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Executive Director’s Message – Legacies

by Doug Cook | Jul 17, 2026

July 17, 2026 IN MANY WAYS, MY JOB as Executive Director is to look forward. To plan our next move. To prepare the Council and to look for our next project. But this issue forced me to look back. It started with a simple suggestion: what if we did a story about the...

President’s Message – In the trades, giving is who we are

by Doug Cook | Jul 3, 2026

July 3, 2026 THE BC BUILDING TRADES (BCBT) and its affiliated unions are well known for their generosity. The BC Building Trades has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for diabetes research and Variety BC with its annual golf tournament. BCBT’s annual Christmas...

Executive Director’s Message – BC Building Trades Unions secure two major victories

by Doug Cook | Apr 13, 2026

April 13, 2026 THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EDITION of TradeTalk Magazine because we have not one major victory to share with you, but two. In this issue, we celebrate the long-awaited news that funding for trades training will be increased. The BC NDP government has...

President’s Message – Building Canada’s strength through change and by securing our sovereignty

by Doug Cook | Mar 17, 2026

March 17, 2026 “LET ME BE DIRECT: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition… Canadians know that our old, comfortable assumptions — that our geography and alliance memberships automatically conferred prosperity and security — that assumption is no longer...

Major projects, major opportunities, and major questions – the Executive Director’s Message

by Doug Cook | Jan 9, 2026

January 9, 2026 I WAS PLEASED TO JOIN the Prime Minister in Edmonton earlier this fall when he announced that the first series of projects would be referred to the Major Project Office (MPO) for consideration. The MPO was created to streamline regulatory assessment to...

Workers are the ones who create our prosperity – President’s Message

by Doug Cook | Nov 21, 2025

November 21, 2025 THE LATEST FISCAL UPDATE from the provincial government shows that B.C.’s finances have seen better days. With the release of the first quarterly report, we learned that British Columbia is set to run a deficit of $11.8 billion. That exceeds previous...

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Executive Director’s Message – Legacies

President’s Message – In the trades, giving is who we are

Executive Director’s Message – BC Building Trades Unions secure two major victories

President’s Message – Building Canada’s strength through change and by securing our sovereignty

Major projects, major opportunities, and major questions – the Executive Director’s Message

Workers are the ones who create our prosperity – President’s Message

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