Reaching your peak performance!

Join your fellow MCA Canada members for the 2018 Annual National Conference in Whistler, British Columbia, Sept. 19-22. This year's conference will again feature a huge variety of speakers, as well as spectacular outdoor activities, fine dining, nightlife, shopping, golf and exciting social events. What are you waiting for? Register today! While you're at it, secure your hotel room at the fabulous Westin Whistler Resort and Spa in the Coastal Mountains – only $209 per night!

It was another terrific day for the CEC Golf Tournament. We had gorgeous weather, a beautiful but challenging golf course and lots of camaraderie. The final tally is not in, but players and sponsors raised more than $15,000 for your education association!

CEC is pleased to announce that it will once again offer the highly acclaimed Estimating Conference Oct. 17-19 in Toronto. This conference focuses not on how to estimate but rather on project procurement and strategies. Sessions covered will include deal breakers, project risk and go/no-go strategies, putting together a proposal, and what a general contractor looks for in its selection process — to name a few. Jack Wilhelmi and Tim Wentz from MCA America will lead the conference; Dan Leduc from Norton Rose Fulbright will deliver a special session of his own. Registration is limited to just 30 people, so register today!

More than 1,000 students have completed the 10-day PM CEC/University of Waterloo course since its inception in 2000. This latest session is sure to be another sellout. If you have new hires or people looking to upgrade or refresh their PM skills, this is the course for them! As a bonus, the program is Gold Seal-accredited for those who wish to pursue their certification.

As with all courses, be sure to look into the Canada Job Grant for funding assistance.

There are just 14 days left to apply to CEC for a scholarship! Applications are due July 31.

Thank you to OS&B for the R.J. (Bob) Evans Memorial Scholarship, which presents two $2,500 awards for students enrolled in college programs or four $2,500 awards for university students.

The scholarship provides financial support for deserving applicants attending recognized post-secondary institutions and encourages such individuals to attain a high level of academic achievement with a goal of entering the mechanical contracting trade upon graduation, whether on the tools or in the office.

Learn more about CEC scholarships on our website.

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1453: France defeats England at Castillon, France, ending the Hundred Years’ War.
1762: Peter III of Russia is murdered and his wife, Catherine II, takes the throne.
1801: The U.S. fleet arrives in Tripoli.
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to the British at Rochefort, France.
1821: Andrew Jackson becomes the governor of Florida.
1898: U.S. troops under General William R. Shafter take Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1944: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel is wounded when an Allied fighter strafes his staff car in France.
1946: Chinese communists attack the Nationalist army on the Yangtze River.
1966: Ho Chi Minh orders a partial mobilization of North Vietnam to defend against American airstrikes.
1987: Lt. Col. Oliver North and Rear Adm. John Poindexter begin testifying to Congress regarding the Iran-Contra scandal.

• September 7–9: MCA Toronto Conference & AGM, Muskoka, ON
• September 19–22: MCA Canada Annual National Conference, Whistler, BC

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