Building Solutions to Climate Change

Building Solutions to Climate Change

The CaGBC was invited to provide recommendations in response to the Vancouver Declaration on Clean Growth and Climate Change, which committed Canada to meeting or exceeding the federal government’s 2030 target of a 30 per cent reduction below 2005 levels…

106th Cobble Hill Fair

Pacific Truss is proud to support the Cobble Hill Fair again this year! Cobble Hill celebrates it 106th fair , August 22, 2015, showcasing all that is great about living in the South Cowichan area. Every fair is alive with activity…

Wood Is Energy Efficient

Energy efficiency is one of the cornerstones of green building: roughly 40%-50% of North America’s carbon emissions are attributed to buildings and nearly all of that is the energy they consume. Wood buildings can require less energy to construct and…
 Bike to Work Week

Bike to Work Week

Pacific Homes and Truss was happy to participate in the Bike to Work Week again this year. We had 10 staff riders, logging 31 trips, over 500 km and we finished first in the Cowichan Valley business category. Way to…

New training facility for BC’s marine rescue

 Jim Lee, President of the Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue writes, “Thank you very much for your recent donation. Your donation will go directly towards construction of our new Training Facility for British Columbia’s 1,200 marine rescue volunteers. As…

WWTA: hard at work and a free jersey

The attendees at the Western Wood Truss Association (WWTA) annual general meeting gathered together after to watch the hockey game on Sunday night. During which they drew a name for a free Canucks jersey and it was Lorne Winship,  our general manager, who won…