CCA Updates
New legislation would set criteria for construction of dams, roads, schools and bridges
via Global News Province would make a 20-year plan to decide what to build. The Infrastructure Accountability Act legislates the development and regular review of a 20-year strategic capital plan. (Nathan Gross/CBC) Paul McLauchlin is tired of MLAs knocking on his door before provincial elections, asking him if there are any local construction projects he’d like to announce. “It’s not that simple,” said McLauchlin, president of the Rural Municipalities Association and reeve of Ponoka County. “Just running around with a big fake cheque out there.” McLauchlan is optimistic that a bill introduced Monday by the Alberta government will create more accountability and fairness in how...
Member Advisory on COVID
View Advisory View Letter to Premier Kenney Member Advisory on COVID On October 1st, Premier Kenney held a virtual town hall with members of the regional construction associations and Alberta Construction Association. Alberta’s construction associations support our members through information to assist you in your efforts to keep your employees safe. We urge your consideration of the Premier’s request, which he stated as follows: “We want to ask your Member companies to please consider implementing proof of vaccination policies for your employees. We are experiencing a crisis of under vaccination in Alberta, which is imposing the greatest pressure...
Tentative Steps Toward a Post-Pandemic Future
Take a moment to read an article written by Bill Black, President of CCA, featured in the Fall 2021 edition of Western Exteriors magazine. Tentative Steps Toward a Post-Pandemic Future article
Labour Staffing Shortages, Realities & Solutions
Labour is the single most variable component in most construction activities. Any inability to source, manage, train, or anticipate disruptions to the workforce, puts subcontractors, contractors, owners, and other stakeholders in the project at great risk. Productivity is the output produced by a unit of study as a proportion of input required to produce it. A host of issues can undermine productivity: unplanned change order disruptions, accidents, continuous overtime burnout, poor site management, no focus on productivity or training, poor documentation (including the lack of an execution plan), failure to embrace continuous improvement and poor communication. Good Productivity is highly...
2021 Year In Review
Once again we have provided an update detailing all the activities and initiatives that we have engaged in over the the past 12 months. We truly appreciate all our members! As we enter another year and imagine what is ahead, we hope that we can find new ways to celebrate our collective role in making Calgary a truly great place to call home. 2021 Year in Review
Farkas accuses City of Calgary officials of ‘skimming money’ from developers
Via CBC News Scott Dippel Opponents say comment shows how if elected mayor, Jeromy Farkas will have troubles at city hall Mayoral candidate Jeromy Farkas accused city administration of ‘skimming money’ during a Tuesday forum presented by the Calgary Construction Association. (Mike Symington/CBC) Jeromy Farkas says the fight to become Calgary’s next mayor has become what he calls a “two-horse race.”He joined two of his council colleagues who are also running for mayor at a Tuesday forum presented by the Calgary Construction Association. Recent polls have suggested that Farkas and Jyoti Gondek were front-runners among decided voters, while fellow councillor Jeff...