Peterborough & the Kawarthas Home Builders Association Launch Women In Trades Programs

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The Peterborough & the Kawarthas Home Builders Association (PKHBA) has launched two Women in Trades programs with a networking event at the Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region Lakefield ReStore on Wednesday afternoon.

Photo by David Tuan bui.

Roughly 30 women in skilled trades and construction attended as PKHBA marked the occasion by announcing new programs designed to promote and support women in skilled trades and construction.

PKHBA had launched was the Ambassador Program in partnership with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR), Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNC) and Fleming College. Its goal is to encourage more women to pursue careers in skilled trades.

The event had representatives from these school partners speak about the programs available for women in skilled trades:

  • Johanne Denley (PVNC) highlighted the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), the Young Women’s Conference hosted by Skills Ontario in Toronto, and partnerships such as Junior Achievement for FemSTEAM programs.

  • Danielle Moher (KPR) discussed the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs, teacher and guidance training to support students interested in trades, the new Grade 9 Tech curriculum, and opportunities for high school students to gain hands-on experience at job sites.

  • Mary MacLeod (Fleming College) spoke about the Building Bridges, dual credit programs and the college’s partnerships with local schools. She noted that over 1,400 high school students had the opportunity to work with tools—some for the first time—sparking an interest in hands-on careers.

The Mentorship Program was also launched as it provides women in construction with guidance and support from experienced industry leaders within the PKHBA membership. It covers four key topics: entrepreneurship, workplace culture, systems and processes and sales and marketing.

“The power of women supporting each other is unmatched,” said Andria Cowan, ACM Designs owner and PKHBA Women in Trades Committee Chair. “By coming together, we can create positive change, open new doors, and inspire future generations of women to explore rewarding careers in the skilled trades.”

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PKHBA Announces Finalists For the 2022 Home Building Awards

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Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association (PKHBA) has announced the finalists of the 20th Annual Housing Design Awards for the 2022 season with winners to be announced in a gala at The Venue on April 27.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PETERBOROUGH AND THE KAWARTHAS HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

Finalists were chosen in over 30 different categories with nearly 100 entries from local businesses from across Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes.

PKHBA members submitted their entries which were judged earlier this month and have announced the following as finalists:

  • ACM Designs

  • Birchview Design

  • Bromont Homes

  • Cabinetree

  • Dietrich Homes

  • Discovery Dream Homes

  • Flato Developments

  • Gilbert + Burke Associates

  • Greenleaf/Cor-Plan

  • Habitat for Humanity

  • Hickory Lane Kitchens

  • Kawartha Lakes Construction

  • Linwood Custom Homes

  • Monaghan Lumber

  • Parkview Homes

  • Peterborough Homes

  • Pristine Homes

  • Reliance Home Comfort

  • Spotlight Home & Lifestyle

  • Timberline Custom Homes

  • Trademark Homes

The categories of the finalists are revealed at the Awards Gala.

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Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association Celebrated at National Conference

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Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association (PKHBA) announces that past president Garnet Northey has been named to the executive board of the Canadian Home Builders Association, and PKHBA member Trademark Homes has won a nationally renowned award at this years Home Building Week in Canada Conference.

photo courtesy of Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association.

During the conference, members from across the nation submitted their best work of 2022 for judging. Winners in over 50 categories were announced at the conference in Banff, AB last month.

One of PKHBA members, Trademark Homes, won the National Award of Housing Excellence for best custom home over 5,000 square feet for their project on Balsam Lake in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Trademark Homes has been a member of PKHBA since 2022 and continues to provide residents of the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes with outstanding service in their field.

Past president of PKHBA and owner of Spotlight Home & Lifestyle Inc. Garnet Northey was named as the new treasure for CHBA at this same conference.

“This association is really a grassroots association. I’m from Peterborough, a little town in Ontario, very involved provincially and now nationally,” said Northey. “It’s a learning experience but it really allows me to get a good cross sectional matrix of all of our members at all levels so that I can represent our members properly at the province and now at nationals. So, I'm really looking forward to it and continuing to serve in this capacity.”

For more information on what PKHBA learned and presented at the national conference, contact Rebecca via email.

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