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October 19, 2023

The government of British Columbia is taking steps to enforce a legal mandate for the installation of flush toilets at construction sites with more than 25 workers.

This decision follows a call to the Province from the BC Building Trades, a union that represents over 45,000 workers. This important move is supported by MCABC, which actively advocated to make these facilities mandatory.

Mechanical Contractor Winners for VRCA 2023 Gold Award of Excellence

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association held their Awards of Excellence Gala on October 17th. Congratulations to all the Gold Award Winners that took home an award this year!

We want to celebrate some of our outstanding members who made the list:

Grand Opening of New Wolseley Canada Branch

MCABC Chair, Trevor Hildebrand, and MCABC CEO, Kim Barbero, were honoured to be part of the grand opening pipe cutting and festivities for the new Wolseley Canada Branch in Port Coquitlam on Oct 12th.

Thank you, Wolseley, for bringing together industry and local government to be part of your expansion in BC.

New Mentorship Program available by WiMC

Women in Mechanical Contracting (WiMC) is excited to introduce the RAW Courage Coaching Program, in collaboration with WXN to empower and support women in mechanical contracting.

The goal is to break barriers, promote diversity and inclusion, and foster professional growth through mentorship.

Applications are open until November 16, 2023.

Only Few Spots Left for Two-Day Dispatcher Training!

This program goes beyond traditional technical training to cover such critical dispatcher skills as leading technicians rather than letting technicians lead them, becoming the service manager’s partner, prioritizing customer emergencies, evaluating technician abilities, and managing their own careers in dispatching.

Date: November 7 & 8, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Central City Campus, 13450-102 Avenue, Surrey, BC

Mitsubishi Electric Heating & Cooling - Webinar #2

Mitsubishi Electric Heating & Cooling will be hosting four webinars until March 2024 that are free to all MCABC Mechanical Contractor and Affiliate members and all other MCAC members.

The next upcoming webinar will be on Building Electrification, Destination: Zero Carbon with Business Developer Suzanne Wiltshire, MBA at Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc.

Date: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

CEO Kim Barbero to join MOSAIC IPC employer panel

Committed to raising awareness of the industry and the many fulfilling career options, MCABC CEO, Kim Barbero, will join Boyden and the Royal Bank of Canada on the employer panel for MOSAIC’s Immigrant Professionals Conference (IPC).

Date: October 28th, 2023

Location: UBC Robson Square

Registration now open for Christmas Cocktail Lounge!

Join us for an evening of networking, delicious food, and drinks to ignite your spirit and kickstart the holiday season!

Date: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

Time: 5:30PM - 8:30PM

Where: The Loft at Earls Yaletown (1095 Mainland St Second floor, Vancouver, BC)

For more information about donating items to our auctions or for sponsorship packages, please email our Memberships & Events Manager, Cathleen at cbasco@mcabc.org.

NextGen Industry Pub Night: Field and Office Unite

Join other industry peers for an interactive panel on building strong connections for both office and field staff, as well as highlighting industry career paths!

Date: Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Time: 5:00-8:00 PM

Where: Kelly O'Bryan's (800 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC)

See what's happening at MCABC!

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