LE BON TUYAUX

March 2016
Your board of
diractors
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
chairman
Sylvain Fournier
Moen
1st vice-president
Sylvain Fournier, chairman of the board
André Descôteaux
Deschênes et fils Ltéé
2nd v-president
Denis Montour
Uponor
Directors
Daniel Bégin
Agences Lambert/Bégin
Martin Gagnon
Emco
Éric Jacques
Gromec
Meeting Between CIPH-Québec and the Government
Provoke change to move forward. It is with that thought in mind that the CIPH-Québec
team got involved in the issue of water damages in condo buildings. Our goal is to find
solutions and ensure the highest quality standards in our buildings.
We have coordinated our actions in order to be heard at the highest level. On March 10th,
Frédérick Lajoie
Entreprises R.Lajoie
Pierre Houle, Luc Meunier, Denis Montour, Claude Robitaille and I met with the chief of
Luc Meunier
Bibby Ste-Croix
staff and political attaché of the minister responsible for labour. It is in a spirit of
Carole Moreau
Empire
co-operation that these government representatives listened to what we had to say. The
Alain Paquette
Wolseley
discussion quickly turned to finding solutions and the government suggested that we
Sylvain Perreault
Anvil INTL
transmit our recommendations in writing. We are putting the final touches to our document
Jean Phaneuf
IPEX
which will be sent later this month. The evolution of this issue shows the leadership
Regional
coordinator
CIPH-Québec played among industry stakeholders. We salute the co-operation of the RBQ,
Claude Robitaille
the CMMTQ and the BAC. I wish to thank board members for their involvement in
orchestrating this work. Hats off!
We are pleased with the participation of Mr. Labrie as a speaker tonight. Thank you for
having accepted our invitation
STÉPHANE LABRIE CONFERENCE
Seventy members were on hand on March 10th at the Cercle de la Garnison in Quebec City
to hear Régie du bâtiment (RBQ) CEO Stéphane Labrie. Our speaker explained upcoming
modifications to the Building Code. Prior to making these changes, the RBQ is circulating a
consultation document entitled « Document de consultation en vue d’améliorer la qualité
de la construction et la sécurité du public dans les bâtiments ». Our association has been
asked for its recommendations, which we will be supplying in the coming weeks. We will let
you know when they are available on our website.
Still on the conference, Stéphane Labrie indicated that the new code is meant to further
empower all stakeholders in the construction industry. When it comes to inspections,
municipalities should respect both the building and safety codes. Cities across Québec will
have to officially sign off on the conformity of construction work. Eighty municipalities have
already agreed to the process, with 1,000 more to be added in the coming months.
Our association is very sensitive to the lack of inspections in Québec and we hope that the
proposed changes will help avoid damages caused by water in condo building.
Stéphane Labrie, speaker
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CODES AND STANDARDS
Jean Phaneuf
Chairman of the committee
[email protected]
Taking the opportunity of our conference in Quebec City, council members met with Labour
Minister chief of staff, Mr. Pierre Milette. The goal of the meeting was to make the minister
aware of the lack of plumbing inspectors. We mentioned that in British Columbia, builders
can’t close the walls before an inspector has checked the installation.
I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank our colleagues Pierre Houle, Luc Meunier,
Denis Montour and our regional coordinator Claude Robitaille for their involvement in this
matter.
EDUCATION
Luc Meunier
Chairman of the committee
Our division has decided to solicit education establishments to become members of our association
and participate in different activities such as those held on March 11th every year. This would also
promote our sector to the students. By becoming members and participating in our events, schools can
receive bursaries of up to $2,500. Let’s not forget that the graduates of these same schools may
become your future clients or employees. Should you wish to get involved in recruitment at certain
colleges or training centres, you can contact our regional coordinator at 514-989-1002 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
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WATERTWORKS COMMITTEE
Sylvain Vachon
Chairman of the committee
The Waterworks Committee has invited Jean Rousseau of BNQ to give us an update on the
revision of standard 1809-300. The conference will be held in Victoriaville on June 16th. You
should receive an invitation shortly.
RECRUITMENT
Carole Moreau
Chairman of the committee
Two more companies have signed up to become members of our association. They are: Thermo 2000
and Bélanger UPT. Their membership is being examine
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NEXT EVENT APRIL 14TH,2016
You have recently received an invitation for our event to be held at Château Laurier in
Ottawa. Our speaker will be Senator Don Plett. With all that is going on at the Senate, no
doubt he will have lots to say. See you there!
40 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ANDRÉ VÉRONNEAU
At our supper, Guy Migneault (EMCO) took the opportunity to honour 40 years of service of
their colleague André Véronneau. Congratulations, André.
Guy Migneault and André Véronneau ( EMCO)
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LES ENTREPRISES ROLAND LAJOIE CELEBRATING 35 YEARS
Roland Lajoie and his spouse marked the company’s 35 years of existence in a special way
by inviting all their employees to a weekend in New York.
Congratulations, Roland!
THE DESCHÊNES-LESAGE AND MOLSON FAMILIES PARTNER
WITH HEC MONTRÉAL
HEC Montréal, a school of management whose reputation transcends Québec and Canada,
recently announced the creation of the Centre des familles en affaires
Deschênes—Lesage—Molson. The goal of the Centre is to raise awareness, accompany,
train and help families in business in the planning and transition process as well as with
governance and development of the family business.
Family businesses strongly contribute to our prosperity and are represented in all sectors of
the economy. Jacques Deschênes, honorary president of the board of Groupe Deschênes, a
third-generation family business, has been volunteering for many years to help family
businesses meet the challenges they face in managing and transferring a family business.
Our association is pleased with the involvement of the Deschênes (Deschênes et Fils Ltéé)
and Lesage (Usines Giant) families along with the Molson family in helping families faced
with these situations.
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NEWS – NEWS – NEWS
Should you have nominations, retirements, openings or any other type of news, please
contact regional coordinator Claude Robitaille at [email protected] or by
phone at 514-989-1002.
Claude Robitaille
Regional coordinator
March 24th, 2016
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