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Skilled Trades Certification Consultation
CHBA BC
The B.C. Government’s Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training (AEST) is restoring a Skilled Trades Certification system, beginning with 10 trades within the mechanical, electrical and automatic sectors. Consultation is well underway and continuing throughout the summer through surveys and roundtable sessions intended to help inform the province on how to best design this system in a way that continues to support employers as well as current and future skilled trades workers.
CHBA BC and its members are actively participating at all junctures of the consultation process and maintaining ongoing discussions with AEST staff and Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Training, MLA Andrew Mercier. While we understand and believe there is potential for the Skilled Trade System to enhance skill levels and attract greater interest in the trades, the residential construction industry continues to face challenges today on securing the trades needed to complete housing projects. Careful attention is needed on ensuring the rollout of this system does not restrict the labour pool required to complete needed housing projects or add costs.
We strongly encourage all members and local associations to complete the B.C. Government’s survey on this matter to help shape the forthcoming Skilled Trades Certification system. The survey is open until August 31st, and to complete it, visit: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/skilledtrades/online-survey/.
Members can also share their direct feedback with CHBA BC by contacting Carmina Tupe at [email protected].
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Provincial state of emergency declared in response to wildfires
Government of BC
The B.C. government has declared a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation.
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, made the declaration on July 20th based upon the recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service and Emergency Management BC. The declaration will be in effect starting today.
The state of emergency is initially in effect for 14 days once issued and may be extended or rescinded as necessary. The state of emergency applies to the whole province and ensures federal, provincial and local resources can be delivered in a co-ordinated response to protect the public, which remains the provincial government's top priority.
You can find the full press release here.
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New National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
NRCan
Presently, over 300 wildfires are burning across western Canada, including a fast-moving fire which has devastated the village of Lytton, British Columbia.
A National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, the first of its kind for Canada, was recently published by the National Research Council of Canada as part of the Climate-Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure (CRBCPI) initiative, funded by Infrastructure Canada. The Guide includes information on construction measures for the protection of property from wildland-urban interface fire hazard (Chapter 3).
Click here to access the free guide.
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Free Homeowner Education for your Clients
BC Housing
BC Housing’s free Maintenance Matters bulletins and companions videos provide practical information on maintaining multi-unit residential buildings, including townhouses, low and high-rise residential buildings. The series is for homeowners, strata councils, maintenance managers, housing co-operatives and building owners. Much of the information is also helpful for maintaining single-family homes.
Click here to see bulletins and videos
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Radon Environmental is the leading provider of advanced radon detection and mitigation solutions that are CCMC approved.
Indoor Air Quality has never been more important. New construction is built to reduce energy consumption, resulting in less ventilation of toxic soil gases.Building beyond the code, with advanced radon solutions from Radon Environmental, allows builders to achieve net zero goals, whist building a healthy home.
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Density considered key to local business vitality
BIV
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to loosen, businesses could shift back to downtown from the pandemic-driven remote-work migration that has occurred since early 2020, local experts say.
That’s why, according to Vancouver's top urban planning academics, communities that are distant from the city centre should consider pursuing more residential and commercial density to retain as much local resident foot-traffic as possible to maintain their economic vibrancy.
Read the full article here
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Homebuyers aren't seeing savings from falling lumber prices — here's why
CNBC
The price of lumber on the futures market has given up all of its gains for this year, falling by more than 50% in just the last few months. Homebuilders, homebuyers and homeowners looking to remodel, however, are not seeing savings yet.
Lower lumber prices are a welcome sign but not a reality yet on the retail side. Lumber prices are also still up nearly 100% from the spring of last year.
The price of lumber packages quoted to homebuilders is still at a record high. Retailers of course want to buy their product low and sell high, so they’re still selling the inventory they have at higher prices, despite what the futures market says. Also, given soaring demand and supply chain issues, their inventory is low anyway, and there is still demand, so they have no reason to lower prices. But that will change in the coming months.
You can read the full article here.
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Central Saanich to review relaxed housing rules for ALR
Oak Bay News
Saanich Peninsula communities impacted by new rules around housing in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) are largely taking a wait-and-see approach.
The provincial government announced July 12 new rules effective Dec. 31 that promise to increase housing flexibility. Farmers and owners of land in the ALR will now be able to have what the province calls an additional small secondary home without having to apply to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) for permission.
Mayor Ryan Windsor of Central Saanich said the municipality looks forward to reviewing these changes as it has been working with farmers to improve accommodations for farm workers for a number of years. Staff will bring forward a report to council before the new rules become effective to determine their effect on local land use, he said.
Read the full article here.
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