by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Apr 21, 2021
April 21, 2021 EVERYBODY DOES IT, but only construction workers are expected to do it in a filthy portable toilet. “We’re talking about the sanitation practices for workers on construction sites,” said Brynn Bourke, interim executive director for BCBT. “The time has...
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,...
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...
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...
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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