After a two-year hiatus, the MCAC Annual National Conference starts back up Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2022.

For years, Pier 21 in Halifax, N.S., brought people together from all over the world as an entry point to Canada. In September 2022, this iconic Canadian landmark will once again serve as a welcoming point as MCA Canada prepares to hold its first Annual National Conference since Nashville in 2019.

"Stating it bluntly, it has been far too long since we have all been together," said Tania Johnston, MCA Canada''s Chief Executive Officer. "As a national association representing 1,000 members across the country, this annual event is one of the best ways for us to connect with members, network and discuss important industry issues. We are so excited to have this event on the calendar once again, and we can't wait to see everyone in Halifax."

Conference registration is expected to open on April 1, 2022, and will be available at  https://conference.mcac.ca. 

Join MCA Canada & WIMC on March 11, 2022, at noon ET with sponsors Aecon and Bradford White Canada for a FREE online workshop designed specifically for women in the construction industry with the intent to teach participants practical skills and tools they can apply to deal with stress and anxiety in their workplace.

Speakers:

• Jennie West-Correia, CPF, CEC, Senior Consultant, Stratford Managers
• Breanna Pizzuto is the Founder & Lead Trainer of Talk Tools

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Saskatchewan can now close the books on an advocacy file that began back in 2015.

Prompt payment officially comes into force in Saskatchewan on March 1, and will take effect all new contracts signed on or after that day.

Contractors will have the right to expect payment within 28 days of issuing a proper invoice. As well, undisputed portions of an invoice can no longer have payment withheld while disputed portions are undergoing the adjudication process.

The newly formed Saskatchewan Construction Dispute Resolutions Office will manage disputes quickly, efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. If a contractor still has not been paid after an adjudication ruling in their favour, they will have the right to walk off the jobsite.

The success of this lobbying effort can be attributed to the associations who came together for a common cause under the banner of Prompt Payment Saskatchewan. Representatives from the following organizations sat on the working committee: Saskatchewan Construction Association, General Contractors Association of Saskatchewan, Electrical Contractors Association of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Masonry Institute, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Saskatchewan Roofing Contractors Association, Saskatchewan Association of Architects, and the Mechanical Contractors Association of Saskatchewan.

MCA Canada members are invited to participate in a review of the draft of the new Red Seal Occupational Standard (RSOS) for the Plumber trade for Canada.

The draft standard was developed at a recent national virtual workshop, and includes input from trade experts and apprenticeship instructors from across the country.

Before it is reviewed and evaluated by provincial and territorial industry and apprenticeship committees, industry stakeholders are being given an opportunity to comment on the standard via an online survey.

The survey is completely voluntary and anonymous, although if you possess a Red Seal, the first digits of your Red Seal number will be requested (these do not identify any individual).

All comments will be forwarded to your province/territory’s apprenticeship authority to review with their committees for consideration.

The deadline to complete the Plumber RSOS Validation Survey is March 30.

Source: HistoryNet.com

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1692: Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are arrested for the supposed practice of witchcraft in Salem, Mass.
1780: Pennsylvania becomes the first U.S. state to abolish slavery.
1815: Napoleon lands at Cannes, France, returning from exile on Elba, with a force of 1,500 men and marches on Paris.
1932: The Lindbergh baby is kidnapped from the Lindbergh home near Princeton, New Jersey.
1935: Germany officially establishes the Luftwaffe.
1943: The British RAF conducts strategic bombing raids on all European railway lines.
1981: Alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's energy policy.
1985: The Pentagon accepts the theory that an atomic war would block the sun, causing a "nuclear winter.”
1987: Coffee giant Starbucks opens its first Canadian outlet – in Vancouver.