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Planning for 2025 Modular Housing Summit Underway
The 2025 Summit is will focus diverse topics including the provincial government’s move to create more affordable housing options, as well as support for Member initiatives with a focus on economic and financing options. A preliminary 2025 BC Modular Housing Summit program will be circulated in January.
Noted for its central location, ease of travel to and from, and climate in early spring, the 2025 event has been booked to take place May 5-7, 2025 within the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Conference Centre. Further details on guest room blocks, event presenters, entertainment, and delegate pricing will be released over the coming months.
2023/2024 BOARD of DIRECTORS
Meet Our Board
Chris Andersen - President
Iconic Island Dwellings
Todd Plotnikoff - Vice President
Northpoint Commercial Finance
Amanda Hammer - Treasurer
Hammer Ventures
Shawn Donohoe - Director
Shamrock Manufactured Home Services
Ashlee Garratt - Director
Moduline Penticton
Greg Stolz - Director
Gordons Homes Sales
Colin Mullet - Director
Knightway Mobile Haulers Ltd.
Ash Neudorf - Director
Blackstone Homes
Matthew Salmon - President
Triple M Housing Ltd.
Phil Sensenig - Director
Pineridge Modular
Darren Bassett - Director
SRI Homes - Kelowna

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Board Matters

Fall 2024 Board Meeting Schedule
During the fall, the Board met on October 8th and November 26th. The next meeting is scheduled to be held by video-conference call on December 17th, 2024.
3rd quarter 2024/25 Home Shipments Update
Home shipments at the end of the 3rd quarter, ending November 30, 2024, were below plan. The 2024/2025 budget was based upon an average of 53 homes per month with the actual average figure being 40.1 homes per month with a total of 322 homes shipped within this fiscal year.
Government Advocacy and Innovations Program Update
The MHABC’s Government Advocacy and Innovations Project is now into its 4th year with goals of building stronger relations with local government politicians and officials towards resolving on-going challenges with modular/manufactured permitting and by-laws. Over the last year, the MHABC’s team has worked closely with the Building Officials Assn of BC is developing a permitting and occupancy checklist which have now received sanction form the BOABC and will be fully presented in the near future.
Beginning in fall 2024, the Provincial Government announced Bill 44 which is intended to promote the greater use of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. The government’s strategy is to develop of standardized designs that will allow local government to pick and chose designs that fit on available lands with the local government jurisdictions. The MHABC was asked to engage at the outset of the introduction and our team is working closely with the provincial government and local Mayors and officials to address the opportunities presented by the Province. Our industry can readily rise to the challenges. Members will have learned of an initiative to develop a Mayor’s Task Force, in efforts to bring together the goals of the provincial government and the local government in achieving the greater use modular/manufactured housing in quickly providing more homes for British Columbian.
Transportation Update
The MHABC Transportation Committee continues to monitor travel restrictions and timelines regarding Sicamous’s R.W. Bruhn Bridge construction. Safe routes for both 14' wide and 16' wide loads have been established in and out of Sicamous. Members are urged to follow the link below for up to date information.

Marketing Program Update
The Marketing Committee reviewed the first draft of a new trade show display design currently being updated by Fresh Inc. The new display will replace an aging one that has been utilized by the MHABC for many years. A renewed design and integration of key wording to spark the attention of passersby is currently being adopted into the design template with final approval and the construction of new materials estimated to be completed in the early new year.
The MHABC website saw positive results with a steady increase in visitor traffic over the past quarter – the majority being new visitors to our website. Increased traffic came from organic searches (where visitors would type in key words such as “modular”, “manufactured home” and other terms into a search field where the MHABC webpage would then populate as a leading result.. Social media engagement remained strong, especially with video posts.
The Marketing Committee has decided to expand the Innovation Awards, updating existing home categories such as “Z240MH or A277 Innovation” into new categories such as "Best Single Family Home – under $250,000 or “Best Single Family Home – over $250,000" for better public recognition. Additional new categories will be introduced to highlight excellence in areas such as marketing personnel, finance, and customer service. Further details to be released in the new year.
MHABC Members Attend MHAPP Conference
MHABC President Andersen, Vice President Plotnikoff, and Contract Administrator Barter recently returned from attending the 2024 Modular Housing Assn Prairie Provinces Conference in Edmonton, AB. This year's event included a packed schedule featuring presentations on how to make your business stand out from competitors and gain employee buy-in on positively communicating your brand identity, an economic update, strategies to add value to modular home parks, BILD Alberta's current initiatives and outcomes, and exploring modular construction's role in addressing the Canadian Housing Crisis. To view a list of presenter names, please visit the link below and scroll to the "Conference Schedule".
MHABC Executive Director Transition and Recruitment Update
Continuation in the review of the Executive Director role and job description is being conducted. At this time, Interim Administrator (Former Executive Director) Gord Rattray is continuing to provide assistance to the Board and working alongside Contract Administrator Jen Barter to fulfill Association day-to-day tasks and administration. Interim Administrator Rattray is also well involved in the Government Advocacy initiative. Association bookkeeping has is being ported over to an accounting firm with a significant amount of monthly financial being handled by the accounting firm.
Nominations Committee
The Board recently established the 2025 Nominations Committee with President Chris Andersen, Vice-President Todd Plotnikoff, Director Phil Sensenig and Director Greg Stolz being named to the Committee. This is four-person team is larger than in the past but is intended to ensure a continuity of experience in establishing future Board. The Nominations Committee will meet in early January to review those terms expiring at the 2025 Annual General with calls being made to those Directors whose terms expire to determine in accepting additional terms.
All Members are welcome to become part of the 11-person Board of Directors. Those interested in letting their names stand for nomination are asked to inform any of the Nominations Committee Members.
MHABC Group Health Benefits
Please keep the MHABC’s Group Health Benefits Program in mind. Information is available by contacting the office.

Proud Supporters of the Ronald McDonald House Charity
The MHABC is a contributor to the Ronald McDonald House Charity – BC and the Yukon. Contributions are made quarterly based upon the number of homes shipped during the prior quarter. Ronald McDonald House serves the children (and families) of BC and the Yukon requiring treatment at Childrens Hospital.
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