by BC Building Trades | 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 BC Building Trades | 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 BC Building Trades | 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...
by BC Building Trades | Aug 14, 2020
August 14, 2020 The BC Building Trades congratulates Jeff Parr on his appointment as chair of the WorkSafeBC board of directors. Parr replaces Ralph McGinn, who passed away suddenly in May. “Jeff Parr is a proven leader and he demonstrated that recently during the...
by BC Building Trades | Jul 14, 2020
July 14, 2020 Changes to the Workers Compensation Act introduced today by the BC NDP government put injured workers first for the first time in two decades. “Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in B.C. and the men and women who work in this industry...
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