Parade of Homes featuring the best of new homes in Manitoba, Canada
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Spring 2013 Parade of Homes March 2-24, 2013 Publisher Bob Cox Editor David Lee Vice President Sales Laurie Finley Manager of Niche Products Edith Bonner Design & Colour Services Jane Chartrand/Winnipeg Free Press Corinne Ball/Coral Enterprises Sandy Pawlitsky/Pixel Genie Contributing Writers Todd Lewys Holli Moncrieff Pat St. Germain David Schmeichel Lindsey Ward Creating Dreams 2013 Spring Parade continues tradition of showcasing homes of distinction and inspiration Photography Marianne Helm By Holli Moncrieff ��� Photos by Marianne Helm Printing Quantum Graphics Didn���t Get to see everything you wanted at last year���s Fall Parade of Homes? Don���t despair. This year���s Spring Parade of Homes is giving Winnipeggers a second chance. MHBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Daniels, Chair Qualico Grant Sakiyama, Past Chair Sakiyama Construction Glenda Sobie, 1st Vice Chair Ventura Custom Homes Jason Jaquet, 2nd Vice Chair Randall Homes John Lund, Secretary-Treasurer Steinbach Credit Union Jason Arlt, Director Arlt Homes Brian Arnold, Director Trikor Builders Laurie Finley, Director Winnipeg Free Press Alan Gray, Director VacuFlo Manitoba Brett Robinson, Director Robinson Lighting Colleen Kuruluk, Director Manitoba Hydro Janet Milne, Director Milne Homes Ltd. Laurence Rosenberg, Director Accurate Technology Group 4 Parade of Homes Spring 2013 ���We anticipate a very busy year for the home building industry. The Spring Parade kicks it into high gear��� The 2012 Fall Parade had a record number of entries, and with 126 homes on display, many people did not get to view every home they were interested in. Although some of the homes were sold, a great number will be on display again during the Spring Parade, along with new houses that will be open to the public for the first time. ���The Parade is a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon or any other day,��� says Mike Moore, President of the Manitoba Home Builders��� Association. ���It���s a break from going home and watching TV. It gets you outside. You���re outdoors with lots of people, seeing something new. ���It���s a social setting, like taking a walk in a park, except there���s more to see and you never know when that (homebuying) bug might bite you.��� Mr. Moore says the 2013 Spring Parade will showcase 124 new homes in 30 neighbourhoods created by 37 MHBA member builders. ���We have larger neighbourhoods now and all the builders want to be featured there. You can go in and see 10 to 12 homes in the same area. We���re also seeing tremendous growth in the outlying communities. Cont���d on page 26