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ACA Advocacy Update
ACA Advocacy Update via ACA September 2020 Ken Gibson, Executive Director ACA advanced member interests on numerous advocacy fronts in 2020. Partnered to lead the commercial construction industry response in Prompt Pay consultations. Legislation is expected in the fall 2020 sitting of the Legislature. There is strong alignment among industry groups to adopt much of the Ontario legislative approach for prompt pay. ACA, ATCC, and GCAC are advocating to be a Nominating Body for payment dispute adjudicators, to ensure industry expertise and affordable cost for industry. Read ACA’s recommendations re adjudicating prompt pay disputes. Successfully lobbied for the appointment of...
Hyperloop feasibility study for Edmonton-Calgary route gets provincial backing
via CBC News By Tony Seskus Alberta agrees to lend support — not money — to TransPod’s study, test-track search Canadian hyperloop company TransPod has signed an agreement with the Alberta government that will see the province support the firm’s early efforts to advance development of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton. Though the concept may still sound like science fiction, the company’s ultimate goal is to have Albertans shuttling between Calgary and Edmonton in train-like pods — at speeds up to 1,000 kilometres an hour — through magnetic tubes by 2030. On Tuesday, Toronto-based TransPod took a step forward by announcing it’s inked a memorandum of...
City of Calgary Mask Bylaw – Construction Interpretation
City of Calgary Mask Bylaw – Construction Interpretation The overall rules to apply are – This bylaw is for indoor space only and, If the public can get access to the indoor space then the mask bylaw applies. For instance – the common areas of condos where card access is required would not apply but the common areas of downtown office towers would. Grocery stores require masks in the public area but the back of house area and storage etc does not as this is not open to the public. For our workplace and offices This would include front reception...
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Elver Olsen 1933 – 2020
Elver was Provincial President of ECAA in 1980-1981 and an important part of the history of the Association, as a Chapter President, many Provincial and Chapter positions, as well as a Trustee. He will be dearly missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing him. Our deepest condolences to Grethe and his family. OLSEN, Elver March 10th 1933 – August 13th 2020 The family of Elver Olsen beloved husband of Grethe Olsen of Calgary, Alberta is deeply saddened to announce his passing on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the age of 87 years. Elver is being remembered by everyone...
Time for an Information Diet
Time for an Information Diet Hundreds of emails, dozens of phone calls, a Zoom meeting here, a Teams meeting there, constant timeline refreshes, status updates, comments, likes and alerts. From work communication to news media, to memes, to your friend’s girlfriend’s dog’s Instagram page, the amount of information we’re exposed to has seemingly reached an impossibly huge crest. There is no doubt that the past few months have been completely overwhelming, but they have also posed a major question for us: are we TOO connected? In my opinion, the answer is categorically YES. Most people simply have too much information...
C.O.O. Taking RV cross country to visist employees
CCA former board director Sean Penn, COO of Chandos, took to the road this year and found a unique way to continue to connect with employees while also staying connected to family. All this despite all the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Another example of not wasting a good crisis. Cross-country RV trip connects construction chief operating officer with employees during COVID via GlobalNews Journal By Lisa Johnson Canadian companies with sites in different regions are finding ways to cope with travel restrictions. The chief operating officer of Chandos Construction Company has found a unique way to visit his employees...
Alberta Premier announces infrastructure funding in Camrose
via Edmonton Journal By Lisa Johnson Premier Jason Kenney announced $11.8 million towards infrastructure projects in Camrose as he continued his string of summer funding announcements around the province Tuesday. Camrose will receive a $10.2-million provincial grant to go towards a $38.8-million upgrade of its wastewater treatment plant. The project is expected to begin construction in early 2021 and be completed in 2023, supporting 20 direct and 16 indirect jobs. The city about 100 kilometres southeast of Edmonton will also receive $1.6 million toward the $2.2-million cost of resurfacing its airport runway, a project the government said will be complete in...
ACA Replies to the Alberta Government 20 year Infrastructure Plan
via Alberta Construction Association ACA recently accepted an invitation to provide input to the Government of Alberta for the proposed Infrastructure Act and the legislated commitment to release and regularly review a 20 Year Capital Strategic Plan. We sent in a letter to the Infrastructure Minister outlining our recommendations on the legislation. Our letter introduces and expands on a number of ways to make infrastructure funding stable, affordable, and efficient for government and the industry. Keeping the 1 in 10 Albertans who work in the industry employed while continuing to create the infrastructure needed to continue to deal with the...
Construction Industry Covid-19 Response- By Bill Black
via Business in Calgary Canmore Renaissance Condos. Photo courtesy of Westcor Construction Ltd. After nearly 40 years in the industry and having seen so much become somewhat confrontational over the last decade, I have never been prouder to work with some of our industry’s best leaders in what has to be one of the most significant examples of collaboration I have ever experienced. In the weeks leading up to March 15th all in the Construction Industry were tracking how COVID was spreading. They knew that it was only a matter of time before it would impact us in Calgary. With major...