b'MCAC 2023 YEAR IN REVIEWA full return to normalSARAH B. HOODF or many sectors, the clocks stopped on March 13, 2020,politicians and represent the industry on issues such as net-zero and business as usual ground to a standstill as COVID-19regulations and workforce development.took its unprecedented toll on what was once considered toThe 18th MCAC Construction Education Council Annual be normal life. Fundraising Golf Tournament was held on July 12 at Lionhead However, says MCAC chief operating officer Ken Lancastle,Golf Club in Brampton, Ont. And of course, MCACs National Construction never stops. Mechanical contracting was anAnnual Conference brought members and stakeholders to Napa, essential service during the shutdownbut the associations hadCalif., from October 18 to 21.to pivot. Although operations persisted in virtual form through 2021 and 2022, 2023 really marked a full year of normalcyThroughout the pandemic, our industry remained an essential for MCAC activities, to pre-COVID levels of engagement andservice, and there really has not been a slowdown for members. events. It was a year of firsts in many ways, he says. Obviously, there were challenges, particularly as it relates to This past year saw the first return of a full roster of face-to-facesupply chain, price volatility and labour, says MCAC chief events since 2019. The Student Chapter Summit took place fromexecutive officer Tania Johnston. But as an industry, we January 26 to 28 in Waterloo, Ont. On May 8 and 9, MCACgenerally weathered the storm and have continued to play a joined the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH)critical role in the Canadian economy.for a non-virtual edition of their annual Day on the Hill eventNow, Lancastle says, MCAC is faced with balancing the in Ottawaa chance to hold personal discussions with federalpositives that came out of COVIDwith respect to more 28 www.mcac.ca'