b'2021/2022 PRESIDENTS MESSAGEWAYNE DAVIDSON, MCAC 2021/2022 President and ChairNOW IS THE TIME TO RECONNECT AND RE-ENGAGE WITH MEMBERS ACROSS CANADAP erhaps it goes without saying, but this is cer- opportunity to reconnect with our members from tainly a unique time to be stepping into thecoast to coast to deliver on those objectives. role of president and chair of MCAC. I amPart of this includes reaching out to you, our excited to take on the role for several reasons, but Imembers, to understand not just your business am looking forward to building on the great workneeds, but your perspectives on what it means of Past President Dave Holek as we continue to seekto be a part of MCAC. In a country as large and new value for our members and (hopefully) movediverse as our own, there is no shortage of issues and into a post-pandemic era.concerns impacting members, and we want to play Like many organizations across Canada and arounda stronger role in providing a national voice and the world, MCAC was not immune to the impactperspective on those topics. of COVID-19, as the association faced new andWe are also hopeful that 2022 resembles a greater uncertain challenges at the onset of the pandemic.return to normal so we can take the opportunity For the association, this meant a significant shift to participate in local and regional events. These in operations.opportunities to speak to membersand, most No longer was MCAC able to provide in-personimportantly, to listen to membershave been training or events; many of the joint-industrygreatly missed. This connection with our member meetings and councils that MCAC actively sits onfirms is critical, and I am hopeful there will be many shifted to an online and virtual format, and theopportunities to connect in person over thefocus pivoted from industry topics such as promptcoming year. payment and practice issues to the more immediateThere is no shortage of issues facing our members, changes and effects brought on by the COVID-19and MCAC will continue to focus on areas of pandemic. Throughout all of this, the goalpostsadvocacy and industry practices, as well as the continued to move in terms of when we mightextremely important role of education for our return to normal. members. Whether it is topics such as prompt For a national association representing close topayment, skilled labour shortages, predictable and 1,000 members across such a large geography,long-term project investments or supply chain and this rapidly changing landscape brought on manyprice volatility issues, MCAC is prepared to speak new issues. At the same time, it highlighted howon behalf of our sector and our industry to ensure important it is that we engage with our membersour members interests are heard. in a meaningful and regular way, particularly as weAs I step into this role, I want to once again look ahead to a post-pandemic future.recognize and thank Dave Holek for his leadership As we began to look at what this might look likeover the past two years. Unfortunately, Dave did not have the opportunity to meet with our many for the association, one of our first steps was themembers across Canada, but he was a strong voice establishment of a new strategic plan, approved andfor the membership throughout this pandemic. adopted by the Board of Directors in May 2021.His contributions have been greatly appreciated, This new plan places considerable emphasis on ourand I look forward to his continued work with the relationships with provincial and zone MCAs acrossMCAC Executive Committee. the country, and on working together to deliverI want to encourage our members to reach out to tools and resources to help members succeed inMCAC with any questions or concerns, as well as to their businesses.any of your representatives on the national Board of We are very pleased with the objectives andDirectors. We are a stronger association when we are goals outlined in the plan, which help to definespeaking with a collective voice, and I am excited the role of MCAC. Now, as we look ahead toto work toward an even stronger MCAC in the implementation, we must ensure we take thecoming years.14 www.mcac.ca'