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table of ContentsA word from SICA COO Bill Everitt

A message from SICA Chair Phil Long

SICA Staff

From the tools to the corner office – BCCA

SICA’s Gold Seal Certified

U40: Maximizing potential

Preparing for take-off: Kelowna International Airport undergoes $92-million upgrade

Top of the class: Painted Rock Estate Winery wins 2014 SICA Award of Excellence

New athletic park for Coldstream, potential to host key events

Injury management tips to keep B.C. working – BCCSA

The other half: SICA’s Women in Construction

COCA 2015 Q1 & 2 summary report

CCA hard at work in 2014

building construction management excellence

with gold Seal certification

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Phil LongChair

Craig Main Vice Chair

Debra Dotschkat Secretary/Treasurer

Angela McKerlichPast Chair

Jason HendersonExecutive Alternate

2015/16SICA dIrECtOrS

Martin DeheerSam Elia

David HughesMatt Kormendy

Tim KroghShane Mosley

Gavin RasmussenDiana O’DareJeff ShecterRoger Smith

Vickie ToppingAdam Zmudczynski

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Cameron BettsCorey Care

Ryan FairburnMark Hartwick

Chris OwenJohn PowersTom Spatola

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Our theme for this publication is “the new normal.” It’s reflected in the fact that

although we are finally busy with projects, both public and private, we struggle

with finding enough skilled labour to maintain schedules and quality of work.

Some of that pressure is relieved by a deflated oil patch, but we are kidding ourselves if we

think that’s a long-term solution.

In part, one answer is tapping into traditionally under-represented segments of our con-

struction population (i.e. women and First Nations), but we also need intensive new train-

ing initiatives supported by government and directed in part to have high school students

recognize the trades as a viable career. Add one or more LNG plant in the mix and we will

have to reconsider immigration policy to fill in the labour gaps.

The new normal may also mean short- or long-term partnering within the construction

community as we have never really seen before. Contractors with a bevy of clients team-

ing up with contractors with none, all in the name of getting the job done. Other industries

do this all of the time. In the end, what matters most to SICA is what matters to you, our

members. Understanding that is our number-one challenge as an association.

One thing we do know for certain is that the new normal will cause us all to be more

creative in the ways that we go about this age-old business of getting things built.

Best regards,

Bill Everitt

SICA Chief Operating Officer

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A s always, this year flew by too

quickly. 2014-2015 was the last

year of our three-year strategic

plan and also saw a upturn in the econ-

omy of the southern interior, a welcome

change after a couple of years of uncer-

tainty. Three years ago we modernized our

mission statement and our association’s

branding. As a whole, as a board, member-

ship and operationally, we have continued

to focus on:

“Providing leadership and promoting

excellence for the benefit of our industry.”

In October 2015 our board will meet at

our annual planning retreat and develop

another three-year strategic plan, which

will guide the operations staff and contin-

ue to expand the value our association of-

fers to its members. Our board is made up

of several different groups in the construc-

tion industry, which gives us an excellent

perspective to make strategic plans. It

has been a pleasure working with a board

that is using their experience for the bet-

terment of the industry. It is important for

us to have strong uniform voice in order to

influence change and better our industry.

As part of SICA’s mission, we have initi-

ated a review of “best value” as compared

A message from SICA Chair Phil Long

to “low bid” as a procurement method on

publically funded capital projects. This is

an initiative spearheaded by Bill Everitt,

our Chief Operating Officer, who has been

meeting with several different interest

groups.

2015 was also a successful year for SI-

CA’s education department, where we grew

our educational reach by offering the Heavy

Equipment Operator (HEO) course with a

focus on engaging First Nations groups in

our region. You can read more about this

initiative on page 82 of this magazine. SICA

staff continues to look at where we can ad-

dress gaps in the training for skilled trades-

persons.

Operationally, SICA is preparing to

launch a new website that will bring added

value to members and increase efficiency

for staff. This initiative has been devel-

oped in partnership with BCCA and other

regional construction associations across

the province to create efficiencies that will,

in turn, create value for our members. The

website is looking fantastic! Both the board

and staff are excited to debut the modern-

ized and easy-to-use website in the fall.

I would like to personally thank COO Bill

Everitt, Clifford Kshyk (VP Operations) and

the entire staff for the volume of work they

put into our association. This helps make

my job as chair and the board’s job a whole

lot easier. SICA is on a good footing, and

this is thanks to the operational staff’s ex-

ceptional work.

It has been an honour to have the oppor-

tunity to work with SICA’s volunteers and

staff this past year. It is a great pleasure to

be involved with an organization that is de-

voted to making the industry better. I look

forward to the many great things our asso-

ciation has in store for the future. u

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“Providing leadership and promoting excellence for the

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SICA Staff

William E. (Bill) EverittChief Operating [email protected]

Clifford KshykVP Operations

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Aleda StyanKamloops Project

Services [email protected]

Carolyn MannAccounting [email protected]

Janice HaynesKelowna Project

Services [email protected]

Jennifer MarteDirector of [email protected]

Tina ParkerMembership Coordinator -

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Kerry ScottKamloops Planroom Assistant

[email protected]

Sandy GauthierMembership

Coordinator - [email protected]

Leanne HendricksonEducation Services

[email protected]

Michelle LemieuxMembership

Coordinator - Kelowna [email protected]

Monica BognarMeetings & Events

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Johanna OlsonEducation Assistant

[email protected]

Kelowna (Head Office)

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Kelowna, BC V1X 7W2

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Fax: (250) 491- 3929

Kamloops

#101-1410 Pearson Place

Kamloops, BC V1S 1J9

Tel: (250) 372-3364

Fax: (250) 828-6634

www.sica.bc.ca


SICA Board of Directors

Back Row (left to right): Justin Tanquay, Shane Mosley, Mark Hartwick, John Powers, Cameron Betts, Ryan Fairburn, Matt Kormendy, Rick Murray and Gavin Rasmussen. Front Row (left to right): Roger Smith, Tim Krogh, David Hughes, Jason Henderson, Debra Dotschkat, Phil Long, Angela McKerlich, Vicki Topping, Sam Elia and Tom Spatola.

Chair: phil long Maple Reinders, Inc.

vice-Chair: Craig main Maddocks Construction Ltd.

Secretary/treasurer: debra dotschkat Glass Canada Inc.

Alternate: Jason Henderson

Houle Electric Ltd. - Kelowna

past-Chair: Angela mcKerich

Capri Insurance Services Inc.

gavin rasmussen K & C’s Construction & Renovations Ltd.

matt Kormendy Inland Glass and Aluminum Ltd.

diana O’dare BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd.

Shane mosley Sawchuck Developments Co. Ltd.

tim Krogh TKI Construction

Sam Elia Power Vac Services

Adam Zmudczynski Kal Tire

roger Smith Ken Olson Ltd. (Olson Construction)

Jeff Shecter Zap Welding

david Hughes Forward Law LLP

vickie topping MQN Architects

martin deheer Interior Health

Christine balascak Delnor Construction Ltd.

tom Spatola Harris Rebar

John powers Flynn Canada Ltd.

mark Hartwick Kimco Controls Ltd.

Chris Owen Interior Plumbing & Heating Ltd.

Cameron betts Betts Electric Ltd.

ryan fairburn Capri Insurance Services Inc.

Corey Care Care Systems Services Ltd.

Justin tanguay DJM Contracting Ltd.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATES


1. Infrastructure Investment

•EnsuringthesmoothimplementationoftheBuildingCanada

Plan. A key improvement was the indexation of the Gas Tax

Fund.

2. labour Supply & training

•Ensuring that the policies are responsive to the industry’s

needs in a timely fashion.

– Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Preserving the ability

of accessing foreign-trained workers.

– New Federal Skilled Trades Program – Expansion of eligible

trades.

– New Express Entry system launched in January 2015 - En-

suring employer access to the potential immigrant data-

base.

•CCAlobbiedforspecialconsiderationforsmalleremployers

wishing to use the Canada Job Grant. SMEs will be eligible to

either contribute 15% of the employer share in cash or deduct

the trainee’s wages toward their contribution.

3. federal tendering & Contracting practices

•CCAconvincedthe federalgovernment tocompile informa-

tion on how many apprentices are currently employed on fed-

eral projects through a voluntary reporting system.

•CCA provided input intoDefenceConstructionCanada’s e-

procurement RFP process to ensure suitability to construction

(e.g. a true online and real-time system; modification and

withdrawal of bids after submission but before closing, etc.)

4. Quality of design documents

•CCA has developed a checklist of what a complete set of

design documents should include and is planning a series of

seminars.

5. public Sector Self-performance and Competition

•CCAhas developed a checklist to ensure public owners in-

clude in their comparisons of in-house construction versus

contracting-out all pertinent cost items.

6. New Standard documents

•CCDCwillconductseminarsonCCDC 3 - Cost-Plus Contract,

CCDC 29 - A Guide to Pre-qualification and CCDC 21 - A Guide to

Construction Insurance. Other 2015 documents include an IPD

contract and CCDC 2MA Master Agreement.

7. National Industry Ethics Course

•CCAisworkingwithBuildForceCanadatodevelopanational

construction industry ethics course.

8. New technologies/methodologies

•CCAcontinuestosupporttheinitiativesoftheInstitute for BIM

in Canada (IBC) and Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI).

9. Industry drug & Alcohol programs

•CCAhasdevelopeda customizabledrugandalcoholpolicy

and a fact sheet on employee assistance programs.

10. foreign Competition

•CCAconvincedFinanceCanadatopermitEDCtocontinueto

provide performance security guarantees to Canadian-based

contractors for projects situated in Canada that require letters

of credit for performance security.

11. prompt payment & lien legislation

•CCAisdevelopingguidingprinciplesforpromptpaymentleg-

islation as well as a set of model lien legislation principles. u

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The construction sector is widely recognized to be suffering from image problems. Today’s young people don’t see it as a rewarding career path. Perhaps more importantly, neither

do their parents. This is old news but that doesn’t change the fact that something needs to be done about it.

Government is making an increasingly big noise about the trades but the truth is that unless construction employers make an even bigger noise, they’re not going to get the attention they need for the excellent jobs – and careers – they have to offer.

Take a look in the mirror. Use your rearview if you’re in the truck. What are you doing to connect with your future employees? Are your shoulders chip-free? Do you see the potential in that young face, or just the hassle?

The BCCA 2015 Construction Business Survey makes it obvious that the image problems go two ways. B.C.’s construction employ-ers don’t seem much more excited about today’s youth than the youth seem to be about the trades. Maybe this is a generational issue. My kids were never impressed that back in Saskatchewan I walked five miles to school in the snow barefoot, uphill both ways.

“Young people are looking for big money with no hard work. Show up, work hard, show an interest and you’ll quickly move off the broom and into tools and management.”

“The idea that a job in the trades is for those who ‘can’t’ do school is in-grained in high school. A career in the trades is rewarding and lucrative, stu-dents should be aware of this.”

“Kids these days want a cushy job designing video games. They don’t want to get their hands dirty.”

The fact is that if construction employers aren’t excited about the next generation, and the next generation isn’t excited about construction, then we are potentially at an impasse that doesn’t serve anyone or anything.

There are many smart, capable, hard-working young people out there who don’t consider construction trades because they don’t know what the potential is. They don’t know that there is huge opportunity to develop management and technical skills that can take you far.

Each and every one of us can do something to increase aware-ness – to open more minds. Let’s show off a little.

If you started out on the tools and are now enjoying a success-

ful career in management and leadership, if you have motivating

experiences to share with the next generation, please contact us.

We’d like to hear your story, and if you’re willing, we’d like to share

it.

Whoever you are, next time you’re being social with people out-

side of the industry, take the initiative to talk it up. Here are some

points for you:

• In B.C. today, only 1/85 students enter the trades after high

school.We’dneedthattobe1/5inordertofillallthejobsavail-

able. (Meanwhile, we graduate 3,000 teachers for 500 jobs,

every year.)

• Constructionisincreasinglyaglobalindustry.Youcantakeyour

skills anywhere you want to go.

• Inbusinessyoustartinthemailroomandwithgritanddetermi-

nation end up in the corner office. In construction you start on

the tools and with grit and determination end up in the corner

office – if you want, you can build it to suit your needs. Make it

a penthouse.

• Canadahasmoreuniversitygraduatesearningbelowthepov-

erty line per capita than any developed country. I call these the

“philosopher baristas.” Kids and parents need to be making

more informed, productive choices with their education. Educa-

tional institutions need to be making more relevant programs for

their students.

• TheunemploymentrateforyouthinB.C.isabout14%.Mean-

while construction unemployment rates are at decade lows and

are getting lower.

• 2/3peopleinconstructiontodayaregettingclosetoretirement.

Successful construction companies are looking for smart young

people to lead the way, and they’re ready to invest in training

and experience.

Let’s agree: there’s huge opportunity ahead.

Leadership and advancement of employees is crucial to the de-

velopment of the sector, but employers need to realize that the gen-

eral public does not see construction as an advancement-friendly

career path. We need to make career development more apparent,

champion those that have climbed the ladder from the tools to the

corner office or to owning their own company, and get that mes-

sage actively out to today’s bright students. The investment banks

and the insurance companies recruit hard at B.C. universities and

colleges. It’s time to take a page out of their playbook. u

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towork(IM/RTW)initiatives

benefit employers, workers, and the indus-

try overall by reducing and even eliminating

lost time due to accidents.

A key reason for this is that they greatly

reduce the ‘white space’ that surrounds

workplace injuries – the time between

when an accident occurs and when the

compensation claim is accepted. Without

an effective intervention plan, this white

space can delay the return to work by

weeks or even months, depending on the

extent of the injury.

Consider, for example, the following sce-

nario: A worker is injured and sent home

with instructions to see his or her doctor.

During the appointment, the doctor makes

an initial diagnosis (sprained ankle), tells

the worker to take two weeks off and rec-

ommends physiotherapy to assist the heal-

ing process. He then files various compen-

sation-related forms with WorkSafeBC.

One-to-two weeks later, the claim is ac-

cepted and the worker makes an appoint-

ment to see a physiotherapist. The thera-

pist is concerned about the level of tender-

ness and swelling, and tells the worker to

make another appointment with the doc-

tor. The doctor agrees that there might be

more going on and orders an x-ray. A week

later, the results are in: the worker has

badly torn ligaments. The doctor tells the

worker to take another three-to-four weeks

off and to continue with physiotherapy.

He updates the compensation claim, and

WorkSafeBC signs off on the revised claim

one week later.

It has now been three-to-four weeks

since the injury occurred. The worker has

spent most of this time at home, discon-

nected from the workplace. The employer,

who has been without an important mem-

ber of his or her team, will have to wait

even longer for the injured worker to return

to previous duties. It could be even worse

if the injury is even more complex and re-

quires additional work, like a CT scan, to

properly diagnose. The more layers there

are to an injury, the more white space.

While the scenario described is com-

mon, there are ways to minimize or even

By Mike Mckenna, Executive Director, BCCSA

[email protected]


eliminate the white space, and this is

where IM/RTWprograms can play such

an important role.

At the company level, having a program

means that an employee with a sprained

ankle or torn ligaments might miss a few

days rather than a few weeks. This is be-

cause everything will be in place for him or

her to safely return to the same duties, or

to modified or alternative duties that are

acceptable to him, his doctor, and the em-

ployer. Rather than leave it up to the sys-

tem, the employer has decided to become

actively involved in injury management

and has put in place a program that is sup-

ported by all parties.

