Member Spotlight: JUD MARTELL
Training Coordinator, Sheet Metal Workers’ Training Centre (Local 280) I spent my summers working at my family’s company in the office, in the shop, and cleaning the grounds, and eventually made my way onto the […]
December 2021
SMACNA-BC, Local 280, & ASHREA attended CIPEX West, the province’s premier plumbing and heating trade show
hanks to high vaccination rates, diligent covid-19 practices, and the sheer will of organizers, trade shows are coming back and the 2021 CIPHEX show was a welcome return for the construction industry. Western Canada’s premier […]
SMACNA-BC Golfers Tee Off with ASHRAE-BC
ASHRAE-BC held its annual golf tournament in September at Westwood Plateau Golf Course in Coquitlam, and SMACNA-BC members showed support. In a time when covid is placing pressure to cancel events like dinner meetings and […]
The Return of Apprenticeship in BC
The BC government is looking to find out the economic value of apprenticeship in BC by partnering with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) and the BC Construction Association (BCCA) on a new study. “The skilled […]
Vancouver Welcomes Back the Skills Canada National Competition in May 2022
Post-secondary Students and Apprentices Come Together to Show off their Trade Skills Anne Kang, minister of advanced education and skills training, says the Skills Canada Competition is a chance for young people across Canada to […]