AMBA’s board had another busy year: planning and presenting the Annual General meeting and Annual Golf Tournament, exploring various ways we can support members and promote metal building construction and working with industry partners to improve apprenticeship and training programs.

We are pleased to announce that the Metal Building System Erector (MBSE) 2nd year bursary award has been increased to $1500, the Worksite Training Subsidy has been extended for another year and we have added a Metal Building Product Installation Training subsidy. Check out the AMBA website for further information: Here

Sadly, on September 5, we lost John Weran. John had been active in our industry for over 40 years and was a dedicated AMBA board member for 20 years, organizing many of the golf tournaments. We will miss John. Please join us at the AMBA 2025 Golf Tournament on June 12, 2025 at the Ranch Golf & Country Club to honor John.

We go into 2025 with a lot of uncertainty: Trudeau’s shaky political future, Trump’s threat of a 25% tariff on Canadian exports, a Canadian dollar in decline, slower projected global demand for oil and a slowdown in provincial population growth. Will lower interest rates, fiscal stimulus and potentially a change in federal government be enough to strengthen construction demand and provide our industry with another busy year?

We are looking for new board members. Being a part of the AMBA board has enriched my career and I’ve enjoyed learning from and working with a great team of industry professionals. If you would like to join our board, enhance your career and give back to your industry, reach out to me or any of our board members. AMBA could not exist without the support of our members and a diverse and dedicated board of directors.

Wishing all our members and member companies a Happy and Prosperous New Year!