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Saskatoon Chapter: PO Box 7273, Saskatoon, Sask S7K 4J2 Editor: Brad Smith [email protected] October 2014 Edition

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Executive Committee +++++.+

CSC Saskatoon Presents: ...............

Our Mission........................................

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CHAPTER DIRECTOR

Garry Booth

(306) 652-5044

[email protected]

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CHAPTER CHAIR

Brent Fraser, RSW

(306) 652-5044

[email protected]

CHAPTER VICE-CHAIR

Brennen Mills

(306) 270-5184

[email protected]

EDUCATION OFFICER

Greg Mylks, CTR

(306) 222-2774

[email protected]

SPECIFICATIONS OFFICER

Brent Fraser, RSW

(306) 652-5044

[email protected]

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICER

Vacant

ENGINEERING OFFICER

Trevor Knoll

(306) 477-0655

[email protected]

FACILITY MANAGER OFFICER

Daryl Cherry

(306) 966-4643

[email protected]

INTERIORS OFFICER

Amber Moar

(306) 683-2912

[email protected]

TRADE CONTRACTOR OFFICER

Bob Spenst, CTR, CCCA

382-6312

[email protected]

LEGAL OFFICER

Bill Preston, QC

(306) 933-7388

[email protected]

GENERAL CONTRACTOR OFFICER

Brennen Mills

(306) 270-5184

[email protected]

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Kelly Boldt, CSP

(306) 343-7280

[email protected]

PROGRAMMING OFFICER

Amber Moar

(306) 683-2912

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP OFFICER

Garry Booth

(306) 652-5044

[email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Brad Smith

(306) 652-5044

[email protected]

MEMBER AT LARGE

Rick Kalenchuk, CCCA

966-2407

[email protected]

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The newsletter acts as a moderator without approving, disapproving, or guaranteeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claim, or opinion

appearing under a byline or obtained or quoted from an acknowledged source. The opinions and comments expressed by the authors do not

necessarily reflect the official views of Construction Specifications Canada. Also, appearance of advertisements and new product or service

information does nor constitute an endorsement of product or service featured.

Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is a national multi-disciplinary, non-profit association with

chapters across Canada. CSC is committed to ongoing development and delivery of quality education

programs, publications and services for the betterment of the construction community.

To this end, CSC pursues the study of systems and procedures which will improve the co-ordination

and dissemination of documentation relevant to the construction process.

CSC Seeks to enhance the quality of the design and management aspects of construction activity

through programs of publication, education, professional development, and certification, believing that

in so doing it can best contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the industry as a whole.

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That Construction Specifications Canada is the construction community’s first choice for quality

documentation, education and networking.

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Quality, Professionalism, Teamwork, Integrity, Openness & Innovation

Have an idea for the Specifier? I would love to hear

from you. An announcement, upcoming event, or

technical article. Any submissions can be emailed for

review to [email protected] and I will do my

best to get it in print. Deadlines for submissions are the

first Friday of the month for that month’s Specifier.

Speak up and be heard.

Remember to encourage your colleagues, associates,

and clients to attend our monthly meetings.

Thank you,

Brad Smith

Newsletter Editor, CSC Saskatoon Chapter

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Contact any member of the executive

Attend one of our meetings

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Board of Director’s Orientation Meeting October 4/5, 2014

Strategic Planning Session

The purpose of this session was to review and develop the following for CSC:

VISION (Big Picture)

VALUES (Core Beliefs)

MISSION STATEMENT (What are we trying to achieve)

Working from the outcomes of the volunteer group assembled at the 2014 Conference, the Board of Directors

reviewed, evaluated, debated and further developed the proposed and updated framework for CSC members

and stakeholders.

