Since our April Issue of the PPMA News there have been a number association of events which are being reported on in this issue such as: 

·         Our 1st Annual Conference and Trade Show

·         Our April Education Seminar

·         Our inaugural member awards (which were handed out at our May annual general meeting)

·         Our 4th annual charity golf tournament

·         And much more 

Our association continues its strong growth welcoming new members and associate members, who bring years of expertise and a wealth of knowledge that is invaluable to our membership as a whole.  We also recognize our long term members, such as Globe General Agencies - with over ten years of membership -  that are the backbone of our association and industry. 

As I begin my second year as your executive director I look forward to our continued success in the aforementioned events and I also look forward to encouraging and developing more member participation on our many committees as we collectively work towards affecting change within the provincial and civic governments that will enhance our industry, bring about the much needed revitalization and refurbishment of our existing, deteriorating housing stock and looking to the future of possible new construction of MDUs in the City of Winnipeg and across Manitoba. 

While we have advanced our relationships with civic and provincial governments as well as neighbourhood and tenant advocacy groups, there is still much more work to be done before our common goals are realized.  And it will take the dedication, time and efforts of each member of our association to bring about the desired changes. 

According to recent information supplied by CMHC, our industry houses over 36% of our province’s population.  These are not merely numbers that can be ignored.  We represent the housing interests of over 1/3 of the voters and the message that our association is fighting to provide them with safe, comfortable and affordable housing must be driven home to the elected officials before we will see our issues on the political platforms in this fall’s and subsequent elections. 

It is time for each member of the PPMA to take an active role in furthering the interests of our association and our industry, without which, ten more years from now nothing will have changed except your membership anniversary date.

Tonya Moreton

Executive Director