On an industry-wide level, clinics and

facilities thateitherarededicated to IM/

RTWor includean IM/RTWcomponent

can also make a significant difference.

Such approaches are beginning via initia-

tives such as WorkSafeBC’s Stay at Work

(SAW) centres, which are being utilized at

a number of Lower Mainland sites.

Developed in consultation with employ-

ers and worker representatives, the cen-

tres offer on-site diagnosis and treatment,

assistance with claims, and other services

designed to help injured workers return to

current or modified duties as soon – and

as safely – as possible.

However, while it is making a valuable

contribution, the SAW initiative is best

suited to mines and other workplaces with

large, stationary workforces; it is not ef-

fective with small, mobile employers, who

comprise the majority of construction em-

ployers.

There are also a few private medical

clinics that include an IM/RTW compo-

nent. They are able to provide same-day

diagnosis and assist workers with the

claims process. But their reach is also lim-

ited.

The ideal solution would be a network

of regional facilities that are dedicated to

injury management and return to work.

These facilities would:

•beopentoallworkersandemployers;

•have the staff and equipment required

to provide same-day diagnosis and treat-

ment;

•managetheclaimsprocess;

•offerRTWoptions,andworkcloselywith

employerswhodonothaveaformalIM/

RTW program in place and co-ordinate

with those employers who do; and

•providephysiotherapyandotherrehabili-

tation services.

This kind of centralized, under-one-roof

approach would also help to remove some

of the pressures currently experienced by

hospital emergency rooms, doctors’ of-

fices, and walk-in clinics that represent the

first stop for injured workers.

While it will take considerable planning

and co-ordination, the hope is that such

a network will be built for the province of

British Columbia. u

For further information, contact a

safety and injury management

advisor at 1-877-860-3675 or

email [email protected]


Many companies have sick-

leave policies addressing

time off due to illness. When

employees continue to be off work be-

yond the period covered by these policies,

many of these employees end up using

Employment Insurance (EI) as their in-

come source until they return to work. In

prolonged periods of illness, EI bridges the

gap until employees qualify for long-term

disability – typically 120 days. EI “does

the job,” but is it the best solution for your

company and your employees?

A short-term disability plan offers your

company the flexibility of choosing an

overall benefit maximum and waiting pe-

riod that satisfies your company’s needs,

strengthens your retention strategy, and

protects your employees in a cost effec-

tive way. Companies providing an insured

short-term disability benefit to their em-

ployees, providing, at minimum, as much

as EI, qualify for a reduction in their EI

premium rate. Additionally, an insured

short-term disability plan covers all em-

ployees including owners, whereas EI

only covers employees.

While the immediate savings on the

EI premiums are certainly an attractive

advantage, the long-term savings real-

ized by an insured short-term disabil-

ity plan are the real advantage. The real

savings are realized over the long term,

through early intervention at the time

of disability. The potential costs when

an employee is off due to illness can be

many:

1) Loss of that employee’s production

2) Increased workload for co-workers

3) Increased LTD rates, potentially

Early intervention can result in shorter

disability periods and get employees

back to work doing what they do best –

moving your business forward. u

If you would like to discuss this or other

questions related to your benefits plan,

please call BCCA Employee Benefits

at 1-800-665-1077 or

email [email protected].

We are also online www.bccabenefits.ca.

Why short-term disability over EI?

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The Council of Construction Asso-

ciations (COCA) represents most

of British Columbia’s construction

associations (19 in all) and acts on behalf

of the construction industry in Work-

SafeBC matters. COCA works to present

a united front and a systematic approach

to WorkSafeBC issues. COCA initiates and

responds to legislative, regulatory, policy

and practice issues within the workers’

compensation system in B.C. COCA also

assists individual contractors with their

WorkSafeBC concerns.

Asummaryofkeyactivities/issuesfol-

lows:

Q1 – January to march1. Dianna Miles is formally appointed

WorkSafeBC’s CEO.

2. WorkSafeBC appoints four new board

members to replace members that

have finished their board term of office.

3. COCA Executive, in collaboration with

BCCA and CLR, is looking into what the

implications are to incorporate into a

legal trust (connected to the BCCA).

4. COCA submitted a discussion paper

on Vocational Rehabilitation Policy Re-

view – Phase I. In this paper we argue

that management oversight should

be used to ensure that the decisions

made by Vocational Rehabilitation

Consultants are made within the limits

prescribed by the Workers’ Compen-

sation Act and written WorkSafeBC

policy – and that the VRCs are aware

that their work will be reviewed when

longer-term rehabilitation plans are

contemplated.

5. In collaboration with BCCA and BCC-

SA, COCA supports the exploration

process with Hydro to move away

from third-party tendering in favour of

a hybrid B.C. COR certification for con-

struction proponents. This approach

builds on the success of the COR pro-

gram and ensures it remains relevant to

industry.

6. COCA continues to work in collabora-

tion with the Employer’s Forum on nu-merous working groups to ensure the

Macatee recommendations are imple-mented in a reasonable way for indus-

try.

Q2 – April to June7. COCA helped provide industry feed-

back on the new legislation introduced

to support the Macatee recommenda-

tions. On balance the new legislation

reflects the Macatee report recom-

mendations that there are no provi-

sions for Orders to Workers.

8. COCA reviewed the discussion pa-

per on long-term average earnings for

GECA Workers. No significant changes

were recommended.

By Dr. Dave Baspaly, COCA President

College of the Rockies

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9. COCA submitted six Journal of Com-merce articles on the claims process (from an industry perspective). There are two more articles related to this ed-ucational series that are slated to come out in subsequent months.

10. COCA is tracking the developments from the Lakeland inquest for potential issues for construction.

11. COCA is tracking the work of the WSBC Claims Committee in particular the duration of claims data. We remain vigilant and supportive to strategies and initiatives designed to design to re-duce overall duration.

12. COCA is reviewing jurisdictional im-plications concerning an employer’s li-ability as it concerns travel to and from worksites. A brief environmental scan of other jurisdictions has been completed.

13. COCA is reviewing a WorkSafeBC deci-sion that used a worker’s earnings from outside of Canada in order to calculate Average Earnings. COCA believes that the Workers’ Compensation Act is in-tended to provide workers’ compensa-tion based on verified earnings within B.C.

14. COCA submitted a discussion paper concerning regulatory amendments re-lating to WHMIS 2015. In our submis-sion we support the new amendments as they create consistency across Can-ada.

15. COCA provided an industry rep for WorkSafe BC’s small business consul-tation group. This group will specifically look at how the interests and issues of small business can be more effectively addressed.

16. COCA continues to support BCCSA’s development of a new silica resource. We are particularly interested in the impact of the current silica level on mit-igation strategies to ensure it is work-able for industry.

17. COCA attended the Day of Mourning ceremony on Tuesday, April 28 th.

18. COCA resolved its structural issue. It will remain a consortium with adminis-trative assistance from BCCA.

19. Supported the development and publi-cation of a JOC article entitled “What Makes Good Regulation?” by Kent Hill-man.

20. COCA provided industry feedback on

the new WorkSafeBC regulations that

interpret the new amendments under

Bill 9.

21. COCA provided a consultation session

at the May 20th Construction Network-

ing and Lunch Event held at the Delta

Chamber of Commerce.

22. COCA is preparing for a series of pre-

consultation sessions: Part 14 – Cranes

& Hoists – Load Limit Devices, and Part

13 and 14 – Cranes & Hoists. u

COCA continues to support individual

companies with specific WorkSafeBC

matters/issues. For more information,

visit our website www.cocabc.ca or

contact the COCA office:

#203 - 318 Homer Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2V2

Telephone: (604) 683-0556

Fax: (604) 683-0557

Dr. Dave Baspaly, President



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RoadbuildingReznik, Ray J. – Estimator, GeneralRidley, David B. – Project Manager, MechanicalRietman, Robert Michael – Superintendent,

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The Other Half

By Jillian Mitchell

Along with the projected skills gap currently looming over industry is an understood call to action. Doing their part to answer the call is SICA’s Women in Construction (WiC) group, a network that in just under a year has attracted upwards of 65 members with a shared goal: keeping industry’s future bright. Read on to meet three of SICA’s WiC members.

Sarah Blechingberg

Current position: Flooring and window

covering consultant,

United Floors Kamloops.

years in industry: 12.5

describe that “ah-ha” moment when you first realized a career in construction was for you.

I knew from the first day that I stepped

onto my first construction site that this in-

dustry was where I wanted to be. Each day

is different from the last. Being able to see

progress daily and watching a home come

together is an amazing feeling. I always left

the jobsite feeling like I had accomplished

something.

I have been with United Floors for two

years. Before that I spent nine years work-

ing alongside my mother-in-law, Sandra

Casol, owner and operator of the award-

winning Casol Designs and Contracting. I

also took a year-and-a-half off from work-

ing with Casol Designs to do an electrical

apprenticeship up at Sun Peaks.

My job at United Floors is to put togeth-

er flooring packages for new builds and

renovations. I help to guide our customers

though proper product selections that will

suit their needs, budget and lifestyle, along

with setting up the installations.

when did you join SICA’s wiC? what prompted you?

WiC is new to Kamloops. When SICA

put out the call looking for women who

might be interested in getting this group

going in town, I jumped at the chance. I felt

like it would be a great opportunity to help

provide a fun networking event where we

could become more educated about what

is going on in different sectors of the con-

struction industry, all while actually getting

to know more about the women working in

trades in our community.

what role does wiC serve in industry?

I hope that it will encourage more wom-

en to come into construction, knowing that

they have resources available to them and

support from other like-minded women.

In your opinion, how can industry attract and retain female workers?

As the previous generation of trades

people are beginning to retire we are com-

ing up on a shortage of skilled trades. This

industry has changed a lot even in the 12

years that I have been a part of it. You now

see more females working on the jobsites.

More women are seeking out employment

where the compensation is better and

some of those roles just happen to be in

construction. Creating a welcoming work

environment where diversity is valued is

going to help retain those women who

have decided to take on careers in con-

struction.

I feel that the creation of mentoring

programs such as WiC will help to inform

and inspire women who might be consid-

ering a trade in construction as a career. It

will give them a place to get more informa-

tion on things they will need to consider

when thinking about becoming a trades-

person. The fact that each WiC event high-

lights a different trade each time gives us a

chance to learn about each sector and ask

questions. The networking events not only

provide education, but they help to provide

mentors, women who have already made

it through some of the challenges that will

present themselves.

what are your top 3 tips for women working in construction?

Aim high and refuse to accept a differ-

ence in the opportunities presented to you.

Believe in your abilities. Be confident in

knowing that you can do anything you put

your mind to.


Amy Hensley

Current position: Engineering department

manager, Aluminum Curtainwall Systems.

years in industry: 27


I got my job while still in high school in

the U.S. My future boss at the time was

looking for a student at my school, some-

one the (hand) drafting teacher could

recommend who could come in and work

after school. It was supposed to just be for

the summer, but here I am 27 years later.

The hand-drafting was fun, but when we

started using AutoCAD, I got really into it

and the new technology and possibilities.

Now with Revit and BIM, I love virtual de-

sign and construction. I have always, since

the beginning, loved working on premier

projects that become iconic symbols in

cities all over the world. I’ve also gone to

some amazing jobsites, including being up

on the 72nd floor of the new World Trade

Center – the Freedom Tower in Manhattan

– while it was still under construction.

when did you join wiC? what prompted you?

I joined WiC last year when SICA reached

out to women in Kamloops to start the new

local chapter. I had just moved here in Janu-

ary from Portland, Oregon, and I thought it

would be a great opportunity to network and

meet new people.

I’ve only been able to make it to one event,

but I learned a lot about flooring in general and

installation of heated floors. I love to learn,

and it was great to mix that with sharing the

experience with other women involved in the

different aspects of the construction industry,

while also getting in some social time.

what role does wiC serve in industry?WiC meet-ups provide the opportunity for

a place to go where I don’t feel the same pres-

sure that I’ve always experienced in an indus-

try that is (at least in the U.S.) a male major-

ity. I’ve been working in such an environment

since 1988, so I’m used to it, but being around

“just the girls” gave me a new sense of cama-

raderie. It has always been a bit of a struggle

to feel accepted as an equal to the boys, even

if I have the same skill set, or more experience

on projects. When I’m with the girls at a WiC

get-together, we can all commiserate, maybe

vent a little and have some laughs. I don’t

think there are any male members in Kam-

loops at this time. If there were, I would hope

it would give the guys a good opportunity to

tune in to what the girls have to say.

In your opinion, how can industry better attract and retain female workers?

When I first started in this industry, there

were not many females around, let alone

role models or mentors. But I had a great

(male) boss who saw my potential and let

me grow. As the years passed, more wom-

en were hired – I had worked for the same

company for 25 years – and it got easier for

women to be accepted as their skills proved

themselves. I have worked with some re-

markable women who have proven to be

assets to the industry on projects world-

wide. Having these people in the workplace,

and showing them appreciation, along with

giving them same respect and compensa-

tion as anyone, is what it takes to get smart

women into the industry. They will develop

that loyalty which will, in turn, keep them

around and help a business prosper and

grow.


Love what you do. Keep at it, and keep

getting educated as technologies evolve.

All you can do is your best. If others don’t

see your potential, or respect you for your

efforts, there is nothing much you can do

about that. But you still have to believe

in yourself. It can be tough in an industry

where there is still a bit of a divide between

the genders, and it probably will remain that

way until there is more of a balance of men

to women as construction business owners.

My experience, as well as the women I’ve

worked with in the past, is that we some-

times feel we have to work twice as hard as

the boys to prove ourselves, but that’s okay.

We just roll with it.


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Current position: managing partner,

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years in industry: 25


Well, I’m not sure if I have a defining

“ah-ha” moment, but the turning point

for me would have been in 1999 when I

was offered an opportunity to become a

managing partner at Competition Glass

Co. After nine years with the company,

I knew there would be many more years

to come. At that moment, I realized that

I had found my place in the construction

industry.

I started as an employee of Competi-

tion Glass back 1990, so it will be 25 years

this fall. My role as office manager entails

everything from looking after the financial

end of the business to human resources to

shopping for lunchroom snacks, some-

what of a “Jack (lyn) of all trades” one

could say. There is definitely never a dull

moment!

when did you join wiC? what prompted you?

I first became aware of the WiC group

in early 2014 when I was approached

by SICA as to whether I would like to

be part of the initial committee. I am a

strong supporter of the many oppor-

tunities that are available to women in

the construction industry, so having the

opportunity through WiC to share my

experiences was definitely something I

wanted to be onboard with.

Our first event held at Calona Vine-

yards was my favourite WiC event. We

had a great turnout of women in vary-

ing fields of the construction industry. It

was very rewarding to hear how much

they enjoyed coming together and how

they felt so much support from the

group.

what role does wiC serve in industry?

I believe it is important that women

realize the opportunities available in

the many different areas of construc-

tion. WiC is a great way for women to

become aware of these opportunities

and also to know that more women are

becoming involved in trades all the time.

In your opinion, how can industry better attract and retain female workers?

By aiding in breaking the stereotyp-

ing of “male and female” occupations

through supporting groups such as

Women in Construction. Many women

have the opportunity to enter into con-

struction trades but are apprehensive

to do so, as it has always been a male-

dominated industry. Through mentor-

ship programs such as WiC hopefully

this will change and women will be more

apt to pursue a career in the construction

industry.


First, do not be intimidated by this

male-dominated industry. If you have

the ability and the drive you will thrive!

