NEWS RELEASE: ICBA Wins North American Trade Association of the Year
by ICBA | Feb 25, 2019 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
VANCOUVER – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) has won six prestigious Reed Awards, including being named the 2019 North American Trade Association of the Year, at a ceremony last week in Austin, Texas. “This is a tremendous honour and...BREAKING NEWS: ICBA Wins 2019 North American Trade Association of the Year Reed Award
by Jordan Bateman | Feb 21, 2019 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
We’re the best! ICBA won 6 coveted 2019 Reed Awards in a ceremony in Austin, Texas, Thursday night – including North American Trade Association of the Year. This is a huge honour. ICBA’s “Get Canada’s Big Gas Moving” ad was also a North American champion,...TRAINING THURSDAY: ICBA’s Blueprint Reading Courses
by ICBA | Feb 21, 2019 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
Reading blueprints is an essential skill in construction! We want to give you a solid foundation in this fundamental skill with our upcoming workshops. Our next Introduction to Blueprint Reading course is in Abbotsford on March 20; you’ll learn how to read sets of...OP-ED: The Devil is in the Details of the NDP Spendathon
by Jordan Bateman | Feb 20, 2019 | ARTICLES & OPINIONS
This piece by ICBA VP-Communications Jordan Bateman was first published on The Orca Feb. 19, 2019. It was a day of re-announcements and pre-announcements in B.C.’s 2019/2020 provincial budget. Finance Minister Carole James spent a lot of time recapping last year’s...Follow ICBA on Facebook
Canada 🇨🇦 deserves better than more spending, more taxes, more borrowing and more red tape. It's no wonder so many of us feel this country is broken -- so much is breaking all around us.
ICBA OP/ED: Trudeau Government Doubles Down on Missing the Mark
The following op-ed, written by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, was first published in Business in Vancouver on April 16, 2024. Earlier this year, public opinion research company Leger published...
"As a small open economy, our collective well-being depends heavily on exports to bolster domestic incomes and—crucially—to furnish the financial means to pay for the vast range of imports that sustain our high quality of life. Natural resources supply more than three-quarters of the province’s merchandise exports and about 45 per cent of total international exports, inclusive of goods and services."Our Jock Finlayson and Business Council of British Columbia's Ken Peacock make the case for B.C.'s natural resource industries in today's Business in Vancouver.TL;DR -- 🌲⛏️💎🛢️⛽️ 🚜 = 💰 for 🇨🇦
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ICBA/BCBC OP-ED: B.C.’s natural resources remain central to our collective well-being
ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of B.C. Chief Economist Ken Peacock co-wrote the following op-ed, which was published in Business in Vancouver April 19, 2024. British Columbia...
ICBA member WCP Building Renewal is hosting a free webinar next week for property managers and building owners -- check it out! 💻🎧Webshop Join us on Thursday, April 25th at 11 am for a WEBSHOP. For Building Owners & Property Managers. The purpose of the session will be to streamline the tendering process to ensure a more successful contracting experience.+ The three key stages of the project tendering process. + The three red flags when vetting contractors. + The three essential expectations to establish with contractors. + The three common mistakes to avoid in your tendering process. Sign Up for the eventlp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/5eLnGZy
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TRAINING THURSDAY: Importance of Indoor Air Quality for Contractors and DevelopersKerry and Jordan talk about ICBA Training's latest featured course.Importance of Indoor Air Quality for Contractors and DevelopersFREE | 1.5 BC Housing CPD pointsWednesday, April 24, 2024 | 11AM to 12:30PM PacificRegister at icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/472-free-importance-of-indoor-air-quality-iaq-for-contractors-and-... Missed this one? Check out www.icba.ca/courses The importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is often the least understood and talked about variable in construction, yet the most crucial at keeping projects on schedule & on budget allowing trades to simply be more productive and produce fewer deficiencies!By implementing a tailored temporary climate control plan construction sites can mitigate problems caused by high moisture levels and cold/hot temperatures, offering better quality of workmanship.Join us as we hear from manufacturers at the forefront of IAQ technology and the visionary behind the systems used industry-wide, Climate Control Canada.This webinar is entirely FREE!
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WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #146: Take Me Out To The BallgameThere’s something comforting to me about watching baseball, whether live or on TV. The slower pace slowly relaxes you, yet the big moment is always a single swing of the bat away.I read a great piece on Psychology Today about the mental health lessons of baseball. It suggests that the high rate of failure is helpful, noting that being a career .300 hitter in baseball is a Hall of Famer: “This means that the best of the best in the sport will fail 70 percent of the time. This is why baseball, more than any other sport, has failure built into it.”No one likes failure, but it is a part of life, and often a building block for future success. So when I watch one of my Blue Jays swing and miss, I guess I can feel better about the project that went awry, the post that didn’t quite land write, or the decision government made that I disagree with.“For us to achieve what we want to achieve, failure is a must, so the sooner we become okay with it, the better… If we’re not failing, we’re not working on hard enough problems.”Here’s to failing upward! -----Each week, ICBA’s Jordan Bateman reflects on what we’ve learned as we participate in ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program. ICBA’s Workplace Wellness Program is helping more than 100 companies and more than 10,000 construction professionals better understand mental health. This program is free for all ICBA members – check out icba.ca/wellness for details.
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Our Jock Finlayson digs into #cdnpoli #Budget2024 and finds it continues 3 alarming Trudeau Government trends.😑 Economic stagnation👷♂️ Weak private sector investment💸 Spending way too muchRead his ICBA Economics analysis at www.icbaindependent.ca/2024/04/17/icba-economics-trudeau-government-creating-difficult-fiscal-leg...
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TRAINING THURSDAY: Importance of Indoor Air Quality for Contractors and Developers
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA Training's latest featured course... a free way to collect 1.5 BC Housing CPD points *AND* upgrade your knowledge.
https://icbatraining.ca/training-thursday-importance-of-indoor-air-quality-for-contractors-and-developers/