President's Message
I hope this message finds you and yours well and in good health
We have found a new place to hold our meetings!!
Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association 5600 Centre Street North
The meeting dates and times will remain the same, Second Tuesday of each month
(except NOV 11 falls on Remembrance Day) meetings from 5-7 PM There is plenty of parking available and the meeting rooms are spacious and bright. There is a restaurant at the centre, and the rooms are licenced to serve liquor.
We had a great meeting with BOMA Calgary last month. We met with Lloyd Suchet, Executive director Calgary and BOMA representative CJ Curtis, GM Ops excellence at Quadreal Properties. BOMA and BOA are currently building an even closer relationship.
Our first steps are to offer to management companies, a corporate membership that will allow property management staff access to the association.
BOMA Calgary will put out a notification to their members via the electronic newsletter, BOA meeting times and dates along with who will be the guest speakers and the topics presented. Hopefully this will encourage operators to attend the educational sessions.
BOMA will poll their members as to topics that would be of interest to speak on and allowing that BOA can source out a subject matter expert to speak at the in-person meeting.
We talked of rotating the meetings to different member facilities that would give a variety of interesting places to attend and perhaps include a brief tour of that building.
I am in favor of anything that will be of benefit to our association. It is fitting that both BOA and BOMA are not-for-profit, I have thought of our kinship as, BOMA management and BOA, the boots on the ground.
Building Operator Curriculum Update
BOA has reached out to other jurisdictions that have been affected by the dissolving of Pan Global Publications. It has affected the Jurisdictions from BC through to Manitoba as well all the northern territories. It seems the owners of the material, SAIT, NAIT and BCIT are playing their cards very close to their chest and not making any commitments other than they will release the material to the public early 2026 and did not make any comments as to updating the archaic Building Operator material or the dates that they will be released. There are still options out there as to the best fit….? I feel that Building Operators have been placed on the back burner. We can’t wait too long, we cannot begin classes until this is resolved. BOMA and BOA as a group have reached out to municipal affairs our as we fall under their jurisdiction. I will keep you notified if we hear anything more of concern.
With the new meeting place at Thorncliffe will allow us to resume our Biannual trade show. There has been a Five-year hiatus since our last one and it will be great to resume again in the new year. I will start looking for vendors to display the latest in technology or processes to the Operators.
It has been a challenge this past year for the association. The magazine remains successful, but we just need to get you out to attend the guest speaker meetings. The guest speakers are knowledgeable and the Q&A sessions after, is an opportunity to have a light shined on a question you have by an expert in their field.
If you have a topic you would like to know more on and or know of a subject matter expert that supports the Building Operators and would be willing to present at an association meeting. Drop Mark Arton a line to chairman@boacalgary.com.
Invoices will be sent out shortly to members. Please process them as the funds are necessary to continue support meetings and to produce the magazine.
Warm regards, Les
