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BCBT pleased with Budget 2021’s investment in capital projects and skills development

by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Apr 20, 2021

April 20, 2021 THE BC BUILDING TRADES applauds the BC NDP government for investing in essential infrastructure, jobs and skills development. Budget 2021 commits a record $26.4 billion to capital spending over three years. This investment in hospitals, housing,...

All in the family – Careers in the unionized construction trades span multiple generations within families

by Doug Cook | Apr 17, 2021

April 17, 2021 EISLEY MCKAY OWES A LOT TO THE JOURNEYPERSON who showed him the ropes when he was a first-year plumbing apprentice. “She explains processes, tools and tricks of the trade – she is a great teacher,” he says. But not only did she teach him a lot about the...

Executive Director’s Message – The big impact of all the little things that make our communities better

by Doug Cook | Apr 9, 2021

April 9, 2021 AFTER BEING WITH THE BUILDING TRADES for most of a decade, I’ve had the unique privilege of seeing what we can accomplish when we work together. There are many big things we do that make their way into the public; like the big infrastructure projects we...

COVID, Construction & the Classroom – Union training schools drastically redefined how they delivered education

by Doug Cook | Apr 1, 2021

April 1, 2021 WHEN COVID STRUCK IN MARCH 2020 and construction was deemed an essential service, it was quite a shock for those in trades training. Program coordinators had to be quickon their feet to keep apprentices moving forward. Paddy Byrne, director of training...

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