The Canadian construction industry has been disregarded by the Canadian government in its decision to impose provisional safeguard measures on steel products.

WorkSafeBC is launching an awareness campaign to educate employers and workers about impairment in the workplace, as the legalization of recreational cannabis takes effect October 17.

VICA and BCCA support the maintenance of a safe and healthy workplace and the construction safety measures through our active involvement with COCA and WorkSafeBC. We are actively involved in ensuring that rules and regulations around cannabis use are clear to employers and employees.

Now that monsoon season is finally over, work is able to continue on Another Brick in Nepal's (ABIN) second project: the Sharada School in Aapchaur. The foundation is complete, the rebar is tied in place for the first floor columns, and work has begun on the walls.

Here's what you need to know about the highly controversial “Community Benefits Agreement” that goes far beyond the traditional CBA model, and how you can take action as an industry member.

On October 1, LNG Canada announced that its joint venture participants – Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS – have taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) to build the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation.

Kinetic Construction and EllisDon Corporation announced on September 28, 2018 that they have been selected to provide Construction Management Services for the $135 million New Student Housing and Dining Facility in Victoria, British Columbia, following a competitive bid process.

VICA Member Herold Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of four new Principals to their organization: Kate Ulmer, Jarrod Koster, Craig Work, and Patrick Ryan.

The WorkSafeBC Certificate of Recognition program is in jeopardy because of changes that are being considered by WSBC. Please write a letter of support for COR.

Camosun College’s Coastal Centre reports that 100 per cent of students recently enrolled in The Ship Repair Entry Level Training (SRELT) program received employment immediately upon graduation.

Many in the notoriously hardscrabble world of construction might balk at Rennehan’s compassionate emphasis on soft skills, like authenticity and employee EQ, but they definitely wouldn’t balk at the success that approach has afforded her.

Local governments, not the province, should determine whether to impose a speculation tax on vacant properties, B.C. municipal leaders have agreed. But Finance Minister Carole James said the provincial government plans to move ahead with the new tax.

Preferred clients, including VICA Members, get early access to Mark's 3-Day Storewide Sale from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23rd!

On September 4, 2018, Council for the City of Port Alberni unanimously passed a motion to award the main construction contract for the upcoming Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades project to Tritech Group for $17,128,429.53 plus GST - the largest construction contract awarded in the City of Port Alberni’s history.

Today was our final Summer Sizzler and, once again, we had a great turnout and a great time.

The new BC Building and Plumbing Code will be effective December 10, 2018 and will apply to building permits applied for on or after that date. The BC Fire Code is anticipated to be adopted in the fall of 2018 and effective December 10, 2018. Buildings with permits in place under the previous 2012 BC Building Code will generally not be affected by the adoption of the new code.

Industry members across the province are committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work. The funds raised by the Red Cross will be used to help those affected by BC’s wildfires as they begin the long process of rebuilding their lives.

Construction activity on Vancouver Island continued at a robust rate during the April to June 2018 period with the total value of building permits issued reaching $806.9 million — a 42 per cent gain over the first quarter of 2018.

The CCCS is urging the federal government to make an evidence-based decision on any new action on imported steel products, warning changes could create steel shortages for the Canadian construction industry, impact major building projects, and put over 60,000 jobs at risk in the construction sector alone.

VICA Member Camosun College to co-host the CWB Welding Foundation's Mind Over Metal summer camp, a free week-long welding camp for students aged 12 to 15.

Here's what you need to know about the highly controversial “Community Benefits Agreement” that goes far beyond the traditional CBA model, and how you can take action as an industry member.

The new Pattullo Bridge Community Benefits Agreement patently illustrates what is unfair with our current government’s policy decision to mandate the nature and extent of procurement requirements in major public construction projects. For BCCA, an association that hinges its principles on fair, open and transparent procurement practices, this agreement is taking public policy in construction tendering a bridge too far.

As of July 3, 2018 insulin pumps are now covered under BC Pharmacare for residents of any age. The BCCA Employee Benefits plan includes coverage for insulin pumps.

When was the last time you bought groceries and told Save-On Foods that they would have to wait a couple of months before you would pay them? It would never fly. Trade contractors in British Columbia — those who build the structures in which you live, work, play and study — must also pay their expenses on time. But to get paid for their completed work, they must routinely wait and wait and wait.

“We certainly support any initiative that promotes apprentices, indigenous peoples, and women in the trades but, in doing so, any agreements must be fair, open, transparent, and good for all Vancouver Islanders and British Columbians,” said Rory Kulmala, VICA CEO.