By Jessica Kirby • Photos by Colin Nam Five apprentices at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Training Centre (SMWTC) have mastered the Forces of creativity, problem-solving, and hard work by creating a life-size, working R2D2 model—complete […]
By Robin Brunet Purely in terms of data, Canada’s construction industry encountered its fair share of headwinds in 2023, as a Research and Markets report released in August illustrates. According to the report, the industry […]
By Robin Brunet BC’s construction industry is undeniably a powerhouse: it’s the province’s number one employer (over 218,000 people), and it accounts for 10.3 percent or $27 billion of the GDP. Better still, intense demand […]
The results are in—sheet metal contractors, manufacturers, and sheet metal workers are focused on recruitment and looking to broaden their professional development to include management skills and strategies. Year after year, similar concerns arise among […]
Local 280 has doubled the number of women in their program—how more inclusive optics are growing the construction workforce in BC By / Jessica Kirby In 2019, then-president of SMART International Joseph Sellers put out […]
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