Entries by Tom Gogela
BCCA to hold 2019 Annual General Meeting in Prince George
The Annual General Meeting of the BC Construction Association will be held: Friday September 20th, 2019 at 12:30pm at the Coast Prince George Hotel…
BCCA Welcomes Latest Trans Mountain Pipeline Announcement
BCCA Welcomes Trans Mountain Announcement Resuming Work on Pipeline Expansion Project…
BCCA Welcomes Trans Mountain Announcement Resuming Work on Pipeline Expansion Project
The BC Construction Association welcomes Wednesday’s (Aug. 21) announcement by Trans Mountain Corporation President and CEO Ian Anderson that construction work on the project will…
Minister Bains accepted Labour Code recommendations
We are pleased that Minister Bains accepted Labour Code recommendations provided by the Labour Relations Code Review Panel, particularly in regard to maintaining the secret ballot. We also support the proposed updates to the Employment Standards Act, which seek to improve the safety of children and youth in all industries, and enhance protective supports for all workers…
BCCA Joins 45 of BC’s Largest Business Organizations in Pulling out of WorkSafeBC Provincial Review
In August, BCCA joined 45 of BC’s largest business organizations in pulling out of the Province’s review of WorkSafeBC, saying it was not being conducted in an independent, impartial and balanced manner…
BCCA Has Issued a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request
The BCCA has issued a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request to BC Parks for construction services on improvements at Little Qualicum Falls. The request was made in partnership with the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA)…
Court ruling allows construction industry stakeholder coalition to proceed through the B.C. Supreme Court with CBA challenge
The BCCA is pleased the B.C. Supreme Court ruled we can proceed with our challenge to the legal authority of the Government to impose the “Building Trades Only Requirement” on public construction projects…
Builders Code Ramps Up Services Across Northern Region
New Builders Code training for site supervisors, forepersons and union business managers on how best to deal with the perpetrators and targets of worksite bullying and harassment was…