Proposed Vision: “Transforming the Design + Construction Community”

Proposed Values: Collaborative

Objectivity

Relevancy

Professionalism

Proposed Mission Statement: “Delivering progressive education, certification, publications and professional

networking opportunities for the Design + Construction community”

Membership

Membership continues to have a steady increase in members year over year (1590 (2006) to 1745 (2014)) with a

very high retention rate around 89 – 91 %. The executive director reports that this is industry leading % and CSC

is strong in membership.

2015 / 2016 will see a membership fee increase of $15 to $250 + taxes. This vote was not unanimous but was

carried and approved.

The current Saskatoon Chapter Director has been scheduled to support the efforts of the Technical Studies

Committee lead by Mr. Peter Hiebert – 2nd Vice President.

No formal membership drive is being conducted for 2014 / 2015.

Education

All courses are now in the final review process and are scheduled to be released and approved for Chapter use

at the end of conference 2015.

Chapters should be able to use the new courses in the fall of 2015.

Conference / Awards

2014 conference was a tremendous success for a financial standpoint producing a $100,000 profit which is

shared between the association and the chapter. This amount of profit is mainly attributed to the location, as the

venue costs were much lower than previous cities. The Executive Director has suggested the possibility of using

smaller cities/venues in the future.

Next conferences are: 2015 Winnipeg 2018 Edmonton

2016 Halifax 2019 Regina

2017 Kelowna (Vancouver) 2020 Montreal will be applying

Chapters are being encouraged to begin looking into 2015 chapter awards.

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This past winter saw the Saskatoon Chapter put on a PCD course to 16 students. The classes were held at the

Saskatoon Club over 10 weeks. I would like to congratulate the following students who passed the course:

Jill Dusyk – SEPW Architecture

Sam Lock – Metaamo Architecture

Laura Buckwold – Buckwold Western

Ritesh Mistry – HDH Architects

Jillian Gerlach – HDH Architects

Kevin Broks – AODBT Architects

Susan Crush – AODBT Architects

Ibrar Hussain

Gord Hundeby – City of Saskatoon

Lorna Taylor – Associated Engineering

Congratulations to all those who passed. You will be invited to a CSC luncheon in the upcoming months to

receive your certificates.

The education courses of CSC (PCD, CTR, CCCA, RSW) are going through a re-tooling currently with the new

and updated course material available by the Fall of 2015. With that being the case, the Chapter Executive has

decided to not offer any classes the year. We will look at hosting a class in the Fall of 2015.

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Technical Studies

New CCDC2 MA Document draft was endorsed by the Board of Directors.

MA refers to “Master Agreement between Owner and Contractor” for use by Owners for on-gioing construction or

maintenance programs.

Work on CCDC2 Stipulated Sum continues and may be endorsed late 2015.

Financial

CSC is currently in a good financial position with a proposed surplus for 2014 – 15. Concerns about the cost of

translating the education courses to French have been tabled. This cost could be in the $50,000 to $75,000

range.

Most chapters are also in good financial shape with a few struggling to be in the black.

Publications

The association along with the publisher of the French language magazine has decided to cease publication of

this magazine in to stop the loss of money in trying to make this publication successful. The decision was very

difficult to make and the Montreal and Quebec City chapters expressed deep concern and disappointment about

his decision. The committee will continue to work to see how French language articles can be incorporated into

the Construction Canada magazine.

Director’s Forum

Discussions were centered on better communication between chapters in order to share good or successful

topics or initiatives, and heated debate around the power or lack thereof of Twitter and other social media.

Next Meeting – Toronto March 7/8, 2015

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Hosted by the Grand Valley, Hamilton Niagara, and Toronto Chapters, the 2014 CSC

National Conference was a held May 21 to 25 at Kitchener’s Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Originally named Berlin, the southwestern Ontario city is home to what is reputed to be

the largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany – a Bavarian bash featuring amongst its

cultural exploits not only lederhosen-clad dancers, but also sizeable beer kegs.

Therefore, the conference’s slogan – “Tapping the future” – was a clever plan on words

as much as it was a mission statement.

