The HPBAC Nominating Committee issued a Call for Nominations to the members in May 2013. One candidate came forward in the Manufacturer category.  

 

The HPBAC Board of Directors agreed at their meeting on June 21, 2013 to accept the candidates recommended by the Nominating Committee and the third candidate from the membership at large as having won their seats by acclimation. The following members will fill three vacant positions on the Board of Directors: 

 

Steve Turnbull of United States Stove Company has been appointed to fill the At Large position left vacate by the passing of Tom Pugh and has won the position by acclimation. Steve has been involved in the industry for over twenty years.  

 

Alan Baroey of Marsh's Fireplaces will fill a second At Large position. Alan is a Retailer who has assisted the Central Chapter and HPBAC with fireplace safety awareness campaigns at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto on several occasions and has been an active member since 1994.  

 

Dominique Pagé of SBI joins the Board of Directors filling a Manufacturer seat. Dominique has served on the HPBAC Communications Committee for many years as well as the Central Chapter Board of Directors including one term as President of the Chapter in 2009. 

  

Officers

The Board approved the following slate of Officers for the coming term:

President - Martin Miles, Valor

Vice President - to be determined

Secretary Treasurer - Kim Davis, Emberley

Past President - Paul Hebert

 

If you are interested in becoming active in your trade association please contact any board or staff member for information on joining a national or Chapter committee.  

 

Sincerely,

 

Martin Miles

HPBAC President and Chair of the Nominating Committee   

 

Hosted by the HPBAC Central Chapter this series will be free for all members of HPBA Canada.

 

This series of 6 weekly webinars is being prepared specifically for HPBAC by Chris Appleton WSI Digital Marketing Consultant. The focus of these sessions will be to introduce you to the key ideas of online marketing and each session will conclude with an opportunity to ask questions.   

 

The first session is entitled "How to use Online Marketing to Increase your Business" 

 

Subsequent sessions will cover the concepts of making social media work for you, and search engine optimization (SEO).  Login information and session details will be provided by early September.  Each webinar will be approximately 45 minutes in length.

 

If you are not a current member of HPBA Canada, you can join by visiting www.hpbacanada.org, calling our National Office at 1.800.792.5284  or indicating your intention to join during the registration process for this event.

 

You must be a 2013 member or have pre-purchased your 2014 membership to have access to this free webinar series.

 

Registration link 

Please note the HPBA Canada Insurance Member Benefit program is now offered through the following broker:

Withey Insurance Brokers Ltd.
1-888-789-9366
fax 705-789-8331
111 Howland Drive, Box 130
Huntsville, ON P1H 2P4

Amanda Brown - amanda@witheyinsurance.ca
Tim Withey - tim@witheyinsurance.ca

Our contacts have not changed but the brokerage, phone numbers and email addresses have changed.

HPBA Canada members will continue to receive a significant discount and access to comprehensive coverage including errors and omissions.