Summer Numbers Hopeful
By / Jessica Kirby, Editor, Sheet Metal Journal The summer, which only appeared in mid-July, is quickly racing past. We are cramming a summer’s worth of events and advnetures into six weeks before the air […]
August 2022
The 90-Second Rule
By / John Millen, Communications Coach Have you ever made an impulsive decision and then said or done something you later deeply regretted? We all have, but not as publicly as Will Smith. When he slapped […]
Bruce Sychuk says Goodbye at Final JCB Meeting, Jim Paquette in Attendance
On June 21, the Joint Conference Board met with SMACNA-BC’s out-going executive director Bruce Sychuk for the last time. The group met at Paris Park behind Apollo Sheet Metal Ltd., where Sychuk was a long-time […]
Local 280 Sponsors ECCO Supply Customer Appreciation BBQ
ECCO Supply hosts approximately four Customer Appreciation BBQs each summer to celebrate the company’s customers with refreshments and tasty food. “These are a chance for us to express our gratitude for our customers’ on-going support,” […]
SMACNA-BC and ASHRAE BC Team up For October Dinner Meeting at Central City Brewing
On October 19, for the second time, SMACNA-BC and ASHRAE BC will be holding a joint dinner meeting at Central City Brewing. The building has involved many challenges over the years, and the owners have […]
SMACNA-BC Technical Standards Program – September 19, 2022
SMACNA-BC and ASHRAE BC members, arhcitects, enigineers/consultants, building officials, inspectors, specification writers, building owners, and fire marshals are invited to attend the SMACNA-BC Technical Standards Program this fall to advance their knowledge of the HVAC […]
BC Mandatory Trades Certification ‘Phased In’ Starting This Year
The BC government is moving ahead with mandatory trades certification over the next two years, as it deals with a growing skills shortage due to retirements. The province decided last summer that certification would return […]
Building Hope: Men in the Trades and Substance Abuse
BUILDING HOPE: MEN IN THE TRADES AND SUBSTANCE USE Building Hope: Men in the Trades and Substance Use, a video series raising awareness about the opioid overdose crisis and the impact of the toxic drug […]
Sheet Metal Journal-British Columbia, Summer 2022
PDF • Read on ISSUU Features: Tony Paris Turns 90 Profile: Western Mechanical Servies (1977) Ltd. Embracing Big Data Using Financial Ratios Columns Editorial: Summer Numbers Hopeful Guest Editorial: The 90-Second Rule SMACNA-BC News: Bruce […]
Profile: Western Mechanical Services (1977) Ltd.
by Natalie Bruckner Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of any entrepreneur, as the three partners of Western Mechanical Services Ltd. (Kyle Nelson, Dennis St. Hilaire, and James Wahlen) well know […]