Sean Hodgins grew up in the construction business and is now the president of ICBA Builders’ Circle member Century Group, a family-owned business that was started in 1957. The company is based in New Westminster, BC but has recently been doing a lot of work in...
ICBA’s Jordan Bateman and TheOrca.ca’s Maclean Kay begin with a tale of the greatest hockey player of all time (not really) before getting into the latest #BCPOLI happenings, including QP heckling, weird COVID comms decisions, sick leave and...
The ultimate measure of a person, as the quote goes, is not where they stand in moments of comfort but at times of challenge. The same is true of governments, and the recent and belated federal budget contains plenty of warning signs about where the current government...
The following first appeared in the May 10, 2021, edition of the Energy Now newsletter: ALL-WEST GLASS: YOUR TRUSTED STORE FOR GLASS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA, WHITEHORSE AND YELLOWKNIFE. Locally owned by Northerners, All-West Glass was established in 1971 with the...
Kerry and Jordan talk about two of ICBA’s signature programs: our Painting & Decorating Red Seal Challenge course (www.icba.ca/painter) and our ICBA Workplace Wellness Program (www.icba.ca/wellness). Painting Red Seal Challenge The Red Seal Challenge Program...
Kudos to ICBA members Hall Constructors, Jacob Bros Construction & Tybo Contracting for loaning vital equipment to Abbotsford School District’s Heavy Equipment Operator career program. You’re making a real difference in young people’s lives...
Violent offender ➡️ released on bail ➡️ commits violent crimeHow many times does David Eby have to see the same story before doing something? B.C. needs a change in government. www.icba.ca/election... See MoreSee Less
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #169: Affordability Crisis Harms Mental Health CareThe affordability crisis negatively affects more than just housing, groceries, clothing, and other staples.It’s harming the ability of people to access mental health services.CBC reports that cash-strapped Canadians, desperate to make ends meet, are treating healthcare like therapy as luxury items that can be cut or put off.It’s frustrating that all of us have done so much work to take the stigma out of talking about mental health, and yet government and the public health care system have not added the needed resources to help folks.October 19 is an opportunity to change that. What the current government has done isn’t enough – add the need to improve mental health services to the long list of things to consider when voting.-------Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program is helping more than 100 companies and more than 10,000 construction professionals better understand mental health. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details. ... See MoreSee Less
The NDP’s own numbers show that by 2027, the provincial debt will be $165 billion. 😱💸 That’s almost $30,000 for every man, woman, and child in B.C. – which our kids will have to pay.B.C. needs a change in government. www.icba.ca/election... See MoreSee Less
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of B.C. senior vice-president and chief economist Ken Peacock first appeared in Business in Vancouver on Sept. 24, 2024....
⛽️ Life in Metro Vancouver is expensive enough – so why do we pay the highest gas taxes in Canada? You pay an extra 60 cents per litre in taxes alone. It adds up. Fast.B.C. needs a change in government. www.icba.ca/election... See MoreSee Less
75%: Increase in criminals caught in the act, but released w/ no charges
6,385: Negative police interactions w/ the same 40 people – in Vancouver alone
4: # of British Columbians subjected to random stranger attacks EVERY DAY