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 Corry Anderson-Fennell | Jan 6, 2021
January 7, 2021 Vancouver, BC — Forty years ago, four men went to work building one of Downtown Vancouver’s most iconic highrises: the Bentall Centre Tower IV. Those men never came home. They were carpenters Gunther Couvreux, Brian Stevenson, Donald Davis and Yrjo...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Dec 18, 2020
December 18, 2020 2020 BEGAN AS IT DOES EVERY YEAR – with our annual Bentall Memorial in January, when we commemorate the four workers whose lives were lost in the Bentall IV construction disaster. This small ceremony has particular importance for me as we are...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Nov 30, 2020
November 30, 2020 THE FIRST EVER ALL-FEMALE COHORT has completed the Heavy Equipment Operator training program, a partnership between the YWCA, and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115. “With the booming construction industry in B.C. we’re looking...
by Corry Anderson-Fennell | Nov 9, 2020
November 9, 2020 THE BC BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL offers its sincere congratulations to Andrew Mercier on his election to B.C.’s NDP government. As executive director for the council, Mercier led the Building Trades during an incredibly difficult time for construction...
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