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Message from the Editor – This is your magazine. Let’s talk about it.

by Doug Cook | Jun 21, 2021

June 21, 2021 WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, family dinners seemed to last forever. It wasn’t because it took that long to chew through the plate of half meat, half starch and half butter that you just don’t see today. And it wasn’t because there was a pile of dishes waiting...

President’s Message – Plumbed facilities not too much to ask

by Doug Cook | Jun 15, 2021

June 15, 2021 THE BC BUILDING TRADES RECENTLY commissioned an independent report on the sanitation conditions on construction sites in British Columbia. The Report on Washroom Facilities in the Construction Industry provides an in-depth analysis of the current...

Time to put the brakes on uncertified tradespeople

by BC Building Trades | Jun 11, 2021

June 11, 2021 By Brynn Bourke & Melissa Chirino DO YOU WANT someone without training to work on the electrical wiring of your home, your child’s school, or the hospital in your community? Or how about the brakes on your car, or on the 18-wheeler behind you as you...

Executive Director’s Message – The big impact of all the little things that make our communities better

by Doug Cook | Apr 9, 2021

April 9, 2021 AFTER BEING WITH THE BUILDING TRADES for most of a decade, I’ve had the unique privilege of seeing what we can accomplish when we work together. There are many big things we do that make their way into the public; like the big infrastructure projects we...

President’s Message – Generations of skilled tradespeople passing along the talents of their craft

by Doug Cook | Mar 22, 2021

March 22, 2021 MANY OF US IN THE BUILDING TRADES have had the fortunate experience of having family and friends in the business. I myself had my father, who is a plumber by trade and has been working in the industry his whole life. Being a plumber allowed him to...

A Message from CBTU

by Doug Cook | Feb 2, 2021

February 2, 2021 THE CONSTRUCTION industry, early on, was deemed essential in most areas in Canada and contractors and tradespeople have adapted extremely well to ensure the health and safety of all workers while continuing to build and maintain vital infrastructure....

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Message from the Editor – This is your magazine. Let’s talk about it.

President’s Message – Plumbed facilities not too much to ask

Time to put the brakes on uncertified tradespeople

Executive Director’s Message – The big impact of all the little things that make our communities better

President’s Message – Generations of skilled tradespeople passing along the talents of their craft

A Message from CBTU

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