Opinion: If we want women in construction we need PPE that fits

by | Mar 8, 2024

March 8, 2024 British Columbia is in the midst of a construction boom. There are major projects going up around the province, including the Broadway Subway Project, the Pattullo Bridge Replacement, Site C, the Cowichan and new Surrey Hospital projects, and many, many...

Executive Director’s Message – Common Threads

by | Mar 6, 2024

March 6, 2024 SAFETY. SECURITY. DIGNITY. We do a lot at the BC Building Trades, but in the end, almost all of it can be described by one of these three words. I reflect on them often. What can we do to ensure every single member is safe on the job and comes home at...

What will it take to get women PPE that actually fits?

by | Mar 4, 2024

March 4, 2024 IMAGINE WALKING ONTO A JOB site and all the tools you need are there. There’s a nice selection of personal protective equipment (PPE) that fits you. You put on the PPE, grab your tools and get to work knowing you’ll be safe on the job. That scenario...

First all-Indigenous cohort graduates EJTC

by | Feb 29, 2024

February 29, 2024 SOME OF WAKENNIOSTA COOPER’S earliest memories are hiding behind her grandma’s living room couch doing puzzles. “I’ve been doing puzzles since I was a kid … it was one of my favourite things to do,” Cooper said. “I’ve always liked problem...