THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE DURHAM REGION HOME BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION

ISSUE 9, VOLUME 24 May 2015Since 1953www.drhba.com

Wed. May 20, DRHBABreakfast Meeting,with Durham Planners

May 11-14 Forum forGrowth and CHBASpring Meetings in Ottawa

May 11, OHBA Awardsof Distinction Submis-sions Open

Tuesday Aug. 11DRHBA Annual GolfClassic

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Home Builders of the Year: above Coughlan Homes(lrg. vol.), and below Jeffery Home (sml. vol.)

Clarington is expected to have a newdevelopment charge by-law in placeby July 1. Staff proposed a new by-law which was passed by the GeneralPurpose & Administration Committeeon Thursday May 14 and will moveon to council for approval on Monday,

May 11.The new rate is similar to the currentrate:--$15,702 for Single/semi/linkeddwellings--$12,139 for multiple unit building--$7,512 for apartments (see page 3)

The achievements of Durham Regionhome builders over the past year werecelebrated Thursday April 16 with over240 people attending the annual galaevent.Coughlan Homes and Jeffery Homes werehonoured as Builder of the Year large vol-ume and small volume respectively at theannual awards celebration, for their highstandards of excellence in everything fromsales to construction and for increasingthe industry’s overall community image. Coughlan Homes also claimed the GreenBuilder of the Year award for their incredi-ble leadership in improving the environ-mental, energy efficiency, and overalltechnical image of the industry. (see pg. 11)

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Get Involved with DRHBAcouple of weeks ago, DurhamRegion Home Builders Associ-ation (DRHBA) held our an-nual Awards of Excellence.

Not only did attendees enjoy a greatevening starting with networking withtheir colleagues, but they experienceda wonderful event showcasing ourbest in sales and marketing, modelhome displays, design, renovation andof course the cream of the crop in pro-duction and custom built homesand communities. What was really in-teresting was that the winners were asvaried as the submissions and therewere many first time winners. As well,Durham Region has started attractingsome of Ontario’s largest builders, tocomplement Tribute Communities and Brookfieldas well as the numerous small and mid-sizedbuilders who have called Durham home for manyyears.

I would, of course, be re-miss, if I didn’t take this op-portunity to thank oursponsors, our emcee, An-drew Pike, as well as thecommittee, led by ChairJennifer Hurd. The biggestthank you goes out to our members, who submit-ted entries and for always striving to deliver the ab-solute best in new homes and communities.

In a little less than 2 weeks we will be holding abreakfast meeting, which will be attended by mostof the Region’s Planning Directors. This is part ofour continuing effort to engage all of our variousmunicipalities in a dialogue on the policies that arerequired to ensure that we can continue to makeDurham Region the destination of choice to live,

work and play.

Collectively, we do have our workcut out for us. The province iscommitted to growing the alreadyhuge Greenbelt and consultationsare underway on revampedPlaces to Grow legislation. Cleary,we will need to adapt to some newrealities. Our best opportunity toaffect some input into the processis to work with the local plannersin order to provide reasonable,well-articulated, made in Durhamsolutions. Durham Region is not

Toronto or Ottawa, we are geographi-cally larger than Toronto, but with apopulation of 600,000. We need to

embrace the concepts of ‘smart growth’ in areaswhere it makes sense—such as areas serviced bymass transit. But let us not forget, that the majorityof our new residents want some terra firma. They

want a decent size lot. That iswhy they come to Durham Re-gion. Our public transportationnetwork is still in its infancy andhas a way to go before it willsupport the ability to movelarge numbers of people effi-ciently. We have an opportu-

nity to strike that balance. The process is alreadystarted, but you can lend your support by attendingour breakfast meeting and letting your concerns beknown to the planning directors.

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Clarington DC By-law Expected for July 1(from page 1)The proposed by-law has a number of incentivesfor development in specific “Revitalization Areas”in Orono, Newcastle, Bowmanville and Courtice.Including a 50% reduction for multi-story mixed-use buildings which are two or more stories andhave a ground floor gross floor area that is 50%or less of the total gross floor area.There is also a 50% reduction for apartmentbuildings or retirement residences that are fourstories or more. Another feature of the new by-law is a reductionin development charges for “brownfield land” de-velopment, which is equal to the actual costs ofassessment and cleanup of the property, ap-proved by the Municipality, provided a Record ofSite Condition is submitted for the intended use.The full by-law can be found on-line at Claring-ton.net.DRHBA was invited to be part of Clarington’s

steering committee for the new developmentcharge and regularly made suggestions for thenew by-law. DRHBA stayed connected with inter-ested builders to keep them updated and seektheir input on crucial issues along the way. Theresultant development charge is much lower thanpredicted in February when the calculated ratefor singles/semis was $17,079.A large contributing factor was also a recent OMBdecision which disallowed Hemson’s gross popu-lation methodology. The Municipality of Claring-ton accepted the decision and revised theirnumbers using the accepted (traditional) methodof net population.Rebates for all development charges paid sinceJuly 1, 2010 are still being determined.The OMB decision regarding the Municipality ofClarington’s 2010 development charge was ren-dered March 18.