Second, a career in trades will not only

allow you to earn a great wage, but with

the trades shortage you will always be

employed. Lastly, start your apprentice-

ship training as soon as you can and fol-

low through with it. Most trades require

six to eight weeks of schooling per year

over a three- to four-year period. The

amount of time you need to invest in

getting your journeyman (journeyper-

son) certification is minimal compared

to those of college or university degrees,

and you will have the potential to earn

a comparable wage once completed. u


Nestled in the heart of the Okana-

gan Valley, and neighbouring

Rattlesnake Island, home of

Canada’s infamous sea monster Ogopogo,

is the town of Peachland. While the area

isn’t widely known – barring its reputation

for aquatic creatures and a burgeoning soft

fruit industry – it is one of the nation’s fast-

est growing communities with a thriving

local construction sector.

And last year, Peachland served as the

meeting spot for a group of thirty-some-

things who came together in the name of

cooperation, collaboration and commu-

nity. This meeting of young construction

professionals resulted in the creation of

the Southern Interior Construction Asso-

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sector.

As iron sharpens iron, so too can a per-

son sharpen the character of another. For

the U40 group, this spirit of mentorship,

along with a focus on networking, drives

its very existence.

Tom Spatola, current U40 chair, was

among the original five who founded the

group of like-minded construction profes-

sionals for the purpose of building oppor-

tunities, personal development and indus-

try growth.

“U40 is a great way to bring young con-

struction industry executives together to

establish your own networking opportu-

nities,” says Spatola, branch manager for

Harris Rebar. “It’s an opportunity to put

faces to names and voices.”

With the support of SICA COO Bill

Everitt – who initially pitched the idea of

a SICA U40 group after being inspired by

the Vancouver Regional Construction As-

sociation’s (VRCA) U35 group – SICA’s

U40 group got off the ground.

Given the eagerness of the membership,

U40 has obviously been a welcome addi-

tion to industry. Fellow U40 member Mat-

thew Kormendy believes it is because the

group offers some very real-world benefits.

“It’s just nice to be able to pick up the

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Despite the projected skills gap looming

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that will assist the upcoming leaders of to-

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same time helping industry attract more

experienced workers.

“I think construction has really changed,

maybe for better and for worse, over the

last number of years,” he says. “I think

some of the projects are becoming more

complicated and more involved. When

you’re losing that knowledge base, it’s

good to get groups together and get peo-

ple talking.”

According to Spatola, U40 is focused on

a number of proactive ways to attract more

skilled workers to the industry, such as job

fairs and social media campaigns.

“We need to get out there and let

people know that a career in the construc-

tion industry can be rewarding – and well-

paying,” he adds.

Of course, SICA’s U40 isn’t all busi-

ness. The group hosts a number of social

events, allowing members to let their hair

down and have fun. Spatola highlights the

inaugural U40 event at Penticton’s Bad

Tattoo Brewing Company as his personal

favourite.

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but

it was a great turnout and I had a great

time,” he says of the inaugural networking

event. “We have had only four events to

date, but every event seems to be attract-

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The Kelowna International Airport

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Phillip Elchitz, manager of airport de-

velopment and IT, says between 2010 and

2020, the Kelowna International Airport

will have invested more than $92 million in

facility upgrades. In 2012, the International

Arrivals Hall was one of the first key proj-

ects completed.

This year will see four major projects,

with a total of $55 million, for the airport,

some of which are already underway and

some of which will be starting later on.

The first project has three components,

and the first component is expanding the

outbound baggage facility, a project to-

talling up to $39.6 million. According to

Elchitz, the current outbound baggage fa-

cility can handle 450 bags per hour at its

peak. However, when all of the charters

were in full swing, the facility was dealing

with 480 bags per hour at its peak.

“We’re going to be building a new facil-

ity to ensure that we can move bags effi-

ciently as we grow,” Elchitz says.

The new outbound baggage facility will

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facility will be able to handle 1,200 bags

per hour, allowing the facility to grow as

passenger demand increases.

The second component of the outbound

baggage facility project is the renovation

and expansion of the existing airline of-

fices. Elchitz confirms the airlines continue

to grow, which comes with more demand

for expanded operational and administra-

tive space.

“Once the baggage hall portion of the

project is complete, we’ll be able to take

the space that made up the old baggage

hall and expand the airline offices into that

space,” Elchitz explains.

The third and final component of the

outbound baggage hall project is the reno-

vation and the expansion of the concourse,

which involves modernizing the check-in

counters and adding additional capacity.

Elchitz also says the new concourse will

be built to handle self-bag drop technol-

ogy when the airline partners are ready to

move in that direction.

“You can check in online, [then] you

come to the airport and you get your bag

tag printed from a self-serve kiosk,” Elchitz

says. “You take your bag and drop it on the

baggage belt. It gets weighed, scanned,

and if all is in order, the bag is automati-

cally taken into the outbound baggage hall

for processing without having to interact

with an airline agent.”

The second project of this year’s up-

grades is the main apron expansion, which

is made up of three components. The first

component is an expansion of the taxi line,

allowing for further separation between

aircraft taxiing to and from the runway and

aircraft parked on the apron. This compo-

nent of the project is worth $2.3 million

and is already complete.

The second component of the project

is the expansion of the main apron, which

involves adding two operational stands –

Current terminal.

“Our goal is to become the best mid-size airport in North America.”


also known as aircraft parking positions

– to the already existing eight for a total

of 10. Currently underway, this part of the

project costs $9.3 million.

The final component of the second

project is the rehabilitation of the existing

apron, which costs $5.3 million. The need

for rehabilitation comes from the fact that

the current apron was designed to handle

older aircrafts, whereas nowadays many

planes have a heavier load rating.

“We continue to look at all of our op-

tions to repave and strengthen the main

apron to ensure it is done in the most cost

effective manner,” Elchitz says.

The third project as part of the 2015

upgrades to the Kelowna International Air-

port is the addition of a new glycol storage

facility, which costs $2.1 million. Accord-

ing to Elchitz, the glycol storage facility is

where de-icing fluids are stored and trans-

ferred from bulk storage into the de-icing

trucks. The fluids are used to spray the air-

craft during a weather event.

“We’re building a new facility, and we’re

adding capacity,” Elchitz elaborates, add-

ing that the facility will go from housing

40,000 litres of storage to 70,000 litres

of storage.

The facility, which is slated to be built

this year, will also see the installation of a

blending unit. Elchitz explains the blend-

ing unit will be where the glycol is blended

with water to serve two purposes: the first

is to allow the airlines to reduce their costs

by ensuring the proper concentration is

made available depending on the ambient

temperatures, and the second is to be a

leader in the stewardship of the environ-

ment by reducing the amount of glycol

runoff onto the apron and beyond.

The fourth and final project costs $3.8

million, and it is the complete renovation

of the departures lounge and retail space.

“We’re modernizing the departures

lounge to better attract passengers, to en-

courage passengers to browse the facility

and make a purchase from the retail con-

cessions, the restaurants and the food ki-

osks,” Elchitz says.

The reason for enhancing the lounge

and retail spaces is one that abides by the

airport’s philosophy: to remain a low-cost

airport.

“To remain a low-cost airport means

keeping aeronautical fees stable,” Elchitz

says. “Aeronautical fees are the landing

and terminal charges levied to the airlines

for use of the facility. We want to keep

those fees stable. To do so, our focus is on

increasing our non-aeronautical revenues,

which includes revenues from money

spent on restaurants and other retail ame-

nities.”

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I t came down to a referendum but the

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$7.53 million required to facilitate the proj-

ect.

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into what will soon be an innovative new

facility capable of hosting major events

like the B.C. Summer Games and the B.C.

Seniors Games – not to mention enabling

the development of elementary and high-

school track and field teams, local footballs

groups and minor soccer associations.

“There had been a demonstrated need

for a facility of this nature for quite a

while,” states Keith Pinkoski, manager of

Parks, Regional District of North Okana-

gan (RDNO), who adds that the need had

been identified in the 10-year Greater Ver-

non Parks, Recreation and Culture Master

Plan. “The planning for this started back

in 2009. We had to secure the financing

through the referendum. Then we had to

arrange for a 40-year lease with the Okan-

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Nears completionToday, the new Athletics Park and Ame-

nities Building is nearing completion. The

project entails the development of a high-

quality, regulation-sized synthetic track

that meets all International Association

of Athletics Federation (IAAF) require-

ments; a regulation-sized synthetic turf

field, appropriate for football, soccer, rug-

by, lacrosse and field hockey; one natural

turf field; seating for 400 spectators; four

changes rooms, showers and washroom

facilities; and a large classroom and meet-

ing room.

“By building the track and field compo-

nents to regulation, we’re hoping to attract

commissioned events to the facility,” says

Pinkoski, who adds that the overall proj-

ect budget of $8.1 million was increased in

April 2015 when the RDNO Board of Di-

rectors approved an additional $340,000

for the building expansion. The expansion

includes the addition of 16 showers to the

amenities building, with the plan to offset

the added cost through reserves and grant-

funding opportunities.

“There was a demonstrated need from

the community to want to provide that ex-

tra level of service in the amenities build-

ing,” explains Pinkoski, who adds that

there would be an estimated $75,000

to $100,000 in savings if the additional

showers were added while the building

was under construction, as opposed to do-

ing the renovation after the building was

completed.

An interesting aspect of the park’s track

and field component is the fact that the

synthetic turf field will be the first one con-

structed within the B.C. Interior to use a

cork infill. This method results in less heat

diffusion than would occur in the alterna-

tive rubber-crumb fill that is often used in-

stead.

The track and field area will also over-

lap its “throw sections” (for javelin, discus,

hammer and shot put) with the soccer field,

necessitating careful maintenance to keep it

in a good state of repair.

Amenities building

At the heart of the new sports centre will

be the Amenities Building.

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Building accounts for approximately $2 mil-

lion of the total budget. It will include an

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approximate 600-square-foot teaching/

meeting room, four interchangeably sized

change rooms, an officials’ change room,

washrooms, a concession area and a stor-

age area.

The Amenities Building contract was

awarded to Sawchuk Developments Co.

Ltd. in November 2014.

“We’ve worked with the RDNO be-

fore,” states Kevin Imthorn, vice-president,

Sawchuk Developments Co. Ltd. “They’re

a good client and we enjoy working with

them.”

Imthorn described the Amenities Build-

ing as a beautiful one that uses a combi-

nation of metal panels, a German Super

Panel and wood-look metal siding to warm

up the exterior look but still protect it from

the elements.

“The whole building is radiused,” he

says, which makes for a more complex

project. “It follows the radius of the adja-

cent track so there are a lot of curved walls

involved.”

The added complexity was made easier

with the close working relationship devel-

oped with the building’s architect, DIA-

LOG.

“DIALOG are very particular about what

they want, which is a good thing,” says

Imthorn. “It means that there isn’t a lot of

guesswork needed on our part.”

According to Imthorn, the project is go-

ing very smoothly. At about three quarters

of the way through, a last-minute change

order came with the request for 16 addi-

tional showers.

“The add-on meant that there were

four more showers for each of the change

rooms,” he says. “It was a bit of surprise at

the time but it didn’t take too much work

to get them in. Right now, we’re just get-

ting the shower work caught up to the rest

of the building. We’re in the midst of in-

stalling the tile work and exterior cladding.”

tools of the tradesAlthough the new Athletics Park and

Amenities Building may have been a few

years in the making, Sawchuk Develop-

ments’ Imthorn believes that the delay

may have saved money for the RDNO in

the long run.

“Sourcing local trades hasn’t been an

issue on this project as of yet,” he states.

“It came out for tender in the fall of 2014,

which was great timing. I think we would

have seen a substantial increase in cost

if we brought this out to tender now. This

area is exploding. I think everyone has real-

ized that the recession is over and all the

projects that have sat idle for the last year

or two are now a go again. Plus, the oilfield

business in Alberta has slowed down a bit

so people are looking to the Okanagan for

growth.”

Imthorn adds that the project has had

about 25 to 30 trades people onsite during

peak construction. Most of the trades have

been local, except for the artificial turf,

which came from Ontario-based World

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track, which came from the Langley-based

Ocean Marker Sports Surfaces.

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Additionally, the RDNO had to arrange

for an archeological assessment to be

done on the prospective field to search for

any First Nations ancestral finds and for

any unexploded ordnances.

“Fortunately, the assessment didn’t

turn up anything unusual,” says Pinkoski.

Work has progressed ever since, with a

“soft opening” planned for July 2015 and

an official grand opening scheduled for

September 2015.

And although it may have taken a tight

referendum – the vote was 52 to 48 per

cent in favour – the residents of Greater

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$470 million.

The Merritt facility will sell power under

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Once the Merritt Area Transmission proj-

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Paige has had crews onsite since March

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“It’s an unusual project, that’s for sure,”

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for improving the province’s transporta-

tion network. It has committed $2.5 bil-

lion toward fulfilling this plan in the first

three years. The two-phase Pritchard to

Hoffman’s Bluff project is part of the B.C.

government’s commitment to invest $650

million over 10 years into Highway 1 be-

tween Kamloops and the Alberta border.

A two-phase approachPhase 1 of the project saw approximately

2.8 kilometres of Highway 1 expanded into

four lanes and a new intersection at Stoney

Flats Road. The work was completed in

June 2015 at a cost of $19.3 million. The

total cost of the Pritchard to Hoffman’s

Bluff project is $61.6 million. The Govern-

ment of Canada is contributing a maxi-mum of $26.9 million, while the provincial government will invest $34.7 million.

Phase 2 will involve the re-alignment and widening of the remaining 3.1 kilome-tres of Highway 1 from Pritchard to Hoff-man’s Bluff from two lanes to four lanes. It will also include a 2.6-metre-wide median with concrete barrier. Work is expected to be completed by October 2016.

“Our government is pleased to see progress on the continuation of twinning of Highway 1, which will have long-lasting benefits for the communities and busi-nesses along this heavily used highway,” states Cathy McLeod, parliamentary sec-retary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification, and member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thomson-Cariboo. “These improvements will also reduce collisions and will make

driving safer for everyone in the region.”

local contractor wins bidPhase 2 of the Pritchard to Hoffman’s

Bluff project was awarded to Kelowna-

based Emil Anderson Construction (EAC)

Inc. in January 2015. The company of-

ficially began work on the $23.4-million

contract in April.

“We’ve worked with the Ministry of

Transportation on many other projects in

the past so we have a very good relation-

ship with them,” stated Bill Swaine, senior

project manager, EAC. “This is a significant

project for the company and one in which

we’re proud to be working on.”

The 3.1 kilometres involved in Phase 2 of

the project is located approximately 44 ki-

lometres east of Kamloops and 13 kilome-

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the traditional territory of four different First Nations groups: the Neskonlith Indian Band, the Splatsin First Nation, the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band and the Adams Lake Indian Band.

“About a third of the project involves In-dian Reserve Land,” notes Swaine. “We’ve worked with these same First Nations groups in the past and have already hired some of the band members to work on the project with us.”

Swaine estimates that approximately 20 per cent of the current workforce on the job is comprised of First Nations people. He says that percentage may increase as the project progresses.

In addition to working with the First Na-tions people, EAC also has to be mindful of specially designated First Nations cultural areas.

“There are two significant Indian Band cultural areas that are located within the

project scope,” says Swaine, who cites these two areas as the “Rat Cave” and “Coyote Marker” – both of the Neskon-lith Indian Band. “The cultural areas are reasonably small in nature but they have high significance for the Neskonlith Indian Band, so we will be taking additional mea-sures to protect them.”

