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Whether it was the growing deficit of workers, far-reaching supply chain difficulties or recovery from disaster and disease, 2022 was one for the books.<\/p>\n

And though looking at the difficulties we face can help us prepare for the future, it is equally important to focus on the good things that have happened.<\/p>\n

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Righting the wrong of asbestos<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cThe number one highlight is the major steps forward we’ve taken on asbestos,\u201d said BC Building Trades executive director Brynn Bourke.<\/p>\n

Bourke said legislation ensuring proper education and training around asbestos abatement is a huge win for British Columbia\u2019s workers and contractors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that there are workers who are being put in environments where they are being exposed and we are finally putting together a set of tools that will educate workers about their rights, train them to work around asbestos safely and hold contractors accountable for the work they do in the industry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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FILE PHOTO \u2014 Legislation ensuring proper education and training around asbestos abatement is a huge win for British Columbia\u2019s workers and contractors, stated several industry stakeholders when looking at 2022 highlights.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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She celebrated the installation of an asbestos monument in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really acknowledges the thousands of people who have been harmed because of asbestos and gives a permanent place and fixture on Vancouver’s landscape for this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rebuilding after disaster and disease<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Matt MacInnis, president of the Electrical Contractors Association of B.C., noted B.C. had its own unique set of challenges and triumphs in 2022 and congratulated the province on its ability to quickly rebuild infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had terrible storms late 2021 which created enormous havoc to our highway system and infrastructure,\u201d MacInnis said.<\/p>\n

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\"Crews
PROVINCE OF B.C. \u2014 Crews worked around the clock on B.C. highways damaged by historic rainstorms in the fall of 2021. Matt MacInnis, president of the Electrical Contractors Association of B.C., stated credit should be given to the province and contractors for how quickly things came back online.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cFull credit to the province. They’ve done a lot of really impressive work to get things back online as quickly as they can. I think that the storms that we saw last year have opened a lot of eyes about needing to build the resiliency of that supply chain. I think that work is being done and it’s appropriate to acknowledge the work that the province has done on that front,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chris Atchison, president of the BC Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion Association, said the industry\u2019s ability to regroup during and after the pandemic has defined economic resilience this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe construction industry came together and committed to meet the pandemic head on and bring safety to the forefront of jobsites and not have any sort of shut down, at all,\u201d said Atchison.<\/p>\n

\u201c2022 was really the first year where we were emerging from (COVID-19) but the construction industry was still up on a plane as a result of doing so well throughout the stranglehold that the pandemic had on the rest of the province,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Mental health in construction<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Chris Gardner, president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C., said he was proud of the industry\u2019s new focus on mental health.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThat issue really came to the forefront as we were sort of in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming out of that there’s a long tail of negative impacts on people’s mental health that’s working its way through and now revealing itself in many different ways in our in our workplaces and our jobsites,\u201d said Gardner.<\/p>\n

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Prompt payment legislation<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

For some, what didn\u2019t happen in 2022 stands out as much as what did.<\/p>\n

\u201c2022 is going to be defined for a little bit of disappointment. We were expecting more movement on prompt payment legislation and that issue got shelved due to competing priorities,\u201d said Atchison, a view shared by MacInnis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would attest that there is no greater priority for the industry at this time and going forward than payment certainty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Atchison said the shelving of prompt payment was unfair to an industry that continued to deliver projects and boost the economy throughout the global pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur economic drive and our willingness to lead with safety to keep our economy going was not repaid in the measure that we would have expected \u2015 with the willingness of the provincial government to sit down and talk about the need for payment certainty within our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s in Alberta and Saskatchewan, it’s in Ontario, it’s in the U.K., parts of Europe and the U.S. We’re falling further and further behind and we’re putting our contractors and the lifeblood of our economy at a disadvantage by not addressing this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The supply chain<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Across the country, the construction industry battled relentless supply chain issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like every month there was a new thing that was running short, whether it was concrete \u2015 there was a strike in British Columbia \u2015 or lumber or mechanical pieces,\u201d said Jordan Bateman, vice-president of communications for the ICBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just so difficult right now. I’m not sure there’s a construction company anywhere in Canada that feels confident about its supply chain or is ahead of the curve when it comes to supply chain. They’re all just trying to make do the best they can,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Skilled trades<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the big political developments of the year was the introduction of SkilledTradesBC and skilled trades certification in the province.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’d be remiss if I didn’t talk about our new name and expanded mandate,\u201d said Shelley Gray, chief executive officer of SkilledTradesBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a name that represents and helps people understand the work we do,\u201d she said. \u201cSkilledTradesBC will raise the profile of skilled trades overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

But industry leaders insist the introduction of trade certification must come with investment into apprenticeship seats, something Gray said the province will be investing into.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s one thing to mandate that you’ve got to get your Red Seal designation, but that doesn’t really accomplish anything if it takes eight to 10 years to complete your certification because of the long waiting lists for many courses,\u201d said Gardner.<\/p>\n

\nLabour shortage<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Supply chain issues weren\u2019t the only shortage that left the industry struggling to find its footing.<\/p>\n

MacInnis, Atchison, Gardner and Bateman all mentioned labour shortages as one of the defining difficulties of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got an aging workforce. Canadian demographics are going over a cliff right now. We don’t have enough workers, not just in construction, but in a dozen different industries,\u201d said Bateman, \u201cThe competition for talent is higher than ever. That of course drives up wages which of course drives up inflation which then necessitates more wages. It’s quite a cycle the government has put us into.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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