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BC Construction Association releases fall 2022 statistics report

By:Building .caPosted: Nov 1st, 2022In: ConstructionNews

According to statistics reported in the Fall 2022 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Stat Pack, investment in the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) construction sectors is down 10.9 per cent since February 2020, while the[...]

Labour Supply Still Top Issue in BC’s Construction Industry: BCCA Survey

By:Building .caPosted: Apr 20th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

The annual BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Survey highlight the key issues facing employers and workers during a period of heightened construction activity. According to the survey, the industry is experiencing a 79 per cent[...]

B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the minister of mental health and addictions, said[...]

Five men now confirmed dead in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse as body found

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 15th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

KELOWNA, B.C. – The body of a fifth man killed in the collapse of a construction crane in Kelowna, B.C., has been recovered. A statement from the RCMP says the body was found late Tuesday night as[...]

Multiple fatalities after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.

By:Building .caPosted: Jul 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

KELOWNA, B.C. – The head of a development company building a 25-storey residential tower says there were “multiple” fatalities after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. Jonathan Friesen of the Mission Group said he didn’t[...]