Vancity grant helps newcomers to the trades and green technology

by | Feb 5, 2020

Submitted by the Vancity Communications Department As she looks back on her training, electrician Carissa Belyk can’t help but reflect on what she’d say to a younger version of herself. She boils it down to a few simple words that could help any aspiring woman in the...

BC Supreme Court refuses to hear CBA charter challenge

by | Feb 3, 2020

The BC Building trades welcomes today’s BC Supreme Court ruling refusing to hear the charter challenge of B.C.’s Community Benefits Agreement construction framework. “What happened today is the BC Supreme Court has, for the second time, told the Christian Labour...

Advice and Mentorship to Boost Completion Rates

by | Jan 2, 2020

Apprenticeship Advisors By Megan Terepocki Julie Sawatsky, a member of the B.C. Regional Council of Carpenters, is one of five new apprenticeship advisors hired by the Industry Training Authority (ITA) this fall. “I see the job as a real support for workers, being a...
Hiring women is smart

Hiring women is smart

by | Dec 16, 2019

By Corry Anderson-Fennell – BCBT Communications Director There is a crisis in construction, and women are part of the solution. According to BuildForce Canada, 254,800 people, or 21 per cent of the current construction workforce, is expected to retire by 2027....