These additional measures include more stringent controlled blasting to mini-mize ground vibration, as well as additional

Work is now underway on two projects that will improve safety on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops. The governments of Canada and B.C. are investing $110.6 million to improve Highway 1 between Monte Creek and Hoffman’s Bluff. (Pictured here: Twinning of Highway 1 at Monte Creek, east of Kamloops.)

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support of the Coyote Marker monument

during the blasting itself.

Recognition of the First Nations cultural

areas and archeological monuments is a

critical component of the project – for all

parties involved.

“The Neskonlith Indian Band supports

the safety improvements that these high-

way projects will bring,” states Chief Judy

Wilson, Neskonlith Indian Band. “We are

pleased with the work in developing a

protocol for ancestral remain finds with

government, and are encouraged by the

direct involvement the Neskonlith com-

munity has had with the archeological

works.”

Minister of Transportation and Infra-

structure Todd Stone also recognizes the

buy-in required by all parties to make this

project a successful partnership.

“By working with the First Nations com-

munities along this section of the Trans-

Canada Highway, we continue to make

it safer and more reliable for all travelers

and for those who live along the corridor,

as well as help to ensure that goods can

get to market on this extremely important

trade route,” he states.

work in progressThe 3.1 kilometres of road work involved

in Phase 2 of the Pritchard to Hoffman’s

Bluff project may appear relatively short

but it’s work that will include challenging

terrain.

“There are a lot of high rock cuts in-

volved because the work will take place

right adjacent to the CPR mainline track

and to the Trans-Canada Highway,” states

Swaine. “As a result, we have to ensure

very precise and controlled blasting.”

Because of the proximity to the Trans-

Canada Highway and to CPR’s mainline

track, EAC will also have to implement a

fairly strict road closure regime.

“We will have to have road closures dur-

ing the blasting,” he says, adding that ad-

ditional safety measures will also have to

be implemented.

Swaine suggests that the initial earth-

work/excavation part of the project will

require some three or four months to com-

plete. The rock excavation will take another eight months. Wall construction and gravel crushing will be another two and three months, respectively. Throughout all of the this, EAC will be installing drainage and cul-verts as required. Asphalt paving is expected to take about one month. The installation of road barriers will be another month, and then there is the sign installation and lane painting. All in all, there will be an intensive amount of work to be completed by the Oc-tober 2016 deadline.

“We will have a whole assortment of workers and equipment coming on and off site throughout the duration of the project,” adds Swaine, who cites some of the potential crew members ranging from drillers to truck drivers to excavator and bull dozer operators to scraper operators and asphalt labourers. “We will also have a few trainees along as well, which is customary for EAC projects.”

A safer routeOnce complete, Phase 2 of the Pritchard

to Hoffman’s Bluff project will add 3.1 kilo-metres of four-lane highway resulting in 16 kilometres of new four-laning along High-way 1 from Kamloops to Chase (as a result of both the Pritchard to Hoffman’s Bluff project and the Monte Creek to Pritchard project). At a total cost of $61.6 million for Pritchard to Hoffman’s Bluff and $49 million for Mon-te Creek to Pritchard, the 16 kilometres will provide a safer route for the transportation of goods, services and people.

“This work is part of our government’s commitment to improve the safety and re-liability of the Trans-Canada Highway be-tween Kamloops and the Alberta border,” states Minister of Transportation and Infra-structure Todd Stone. “Not only are these projects important for the safety improve-ments they make, they’re important for the jobs they create.”

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“The reasons we’re doing the asphalt

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cost of $8.9 million.

“We awarded the contract to Peter Bros.

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“Highway 6 is an important link be-

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“Mabel Lake Provincial Park is a popular

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will obviously be less than usual because

we will already have a presence there.”

work in progressPeter Bros. Construction will undertake

all three segments of the asphalt re-surfac-

ing work.

“We typically work with the Ministry on

several projects each year,” states Rick Sell-

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tion, who adds that this one in particular is

a little larger than most. “We are familiar

with the way the Ministry works and antici-

pate a good working relationship with the

Ministry representative on this one.”

According to Selles, the asphalt repav-

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“southern” crew busy for the duration of

the summer. The company typically runs a

crew south of Prince George and one north

of Prince George.

“We’ll approach the project by breaking

it down into different phases,” he says, add-

ing that the current plan is to start with the

Lumby to Vernon section before tackling

the Lumby to Mabel Lake Road, and then

the Lumby to Cherryville section. “We’ll

have a paving and support crew of about

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phalt plant and pit guys.”


Selles also adds that the work will re-

quire that traffic be reduced to single lanes

during all phases of the re-surfacing.

“The section of the Highway 6 from

Lumby to Vernon is designated night-work

only,” he adds. “This section has the high-

est traffic volume, so we’re going to try to

reduce congestion by restricting our work

to nighttime only. It does, however, raise

other issues such as visibility.”

Although traffic volumes tend to pose

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Selles adds that local residents may pres-

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“Unfortunately, when you go on full out

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The company began working on the

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Completion is scheduled for September

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Paving started mid-July and is anticipat-

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bringing experience to the tableDespite a limited construction season,

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“I think our previous experience with the

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stations, to name a few. Secure-Rite Con-

tainers are repurposed steel shipping con-

tainers that are strong, weather-tight, and

secure.

“On the resale side, we sell new and

used containers,” Griffin explains. “The

used units have worked hard on the ocean

for 10 to 14 years. When their ocean-life

is over, they make really good storage con-

tainers for businesses, farms, construction

sites, and many other locations.”

Griffin says many companies rent Se-

cure-Rite Containers for jobsite storage to

protect tools, supplies and equipment.

“Our containers are very secure. They’re

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weather-proof so they work really well for

anything that needs to be out of the ele-

ments and protected,” Griffin elaborates.

Griffin believes having a storage con-

tainer at a jobsite is also financially ben-

eficial.

“The worst thing, for a contractor, is to

show up to a site and find his tools sto-

len,” Griffin says. “He’s got guys standing

around with no tools to do the work at

hand. This will cost the contractor wages,

time and money, in addition to the replace-

ment costs of the tools. We feel that a

storage container on site, protecting con-

tents, actually creates efficiency and saves

“Since we’ve started, we’ve been exceeding expectations.”

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and supplies from being stolen.”

Site office units are a popular Secure-

Rite product as well. Building an office

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ping container and adding windows and

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ted with insulation, paneling, electrical and

data connections, light, heat and air con-

ditioning.


“They work really well on a jobsite,” Grif-

fin adds. “Secure-Rite office containers are

comfortable, quick to set up, extremely du-

rable, easy to move, and offer ground level

entry.”

Griffin also mentions that he’s been no-

ticing that project footprints in big cities

are often quite small, making traditional

offices a cumbersome presence.

“What we’ve done recently is we’ve cre-

ated a container walkway. It sits on the

sidewalk just outside the worksite, so pe-

destrians can walk through the container

and pass the site in safety,” Griffin explains.

“Often, we place office containers on top

of these walkway containers, and the of-

fices are accessible only from the jobsite.

This combination of custom containers

creates an efficient worksite while protect-

ing the nearby general public.”

The storage-container company hit its

10-year mark this past March, and Griffin

is excited for the future as he sees many

possibilities for growth in his industry.

“On the modified container side of

things, we believe the sky is the limit, and

we’re going to see more and more com-

plex container buildings in the future,” says

Griffin.

Currently, several low-income housing

and training centres are built out of con-

tainers—and that’s only the beginning.

Griffin started Secure-Rite Mobile

Storage Inc. in March of 2005, with a

bachelor’s degree in business admin-

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commerce in the other. Griffin says he

always wanted to have his own busi-

ness, but he was simply waiting for the

right idea at the right time. At the end

of 2004, he was researching the self-

storage industry but was discouraged

after realizing he needed a large amount

of capital to get that idea off the ground.

However, when he came across the idea

of mobile storage, he knew he had found

his calling.

“It fit with my blue-collar background,

my marketing experience and my logis-

tics expertise,” Griffin says. “It was one

of those things I realized was a great fit in

multiple ways.”

Griffin developed a business plan, quit

his previous job and put all his effort into

this business.

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The company was named Rising Star

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the Business Excellence Awards by the

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I recently taught the legal section of

a course on Construction 101. To my

surprise, the area that generated the

most interest and comments that day was

the brief section I had included on employ-

ment law. Based on the questions, it seems

that there is one major area of misconcep-

tion among both employers and employ-

ees, and that is that many people don’t un-

derstand the maximum liability they have

for severance that an employer has when it

is letting an employee go. (But please note,

I am not talking about a unionized work

environment – different rules apply there).

Let’s take an example. Imagine Joe is

your senior project manager and he has

worked for you for 25 years. He is 58 years

old and he makes $120,000 per year, plus

a bonus structure that has seen him make

10% of his salary as a bonus each year for

the last five years on average. In addition,

you provide him with medical and den-

tal benefits that are worth approximately

$200 per month, as well as the use of a

company vehicle. Now, you feel that it is

time that you and Joe went your separate

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don’t have cause to terminate him without

notice.

So, how much severance is Joe entitled

to?

A) 8 weeks’ salary (the maximum under

the Employment Standards Act) = ap-

proximately $20,000; or

B) 24 months’ salary plus compensation

for all lost benefits, including loss of bo-

nus for two years and loss of vehicle =

approximately $280,000?

To many people’s surprise, a court is far

more likely to find the answer to be (B). As

former Supreme Court of Canada Justice

Iacobucci said in the case of Machtinger v.

HOJ Industries Ltd. [1992] 1 SCR 986:

“It is also clear… that the minimum notice

periods set out in the Act do not operate to

displace the presumption at common law

of reasonable notice.”

An oft-quoted rule of thumb is that an

employee is entitled to one-month notice

per year worked; although naturally there

are other factors that come into play. This

means that as employers, you should be

very careful about terminating long-term

employees. It pays to get legal advice be-

fore doing this, as there may be ways to

minimize your liability, such as providing

working notice or even salary continuance,

rather than having to make one lump sum

payment. However, perhaps the top tip

for employers is to prevent this scenario

before it ever arises. The best way to do

that is to get a written contract with your

employees at the time of hire that sets

out your maximum liability in the event

you have to dismiss the employee without

cause at a later date.

It amazes me how few employers take

this simple step to protect themselves.

Courts will generally uphold these con-

tracts and limit the amount of severance to

that set out in the contract, provided you

have at least met the amount required un-

der the Employment Standards Act. As Jus-

tice Lysyk stated in the case of Suleman v.

BC Research Council [1989] 38 BCLR (2d)

208 (BCSC):

“An employer who wishes to guard against

being called upon to give any more notice

or severance pay than legislation demands

can readily draw a contractual clause

which, in effect, converts the statutory floor

into a ceiling.”

Simply put, as the employer you have

the opportunity to make the answer (A)

at the time of hiring, but by doing noth-

ing and having a contract that is silent on

severance, you make the answer (B) at the

time of firing. So if I had one top tip for em-

ployers, it is to make sure that you get writ-

ten employment contracts with your new

hires, and make sure those contracts have

been prepared, or at least reviewed, by a

lawyer with expertise in employment law.

It may well save you a lot of money and

headaches in the end. u

David Hughes is a partner with Forward Law

LLP who practices in the areas of construction

law and employment law. He is the proud

recipient of SICA’s Owner Consultant Award

in 2014 and a current member of SICA’s

Board of Directors.

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The Builders Lien Act requires that

a holdback be established for the

person primarily liable on each

subcontract under which a lien may arise.

Strict compliance with the Act would re-

quire that where there are multiple sub-

contractors, multiple holdback accounts

be set up. Practically speaking, this is

rarely done. Where a General Contractor

is employed by the Owner, a single hold-

back account is generally established and

administered by the Owner and General

Contractor. Subcontractors who hire sub-

subcontractors are well advised to set up

their own holdback account.

The amount required to be retained in

the holdback is the greater of the 10% of

the value of the work and materials or 10%

of the value of the amount paid.

Again, as a general rule, it is easier to re-

tain based on the amounts paid. In circum-

stances where quantity surveyors are em-

ployed to determine the value of the work

done, the holdback would only need to be

increased if the value of the work exceeded

payment and payment for that work was

not to be forthcoming for some time, or if

the work had ceased and invoicing was de-

layed for some reason.

The holdback account should be estab-

lished at a savings institution and gener-

ally the Owner and General Contractor are

administrators on the account. However,

should there be conflicts, Section 5(3) of

the Builders Lien Act, permits an adminis-

trator to apply to the Court to have an ad-

ministrator removed; to discharge liens; or

to have the holdback administered by the

Owner exclusively.

Holdback exceptionsImportant points to note include that

there is no holdback retained from a work-

er, material supplier, architect, or engineer.

Those invoices should be paid in full when

presented. Paying them does not erode

protection of the holdback vis-a-vis the

other lien holders.

No holdback is required if the work is

being done for a government corporation

or other pubic body. Further, no holdback is

required where the aggregate value of the

improvement is less than $100,000.

use of holdback fundsSection 6 of the Act sets out a prohibi-

tion against using the holdback to repair

deficiencies or to complete works that

have been abandoned, or a contract has

been terminated. The prohibition does not

come with any penalties, however, and as a

practical matter, owners will almost never

pay out the holdback when they have sub-

stantial claims for deficiencies or work that

is left undone.

Payments made from the holdback ac-

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count to rectify deficiencies or complete

work left undone do not reduce the liability

under the holdback. However, a contract

that is partially unfulfilled or inadequately

or improperly completed, may result in

damages to the Owner and those dam-

ages will be set off as against any amounts

that may have been due under the contract

including the holdback.

rights to informationA Contractor’s rights include knowing

details and location of the holdback, its

balance, and if the Owner fails to comply in

maintaining a holdback or fails to provide

that information, the General Contractor

can suspend operation for so long as the

default continues.

Consequences of failing to maintain holdback

The most significant impact failing to

retain a holdback has, is on the Owner. An

Owner is personally liable for the holdback

even if they have paid out the entire con-

tract price. Liens by unpaid subcontractors

that remain undischarged even after the

General Contractor has been paid in full,

create an additional burden to the Owner.

Contractors who do not properly estab-

lish and administer holdback accounts can

be held personally liable as well. Since all

funds paid by an Owner to a General Con-

tractor are impressed with a trust in favour

of subcontractors, workers and material

suppliers on the project, holdback funds

that are not set aside or retained potential-

ly become part of a breach of trust claim.

payment out of holdbackThe holdback is to be paid out 55 days

after a contract has been completed, aban-

doned or a Certificate of Completion has

been issued.

Section 1(2) states that an improvement

is completed when the improvement or a

substantial part of it is ready for use or is

being used for its intended purpose.

For strata property, it is completed no

later than the date the strata lot is first oc-

cupied.

Abandonment occurs when the work

has been done on a project for a period

of 30 days unless the cessation of work

was caused by a strike, lockout, sickness,

weather, holidays, Court Order, or short-

age of materials. It is worthy of note that a

project is not considered abandoned until

after the 30 days, therefore, the holdback

would be 85 days after the last work was

done on an abandoned project.

Substantial completion is achieved

when the cost to complete is less than 3%

of the first $500,000 of the contract; 2%

of the next $500,000 of the contract; and

1% of the balance.

Once again, although the Act states that

it is mandatory that the payout occur 55

days after completion, there are no penal-

ties for failure to pay out. As a result, own-

ers often will not pay out if there is any

dispute with respect to deficiencies or for

incomplete work.

