For the last 40 years, the company has been manufacturing, selling, and installing customizable windows, doors, skylights, sunrooms and more for clients all over the Island.

On behalf of Camosun College, we invite you to post your co-op or internship opportunity on their career portal and consider hiring one of their enthusiastic technology students!

On Friday, February 22nd, the Vancouver Island Construction Association’s U40 network is hosting their annual charity casino event to raise funds for the Help Fill A Dream Foundation.

In an industry first, the CCA, with support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research and Program and Canadian Construction Innovations, is introducing a mentorship pilot program.

Congratulations to Ben Mazzei and the Mazzei Electric Ltd. team for being named Vancouver Island Business of the Year and Graeme Verhulst and the Waymark Architecture team for winning in the Professional category at the Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards!

Millennials are truly great for our industry for many reasons: collaboration, communication, tech savvy, and more. Source: FMI Corporation

A Japanese cybersecurity giant cajoled its way on to 14 jobsites where they were allowed to hack into devices that controlled cranes, excavators, scrapers, and other heavy machinery. Success rate: 100 per cent.

A complete, comprehensive and co-ordinated look into improving traffic flow on southern Vancouver Island is the focus of a new transportation strategy being launched by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

The Canadian Construction Industry is encouraged by the Canadian Government’s decision to provide relief on specific aluminum and steel products.

The end of the year is a joyous time, but for some people it can be difficult. This year, instead of worrying about finding the perfect gift, attending all the parties or pretending everything is perfect, make sure you make time to take care of yourself and put your well-being first.

In mid-November, we kicked off our annual Holiday Toy Drive to support families in our local communities that could use a helping hand this holiday season.

An overview of Lean Construction, Integrated Project Delivery, and Building Information Modelling. Excerpt from On-Site with interviews from the Canadian Construction Association.

On the heels of a $62 million federal and provincial grant announcement, the Comox Valley Regional District has issued a Request for Proposals for a design-build contractor to deliver a new water system for Comox Valley residents.

VICA Member VAA announces some substantial changes to their Board of Directors, including the election of another member Paul Gerrard of Irwin Industries.

The Canadian Construction Association and 100 of its members are gathering on Parliament Hill today to meet with federal decision makers about the essential role the industry plays in the lives of Canadians.

“CCA has been advocating for prompt payment, accelerated depreciation, support for attracting under-represented segments into construction as well as for increased funding for innovation and infrastructure, ” said Mary Van Buren, CCA president.

Construction activity on Vancouver Island remained active during the July to September 2018 period with the total dollar value of building permits issued reaching $572.8 million — a decrease of 30 per cent over the second quarter of 2018.

The City of Victoria, on behalf of the Coastal Communities Social Procurement Initiative Steering Committee, is pleased to announce it has awarded a two-year contract to Scale Collaborative, Vancouver Island Construction Association, Buy Social Canada, and Presentations Plus to incubate a two-year Social Procurement Hub for the Coastal Communities Social Procurement Initiative (CCSPI).

VICA is partnering with BCCA Employee Benefits to keep you healthy this winter season! Get your free flu vaccinations at our offices in Victoria and Nanaimo this November.

The City of New Westminster, in partnership with Soroptimist International, is proud to present the Gender Equality: Overcoming biases in the Workplace Conference.

North Island College plumbing apprentice Cassandra Kuryliak is encouraging more women to take up the plumbing trade, just in time for Apprenticeship Recognition Week, November 4 to 10 in British Columbia.

It is also the 82nd anniversary of formalized trades training in British Columbia. This week is about recognizing the hard-working and talented tradespeople and apprentices who participate in formal apprenticeship training.

Over here at the Construction Association, we take full advantage of every opportunity to play dress up and act out of character, while still getting our jobs done. Some of us are super...and some of us are super twisted. We love seeing our members showing their spirited side as well!

Help us give the give the gift that keeps on giving: love from the construction industry, in the form of toys! Leading up to Christmas, we will be collecting donations of toys to be distributed to families across Vancouver Island that could use a little help this holiday season.

It's a hidden problem with deadly consequences. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the construction industry in men aged 25 to 59, and the highest rates are men from 40 to 59, according to a presentation at BCCSA's Bridging the Gap Safety Conference.