Author Archives: Renea Koppen

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS If you work in BC’s construction industry, here’s what you need to know about the travel restrictions announced last week by BC’s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. BC’s five Health Authorities have been combined into three. Travel into […]

Following the success of the 10-year Guarantee RCABC Guarantee Corp. is excited to introduce, starting in 2021, the new 15-year RoofStar Guarantee! The 15-year RoofStar Guarantee requires premium materials and has enhanced standards. Currently, SBS, EPDM, TPO, PVC Roof Waterproofing […]

POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 BY COCABC In order to help educate decision-makers about the unique context of a typical construction site (multiple changing variables) and the value of PPE (in particular hard hats), we created a short video and sourced another for […]

September 15, 2020 – UPDATE Following is an updated letter to the Honourable Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, on the Report of Ms. Janet Patterson. RCABC was one of the 46 small, medium and large business associations that withdrew from […]

GRHC and RCABC Signed an Agreement to Develop a Training and Certification Program for Green Roof Installers, Maintenance and Quality Assurance Professionals September 5, 2020 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), the North American industry association for professionals working in […]

Covid 19 has redefined the workplace. Organizations and workers are feeling the unprecedented psychological and psycho-social impacts. To help, the BC Construction Safety Alliance is collaborating with the BC Municipal Safety Association and Work to Wellness to provide all construction workers with a free […]

Date Posted : Jul 16, 2020 The following op-ed first ran in The Vancouver Sun on July 16, 2020. It was co-written by: Chris Gardner, President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association; Paul de Jong, President, Progressive Contractors Association of Canada; Chris Atchison, […]

UPDATE – August 20, 2020 Dear Stakeholders: As you know, on July 22, 2020, the Board of Directors approved amendments to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act, to add a presumption for infections caused by communicable viral pathogens, which […]

What is the potential risk? The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global supply shortage for N95 respirators approved by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH is the certification body that approves all N95 filtering facepiece […]

From: Infrastructure Canada (infrastructure.gc.ca) DELTA – New investments in community infrastructure by the governments of Canada and British Columbia will benefit Lower Mainland communities while also supporting economic recovery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by getting projects underway and meeting […]

From May 20 to June 1, 2020 members of 8 Provincial Trade Associations were asked to respond to a survey on the effects of COVID-19 on business. The purpose of the survey was to: Gauge Business Prospects Identify Challenges Evaluate […]

  Following up on our March 2020 Update, COVID-19 continues to impact basically every segment of the construction industry in British Columbia. What has changed since March is that parties now tendering and bidding on construction projects and entering into […]

RCABC is a signatory on the following letter from 24 national and provincial construction and engineering associations to Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. regarding temporary sick pay during the COVID-19 emergency period. Construction Sector Support for Temporary Sick Pay […]

Source: Vancouver Sun Published: May 29, 2020 Construction Sector United in Fight Against COVID-19 – OPEN LINK FOR LIST OF SIGNATORIES  Innovation was key to completing everyday jobs. For example, how do two workers cooperate to hang a door that […]

John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia; Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba; and Sandy Silver, Premier of Yukon; have issued the following joint statement regarding a proposed national sick leave program: “We’re pleased that the federal government is looking at a sick leave program that protects people and […]

Thank you for your patience and support while we collectively navigate the evolving global impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). During these extraordinary times, the safety of our families, co-workers and communities is our No. 1 priority. In response to […]

RCABC CEO Bryan Wallner and CRCA Executive Director Bob Brunet have forwarded this CORRESPONDENCE to Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasizing the importance of the roofing industry and its suppliers during this global pandemic.

Construction Contracts and COVID-19 Tyler Galbraith1 COVID-19 is now impacting basically every segment of the construction industry in British Columbia. While a pandemic was probably not contemplated by the parties when entering into their construction contract, it is the contract […]