Unless the amount involved is signifi-

cant, the best course is to rectify the de-

ficiencies and get the money. That said, a

Court application can always be made to

order the Owner to pay out the holdback

because the language of the Act is manda-

tory. Unfortunately, unless the amount in-

volved is significant, it is not economically

practical to pursue the remedy through the

Courts.

If you have holdback questions, are con-

cerned about liens, or contractual rights

arising under a project, seek legal advice

before it becomes a crisis. Counsel can

often negotiate and navigate difficult cir-

cumstances without escalating matters,

thereby avoiding significant expense and

delay. u

Kent Burnham is a partner at Nixon Wenger

LLP and is the head of the Civil Litigation

practice group. Kent practices a wide range

of civil litigation with an emphasis on

construction, contract, employment and land

disputes, and has appeared in every level

of court in the Province of British Columbia.

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For an architect or engineer, the say-

ing “The devil is in the details,” plays

out to be true for every structural de-

sign. Each component of the building needs

to work together to benefit the overall pur-

pose of the structure. This article will help

you explore one aspect of those devilish de-

tails in light commercial roof construction.

One of the first important questions a

designer needs to answer is, “What struc-

tural members are my best choice for the

type of roof shape and spans I need to con-

sider?”

When wood is the chosen material, two

types of wood trusses typically come to the

forefront: metal pin connection and metal

plate connection. Pin-connected trusses

are constructed of wood chords, tubular

steel webs, and pinned connections. These

trusses are commonly used in offices,

schools, banks, and retail structures. Metal

plate-connected wood trusses are typi-

cally manufactured with solid sawn wood

chords and webs with metal plates that fas-

ten the wood members together. These are

typically used as roof framing in residential

construction along with light commercial

construction.

To better understand the “details” of

these two product options, the following is

a side-by-side comparison of the engineer-

ing considerations needed when specifying

one or the other.

Pin vs plated trusses: The devil is in the detailsBy Wilson Antoniuk, P.E.

High grade metal pins connect 45 ksi minimum yield strength steel

webbing with wood chords (see diagram on page 77).

Light gauge metal plates with teeth fasten lumber members together

(see photos on page 77).

Lumber is high grade (2100F-1.8E to 2850F-2.3E) machine stress rated

lumber. Some products are available with EWP chords such as LVL.

Lumber varies from lesser grades (#2 or #3 visually graded) to higher

grades (Select Structural, #1 visually graded machine stress rated, or EWP).

Top and bottom chords may be continuous pieces (for EWP chords) or

have glued finger-joints.

Chord material is butted and connected by a metal plate.

Pin connection: True pinned truss connections allow for rotation during

– and recovery from – severe deflections.

Plate connection: A fixed moment connection with limited joint

rotation.

Spacing of members may range from 24” o.c. to 48” o.c. Spacing usually limited to 24” o.c.

Bridging – capable of load sharing – is attached via clips or straps at pin

locations, with the fasteners loaded in shear rather than withdrawal.

Bridging connected with nails at bottom chords.

Integral bearing clips provide vertical and lateral load transfer and resist

winduplift.Trussestypicallybearonthetopchordforeasier/safer

installation, but may bear on the bottom chord if a project requires it.

Bearing hardware is not integrated and relies on field installers. Most

commonly, plated trusses bear on the bottom chord and have a simple,

nailed connection.

Manufacturers custom-design and custom-detail trusses as part of

a structural system, including installation bracing, blocking, bearing

requirements, bridging, and consideration for wind uplift and lateral

loads. Manufacturers supply placement drawings and details.

Standard industry details for product installation. Engineer of Record

responsible for all aspects of product and system performance (i.e.

designing uplift restraint and permanent system bracing.) Third-party

engineer may stamp calculations but may not see structural plans.

Trusses available with camber per application requirements. Rarely manufactured with camber. Long-term creep is another

responsibility of the Engineer of Record.

Light weight per load carrying capacity. Longer spans involve more lumber and create a heavier product.

Third-party inspection of product with consistent Quality Assurance

procedures as proven with manufacturer-specific code reports such as

ICC-ESR.

The industry uses voluntary standards such as ANSI TPI-1 (2014) to

maintain quality.

National manufacturers; consistent quality. May be sold customer-

direct or through distributors, depending on market.

Local manufacturers mean local availability, but variable quality.

Lumber dealers may manufacture their own plated trusses; distribution

channels vary by market.

pin-Connected trusses plate-Connected trusses


In addition to the engineering consider-

ations of pin versus plate trusses, the two

truss options each have their own applica-

tion strengths. Based on the design needs

of the structure, one truss might be better

suited than the other:

Strut bracing

Bridging at bottompin locations

Blocking

Webs fromsteel tubing

Pinned connection

Chord extension oroutriggers, optional

Chords from EWPor MSR lumber

pin-Connected trusses plate-Connected trusses

Long-span capability up to 100 feet. Span capability is more limited. 30 feet is optimal, but may be designed

for 60 feet or more, in pitched profiles.

Many profiles are possible. Well suited for parallel chord trusses, as

well as unusual profiles such as bowstring, barrel, and scissor profiles.

Best suited for pitched profiles of 3:12 or steeper.

Provides design flexibility needed for complex commercial construction.

May be considered aesthetically pleasing when left exposed.

A good choice for roof structures with hips and valleys. Not usually

considered for exposed applications.

The most economical option for complicated profiles and long spans. The most economical solution for simple profiles and short spans.

Example of a metal plate-connected truss. Photo credit: truss Plate institute

Teeth of a metal plate for wood trusses. Photo credit: truss Plate institute

Example diagram of pin-connected truss. isometric Provided by redbuilt

Example of pin connections through solid sawn lumber. Two pin sizes represented. Photo credit: redbuilt

A sample of pins used in pin-connected trusses: (top to bottom) 1.25”, 1.0”, 0.75”, 5/8”, 3/8”, 1/2” and 3/8”. Photo credit: redbuilt


Beyond the engineering considerations

and design specifications, what else is im-

portant? How about a product warranty?

Even when purchasing a car, mobile phone,

or even a crockpot, these items come with

some form of product warranty. When

specifying wood trusses for a structure –

a building that ensures the safety of the

people within – it seems critical to under-

stand and expect a product warranty. Ev-

ery manufacturer offers varying degrees of

warranties that can be requested if it is not

immediately provided.

Furthermore, manufacturers also pro-

vide different levels of product support.

The spectrum spans from a simple turn-

key order, to design assistance, all the way

through to field review upon installation.

The right product manufacturer can greatly

aid architects and engineers in determin-

ing the best product choices based on the

structural design needs, to ensure a safe

and economical design.

Modern, light commercial structures are

complicated. They require the diligence

of architects and engineers to understand

their unique features, including which roof

and floor trusses will best serve the build-

ing. When comparing the pin versus plated

truss options, there are quite a few differ-

ences. It is the responsibility of the specifier

to thoroughly understand “the devil in the

details” and ultimately provide the owner

with the best solution. u

About the author:From Boise, Idaho, Wilson Antoniuk is a

technical representative with RedBuilt™

LLC, and has 15 years of experience in

commercial construction. RedBuilt is a leading

manufacturer of engineered wood products

for commercial and multi-family construction.

Products include RedBuilt™ open-web trusses,

Red-I™ joists, and RedLam™ LVL beams. For

more information, go to redbuilt.com.

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ture. When the market is poor it seems

that simplicity, administrative ease and

cost reduction trump tax planning. When

the market is strong, however, they look for

innovative and tax efficient structures that

will work for them and their investors.

So, what sort of structures best serve an

active market?

1. Joint ventures. This is an option to ex-

plore when the project is being devel-

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or townhouses. Usually the developer

has the largest share of the project and

a number of other venturers (investors)

will contribute some or all of the capital

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be shared, as well as joint and several li-

ability clauses. Other advantages of joint

ventures include investors having only a

limited amount of their assets invested

in a particular joint venture project, the

ability to pay tax on the profits as busi-

ness income at the corporate level, and

the simplicity of wrapping up the joint

venture when the project is completed.

There are also recent rules in place re-

garding deferred year ends of joint ven-

tures, when its year end is different than

that of the venturer’s year end. Using a

joint venture for larger projects can also

help in potential avoidance of large cor-

poration tax issues.

2. Sole purpose corporations. Using a new

company created solely for the project

at hand, assists in keeping the admin-

istration and eventual conclusion of the

project clean and less integrated into a

developer’s other business activities. A

new sole purpose corporation may limit

the liability of the developer to only the

current project as well as limit creditor

financing guarantees. This can facilitate

the financing for a project and also allow

for the effective administration allowing

transparency to those providing the fi-

nancing. The project can be wrapped up

neatly as the last unit in the project sells.

The shared ownership of the new cor-

poration may be structured to maximize

the small business deduction, which

could be otherwise lost if the developer

combined this project with his existing

development company.

3. tax structuring. A component of a

successful real estate project is the tax

structuring to ensure that the developer

and others involved pay the least amount

of tax on the profits of the project. Some

of this involves maximizing the use of

the small business deduction and timing

the profits from the development to ei-

ther defer tax or account for the income

over more than one tax year. There also

may be opportunities to choose a year

end that will maximize the use of the

small business deduction by attempting

to avoid the large capital threshold.

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trusts. Each of these can prove very ef-

fective in the right circumstances.

5. Sales tax. Appropriate tax advice re-

garding GST is essential to ensure that

any development structure used in the

development of real estate is in compli-

ance with the constantly changing tax

laws.

Based on the inevitable cycles in the real

estate market, there is a time and place

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In an age where ‘hitting the ground run-

ning’ can mean all the difference in the

world, the Southern Interior Construc-

tion Association (SICA) and Velocity Train-

ing Canada have partnered to train the best

heavy equipment operators possible, in the

shortest amount of time – meaning gain-

ful employment for students and a shorter

transition period for employers.

“We’re different because we’re the only

ones that are onsite, project-based, and

community-based, using a program that

starts and ends where employment out-

comes are the primary function,” says Bar-

bara Bonnough, general manager of Veloc-

ity Training Canada Inc.

British Columbia’s labour market out-

look projects that there will be one-million

job openings by 2022 and heavy equip-

ment operators are one of the top 15 in-

demand trade occupations, at number

14. While part of the unemployment rate

is due to the retiring baby-boomers, an

increasingly large number of unemployed

youth are quickly contributing to the coun-

try’s workforce crisis.

Targeting Aboriginal youth, who have

higher unemployment rates in British Co-

lumbia than youth in other demographics,

SICA and Velocity Training Canada Inc.

have partnered with the provincial govern-

ment to do something drastic and effec-

tive: train unemployed First Nations people

Aboriginal students enrolled in Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Program meeting B.C. apprenticeship requirements. The program was developed in partnership by SICA, Velocity Training Canada, and the provincial government.

Students rebuilding an onsite service road.Green students perform basic operational tasks and control familiarization.

Making light work with heavy equipment

By Emily Pike


in heavy-equipment operation, while giving

them other essential job skills that make

them highly sought-after employees.

The province is contributing nearly $1.4

million toward this training project under

a Community and Employer Partnership,

which provides support to people who are

struggling to gain a foothold in the job mar-

ket.

Bonnough shares what the future of em-

ployment in B.C., and ultimately Canada,

holds as the country’s demographic shifts.

“With the baby-boomers retiring faster

than they can be replaced, the lack of

workers is threatening projects,” Bonnough

says. “If the local demographic isn’t trained

to do the required work, provinces will need

to go elsewhere to get skilled labour.”

Outsourcing labour to fill the gaps would

undoubtedly create an outcry when so

many are unemployed. Bonnough ques-

tions, “How can we hire locally unless we

have short, effective training that leads to

employment?”

Statistics from B.C.’s Ministry of Jobs,

Tourism and Skills Training estimate the

capital cost value of proposed projects in

the province at $285 billion, with $80 bil-

lion in projects already under construction

as of December 2014. Of the million B.C.

job openings expected by 2022, 44 per

cent will be in the trades and technical oc-

cupations. Bonnough wants to see more

people getting educated in ways that help

them now, not after four years of educa-

tion.

“It’s about skilled labour training that is

industry-driven and proven to be effective,”

she says. “Our specially designed program

graduates students in twelve short weeks

and almost guarantees them a job any-

where in the world.”

more than just equipment trainingAboriginal youth are the fastest growing

demographic in the province and Aborigi-

nal communities are filled with potential

workers who need opportunities like SICA’s

Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Pro-

gram to give them a start. The program,

which incorporates the Industry Training

Authority’s (ITA) Road Builders Foundation

course, is doing more than just training on

heavy equipment.

Clifford Kshyk, vice-president of opera-

tions at SICA, talks about how job readi-

ness and construction safety certifications

are taught as well.

“We include employability as part of the

program, which helps to eliminate some of

the barriers to getting work afterwards,” he

says. “We want them to be job-ready when

they graduate.”

A structured day, including a punch-

clock, helps to teach what employers find

important.

Bonnough elaborates, “Students have

to interview with a resume to get into the

program and they’ve got to be productive

all the way through. They treat the program

Statistics from B.C.’s Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training estimate the capital cost value of proposed projects in the province at $285 billion, with $80 billion in projects already under construction as of December 2014. Of the million B.C.

job openings expected by 2022, 44 per cent will be in the trades and technical occupations.

(L to R) Shawn Bonnough, business development manager for Velocity Training Canada, and MLA Greg Kyllo.

Student Teresa’s speech at the press conference hits home for many workers; the single mother stated to the crowd, “I will no longer be a slave to minimum wage.” Looking on is local Splatsin First Nation Chief Wayne Christian whose land was host to the training, and whose son is currently enrolled in the program.

Barbara Bonnough, general manager of Velocity Training Canada Inc., at the Splatsin community training program.


like a job and they show up to work. If they

miss three days, they’re dismissed from the

program, just like they would be on a job-

site.”

Helping communities help themselves

Velocity Training uses people in the

communities and makes them educators,

leaving a valuable training resource in the

community. And while some courses would

provide hands-on training by, for example,

moving rocks from one side of the road to

the other, this program goes to where the

work is needed and jumpstarts a project

that can lead to future employment and

economic viability for the community as a

whole – and all at zero cost to the commu-

nity, thanks to government funding.

SICA’s Kshyk explains, “We approach

a First Nations’ community and ask them

what they have economically, socially

and environmentally that we can develop

through our training program, and if train-

ing-to-employment is a good fit.”

For Splatsin First Nation, building roads

and creating drainage helped to give them

access to a gravel pit that they could then

develop and start to sell.

Splatsin First Nations is one of three

communities taking part in this current ini-

tiative, which is training a total of 50 train-

ees. In August the course is taking place in

the Vernon area with the Okanagan Indian

Band and then in November with the West-

bank First Nation in the West Kelowna area.

Bonnough, who has done this in other

communities across Canada, shares the

plan for other First Nations’ gravel pits.

“Making gravel, improving roads, doing

it with green students and doing it abso-

lutely free to the community, through our

partner, SICA, and through provincial gov-

ernment funding.”

Employee and employer satisfactionAn extra 150 hours of hands-on train-

ing, authorized by the Industry Training

Authority gives students extra experience

and makes them more valuable to employ-

ers – they’ve had a lot of hands-on experi-

ence and they aren’t as big of a liability as

new employees.

Bonnough explains the benefits to both

employer and employee. “The employer

gets an employee that’s not in the way, and

the new employee doesn’t have to move

up from a rake and a shovel – they can get

right on a machine and move safely and ef-

ficiently and work on the jobsite,” she says.

