As the coronavirus continues to body-check our global economy, closer to home our local small businesses, industry colleagues, and charities and non-profit organizations have all been thrown off their feet. Like everyone else, it has been an ongoing puzzle to navigate the impacts of COVID-19 so that we can keep doing what we do. It…
DetailsDuring these difficult times Weatherguard Gutters has been fortunate enough to continue to work safely. We felt it was important to give back to our community in anyway we could. Over the past month we have provided free gutter cleaning to seniors throughout the lower mainland. Here’s a look behind the scenes at our wonderful…
DetailsFunds raised from HAVAN’s Fall Classic Golf Tournament, presented by Preston Mobility, with scholarships sponsored in part by Centra Cares. A big Thank you to all HAVAN Hero donors! BCIT Carpentry students Nicholas Fast, Kyle Li, Hairun Huang, and Conor MacPherson are recipients of the 2020 Home Builders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Scholarship. With physical distancing in place…
DetailsHAVAN member, Valley Acrylic Bath, in partnership with the University of Victoria, is excited to announce it is working on an innovation to fight Covid 19, by creating a new line of antiviral bathroom fixtures, a new made in Canada solution for the industry and the world. A grant awarded to the university this month…
DetailsHAVAN’s 24th annual Coats for Kids campaign, in support of the Lower Mainland and Surrey Christmas Bureaus, two groups whose many initiatives help to provide a brighter winter for low-income families wrapped up on December 6th at Trail Appliances, 3388 Sweden Way, Richmond, from 8:30am to 10:30am. HAVAN member companies provided 72 drop-off locations across 16 Metro Vancouver municipalities for…
DetailsAt Twin Lions Contracting we love to give back. We can think of no better way than to help to change the face of men’s health. Together we can all do our part to raise awareness. The Movember Foundation is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health, and this Movember I’m joining them.…
DetailsPresenting our winners for the 2019 Centra Cares Home Renovation Contest! For a third consecutive year, we will be awarding a deserving family a house full of windows. The past 8 weeks have been an emotional ride and we are so grateful to have stepped foot into many homes and learn about the struggles and…
DetailsHAVAN with the participation of a dedicated and brave group of HAVAN HEROES raised an astounding $22,000 for the benefit of Easter Seals and Children with Disabilities. Our group of 14 HAVAN Heroes dropped over the edge of the 25-story (328 feet) Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, and rappelled down to the plaza below. Dressed in…
DetailsVersa Platinum Construction Ltd. recently hosted the largest ever BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Fundraising Event. Last fundraising event they donated $18,000 and this year they nearly doubled it at $30,000, with support from their community! “A massive THANK YOU to everyone that supported the cause, we can’t wait to see you all at our next…
DetailsNATS Nursery recently supplied the Rotary Interpretive Center at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum on the Fraser Highway in Langley with a “LiveRoof” green roof. “LiveRoof” is the hybrid modular green roof system, providing a fully rooted and established sedum, native perennials and grasses, living roof that offers a bio-diverse habitat. The interpretive center and the…
DetailsNaikoon Contracting’s 2nd annual CONSTRUCTION CARES fundraiser was held on Sunday, June 9th at the Pipe Shop in North Vancouver in support of The MPS II Research Fund. ABOUT CONSTRUCTION CARES Construction Cares is the brainchild of Joe Geluch, President of Naikoon Contracting Ltd. Net funds raised at Construction Cares will go directly to the MPS II…
DetailsKindergarteners from Irvine Elementary School in Port Coquitlam were led on a tour through a Caliber Projects work site in Willoughby, by Caliber owner Justin Bontkes and project manager Ian Baird. The goal of the tour, explained Caliber’s Jerry Pol, who helped lead the youngsters through the worksite, was “to plant seeds in those young minds…
DetailsA way to connect children to there food and the community, Lynn Valley Elementary Edible garden program teaches the children the cycle of food production from seed to soil. They grow the food, harvest the food, prepare it, and enjoy it. Supporting the Hasler Boy’s elementary school was a great opportunity for Hasler Homes to…
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