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SMART GROWTH FOR OUR COMMUNITIESNew legislation (Bill 73) has been tabled in theLegislative Assembly in response to the co-ordi-nated public consultations on Ontario’s Land-UsePlanning and Appeals System as well as the De-velopment Charges Act, Parkland Dedicationpolicies and Section 37 (density bonusing poli-cies). This provincial announcement and pro-

posed legislation supports the findings of the con-sultations as well as 2014 Liberal Party electioncampaign commitments. There are a number ofOHBA supported improvements to enhance mu-nicipal accountability and transparency in boththe Planning Act and the Development ChargesAct.

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DRHBA attended the Public Meeting for the Co-ordinated Review of the Growth and GreenbeltPlans in Newcastle on May 4. The event, likemost of the public meetings across Canada waswell attended with over 100 people. The meetings were launched in February by theMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Thisprocedure supports the 2014 Liberal Party elec-tion campaign commitment to, “work with com-munities and expand the outer boundary of theGreenbelt over the next six years, using estab-lished processes continuing our legacy of protect-ing Ontario’s irreplaceable ecological and

agricultural lands from urban sprawl”.Along with the public consultation process, an ex-pert panel chaired by former Toronto Mayor DavidCrombie that includes Leith Moore – Past OHBAand BILD President – VP at Fieldgate Homes, willbe responsible for a report to the government atthe end of the Phase One process. OHBA is tak-ing the lead on this issue by respecting the princi-ple of the Greenbelt and proposing positive ideasto ensure the Growth Plan and the Greenbeltwork for Ontario families and the success of theprovince. To that end a special research consult-ant has been hired to help study the issues.

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ONTARIO RETIREMENT PENSION PLAN TO BECOME LAWThe Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act, 2015 has been approved by the Ontario Legislature. The Actforms the foundation of the ORPP, which the government will put in place by January 1, 2017. The proposalwould require both employees and employers to contribute an equal amount, capped at 1.9 per cent each(3.8 per cent combined) on an employee’s annual earnings up to $90,000. Those contributions will be in-vested by an organization at arm’s length from the government.OHBA is concerned by the proposal as it represents a significant additional cost for small businesses atafragile time in the economy. OHBA submitted a response to the proposal in February and look forward toworking with other associations, including the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, so government understandsany potential negative impacts towards small business.

FIRE SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR SIX-STOREY WOOD BUILDINGS To promote public safety and support implementation of the new regulatory requirements, the Ministry ofMunicipal Affairs and Housing has worked in conjunction with the Ministries of Labour and CommunitySafety and Correctional Services – Office of the Fire Marshal to develop draft guidance material to addressfire safety during construction. The guidelines serve as a best practice document and is intended to protectworkers, the public and the building from fire by outlining a number of actions to consider before and duringthe construction phase. OHBA, BILD, RESCON and the CWC have been invited to participate in reviewingand providing input into the draft guideline prior to it being finalized.

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This month’s Federal Budget brought very wel-come news with the introduction of the Home Ac-cessibility Tax Credit and the new Public TransitFund; both of which will support affordability andchoice in housing for Canadians. CHBA was verypleased to see two of its priority issues – a homerenovation tax credit to combat the undergroundeconomy and federal investment in transit – con-tained in the Budget.Finance Minister Joe Oliver's first budget in-cluded a wide range of measures significant tothe home building industry, many of which re-sponded to CHBA's advocacy efforts. These im-portant “wins” also include sustained

infrastructure funding, lower small business taxesand employment insurance payments, industrytraining support, and a commitment to crackdown on underground “cash” contractors.The targeted home renovation tax credit will notonly help seniors make necessary changes totheir homes, but by requiring receipts it will helpprotect them from poor – sometimes dangerous –workmanship, and outright fraud by cash opera-tors. “To qualify for a tax credit requires a receipt.A receipt keeps both the contract value and therevenues in the legitimate economy,” said CHBAPresident Jane Morgan. “This measure protectslegitimate businesses and will also contribute toadapting and sustaining Canada’s housing stockas an asset for the future.”

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The Healthy Housing™ Recognition Program recognizes Ontariobuilders and renovators who incorporate the features of CanadaMortgage and Housing Corporation’s Healthy Housing™ principles inbuilding and renovating houses.

