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An update on our progress:

BOMA’S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

association membership, increasing Pinnacle winner, and 1 international
BOMA BEST® uptake, improving local TOBY winner (CF Polo Park)
education and advocacy initiatives, • New partnerships on events
and re-introducing BOMA’s Awards of and advocacy initiatives,
Excellence program, with the hope to including partnering with the
eventually put forward awards entrants Winnipeg Construction Association
at the national level. on the annual Manitoba Building
By Tom Thiessen Expo (now in its 7th year) and active
Executive Director, BOMA Manitoba You’ll be pleased to know that BOMA’s participation in the City of
first ‘strat plan’ didn’t just gather dust Winnipeg’s Industry Advisory
on a shelf. A few examples of our 10- Group and Downtown BIZ’s
year progress has included: Downtown Safety Committee.

Ten years ago, BOMA Manitoba’s • 60% growth in local membership
board of directors undertook a two- since 2009 (More than 300 Over the last decade, board terms
day strategic planning exercise, which members in 2019) have expired and directors have come
resulted in BOMA’s first ever strategic and gone, of course. However, our
plan since the association’s inception • 81% growth in local BOMA BEST® boards throughout the years have not
in 1982. certifications (70+ buildings only ‘stuck to the plan’ but they’ve
certified locally) continued to improve upon it. As new
strategic priorities are set, the board
Back then, the directors were looking • Multiple local award entrants every
to raise the profile of BOMA in year in the Earth, TOBY and continues to dedicate itself to BOMA’s
vision: A prosperous and sustainable
Manitoba through meaningful Pinnacle categories, including 3 commercial and institutional buildings
strategies and measurable targets. national TOBY winners, 1 national industry in Manitoba.
Those included growing local Earth Award winner, 1 national

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