“They won’t be seasoned, but they will be

safe and efficient.”

Sheldon Jones, a participant in the

previous course and a part of the Splat-

sin First Nations, is one of many success

stories. Brand new to the construction

industry, Jones got a job offer from Doug

Webb Contracting (one of the contractors)

through the course and has been working

for four months now.

He shares his reasons for taking the

program. “I chose to take the Heavy Equip-

ment Operator Program for two reasons:

I wanted something new in my life and I

thought a career in the construction in-

dustry would be right for me, and because

operating machinery seemed like the right

path to take,” he says. “It seems I made the

right choice!”

Job satisfaction is inevitable through

this program, as the needs of both the em-

ployer and the employee are considered.

Wunuxtsin Christian, Kukpi7 (Chief) of

Splatsin First Nations expresses his grati-

tude.

“Splatsin really appreciates this pro-

gram operating in our community, as it

not only trains people with theory, it also

gives hands-on skills with the equipment

and design of infrastructure projects,” he

says. “The benefit will be skilled workers

and actual work done on our infrastruc-

ture.

“Everything I have heard from the par-

ticipants about the program is that it is

good to be exposed to hands-on learning

versus just a classroom setting. I would

recommend this program to any commu-

nity to get people trained and working.”

How employers can helpThe program is there, the funding is

there for the asking, but employers are

needed to complete the cycle. This revo-

lutionary program only works if the gradu-

ates get hired when the course completes.

Kshyk appeals, “We have been very for-

tunate to have some employers who have

become partners in employing these indi-

viduals, and that is a very crucial element

to our success as a program. We couldn’t

have success without those employers.”

Bonnough knows that employers are

the key. “We need industry involvement in

this. If they can step into it and give some-

body a shot – hire someone or donate a

piece of equipment, a screener or grater

for the roads – it will make the difference

between success and failure.” u

Starting the day at the Enderby training site after a snowfall.


Anyone who follows me on LinkedIn will see that I’m pretty pumped

about social recruiting. And for good reason. By 2016 the number

of mobile devices will surpass the world population!

Not yet convinced? Here are 15 more statistics (some truly gob-smack-

ing) I’ve gathered to make my point about social – ergo mobile – recruiting:

• 60%ofNorthAmericansuseasmartphone

• 1-billionjobsearchesaredonepermonthonamobilephone

• 9in12jobseekerssaytheywillusetheirmobiledevicetojobsearchin

the next 12 months

• 10%of jobboardvisitorsdosousingamobiledevice,andtheyspend

four times longer reading the ad than non-mobile visitors

• 72%ofwebsiteviewersdosousingamobiledevice

• 64%usemobiledevicestobrowsecareer,socialandprofessionalweb-

sites

• 45%applyforjobsusingmobiledevices

• 61%ofsocialmediavisitorsand95%ofsocialmediaapplicantsarrivein

the first seven days

• 33%ofjobviewscomefromamobiledevice

• 23%ofjobapplicationscomefromamobiledevice

• 58%ofjobapplicantscomefromsocialmediaversuswebsite

• 81%ofyouthsaythey’dratherspendtheirlast$10ontheirphonethan

on food (Are we surprised?)

• 60%ofyouthsleepwiththeirmobilephone

• 72%useamobiledevicewhileintheoffice

• 350-million mobile Facebook users are twice as engaged as regular

users

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day

And now, drum roll, here are my Top 5 Do’s for making the most

outofyoursocialmedia/mobilerecruitingcampaigns:

1) Slow down to speed things up. Use data to target the right job

seekers. Take some time to research most likely geography, key

words, behaviours, technologies and online activities to help

you hone your ad and target your ideal candidates.

2) Info-tain! When you see that jobs are being viewed but there

is little uptake, it’s time to re-script your message. Personalize

your message to be sure your brand is clearly conveyed and

that you are speaking the same language as the audience you

want to hire. Put other employees on video (ideally those who

typify the demographic and cultural fit you’re after) to share

their story and experiences around working for your company.

3) Engagement trumps click-throughs. Don’t get caught up in

counting click-through rates, as they are only telling one part

of the story. Click-throughs generate traffic, but these numbers

don’t translate to engagement. Relevant content is what engag-

es users. Develop not just your ad, but your ongoing follow-up

conversations, using the same target data above. Then, even

if you can’t hire them all, you will keep them on the “I’m inter-

ested in future” warming tray for the next time you’re hiring.

4) test, test, and test again. Are your career page and website

trulymobile responsive?With 1/3 of career site traffic com-

ing from mobile, job seekers will want to experience the same

across all their devices – desktop, tablet, phone – and it needs

to be fast, clear and extremely user-friendly. Getting there

poses a whole new set of challenges for traditional website de-

signers who aren’t keeping up (and lots of them aren’t). So be

sure to test your site regularly on iPhones, smart phones and

a variety of tablets to ensure you’re not missing out on any of

these mobile prospects.

5) Engage with individuals. Social media isn’t just about broad-

casting to reach the highest number of people as frequently

as possible, although it certainly can look that way. It’s about

having two-way conversations. This means responding to and

messaging with people individually, and keeping those conver-

sations going.

Social media recruiting takes far more time and effort than most

people realize. You don’t have to do it all, but incorporating just

one or two of these tips will give you pay-offs well worth the in-

vestment of your time and money. u

Barbara Ashton is a leading executive search consultant and social

recruiter with close to 11,000 followers on LinkedIn. To learn more

about what Ashton & Associates can do for your company, visit

www.ashtonassociates.com or call us at 800-432-6983.

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Last year, we presented to you ... SICA:

Your One-Stop Shop for Education.

We also unveiled the SICA Training

Centre, which now provides weekly safety

and equipment training, FREE monthly

safety meetings, skill development cours-

es, and management workshops. SICA has

become a reliable education resource for

the construction industry and our philoso-

phy remains – the better educated YOU

are, the greater the benefits to the industry.

As a member-based organization, our

primary focus is you, our members. Al-

though we provide education to everyone

in the industry, as always, we remain com-

mitted to you. In doing so, we implemented

discounted member rates for all equipment

and safety training, saving you up to 25%!

Customer service is an integral part of

our job. We pride ourselves on being able

to identify and anticipate our custom-

ers’ needs while making them feel im-

portant and appreciated throughout the

process. Let’s take a look at some specific

examples of how we have listened to

and served the diverse needs of our cus-

tomers.

Snapshots of a year in reviewSICA Education Department:

meet: Joel moore, Horizon North ltd.

His need: Regular OSSA Regional Orientation Program certification for new intakes to satisfy site access require-

ments for projects in the oil and gas sector.

How we helped: SICA coordinated weekly OSSA Regional Orientation Sessions through our Kamloops office to

coincide with his employees’ schedule. Whether there were 1 or 20 employees, he could count on us to provide

the training required. He needed us to be flexible with class sizes and be able to provide the training on short-

notice – and we DID!

meet: Jim mcfadden, School district #73

His Need: On-site Fall Protection, EWP, Counter Balance Forklift, TDG

and Hazardous Assessment training for their staff, on specific days and

during certain hours.

How we helped: We sent our instructor to provide on-site training for

the school district. Since then, we’ve provided private training for three

other school districts (Vernon, Salmon Arm and Oliver). These school

districts do their part in building safe workplaces by sourcing outside

trainers and providing training for their employees. We understand

theircommitmenttoexcellenttrainingandtheirtimesensitivity/spe-

cific time schedule constraints, so we train what they need, where they

need, and when they need.

what he has to say: “We used to have to rely on numerous vendors to

acquire training from, and now I usually just pick up the phone and call

SICA. So far they have been able to find, create or modify courses for

every request I have had. Having SICA as our main resource for training

has provided consistency, professionalism, accessibility and flexibility

that meets our organizations needs to keep us safe and complaint-free.”

– Jim McFadden, SD #73

meet: terry Johnston, Kentash Holdings Inc.His Need: An updated Occupational Health & Safety Program ready to implement on a work-site.

How we helped: Terry Johnston came to us in quick need of an Occupational Health & Safety Program for a job that was already in progress. We were able to help him that week, as we have already developed a WorkSafeBC-cer-tified Occupational Health & Safety Program that includes a Supervisor Safety Checklist. The Supervisor Safety Checklist include poli-cies, procedures, accident investigation, em-ployee orientation, evacuation, fall protection, fire safety, first aid, health & safety commit-tee agenda, inspections, lockout-tagout, office safety, operators safety, personal equipment & clothing, safe driving, safety meetings, and WHMIS.


This past year, we partnered with three

Aboriginal employment initiatives, funded

by the government, to provide industry

safety programs to help train and prepare

individuals for employment in the con-

struction, pipeline and oil and gas industry.

We provided safety training packages that

included Elevated Work Platform, Fall Pro-

tection, CSTS-09, Confined Space Entry/

Monitor, H2S Awareness, H2S Alive, Global

Ground Disturbance, Traffic Control Person

training, and more. As we move forward, we

hope to develop these programs into com-

plete employment and training packages.

These training packages would involve both

industry skills and soft skills training (inter-

view skills, work ethic, presentation, etc.).

In addition to their course management,

networking, and administrative skills, the

education team uses their expertise to offer

programs that prepare potential workers for

all aspects of attaining and maintaining em-

ployment in the industry. These programs

include the School2Work program for high

school students encouraging self-develop-

ment and job readiness; the Road Builders

& Heavy Construction Foundation and the

Heavy Equipment Operator programs intro-

ducing new skills allowing potential workers

to engage in a new career path.

To spread the knowledge of safety to our

members, the SICA Training Centre sched-

uled regular safety meetings once a month

FREE to our members. All were well-attend-

ed. Occupational Health & Safety programs

are available for members to use as a foun-

dation to build their own OH&S program.

In addition to developing a complete

safety training package and continuing to

encourage positive connections between

future workers and the construction indus-

try, we are brainstorming ways to engage

current members and potential members

through digital mediums. Stay tuned for our

education blog and a YouTube channel fea-

turing safety training videos.

In closing, check out our Education Cal-

endar for upcoming courses for the fall/

winter sessions. On the schedule will be

our regular management and leadership

courses (Construction Document Read-

ing, Project Management, and Estimating)

as well as new courses (Construction Risk,

Procurement, etc.).

Think of SICA as your One-Stop Shop.

If you don’t see the courses you need then

call us and let us help create the training you

need, whether it be onsite training or cus-

tomized training.

We are always looking for new ways to

support the needs of our members – and

we’re not slowing down! u

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meet: Jemma Allan, fireside minerals ltd.

Her need: Two days of safety training for their mine crew to coincide with their staff Christmas party in Kelowna.

How we helped: We hosted a private Elevated Work Platform and Rigging Safety course, complete with homemade

lunch, on the Saturday of their Christmas party. Not only did everyone work hard – and Fireside Minerals were able

to combine their event with training during the day – but they also shared in the Christmas spirit. It was a positive

experience for everyone! As a result of the training and the relationship built, Fireside Minerals Ltd. are now SICA

members and SICA serves as their #1 online learning provider for courses such as Wilderness & Bear Awareness and

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SICA Membership Listings2015-16

#1 & 2 Electric Ltd. Vernon | 250-545-3254

AA & T Project Developments Inc. Kamloops | 250-851-9292

A-1 Steel Div. of A-1 Machine & Welding (1986) Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-2354

Aarc-West Mechanical Insulation (2013) Inc. Surrey | 604-535-9963

Accent Inns Kelowna | 250-360-1511

Accurate Door & Hardware Co. Kamloops | 250-374-0880

Ace Metal Buildings & Cladding Inc. Kamloops | 250-579-1927

Ace Overhead Doors Kamloops | 250-372-8880

Aco Systems Ltd. Mississauga | 905-564-8733

Acres Enterprises Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-7456

Acutruss Industries (1996) Ltd. Vernon | 250-766-3331

ADM Electric Ltd. Castlegar | 250-304-8262

Advanced Mobile First Aid & Safety Kelowna | 250-870-7209

Advanced Powerlines Ltd. Kelowna | 250-807-7794

Advantage Insulation A Division of P236 Enterprises Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-0774

Aecom Canada Ltd. Kelowna | 250-762-3727

Aerial Contractors Ltd. Salmon Arm | 250-832-7225

Affordable Floors Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-489-9123

Allen Markin Inc. Castlegar | 250-365-7287

Alliance Traffic Group Inc. Kamloops | 250-377-0017

Allied Blower & Sheet Metal Vernon | 250-503-2533

Allmar Inc. Kelowna | 250-491-3000

Alpha Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. - Kamloops Kamloops | 250-374-0181

Alpine Abatement Ltd. Kelowna | 250-878-3199

Andrew Sheret Limited Kamloops | 250-372-7720

Andrew Sheret Limited Kelowna | 250-762-5205

Andrew Sheret Limited Prince George | 250-561-2444

Andrew Sheret Limited Vernon | 250-545-1381

Andrew Sheret Limited Penticton | 250-493-9369

Anvil Ironworks Ltd. Kamloops | 250-573-1115

Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Kamloops | 250-376-1133

Apex Power & Automation Ltd. Lethbridge | 403-394-9393

Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd. Kelowna | 250-448-0157

Aquila Construction Enterprises Inc. Kelowna | 250-212-1103

Arcona Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-2818

Argus Properties Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-6789

Armada Steel Kelowna | 250-769-3510

Arterra Construction Ltd. Kelowna | 250-869-2416

Artistic Awning Co. Ltd. Kelowna | 250-861-3855

Ashton & Associates Recruiting Inc. Kamloops | 250-574-5869

Aspen Electric Ltd. Kamloops | 250-554-1622

Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Kamloops | 250-374-5655

Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Kelowna | 250-860-0516

Ayres Fencing Installations Kamloops | 250-371-2777

bB.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-2000

B.C. Fasteners & Tools Ltd. Kelowna | 250-868-9222

BA Dawson Blacktop Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-2808

Baron Insurance Broker Group Vernon | 250-545-6565

Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd. Kelowna | 250-807-4050

BAT Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 250-573-1222

BC Housing Penticton | 250-493-0301

BC Hydro Vernon | 250-260-7219

BCCA Employee Benefits Burnaby | 604-683-7353

BDO Canada LLP Kamloops | 250-372-9505

BDO Canada LLP Kelowna | 250-763-6700

BDO Canada LLP Vernon | 250-545-2136

Bear Mountain Construction Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-681-3585

Bennett Contracting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-0400

Bergevin Electrical Contracting Nelson | 250-354-4171

Betts Electric Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-3221 ext. 118

Big Steel Box Kelowna | 250-763-9660

Black & McDonald Ltd. Kelowna | 250-448-4361

Bonaparte Indian Band Cache Creek | 250-457-9624

Border Holdings Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-427-3628

BPR Construction Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-2763

Braddik Roofing and Sheet Metal (2014) Ltd. Kamloops | 250-319-7373

Braniff Construction Kelowna | 250-980-4510 ext. 101

Bree Contracting Ltd. 100 Mile House | 250-706-8697

Brekco Builders Corp. Lake Country | 778-480-4288

Brentwood Enterprises Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-1191

Bricor Mechanical Ltd. dba Ace Plumbing & Heating Kelowna | 250-861-6696

Bridgeport The Floor Store Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-7144

Britco LP Kelowna | 250-766-0009

Britech HVAC Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-4446

Brock White Canada (Steels) Kelowna | 250-765-9000

Brock White Canada (Steels) Kamloops | 250-374-3151

Bronag Contracting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-868-3320

Bry-Mac Mechanical Ltd. Vernon | 250-558-3975

BTR Fire Protection Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-470-4116

