WCA Communications Coordinator

The Winnipeg Construction Association would like to welcome Twila Driedger to the position of Communications Coordinator. Twila graduated from Red River College's Creative Communications program with a diploma in journalism and obtained her Mass Communications degree from the University of Winnipeg. Before joining WCA, Twila worked extensively in publishing, writing and editing magazines, developing promotional campaigns and coordinating communications and public relations. Twila will be managing the production of UPWORD, promoting Trade Up! Careers in Construction, creating the WCA Newsletter and managing the day-to-day communications activities at WCA.

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Education News

 

Health & Welfare Trusts

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Registration - 11:45 a.m.

Presentation - 12 noon - 1 p.m.  Lunch Provided!

AQ Group Solutions is presenting a noon hour session on Health & Welfare Trusts.

If you already have Critical Illness Insurance or are thinking
about buying it, come and find out how to make it a
tax deductible expense to your company. Not only that… find out how you can get your premiums back personally on a tax-advantaged basis after 15 years. It is not often you find financial strategies that are Win-Win-Win, this is one of them.

• Protect your business from a critical illness to its key
  individuals
• Protect your family and recover stress free from a critical illness
• Get your money back if the event never occurs
• Do this all on a tax-advantaged basis
  

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Workplace Safety & Health Qualification Policy

REMINDER: Effective January 1, 2007, all Government of Manitoba projects estimated to be over $100,000 in value will require all bidders to have a Certificate of Recognition (COR) or a third party audited safety accreditation acceptable to the MB Transportation & Government Services Department prior to being awarded any contract.

For more information regarding the TGS evaluation document, contact Greg Mortimer of TGS at 945-5819.

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New CICA President

 

Congratulations to Barry Brown, President, Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., who has been appointed as the first Canadian president of the Confederation of International Contractors' Association (CICA). Brown is the current chair of CCA’s International Business Committee. CCA participates in CICA activities through its membership with the Federation of United States and Canadian Contractors Associations (FUSCCA).

 

The mission of CICA is to serve, promote and enhance the image of the construction industry across the world. CICA is a non-profit, voluntary and global association of trade associations representing member construction firms from their respective regions. Other members of CICA include the Arab, Latin American, European and Asia/West Pacific construction industry federations.

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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations

Effective January 1, 2007, Transport Canada will implement new Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations. The regulations govern the maximum driving times and minimum off-duty times of commercial vehicle (bus and truck) drivers employed or otherwise engaged in extra-provincial transportation. These regulations require drivers to keep a record of their daily driving and other work activities in a prescribed format and to make these records available to designated enforcement officials upon request.

An Interpretation Guide to the new regulations can be found on the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators Web site or by clicking HERE.

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Gold Seal News

 

Gold Seal announces new Construction Safety Coordinator designation

Gold Seal Certified Construction Safety Coordinators work on the job site and are responsible for assisting management (and other company personnel) in the administration, development, implementation and monitoring of the safety, health and environment (HSE) program. Applications and Guidelines are available now from construction associations and construction safety associations. The first exam date for the Gold Seal Construction Coordinator will be April 13, 2007. 

Gold Seal CSC article published by WCA's UPWORD 

See the “What’s New” section of the Gold Seal Web site at www.goldsealcertification.com for an excellent article on the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba, their CSO program and the development of the Gold Seal CSC.

Deadline fast approaching for entry to P.GSC Puerto Rico contest

A few brief paragraphs on your experience with Gold Seal can win you a trip to the CCA annual conference in Puerto Rico in March, 2007. Go to www.goldsealcertification.com and click on the P.GSC section for details. 

Gold Seal accredits NAIT construction management program

From the Daily Construction News, November 28, 2006:

“In a national first, the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) Gold Seal program has provided accreditation to the construction engineering technology (CET) program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). Although Gold Seal has accredited more than 300 individual courses across Canada as fitting its “national curriculum” of construction management topics, NAIT is the first Canadian institution to receive program accreditation.” The full article can be found at http://www.dcnonl.com/.

Gold Seal Profile: Eastern Construction 

Toronto-based Eastern Construction has a company-wide commitment to Gold Seal.  See the full profile at www.goldsealcertification.com.

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Winnipeg Construction Association is located at

290 Burnell Street, Winnipeg, MB  R3G 2A7

(204)775-8664

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