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Modernizing toilet facilities in construction long overdue

by BC Building Trades | 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...

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

by BC Building Trades | 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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