by Doug Cook | Jun 9, 2021
June 7, 2021 PANDEMIC? WHAT PANDEMIC? COVID-19 hasn’t stopped the women’s committee of the BC Building Trades from continuing its good work. Build TogetHER awarded two $1,000 scholarships in January, thanks to the generosity of the BC Regional Council of Carpenters....
by Doug Cook | Jun 7, 2021
June 7, 2021 THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR the death of 24-year-old rock scaler Sam Fitzpatrick should pay with the one thing they took from him: time. And that could happen – maybe soon. “These charges are unprecedented insofar as they are criminally charging a big company...
by Doug Cook | May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021 WANTED: TALENTED TRADESPEOPLE who enjoy fair wages, appreciate great benefits and want to work for reputable contractors. That’s the message from a number of B.C. construction unions as they ramp up for both small and large upcoming projects. “We are...
by Doug Cook | May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021 WHEN THE BC LIBERALS DEFEATED THE NDP in May 2001, everyone expected changes to apprenticeship training. But few expected the degree of devastation that followed. The Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission (ITAC) was dissolved in 2003 and...
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...
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