Our Jordan Bateman blasts the District of North Vancouver for a job killing decision and points out how precarious B.C.'s economic situation truly is.The Goddard Report with host Jim Goddard - Dec. 12, 2019
Why Companies Are Leaving #BC and BC #JobLosses
Industrial Complex Rejected – “Too Beautiful”
#BCPoli #Taxes #Unemployment #Forestry
Guest: Jordan Bateman Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
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BC needs the jobs and economic activity of Woodfibre LNG. The planet needs the cleaner air that comes from choosing natural gas over coal.
ICBA encourages everyone to take a moment, click this post and support Woodfibre LNG's request for a "floatel" to house workers during construction. Now is the time to make your voice heard!
#Get2YesFriends,
There are so many wonderful things about living in British Columbia. It really is the best place on earth.
At the same time, we all know how hard it is to scrape together savings, land a stable job to support our families, and find an affordable home we can be proud of.
Projects like Woodfibre LNG can make a difference for British Columbians. Think about it this way: once our project is built, it will supply 100 well-paid jobs for the duration of operations... that’s FORTY years.
100 families with stable, high incomes. That has a huge positive impact on a community.
Please help us move this project forward. Woodfibre has an application before the BC Environmental Assessment Office to house our construction workers in a floating hotel at our site. This solution takes cars off the road and pressure off an already tight housing market.
But most importantly, it brings our project one step closer to providing those 100 long term jobs.
Please help us out by submitting a brief sentence of support to BC EAO.
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It’s the final course of 2019! Looking to learn how to improve the management and business systems of your construction business? Check out our two-day Construction Business Management course December 19-20 in Burnaby. You’ll also earn 5 Gold Seal Credits and 32 CPD Points from BC Housing!
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
• Understand the strategic planning process and how to implement it within their context
• Understand the importance of a business plan and how to prepare one
• Understand the participants within the construction industry – their roles, responsibilities and limitations
• Understand the benefits of a participatory management culture
• Formulate a marketing plan and understand the marketing mix
• Develop a human resource management plan
• Understand the employment cycle/process
• Develop an employee performance evaluation system
• Increase staff morale and engagement
• Understand operational planning for construction companies
• Formulate a financial plan, budgets, ratios and break-even analysis
• Understand the importance of financial internal controls
• Develop benchmarks and key performance indicators
• Understand bonding and insurance for construction companies
• Use risk management tools to identify risk and how to mitigate risk
We’re bringing it to Kelowna April 22-23, 2020, and again in Burnaby May 11-12. You can register for this or any of our other upcoming sessions at www.icba.ca/courses.
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Over at The Orca, Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation makes the case against John Horgan's expensive Employers Health Tax.
“On a company level, it’s costing us about $60,000 each year,” Jayne Kelly, owner of Chieftain Auto Parts in Prince George said. “It’s a lot of money, it bites into advancement for wage increases, it holds us back from hiring more skilled staff and it’s made it very difficult. The government stole my employees’ raises, and they are the ones that earned it.” ... See MoreSee Less
