by Doug Cook | Oct 22, 2026
October 23, 2026 DAKOTA PRICE WAS BORN AND RAISED to work an excavator. With both parents being heavy equipment operators, it’s not surprising that she excelled in her program put on by the IUOE Local 115 and the Squamish Nation. “Both my parents have their Class 1,”...
by Doug Cook | Sep 22, 2026
September 22, 2026 AS ALWAYS, I’M PLEASED TO see the annual Apprenticeship issue of Tradetalk filled with so many stories of young tradespeople working hard to find their careers in the trades. In the magazine, there is also a lot of excellent information for people...
by Doug Cook | Sep 14, 2026
September 14, 2026 AS A THIRD-YEAR STEAMFITTING apprentice and third generation member of the United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry (UA Local 170), Colton Scarbo has worked on a number of big projects across the...
by Doug Cook | Sep 14, 2026
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by Doug Cook | Aug 25, 2026
August 25, 2026 WHILE AI TOOLS CAN BE useful at times, recent cases highlight the dangers of using them for claims and appeals. Here are five recent BC cases in which workers damaged their own claims by using AI. AI legal The worker had an AI assistant draft his...
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