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.BCEA NEWS
The BCEA will be closed Friday April 2nd & Monday April 5th.
Have a Happy and Safe Easter!
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BCEA Scholarship & Bursary Program
BCEA
The 2021 BCEA Scholarship & Bursary Program applications are now available.
Applications can be downloaded from our website.
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BCEA PowerUp Podcast
BCEA
BCEA and the U40 Committee is excited to announce that we are going to post our first podcast episode next week!
Check out the BCEA PowerUp Podcast on Spotify, iTunes & IHeartRADIO. Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss an episode.
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Inclusive Recruiting Webinar
BCEA
Our next DEI education session is on Tuesday, April 27 with Hadiya Roderique on “Inclusive Recruiting.” This session is 60 minutess and starts at Noon PST.
Hadiya will be teaching us:
1. To understand the realities of the hiring process for underrepresented/marginalized groups — in particular, some of the academic research and data on bias in resume screening and hiring
2. To discuss some of the patterns underlying bias in hiring/recruiting
3. To learn about some ways to reduce bias in the hiring and recruitment process
• Dr. Hadiya Roderique | Inclusive recruiting” | April 27, 2021 — Registration Open
• Wyle Baoween | “Building an inclusive culture” | May 25, 2021 — Registration Open
• Rupert Richardson | “Indigenous awareness” | June 22, 2021
• Samra Zafar | “Starting from the top: How leaders can advance equity” | September 28, 2021
Thank you to our current sponsors for helping us make a change!
WESCO & Electro Federation Canada – Change Sponsor | EB Horsman & Son, Nedco, Westburne & Goodwin Industrial Electric — Partner Sponsor | Technical Safety BC – Speaker Sponsor
Check out all the information on our ARAP site.
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DEI Education Series Past Video Links
BCEA
The BCEA is excited to hear the great responses to the DEI webinars we have hosted on so far. We are happy to announce we have made these webinars available to our members who were not able to make the virtual event. Go to our ARAP site to watch the past webinars and register for the upcoming DEI webinars.
You will also find lots of resources to further your own education on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Product Care Recycling offers a no cost service for businesses to drop off used bulbs, fixtures and ballasts, with +150 commercial volumes recycling locations across B.C. Large quantities may qualify for free pickup. Visit productcare.org/bclights to learn how your business can reduce its environmental footprint by recycling used lights.
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Stanpro and his agent Cascadia are there to support British Columbians by providing the best lighting solutions. With a large selection of indoor and outdoor fixtures, lamps and ballasts as well as emergency lighting fixtures, Stanpro is a Canadian manufacturer dedicated to make a difference!
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IWD BCEA Dress for Success
BCEA
The BCEA Women’s Network is creating a drive to support Dress for Success Vancouver. The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
How can you help us support this?
Option 1 — Due to limitations of COVID-19, we have scheduled an appointment to do one drop-off next month (April). So, for the month of March, we are asking that you email us at bcea@bcea.bc.ca to schedule a drop-off location of profession attire that we can donate as an association.
Option 2 — If you prefer to donate cash, we suggest you visit their donate page at https://www.helpingwomennow.ca/donate/ and simply send us an email that you participated so we make sure you or your organization is recognized at the end of the drive. This option also gives you an official donation receipt.
Option 3 — You can donate on our IWD Challenge payment page on our website and we will send in all the cash donated when we drop off the clothing to them next month!
Click here to make a donation now!
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BCEA Event Site
BCEA
Are you trying to find out details and what new events we are hosting?
BCEA Event site has all the information and registration details. Click here to check it out!
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.IN THE MEDIA
April is Construction Month in B.C.
Vernon Morning Star
If you work in B.C.’s construction industry, we have one word for you: THANKS.
Amidst the challenges that we all faced as COVID-19 took hold and our lives changed, the construction industry was called on by the Province to step up as an essential service. From the first days of the pandemic, B.C.’s skilled tradespeople were called on to keep coming to work and to keep building.
And they did it.
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Office tower planned for Vancouver with COVID lessons in mind
Journal of Commerce
A new partnership has been announced to develop an office tower in downtown Vancouver.
U.S.-based real estate investor Hines will join Reliance Properties to build an office tower on the current site of the Canada Revenue Agency.
The Vancouver market is a first for Hines and the company noted the partnership is the most significant activity in the Vancouver office market since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kwadacha community gets grant for solar power
Prince George Citizen
The province recently announced $486,000 in funding for a 100-kilowatt solar project in the Kwadacha First Nation community of Fort Ware.
The funding, provided under the Renewable Energy for Remote Communities, will see the installation of solar panels on the school in the remote community, located 570 kilometres north of Prince George. The solar panels will supplement the community's diesel power generator, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 87 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
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SFU experts: B.C. should explore 'untapped potential' of geothermal power
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University’s Clean Energy Research Group (CERG) says B.C. could do more to support the development geothermal resources as a source of renewable energy.
CERG researchers calculated the estimated future energy demand and determined that the Site C dam project would not be adequate. In a new working paper, the group notes that B.C. sits on the Pacific Rim Ring of Fire, which means that BC and Alberta have abundant geothermal resources that could fulfill future energy demand.
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Rising cost of lumber impacting construction and renovations
Kamloops This Week
The rising cost of lumber during the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging builders and home renovators, leading to increased costs and construction delays.
Whether one works in the construction business or is a homeowner building a deck in time for summer, lumber prices are up and supply is limited. “The price of lumber — there’s no ceiling on this right now,” Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Central Interior president Jere Lorenz said.
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B.C.'s oil and gas producers cutting 300,000 tonnes of emissions with province's help
Alaska Highway News
Oil and gas operators in the Peace region have received $7.4 million in provincial funding to cut more than 300,000 tonnes of emissions over the next decade.
The money comes from the CleanBC Industry Fund, funded by carbon tax revenue, and is part of government targets announced Friday to reduce emissions in the sector by 33% to 38% by 2030.
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