b'APRIL 2019MCAC and CIPH hold their joint Day on the Hill with federal members of parliament; board members stressed the importance of fair and equitable payment provisions, as well as the harmonization of building codes. Members also stressed how skilled training will be integral in order to meet the anticipated demand for skilled workers in the industry.Ralph Suppa, CIPH; Allen Taylor, CIPH Chair; Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Federal Conservative Party; Jack Bavis, MCACJack Bavis, MCAC President; Senator Donald Neil Plett; and President; Pierre Boucher, MCAC CEO. Allen Taylor, CIPH Chair.At the 2019 MCAC mid-year meetings, MCACin a new environment where the status quo is not President Jack Bavis and the MCAC Board of Directorsan option. Six themes were identified:Membership, announced the ALS Society of Alberta as the charity ofContinued Education, Innovation/Technology/Climate choice for this year in honour of past MCAC PresidentChange, Workforce Development, Advocacy and Dave Flamands sister Patsy Brooks. Labour-Management. Working groups are now tasked with prioritizing the expected outcomes and finding Today brought out a lot of emotions for me, said Dave Flamand. I hope we can raise some extra money this year for thisthe means by which these can materialize in thevery important cause. The ALS Society is an extremely importantnear future.foundation, and I want to thank MCAC for this decision. My sister would always say that what we do in this life matters. This support can do just that. It matters.MCAC holds its first-ever Conference on InnovationJUNE 2019in Toronto. Topics include artificial intelligence, the digitization of the construction industry,MCAC and CEC hold a new version of its Mechanical modularization and BIM, to name a few, and includedEstimating Course. an exhibit hall of some new and emerging trends and innovations in the industry. MCAC anticipates these topics will remain at the forefront for the associationJULY 2019as new trends and technologies continue to impactThe CEC Fundraising Golf Tournament in Milton, the industry.Ontario brings together close to 100 golfers, and MCAC holds a very successful Industry Summit toraises more than $20,000 for constructionreset the bar and chart the course of the associationeducation initiatives. 2019 NATIONAL BULLETIN19'