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The SAM Award Winner for Custom Home, Single-detached, between 2,500 sq. ft.and 4,000 sq. ft.: Coastal Construction, Victoria, BC

2011 NATIONAL SAM AWARDS
The 2011 SAM Award theme—Create and Transform—captured the imagination of new home builders, renovators and developers across Canada. Winners were announced at the 2012 CHBA National Conference in Mont-Tremblant, Québec on March 17.

MEET YOUR PRESIDENT: Ron Olson
Ron Olson also has the distinction of being the first CHBA President to come from Saskatchewan, a province currently experiencing record population growth and strong economic conditions.




HST IN B.C.
Peter Simpson, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, walks us through the past, present, and future of HST in his province.




TOOL TALK:
Lock it, Leave it, Locate it…this month, resident expert Jon Eakes looks at some of the latest and greatest gizmos and gadgets to help you protect, cover, find and maintain your equipment.