This summer, I invited our current Chair, Alisa Aragon-Lloyd of Bridgestone Financing Pros, and incoming Chair, Jonathan Meads of StreetSide Developments, to each contribute an entry to the Monday Briefing, offering their personal perspectives on issues affecting our industry. With permission, we also shared a commentary from Mayor Richard Stewart.
Drawing on experiences from different parts of the industry and municipal leadership, their op-eds created a unique opportunity for members to connect, encouraging conversation, exchanging viewpoints, and looking ahead to the next steps in the residential construction industry’s future. It is a complex future that demands active, authentic engagement between industry and all levels of government.
My thanks to Alisa, Jonathan, and Richard for sharing their insights. Throughout the year, we will continue featuring member contributors who provide boots-on-the-ground perspectives, highlighting issues that matter to our industry and strengthening HAVAN’s advocacy for homebuilding across Metro Vancouver.
LOOK AHEAD TO A BUSY FALL …
Kicking off with the 27th annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament last week, the fall promises to be busy one at HAVAN with opportunities for member-to-member connections, municipal engagement, committee and council meetings, education and professional development, and so much more.
I encourage you and your staff to bookmark our Events Calendar and Education Calendar and check back often (and your emails) to see the latest information on our upcoming events. When you scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter you can see (and click through) the first six events/programs that are coming up.
Some of our key events that you can’t miss:
- Municipal Perspectives: September Builders’ Breakfast Series | September 25
- Leadership and Legacy Night, and Annual Election Meeting | October 9
- Women’s Council: Agents of Change | October 16
- October Construction Social | October 22
- 30th Anniversary Coats for Kids Campaign Launch | November 4
- CONNECT Municipal Dinner | November 13 (registration opens soon)
Interested in getting more involved? HAVAN has 10 active committees and councils that range in priorities from the Technical Advisory Committee to the Women’s Council.
HAVAN continues to work with CHBA BC and CHBA to advocate for all levels of government to work together to address the challenges of the housing industry including zoning restrictions, density limits, and NIMBYism.
Looking to stay up-to-date on Metro Vancouver’s residential housing industry? Sign up for Wendy’s weekly Monday Briefing and other HAVAN emails here.
QUICK BITES
- More B.C. municipalities targeted for increased housing | Delta Optimist
- Opinion: B.C.’s housing crisis is now a jobs crisis | Vancouver Sun
- Expert ‘taken aback’ by Eby foreign worker claims, says axing program won’t fix woes | Canadian Press | CFJC Today
- B.C. Insider: Westbank sells off its last stake in landmark housing development | The Globe and Mail
- $326M in federal community-building funding for B.C. | Journal of Commerce