Burnco Rock Products Ltd. West kelowna | 250-769-7865

CC & G Insulation 2003 Ltd. Kelowna | 250-769-3303

C & J Erectors Ltd. Kamloops | 250-682-3528

Cabete Construction Inc. Kelowna | 250-864-0761

Caliber Sport Systems Vernon | 855-718-9787

Callahan Property Group Ltd. Kelowna | 250-717-3000

Canadian Restaurant Supply Kelowna | 250-979-1442

Canadian Western Bank Kamloops | 250-852-6013

Canarc Construction Ltd. Surrey | 604-534-0656

CanCADD Imaging Solutions Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-3425

Capri Insurance Services Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-0291

Capri Insurance Services Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-2135

Capri Insurance Services Ltd. Kelowna | 250-869-3813

Capservco Ltd. Partnership Kelowna | 250-712-6800

Carbon Copy Digital Kelowna | 250-575-7716

Cardan Enterprises Ltd. Kelowna | 250-861-8823

Care Systems Services Ltd. Vernon | 250-558-5409

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Carrier Enterprise Canada, LP Kelowna | 250-491-2665

Carver Construction Ltd. Kelowna | 778-753-3800

Cascade Aqua-Tech Kelowna | 250-868-1331

Cascade Stucco Ltd. Osoyoos | 250-495-7722

Cascade Training Corp. Kelowna | 250-762-7910

Certified Coatings Specialists Inc. Castlegar | 250-365-5900

Chaparral Industries (86) Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-2985

Chapman Mechanical Ltd. Vernon | 250-545-9040

Chapman Sand & Gravel Ltd. Vernon | 250-546-3340

CHB Services Ltd. Mission | 778-908-6910

Christman Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-0066

City of Armstrong Armstrong | 250-546-3023

City of Castlegar Castlegar | 250-365-5979

City of Cranbrook, Corporation of The Cranbrook | 250-489-0265

City of Enderby Enderby | 250-838-7230

City of Kamloops Kamloops | 250-828-3450

City of Kelowna Kelowna | 250-469-8724

City of Kimberley Kimberley | 250-427-5311

City of Nelson Nelson | 250-352-8204

City of Nelson, Nelson Hydro Nelson | 250-352-8240

City of Penticton Penticton | 250-490-2555

City of Salmon Arm Salmon Arm | 250-803-4000

City of Vernon Vernon | 250-550-3646

Clark Builders Edmonton | 780-395-3300 ext. 3409

Cobra Heavy Iron Ltd. Kamloops | 250-377-4013

College of The Rockies Cranbrook | 250-489-2751 ext. 3529

Colmar Construction Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-769-0740

Colonial Countertops Kelowna | 250-765-3004

Columbia Diesel - A Division of Weir Consolidated Ltd. Golden | 250-344-6647

Combined Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-6213

Command Construction Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-768-1018

Community Roofing Ltd Vernon | 250-549-4500

Competition Glass Co. Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-7155

Con-Ex Civil Contractors Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-1588

Constructive Solutions For Business Vancouver | 604-878-8100

Convoy Supply Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-9955

Convoy Supply Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-1441

Copcan Civil Ltd. Rossland | 250-362-3382

Coral Environments Ltd. Kelowna | 250-762-8626

Core Engineering Services Ltd. Kamloops | 250-314-9999

Corix Water Products Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-8668

Corix Water Products Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-7909

Corix Water Products Ltd. Vernon | 250-545-8998

Cortez Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-5950

Corwest Builders Kelowna | 778-755-0572

Cranbrook Flooring Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-426-8471

Cranbrook Interior Woodwork Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-426-8562

Crowe MacKay LLP Kelowna | 250-763-5021

Cruiser Contracting 14 Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-2839

CSC Electric Kamloops | 250-851-6225

CSL Masonry Ltd. Vernon | 250-558-0995

Cumming Construction Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-5955

dD & G Mechanical (1997) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-4422

D & S Electric Williams Lake | 250-392-1015

D & T Developments Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-2852

D.A.I. Roofing Kelowna | 250-859-2364

Dalgleish Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-8448

Dan Maglio Contracting Ltd. Nelson | 250-352-9734

Danmar Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 250-819-7662

Dannburg Contract Floors Ltd. Kelowna | 250-762-7337

Darrel Worthington Drywall Ltd. Kamloops | 250-851-5095

Daryl-Evans Mechanical Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3555

Dawson Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-3657

Decor 8 Painting (1990) Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-8718

Delnor Construction Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-7351

Dependable Automatic Door & Gates Ltd. Kelowna | 250-878-1649

Derochie Painting Ltd. Lethbridge | 403-380-4248

Desjardins Contracting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-764-4076

DHC Communications Inc. Nelson | 250-352-0861

Diamond Lil’s Trucking Ltd. Knutsford | 250-374-1549

Dig It Contracting Ltd Kelowna | 250-450-9300

Dilworth Painting & Decorating Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-0681

Dirt Tracks Construction Ltd. (0999507 BC ltd.) West Kelowna | 604-614-0263

District of Elkford Elkford | 250-865-4000

District of Sicamous Sicamous | 250-836-2477

District of Summerland Summerland | 250-494-6451

District of West Kelowna West Kelowna | 778-797-8877

DJM Contracting Ltd. Rossland | 250-362-2151

DMC Fire Protection Ltd. Kamloops | 778-469-1273

Donald’s Machine Works Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-5557

EE.H. Price Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-7226

Ecco Supply Adv Ecco Heating Products Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-6451

Eckert Electric Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-8001

Edgecombe Enterprises Inc. Kelowna | 250-491-8655

Eecol Electric (Sask) Corp. Kamloops | 250-372-0630

Eecol Electric Ltd. Kelowna | 250-762-0557

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KK & C’s Construction & Renovations Ltd. Kamloops | 250-319-6104

Kal Tire Vernon | 250-542-2366

Kal West Contractors Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-2307

Kal-West Mechanical Systems Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-6610

Kalwood Cabinets Vernon | 250-549-1927

Kamco Installations Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-3934

Kami Carpets Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-7787

Kamloops Augering & Boring Ltd. Kamloops | 250-573-7814

Kamloops Door Service & Contracting Ltd. Kamloops | 778-470-5799

Kamloops Indian Band Kamloops | 250-828-9840

Kan-Arm Contracting Chilliwack | 604-792-2086

Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. Kelowna | 250-861-4255

Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. Penticton | 250-493-7177

Kelowna Lite Kast Kelowna | 250-491-8425

Kelowna Roofing (1984) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-4441

Kelowna Steel Fabricators Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-5117

Kemp Concrete Products Kamloops | 250-374-1552

Kentash Holdings Ltd. Summerland | 250-488-1375

Kettle Valley Moulding & Millwork Kelowna | 250-765-1521

Kimberley Electric Ltd. Kimberley | 250-427-5115

Kimco Controls Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-2282

Knox Fire Protection Inc. Kelowna | 250-979-1616

Kodiak Drywall Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3033

Kon Kast Products (2005) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-1423

Kone Inc. Kelowna | 778-436-8150

Kootenay A-Plus Systems Trail | 250-368-9253

KRM Contracting 2000 Corp. Kamloops | 250-374-4437

K-Rod Steel Ltd A Div of Varsteel Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-5253

Krueger Electrical Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-3905

Horizon North Manufacturing Kelowna | 250-765-1349

Horizon North Manufacturing Kamloops | 250-828-2644

Houle Electric Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-7939

Houle Electric Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-9660

Howell Electric (1984) Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-5771

Hub International Barton Insurance Brokers Kamloops | 250-372-3155

Huxley Interiors Ltd. Pinatan lake | 250-571-0379

IIndustra Construction Corp. Burnaby | 604-422-0046

Infinite Source Systems Corp. Vancouver | 604-294-6557

Inland Glass & Aluminum Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-7306

Inland Technical Services Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-2767

Innovation Drywall Kelowna | 250-765-3224

Integrated Fire Protection Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3482

Interior Health Kelowna | 250-870-5831

Interior Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-3441

Interior Reforestation Co. Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-426-5988

Interior Roofing (2011) Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-7985

Interoute Construction Ltd. dba BA Blacktop Cranbrook | 250-426-7205

Inter-Valley Electric Peachland | 250-767-3149

JJade Electric Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-2525

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc. Surrey | 604-583-9800

JCS Welding Barriere | 250-672-9897

JDS Energy & Mining Inc. Kelowna | 250-763-6369

Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP Vancouver | 604-895-3158

Jensen Contract Flooring Ltd. Big Valley | 403-876-2574

Jordans Contract Sales Kamloops | 250-372-7515

Jordans Rugs Ltd. Vancouver | 250-861-8656

Geotility Geothermal Installation Corp. Kelowna | 250-762-5776

Glass Canada Inc. Kelowna | 250-454-9923

Glen McKillop & Associates Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-2204

Global Payments Direct Vancouver | 800-361-8170 ext. 76004

Graham Construction and Engineering LP Kelowna | 250-765-6662

Grayhawk Industries Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-1531

GRD 4 Contracting Ltd. Trail | 250-255-0679

Great West Refrigeration Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-4117

Greyback Construction Ltd. Penticton | 250-493-7972

Grizzly Metal Fab Inc. Kelowna | 250-766-1566

GRM Sealants & Coatings Inc. West Kelowna | 844-248-7669

Ground Source Drilling Ltd. Kelowna | 778-753-2778

GTA Architecture Ltd. Kelowna | 250-979-1668

Guido & Associates Engineers Ltd. Oyama | 250-470-9606

Guillevin International Co. Kamloops | 250-374-2454

Guillevin International Co. Kelowna | 250-860-2259

HH & M Construction Penticton | 250-493-4677

Hall Excavating Kamloops | 250-573-2782

Hancon Constructors Ltd. Armstrong | 250-306-4230

Harris Rebar Kelowna | 250-766-0608

Harrison Industrial Contracting Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-1996

Hebditch Contracting Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-426-3835

Heimann & Sons Masonry Inc. Armstrong | 250-546-8633

Heritage Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd. Nelson | 250-354-2066

Highmark Excavating Inc. Kelowna | 250-861-1166

Hil Tech Contracting Trail | 250-364-0900

Home Building Centre Vernon | 250-545-5384

Horizon Electric Inc. Kelowna | 250-861-4777

Emco Corporation Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-0186

Emco Corporation Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3653

Emco Corporation Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-426-6251

Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc. Kelowna | 250-762-9999

ENCO Construction Ltd. Lake Country | 250-575-9104

EuroLine Windows Inc. Delta | 604-940-8485

Evans Fire Protection Ltd. Kamloops | 250-376-0296

Excel Ventilation Ltd. Kelowna | 250-769-5202

Expocrete Concrete Products Ltd. Richmond | 604-270-8411

Extreme Excavating Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-5454

fFalcon Railing & Superdeck Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-2248

Falcon Refrigeration & AC Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-769-8741

Farrer Rentals Vernon | 250-545-9108

FBC West Kelowna | 250-768-8750

Felka-Mark Drywall Ltd. Kelowna | 250-862-4807

Fender’s Automotive Center West Kelowna | 250-769-1099

Firesafe Sprinkler Systems Inc. Salmon Arm | 250-833-0994

Fireside Minerals Ltd. Kelowna | 778-755-1389

Flynn Canada Ltd. Kelowna | 250-766-6070

Forma Construction Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-2858

Fortis BC Inc. Kelowna | 250-717-0809

Forward Law LLP Kamloops | 250-434-2333

Fulton & Company Kamloops | 250-372-5542

gG & L Painting Kamloops | 250-819-0719

Gabe’s Painting & Decorating Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-4331

Genelle Improvement District Genelle | 250-693-2362

Geometrik Manufacturing Inc. West Kelowna | 250-769-1500

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Ogopogo Stucco & Masonry Inc. Kelowna | 250-575-8124

OK Builders Supplies Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-3622

OK Project Solutions Kelowna | 250-878-5292

Okanagan Aggregates Ltd. Armstrong | 250546-3088

Okanagan Audio Lab Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-1686

Okanagan College Kelowna | 250-762-5445 ext. 4606

Okanagan Drywall Ltd. Kelowna | 250-769-0187

Okanagan Fire Protection Services Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-0660

Okanagan Indian Band Vernon | 250-542-3444

Okanagan Indian Band Vernon | 250-542-4328

Okanagan Materials Testing Kelowna | 250-860-9955

Okanagan Plumbing & Gas Fitting Ltd. West Kelowna | 778-755-6724

Olson Projects Ltd. Golden | 250-344-0277

Olympic Roofing Ltd. Port Coquitlam | 604-690-8654

One Time Electrical New Denver | 250-551-8463

pPacific West Systems Supply Ltd. Langley | 250-765-7008

Pacific Western Fire Protection Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3473

Paradise Climate Controls Inc. Kaleden | 250-809-0600

Parastone Developments Ltd. Fernie | 250-423-4136

Pashco Blasting Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-3633

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. Kelowna | 250-868-8394

Perfect Choice Painters Sicamous | 403-975-5459

MQN Architects Vernon | 250-542-1199

Mueller Construction Inc. Revelstoke | 250-837-2724

NN & H Contracting Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-1323

Nagle Creative Carpets Ltd. - DBA United Floors Kamloops | 250-374-1223

National Concrete Accessories Kamloops | 250-374-6295

National Concrete Accessories Kelowna | 250-717-1616

Network Bonding & Insurance Services Inc. Vancouver | 604-294-1236

Nielsen Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-3916

Nilex Civil Environmental Group Vernon | 250-306-0641

Nixon Wenger LLP Vernon | 250-542-5353

Norelco Cabinets Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-2121

Norgaard Ready-Mix Ltd. Merritt | 250-378-5121

Norguard Fall Protection Sudbury | 800-670-7892

Norsteel Building Systems Ltd. Kelowna | 250-769-3846

North River Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Kamloops | 250-319-4238

Northern Hardware Ltd. Surrey | 604-837-3244

Nor-Val Equipment Rentals Ltd. Vernon | 250-503-0933

NuFloors - Castlegar Castlegar | 250-365-5335

Nufloors Penticton Penticton | 250-492-0627

OO.K. Excavating (div. of Green Leaf Ent. Ltd.) Kelowna | 250-765-4902

Maglio Installations Ltd. Nelson | 250-365-3332

Maloney Contractors Ltd. Kelowna | 250-769-2395

Maple Reinders Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-8892

Marson Mechanical Ltd. Chase | 250-319-0359

Martech Electrical Systems Ltd. Castlegar | 250-365-2115

McGregor & Thompson Hardware Kelowna | 250-860-6282

McNiven Masonry Kelowna | 250-765-7042

MDG Contracting Services Inc. Sparwood | 250-425-9943

Meiklejohn Architects Kelowna | 250-762-3004

Meiklejohn Architects Inc. Penticton | 250-492-3143

Memlink DDD Coquitlam | 604-000-0000

Mercury Steel Ltd. Calgary | 800-661-1613

Mertion Excavating Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-9394

MGC Construction Kelowna | 250-448-0020

Mid Kam Installations Ltd. Vernon | 250-542-8407

Midvalley Sheet Metal Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-8688

Miller Equipment Rentals Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-769-0960

Mills Basics Vancouver | 250-212-9667

Mircom Technologies Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-9700

MJB Wall & Ceiling Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-7051

MNP LLP Kelowna | 250-763-8919

Modern Paint & Floors Kelowna | 250-860-2444

Modern PURAIR Kelowna | 250-765-6828

K-West Commercial Flooring Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-575-3613

lL & S Contracting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-2331

Laing Roofing Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3866

Latina Landscapes & Maintenance Kamloops | 250-372-0994

Lavington Sand & Gravel Ltd. Vernon | 250-545-7010

Ledcor Construction Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-2991

Lennox Industries Canada Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-768-4460 ext. 300

