 or lauren@chbabc.org
 

The Victoria Salmon Kings are back in action!! If you have read this far, you have the opportunity to win tickets to one of the home opening games against the Alaska Aces coming up this weekend, October 16, 17, or 19.

Click here and then click send – it’s that easy to get your name in the draw! Contest closes at noon on October 15 – only one entry per person, please. We will email or call if you are one of the lucky winners! Make sure you will be able to pick up the tickets before 4:00 pm on Friday. 

CHEERS!

Why not advertise your inventory of new homes for sale at no charge?  

To help you sell your homes, we have set up the New Homes for Sale page at ww.chbavictoria.com. Our CHBA-Victoria site gets 500 visitors per week – that’s 26,000 per year interested in homes by our professional home builders.  

We plan to make our CHBA site the “go to” web address for new home developments in our region, including marketing our New Homes for Sale page in CHBA’s weekly  Ask a Pro column in the Times Colonist. Check out Wednesday’s column featuring Bob Gill, CHBA President in the Homes section.  

New Homes for Sale is more value for your CHBA membership. No additional fees apply.  If you have new homes for sale, and they’re not on our page, contact Shelly at sportmann@chbavictoria.com or call the CHBA office so we can get them online. Check out the page once and awhile just to make sure your listing is still correct!