‘Get Flushed’ gets prestigious Reed Award

by | May 12, 2022

  May 12, 2022 THE BC BUILDING TRADES has won a prestigious international award for its cheeky advocacy campaign aimed at improving construction site sanitation. The organization won the 2022 Reed Award for Best International Campaign in the issue category for...

App will save lives of construction workers

by | Apr 26, 2022

April 27, 2022 HELP IS AT THE TIP OF YOUR FINGERS. The Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP) is collaborating with Lifeguard Digital Health to customize the already popular Lifeguard app specifically for members of the building trades to access mental...

Underground economy stealing $308M from your pocket

by | Mar 22, 2022

March 22, 2022 B.C. IS LOSING $308 MILLION A YEAR to the underground economy—dishonest contractors who deliberately misclassify workers to evade employment fees and taxes. That money could pay for the new patient care tower to be built at Lions Gate Hospital. It could...

Houle Electric makes Period Promise at Mills Memorial

by | Feb 14, 2022

February 14, 2022 ELECTRICAL WORKERS building the new Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace won’t have to worry about finding menstrual products when they need them, thanks to their contractor. Houle is the electrical contractor for the new 285,000 square-foot...