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With Canada’s home renovation industry contin-uing to grow, new construction holding steady,and an aging workforce, Canada’s residentialconstruction industry will need more than129,000 new skilled workers over the nextdecade. That was the finding in a new residen-tial construction labour market report, the firstreport of its kind, released this month by Build-Force Canada in collaboration with CHBA.The report shows the biggest challenge acrossall provinces is the aging workforce and theneed to replace about 114,000 skilled workersretiring this decade. Another 15,000 workers willbe needed for new jobs in the sector. The report,which focuses exclusively on supply and de-mand for home builders and renovators, pro-vides support for CHBA's advocacy efforts onour industry's workforce needs.CHBA is pleased to be partnering with Build-Force Canada to secure this important data.“We’re delighted by this new partnership and theinsights this work will bring to our industry,” saidKevin Lee, CHBA’s CEO.

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DRHBA, along with a select number of businesses,attended a special meeting at the Greater OshawaChamber of Commerce to speak with Tony Deanwho is heading the review of the Ontario College ofTrades (OCOT).Many of the comments expressed by the variousleaders were similar with concerns regarding ratios,scope of practice, enforcement and increased busi-ness costs.The Ontario Home Builders’ Association networkedwith a number of other associations to study the ef-fectiveness of the OCOT to date and charts a morepositive path moving forward that will allow allstakeholders to have more confidence in the futuredirection of training in the province by providingmore apprenticeship opportunities and loweringbarriers into the skilled trades.

Dean stated that he is half way through his review,“we are six months in with six months to go,” saidDean. “We have 3-4 weeks of consultations leftthen we will go to the office to craft recommenda-tions.”Dean promised to send out “indicators” in July andAugust rather than keeping stakeholders in the darkuntil the full report is published which is anticipatedto be the end of October. Dean is confident he willmeet his timeline.At the end of the meeting Dean stated that he didnot believe the “worst case scenario” that manyconstruction companies fear, that of compulsifyingcarpenters with a narrow scope of practice, but hestated that he “understands the fear.”“I want you to feel you have been heard,” he as-sured the group. “Some things have to change.”

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Community of the Year was pre-sented to Fourteen Estates fortheir attention to providing excel-lent community living and theirimpressive community of Bar-clay Fieldstone Estates that in-cludes among many othercommunity building features, astocked fishing pond and volley-ball court.The prestigious Hall of FameAward was presented to BobHann for his numerous accom-plishments over fifty years in thedevelopment and home buildingindustry. Hann has built many ofthe apartment buildings in Os-hawa, as well as detachedhomes. He has also helpedmany other home building busi-nesses succeed. Victor Fiume, DRHBA president,said, “It is an honor to be here inthis room filled with the besthome builders, renovators,trades, suppliers, and profes-sionals in Durham Region. All ofus here take pride in growingour community to be the bestplace to live, work and play.”The esteemed panel of judgesincluded: Sue Pitchforth, DecorTherapy Plus; Darlene Goode,Redmond Williams; Shawn DeTaeye, De Taeye Designs; Ash-

ley Stevens, Re/Max JazzInc.; Bob Malcomson,Greater Oshawa Chamberof Commerce, Jaan Krull,Remax; Julie Rennie, On-tario Shores; Caroline Ra-jcsany, Décor and Designby Caroline, and Jim Gay-lor-Canadian Air Systems.The 2015 Awards of Ex-cellence Committee wasled by Jennifer Hurd, whoaccepted the thanks of the240 people present say-ing, “It is a lot of hardwork, but it’s so worth it!It is important to me torecognize the awesomebuilders in Durham Re-gion.” Her committee con-sisted of Mike DiPalo,Danielle Bleau, WayneClarke, Phyllis Dupuis andAnita DeVries.Andrew Pike entertainedthe audience as the MCfor the evening which in-cluded a stunning powerPoint by RMS Produc-tions, complete with pho-tographs of winningentries of gorgeoushomes, communities andprofessionals.

Durham Region Chairman Roger Anderson(right) presents Bob Hann with the Hall ofFame award for his lifetime achievements inthe building industry. Hann is flanked byMichelle Silva-Neto and Beth Kelly.

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Fourteen Estates took home the Awards for Commu-nity of the Year, and Custom Kitchen, pictured abovefrom left to right: MC Andrew Pike, Shawn Rondeau,Presenter Jennifer Hurd of Cricket Energy, JordanJaques, and Aaron DeRosse.

Cambria was the major sponsor of the event, from left: Jen-nifer Hurd, Chair of Awards; Sara Rooney, Cambria; AndrewPike, Judy Persaud, Quartz Concepts;Anita DeVries, Execu-tive Officer DRHBA and Kirstin Kucy, Cambria.

Brookfield enjoyed winning six awards including Excellence in ProductionHomes, Salesperson of the Year, Sales Office and Safety. From left MarcThibault, Erminio Labriola, Amanda Rodway, Lisa Romero, Dave Hender-son, Lynn Chapman, Toni Janus, Brian Loder, Brian Couperthwaite andSheila Moffat.