Levelton Consultants Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-9778

Littco Enterprises Ltd. Drywall and Insulation Kelowna | 250-765-6444

LNB Construction Inc. Kamloops | 250-374-4551

Loomis Kelowna | 250-470-4618

Lortap Enterprises Ltd. Revelstoke | 250-769-9460

Lynx Brand Fence Products (2004) Inc. Kelowna | 250-765-1468

mM & K Plumbing & Heating Co. Ltd. Cranbrook | 250-426-7448

M & K Ready Mix Inc. Vernon | 250-545-7238

M. Weiss Masonry Inc. Kelowna | 250-762-7259

M3 Steel Structures Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-1074

Maddocks Construction Ltd. Armstrong | 250-546-9551

Madge Contracting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-1180

Maglio Building Center Nelson | 250-352-6661

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Select Window Fashions Peachland | 778-479-0010

Selkirk College Castlegar | 250-365-7292

Shanahan’s Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-5255

Sierra Landscaping Ltd. Winfield | 250-766-2312

Silver Springs Ventures (1994) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-3047

Silver Spur Construction Ltd. Pritchard | 250-371-3413

Source Electrical Services West Kelowna | 250-215-5078

South Cariboo Ventures Group Armstrong | 250-546-3313

South Okanagan Concrete Products Ltd. Osoyoos | 250-495-7556

Southgate Electric Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-2206

Southwest Glass Ltd Kamloops | 250-374-5303

Specialty Machine Works Ltd. Penticton | 250-493-4310

Splatsin Enderby | 250-838-6496 ext. 215

SRM Concrete Summerland | 250-494-9889

Standard Roofing Corporation Salmon Arm | 250-833-1992

Stantec Consulting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-3225

Start to Finish Construction Ltd. West Kelowna | 778-755-1885

STBR Consulting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-979-8260

Steel-Craft Door Products Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-4765

Stemmer Enterprises Ltd. Salmon Arm | 250-832-7357

Stewart Mortgage Corp. Kamloops | 250-372-1995

Straight Line Contracting Ltd. Kamloops | 250-319-0635

Strathcona Mechanical Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-3879

Structurlam Products LP Penticton | 250-492-8912

Stuart Olson Inc. Richmond | 250-763-2798

Sun Valley Painting & Decorating Corp. Kamloops | 250-372-0027

Sunco Drywall (2014) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-807-2270

Systematic Mill Installations Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-0028

tT.A. Rendek & Associates Ltd. Creston | 250-428-9445

Rutland Glass (1994) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-9400

Ryder Roofing Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3191

SS&K Forming Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-7535

Sandale Utility Products Surrey | 604-882-2080

Sanders & Company Merritt | 250-378-2267

Sawchuk Developments Co. Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-3838

School District #05 - Southeast Kootenay Cranbrook | 250-417-2054

School District #06 - Rocky Mountain Invermere | 250-342-9243

School District #08, Board of Education Nelson | 250-354-4871

School District #10 - Arrow Lakes Nakusp | 250-265-3638

School District #22 Vernon | 250-549-9210

School District #23 - Central Okanagan Kelowna | 250-491-4000

School District #53 Oliver | 250-498-3481

School District #58 - Nicola-Similkameen Merritt | 250-315-1113

School District #67 - Okanagan Skaha Penticton | 250-770-7700

School District #83 North Okanagan - Shuswap Salmon Arm | 250-832-9415

School District #73 - Kamloops/Thompson Kamloops | 250-851-4420

Scott Alan Plumbing Kelowna | 778-753-1101

Scuka Enterprises Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-0136

Secure-Rite Mobile Storage Inc. Kelowna | 250-861-3945

rR & R Reinforcing Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-2077

R1310 Holdings Ltd. dba KM Contracting Kamloops | 250-319-7276

R355 Enterprises Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-9860

Radian Mechanical Inc. Kelowna | 250-861-4636

Rambow Mechanical Ltd. Kelowna | 250-762-8999

Ramco Floor & Tile Kelowna | 250-860-2277

Rayco Steel Ltd. Sparwood | 250-425-7738

Red Deer Piling Inc. Red Deer County | 403-347-3220

Redbuilt LLC Vancouver | 604-676-9445

Refrigerative Supply Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-3114

Regional District of Central Okanagan Kelowna | 250-469-6170

Regional District of North Okanagan Coldstream | 250-550-3729

Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Penticton | 250-490-4103

Response Fire System Ltd. Kamloops | 250-578-7779

Ridge Plumbing Kamloops | 250-371-4661

Rite-Way Fencing Inc. Kamloops | 250-314-9569

Rivermist Holding Ltd. Kamloops | 778-471-6441

Rolling Mix Concrete (B.C) Ltd. Prince George | 250-563-9213

Rona Inc. Kamloops | 250-372-2236

Rooham Electric Ltd. Kamloops | 778-471-6255

Performax Painting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-870-6662

Peters Bros Construction Ltd. Penticton | 250-492-2626

Petrocom Construction Ltd. Edmonton | 780-481-5181

Pihl Law Corporation Kelowna | 250-762-5434

Pin Point Surveying Ltd. Salmon Arm | 250-832-6220

Pittman Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 778-469-2063

Plainsman Companies Kamloops | 250-372-1544

Platinum Power Contracting Ltd. Kelowna | 250-878-4131

Ploutos Enterprises Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-7740

Points West Audio Visual Kelowna | 250-861-5424

Powder Ventures Excavating Ltd. Sun Peaks | 250-851-1021

Power Paving Ltd. Castlegar | 250-551-6141

Power Vac Summerland | 250-404-4255

Powertrend Electric Penticton | 250-809-1767

Premier Plumbing & Heating Cranbrook | 250-489-4131

Progressive Waste Solutions Kelowna | 250-765-0565

Pronto Enterprises Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-9644

Pushor Mitchell Kelowna | 250-762-2108

QQuantus Electric Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-1400

Quik-Therm Innovative Insulation Solutions West Kelowna | 250-863-3653

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Westbank First Nation West Kelowna | 250-769-4999

Westburne Electric Kelowna | 250-860-4988

Westburne Electric Supply Cranbrook | 250-426-6263

Westburne Electric Supply (BC) Kamloops | 250-374-1331

Westcana Electric Inc. Kamloops | 250-564-5800

Western Financial Group (Network) Inc. Kelowna | 250-762-2217

Western Roofing Master Roofers Cranbrook | 250-426-0156

Western Roofing Master Roofers Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-0154

Westhills Aggregates Limited Partnership Penticton | 250-492-2225

Westway Plumbing & Heating (2011) Inc. Kamloops | 250-372-1277

Wilco Contractors Northwest Inc. Edmonton | 780-447-1199

Wildstone Construction & Engineering Ltd. Penticton | 250-493-3947

Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services (Kelowna) Inc. Kelowna | 250-763-3840

Winn Rentals Kelowna | 250-491-1991

Winter Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-2106

Wolseley Mechanical Group Kelowna | 250-860-4991

Wolseley Waterworks Group - Central Water & Sewer Kelowna | 250-765-5186

WSP Kelowna | 778-214-4891

WSR Equipment Sales & Rentals West Kelowna | 250-769-7606

ZZap Welding Nelson | 250-352-6978

Valley Plumbing & Valley Heating Kelowna | 250-491-0680

Van-Kel Irrigation A Div Emco Corporation Kelowna | 250-762-3180

Vector Projects Group Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-1013

Venture Mechanical Systems Ltd. Castlegar | 250-365-4999

Vernon Paving Ltd. Vernon | 250-546-3163

Village Green Hotel Vernon | 250-542-3321

Village of Lumby Lumby | 250-547-2171

Village of Nakusp Nakusp | 250-265-3689

Vision Painting Ltd. Kamloops | 778-471-4745

VVI Construction Ltd. (Vic Van Isle) Revelstoke | 250-837-2919

VVI Construction Ltd. Kelowna | 250-861-5768

wWarnaar Steel Tech Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-8800

Warner Rentals Ltd. Princeton | 250-295-0101

Warner Rentals Ltd. Salmon Arm | 250-833-0064

Warner Rentals Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-3515

WCS Western Canadian Steel Kelowna | 250-448-4900

Wells Drywall Acoustics Ltd. Kamloops | 250-371-7048

Wesco Distribution Canada Inc. Kelowna | 250-862-8200

Wesco Distribution Canada Inc. Kamloops | 250-374-2112

West Kootenay Mechanical 2001 Ltd. Trail | 250-364-1541

West Manufacturing Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-769-4645

Trainor Mechanical Contractors Ltd. Nelson | 250-352-7588

Trane Kelowna | 250-862-4660

Travelers Insurance Company of Canada Vancouver | 604-682-2663

Tree Construction Inc. Revelstoke | 250-837-1571

Triggs Engineering Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-3687

Tri-Kon Precast Concrete Products Cranbrook | 250-426-8162

Tri-West Fence & Gate Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-4445

Tronovus Inc. Sparwood | 250-433-7878

True Construction Ltd. Kamloops | 250-573-4631

True Consulting Group Kamloops | 250-828-0881

Turn-Key Controls Ltd. Vernon | 250-549-4701

TVE Industrial Services Ltd. Kamloops | 250-377-3533 ext. 205

Twin River Plumbing & Heating Kamloops | 250-376-0221

Twin Rivers Controls Ltd. Castlegar | 250-365-2009

uUnderhill Geomatics Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-8835

United Landscapes Kelowna | 250-860-3753

University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus Kelowna | 250-807-8613

Urban Systems Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-8311

Urban Systems Ltd. Kelowna | 250-762-2517

vValley Curbing Ltd. Kelowna | 250-860-8742

Tamarack Centre (Pellex Holdings Ltd.) Cranbrook | 250-426-2231

Taylor & Son’s Ltd. Kamloops | 250-828-0045

Taylor Pro Training Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-7624

Team Construction Management (1981) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-868-8326

Team Foundation Systems Ltd. Kelowna | 250-868-8325

Terracom Systems Ltd. West Kelowna | 778-755-5808

TGC Consulting Ltd. Winfield | 250-766-4110

The Guarantee Co. of North America (GCNA) Vancouver | 604-687-7688

Thermo Design Insulation Ltd. West kelowna | 778-754-5670

Thompson Nicola Regional District Kamloops | 250-377-8673

Thompson Valley Painting Contractors Ltd. Kamloops | 250-372-9923

Thompson Valley Roofing Kamloops | 250-851-5269

Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) Ltd. Kelowna | 250-763-2804

Timber West Mill Construction Ltd. Prince George | 250-964-0221

Titan Tile Ltd. West Kelowna | 250-808- 0753

TKI Construction Ltd. Kelowna | 250-491-1130

Tomtar Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd. Kelowna | 250-765-8122

Top 40 Woodworks Ltd. Kamloops | 250-374-9002

Topline Vehicle Centre Ltd. Kamloops | 250-319-9020

Town of Osoyoos Osoyoos | 250-495-6191

Trail Roofing Ltd. Trail | 250-364-2900

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David Pelletier,PresidentPhone 250-765-4422Fax 250-765-1762E-mail: [email protected]

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Accent Inns ................................................................. 35

Acoustic Solutions....................................................95

Advanced Mobile First Aid & Safety ..................50

Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd. ..........................69

Assa Abloy Entrance Systems .............................65

B A Robinson Co Ltd. ..................................................8

B.A. Blacktop (Cranbrook) .....................................66

Bartle & Gibson ......................................................... 33

BAT Construction Ltd. .............................................56

BCCA Employee Benefits Trust ............................. 13

BPR Construction Ltd. .........................................OBC

Britech Hvac Ltd. ....................................................... 53

British Columbia Building Trades ......................... 25

Brock White Canada ............................................... 67

BTR Fire Protection Ltd............................................95

C & J Erectors Ltd......................................................24

C&G Insulation 2003 Ltd. ...................................... 32

Capri Insurance ......................................................... 37

City Of Kamloops ......................................................21

College Of The Rockies ........................................... 22

Combined Mechanical Contracotrs Ltd. ...........42

Convoy Supply Ltd. ................................................. 102

Core Engineering Services Ltd. ........................... 102

Crowe Mackay LLP...................................................78

D & G Mechanical (1997) Ltd. ........................... 102

D & T Developments ............................................... 32

Dalgleish Construction Ltd. ...................................20

Decor8 Painting (1990) Ltd. .................................47

Dependable Automatic Door & Gates ..............69

Derochie Painting Ltd. .............................................40

Djm Contracting Ltd. ..................................................9

Easy Build Structures Ltd. ........................................41

Eecol Electric ..............................................................26

Emil Anderson Construction Inc. .........................61

ER Plus Risk Management Group Inc. ............... 35

Euroline Windows Inc. .............................................19

Farrer Rentals Rencon ..............................................49

Fenders Automotive Centre ..................................34

Firesafe Sprinkler Systems Inc. .............................40

Gibraltar Cable Barrier Systems .......................... 57

Glass Canada .............................................................70

Global Payments Canada G P................................16

Greyback Construction Ltd....................................29

Hancon Constructors ...............................................18

Harris Rebar ................................................................38

Horizon North Logistics Inc. ..................................58

Houle Electric Limited ..............................................51

Inland Technical Services Ltd. ...............................58

Interior Roofing (2011) Ltd. ....................................63

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Canada Inc. .................51

Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP ..................................66

Keldon Electric & Data Ltd. .................................... 75

Kelowna Steel Fabricators Ltd. .............................97

Kemp Concrete ..........................................................64

Kimco Controls Ltd................................................... 27

Levelton Consultants ...............................................97

Lynx Brand Fence Products Ltd. ........................... 73

M Weiss Masonry Inc. ............................................36

M&K Ready Mix ........................................................42

Maddocks Construction Ltd. ................................46

Marson Mechanical Ltd..........................................44

McGregor & Thompson Hardware Ltd. ............86

MNP LLP ......................................................................45

MQN Architects .......................................................24

Nixon Wenger LLP ....................................................89

OK Excavating ............................................................98

Okanagan Audio Lab. Ltd. ......................................36

Okanagan Materials Testing Ltd. (Kelowna) ....21

Pacific Western Fire Protection Ltd.....................55

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. ..........................5

PIHL Law Corporation ............................................. 74

Pin Point Surveying Ltd. ..........................................44

Rambow Mechanical Ltd. ......................................46

Ramco Floor & Tile ...................................................48

Redbuilt ........................................................................87

Refrigerative Supply ................................................. 72

Rock Glen Consulting Ltd. ......................................50

Rooham Electric ........................................................ 52

STBR Consulting Ltd. ...............................................56

Strathcona Mechanical Limited ...........................80

Team Construction Management Ltd. ...............85

Team Foundation Systems Ltd. ............................59

Travelers Guarantee Company Of Canada ...... 74

Tree Construction Inc. ..............................................71

True Construction Ltd. ........................................... IBC

TVE Industrial Services Ltd....................................79

Twin River Plumbing & Heating ............................81

Underhill Geomatics Ltd..........................................81

Vector Projects Group ............................................. 52

Venture Mechanical Systems Ltd. ......................70

Vernon Paving Ltd. ....................................................80

Western Financial Group Network Inc. ............. 23

Westside Equipment Sales & Rentals ................47

Wilson M Beck Insurance Services Kelowna Inc ............................................................IFC

Winn Rentals Ltd.......................................................62

Wolseley Canada Inc. ..............................................39

Zap Welding ................................................................81

Zimmer Autosport Mercedes Benz .................6, 7

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