We are excited to welcome CalgaryConstructAssn President Wm (Bill) Black B.Sc. LEED AP SAIT President #DrDavidRoss and CEO Intelliwave #DaleBeard

It was eye-opening to see potential for our youth who are pursuing education in the trades. We believe an education in the skilled trades has every bit of worth and value as a university degree. Our team will strongly encourage and support career choices in this field.

“Vulnerability is a superpower!” - Afdhel Aziz

Inside the nation's oldest African-American-owned, female-run construction management firm cbsnews.com/news/mckissack…

.ACA and its partners in government and industry have started a consultative process to develop a strategy to help upskill the construction workforce. ow.ly/4zYt50uACmt

"During my time on council, I have consistently heard from Calgarians who are frustrated by the lack of direction and optimism in our city. We now have a chance to do something about that." calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… #yyc #yyccc #Calgary #onward

Alberta and Ontario's education ministers have inked a high-level agreement to share data and tactics for guiding more K-12 students into trades and science and technology careers. #ableg #onpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

#DefundCBC

ICYMI we have a page dedicated to the Covid-19 outbreak with links to various things affecting our industry and general links to supports. albertaconstruction.net/?p=5308

The Alberta Construction Association (ACA) sent a message, on behalf of all local construction associations of Alberta, to our Premier Jason Kenney, reassuring him that our industry has the ability to safely keep construction sites open in the midst of COVID-19.

Getting to experience so many leaders in our industry as they step up as a community to meet the challenges facing us together is inspirational

A humourous anthem as a soundtrack for our times soundcloud.com/bill-black/cov…

Latest update to our Construction Pandemic Planning document prepared under the leadership of the Calgary Construction Association with province wide contributions. #COVID19AB #construction albertaconstruction.net/wp-content/upl…

“The Alberta Construction Association welcomes the decision by Alberta Government to accelerate this bundle of (school) projects to provide much-needed economic stimulus and recovery for the construction industry and our province.” Frederick Vine, chair ACA alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…

“Please stop kicking us while we're down. Albertans have been generous and will continue to be generous, but these attacks on our natural resource industries are unwarranted, they are divisive, they are, I believe in a way, un-Canadian at a time like this” calgary.ctvnews.ca/stop-kicking-u…

Beyond proud.

"ACA applauds Alberta Government for introducing greater flexibility & reduced red tape in averaging agreements, hours of work, and temporary layoffs.

As a musician (well, I’m a member of the MU) do I get a week off when Bob Dylan dies? Or do we just soldier on? And what about McCartney? Am I supposed to pretend that life is the same? When Ringo dies. Is there a state funeral? Or do we just keep on rocking?

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