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S c u g o g P l a n n i n g & B u i l d i n g F e e s I n c r e a s eScugog council accepted staff’s rec-ommendation to increase their plan-ning and building fees using the‘full-cost recovery’ methodology, onApril 27.Most of the fees have increased by8.8% but a few of the rates increasedsubstantially. For example:• Official Plan Amendment fee is$7900 (was $5,000)• Zoning By-law Amendment fee is$6,200 (was $4,000)• Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condo-

minium is $13,700 (was $5,000)• There is also a “second dwellingagreement” charge of $1500. (Thisrefers to replacement dwellings, notsecondary suites.)The fees were proposed to come intoeffect immediately, however due toDRHBA’s concerns that builders needto plan for rate increases, councillorsvoted to have the new fees come intoeffect on July 1. A motion to allow aspecial clause that allows for changesto fees on a case specific basis was

also passed.Scugog is expecting to have capacityfor 850 units when the Nonquon WaterPollution Control Plan expansion iscompleted; which is scheduled for late2016. Of which 350 units are alreadycommitted to previously deferred de-velopment projects. All 850 units areexpected to be built within the next 15years, with a resultant population gainof 2100 people to 11,900.

At the Annual Meeting of Members in Halifax onMarch 4, 2015, a five-year financial plan was ap-proved by the membership. The resolution, whichwas approved with an approval rating of 98% bythe over 7,000 votes cast, allows for two $25 feeincreases over the next five years. The first ofthese comes into effect November 1, 2015, forthe start of the next fiscal year. The second takes

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increases are planned until at least November 1,2020.Accordingly, as of November 1, 2015, the CHBANational membership fee will be $325 andshould be reflected in any new memberships ormembership renewals that take effect November1, 2015, or later.The Ontario Home Builders’ Associationdoes not plan to increase their rates.

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EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:Henry Kortekaas & Assoc.

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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: All Weather Windows.

COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR: Fourteen Estates-Bar-clay Fieldstone Estates.

GREEN BUILDER OF THE YEAR: Coughlan Homes.

BULDER OF THE YEAR SMALL VOLUME: JefferyHomes.

BULDER OF THE YEAR LARGE VOLUME: Cough-lan Homes

HALL OF FAME AWARD: Bob Hann, HallowayDevelopments.

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Enjoy a Relaxed Breakfast at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club with Durham’s Chief Planning Officials:

Alex Georgieff, Durham RegionBrian Bridgeman, Durham RegionCatherine Rose, PickeringDon Gordon, ScugogPaul Ralph, OshawaRobert Short, WhitbyTom Gettinby, BrockDavid Crome, ClaringtonGary Muller, Ajax

MODERATOR, VICTORFIUME DRHBA

PRESIDENT

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Ontario Budget 2015 OHBA welcomed the transitand transportation infrastructureinvestments announced in theprovincial budget on April 23rd.Along with reducing gridlock,these new transit projectsshould support the province’s in-vestment-ready community’s ini-tiative and the creation of newhousing and employment cen-tres. In a press release, OHBAPresident Vince Molinaro stated,“People need better transit op-tions. The province’s massivetransit investment should sup-port the creation of transit-sup-ported communities acrossOntario. Building complete com-munities along those transitlines makes sense and will pro-vide new housing and employ-ment options and choice where

people can live, work and play.OHBA reiterated that the nextstep is for municipalities to sup-port this provincial investmentby creating land-use plans thatwill generate the ridership nec-essary to support long-term op-erations for transit infrastructure.As OHBA has recommended inthe past, provincial fundingshould be directly linked to amunicipal requirement to imme-diately update the land-useplanning and zoning in thosetransit corridors. The provincemust ensure that there arestrong municipal requirementsto align all transit investmentwith land-use planning by re-quiring appropriate density zon-ing along those corridors.

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The OHBA 2015 Awards ofDistinction online submis-sion opens on Monday, May11, 2015! This is a great op-portunity to showcase yourcompany’s ingenuity, cre-ativity and hard work

throughout the past year.The award winners will beannounced at OHBA’s An-nual Conference taking

place September 27-29 atthe Deerhurst Resort in

Huntsville.

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2014-2015Board of Directors

ExecutiveVictor Fiume, President

Heidi Stephenson, 1st Vice-PresidentDave Henderson, 2nd Vice-President

Jennifer Hurd, Past- President

Anita DeVries, Executive OfficerPhyllis Dupuis, Accounts

DirectorsStephen SniderAaron DeRosse

Mike DiPaloManuel DeSousaMarianne TraceyDanielle Bleau

Wayne Clarke, Presidential AppointeeDrew Dowling, Presidential AppointeeKen Russell, Presidential Appointee

Peter Saturno, Presidential Appointee

WednesdayMay 20, 2015

DRHBA Breakfast Meeting

Deer Creek Golf& Country Club2700 Audley Rd.

Ajax

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