Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later When the pandemic started, Lanny McInnes wasn’t sure what it would all mean for home building in Manitoba. When the pandemic started, Lanny McInnes wasn’t sure what it would all mean for home building in Manitoba. "Our industry was very concerned with what the impact was going to be," said the president and CEO of the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association. "Nobody knew what to expect, and like most other economic sectors, we were preparing ourselves for troubled times." RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Lanny McInnes, president and CEO of the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association, says at the start of the pandemic last year, home-building activity slowed, but things have sped up as the province entered its second year of pandemic life.