At the annual awards luncheon, numerous honours were presented. Below is a

summary of CSC Saskatoon members who received accolades this year.

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CSC Saskatoon would like to recognize the following local members who received longevity awards in 2013.

Congratulations!! And thanks for your continued participation and support in CSC.

35 years – Gerry Wilson, FCSC, RSW, and Bill Pizzey

20 years – Ken Conn, Rick Kalenchuk, CCCA, and Wesley Moore

15 Years – Brian Briscoe, Brent Fraser, RSW, and Steve Findlay, CCCA

10 years – Bill Preston, Carlee Brattan, Neil Henrikson, Tyler Pochynuk, Janis Dubreuil, and Lionel Scribner

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Chapter Awards of Merit are given to those who have helped advance the association at the local level. This

year’s recipients from the Saskatoon chapter were Kelly Boldt, CSP and Brennen Mills.

Kelly has been a member of CSC since 1989. He became involved with the Chapter

executive fairly soon after joining. In 1992 he became the Chapter Chairman for two

years before moving up to Chapter Director for 1994 and 1995. After his term as

Director was completed, Kelly became our Education Officer until 2003, taking a

break from the executive for a while. In 2009, when our secretary/treasurer moved

out of the city, Kelly stepped up and took over, and still serves in that capacity. He

was also the treasurer for the 2010 Bridge to the Future Conference in Saskatoon.

In 2012, Kelly earned the title of Certified Specification Practitioner. Our chapter

benefits greatly from Kelly’s experience and involvement. He is a most valuable

member of the CSC Saskatoon Chapter and a worthy recipient for the Chapter

Award of Merit for 2014.

Brennen has been a member of CSC since 2011. He joined the Saskatoon

Chapter Executive soon after and for the last 3 years has volunteered his time as

the Trade Contractor, on our Marketing Committee, planning our annual golf

tournament and this year also transitioned into the Vice-Chairman position.

Brennen’s eagerness to help out wherever needed and positive personality is an

asset to our Executive. His effort to promote CSC to others throughout the industry

has been shown in the events that he has been a part of planning over the years.

In his first year on the Executive, Brennen tackled the annual golf tournament by

himself and it was a huge success with a sell-out attendance. Brennen has also

joined the Marketing Committee over the last 2 years and is an integral part in

planning our Chapter’s annual “CSC Mixer”, which is excellent networking

opportunity that has increased the name and value of our organization within the

industry. Brennen is a valuable member of the CSC Saskatoon Chapter and a

worthy recipient for the Chapter Award of Merit for 2014.



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NEW MEMBER

CSC Saskatoon would like to welcome Wade Klassen as a new member to the CSC

Saskatoon Chapter! Wade is a born and raised Saskatoon boy, though he has

spent some time working in other cities. He is happy to be back in Saskatoon now

for the past several years where with his wife, Crystal, can raise their 16-month old

daughter, Petra, nearer to their families. Wade graduated from the SIAST

Architectural Technologies program in 2009, and spent several years working in

Regina with a different architectural firm before joining Kindrachuk Agrey

Architecture in 2011. Prior to that he worked in a number of roles, including as an

EMT, a house-parent in group care home for boys, a 3-ton truck driver and

dispatcher for a lumber company, and as a self-employed residential renovation

contactor. His father was a carpenter, so construction runs in his blood. For fun he

renovate his house, leads canoe trips in northern Saskatchewan for home-schooled

high school kids, hunts, and chases after their toddler. He is currently pursuing

becoming getting CCCA certification, and hoping to get his PMP in due course.

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(minimum 7 issues). This offers your company exposure throughout the Saskatoon construction industry. Full

page and half page spaces are also available. To place your ad in the next issue, please send your business

card, full page ad, or half page ad and a cheque for the appropriate amount:

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Cheques should be made payable to the Saskatoon CSC Chapter. Mail to:

Brad Smith

c/o HDH Architects

2233 Avenue C North, Saskatoon, S7L 5Z2

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