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Editor's Note 
 
Congratulations to the Victoria Residential Builders Association's 2024 CARE award winners! When we hold up our best work for all to see, it inspires and motivates everyone.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
 
News 
 

Rising Stars program to present at 2024 CAEL

The Rising Stars Program, designed to empower the next generation of underrepresented youth by providing opportunities for sustainable careers in construction, has released the 2024 Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) Conference.


The CMAA is accepting education session proposals for CMAA Focus25

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) invites program and construction management (PM/CM) professionals, faculty, students and all those involved in design, construction and management in the built environment to submit education session proposals for CMAA Focus25, which will be held March 9 - 11, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Labour Force Survey - September 2024

Statistics Canada, The Daily,  has released its data on the labour force survey for Sept. 2024. Employment rose by 47,000 in Sept., while the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.7 percent. The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 percent.


 
Features 
 
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ICYMI - The Ryan Report: Do as I say, not as I do

My day job, if you want to call it that, is counselling contractors on business practices and running a professional operation. A central theme in all of this is that both contractor and their customer will be much better off when certain fundamentals of business are maintained. » Read More...
 
 
The Hammer podcast 
 

The Hammer Episode #49 – Upright Slab – Damon Gray, NZ Builders

We had a great conversation with Damon Gray, owner of B.C.’s NZ Builders, about their innovative insulated concrete panels and some of the great things they can achieve with them. NZ is making high-performance homes, even Passive House homes, on Vancouver Island out of concrete and finding the material generates a more comfortable and healthy environment for their customers. » Listen now!

 
Coming Events 
 
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CHBA fall meetings

Oct. 21, 2024 | Ottawa, Ont. » Read More...

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BuildEx Alberta

Oct. 23- 24, 2024 | Calgary, Alta. » Read More...

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CAWIC Energize & Connect: Women in Construction Event

Oct. 24, 2024 | Waterloo, Ont. » Read More...

 
JOB BOARD 
 

Journeyman Carpenter

Brockville, Ont. - Must have a minimum 4 years experience in the residential construction industry » Apply now

Electrical Apprentices

Red Deer. Alta - We are looking for somebody to install and repair electrical systems in multifamily residential buildings. » Apply now

Refrigeration Mechanic

Kelowna, B.C. - We are seeking somebody to measure and cut piping, and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment. » Apply now