11 Issue 4 Winter Edition 2017 UPWORD FOREWORD NEW MEMBERS THE WINNIPEG CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS: Shippam and Associates Stewart Simons Fostey Stainless Products Ltd. Walter Fostey Payworks Inc. Patrick Daniels Stringer Sales Inc. Bruce Stringer G&B Group Alex Lentowich Above All Projects Ian Williams Petro Tech Petroleum Services Ltd. Jan Otulak Quote to Me Inc. John Chabluk Aztec Builders Ltd. Scott Harmatiuk IMAGINiT Technologies Don Boresky Novacom Building Partners Ltd. Brandon Drewlo Voltage Power Ltd. Shannon Smith Fort Richmond Construction Evan Manning Kingdom Construction Limited Darryl Vint Oakpark Powerline Systems Ltd. Rick Moreton Southern Health Reynold Peters Manitoba Housing & Renewal Corp. Dwayne Rewniak WCA NEWS ApprenticeshipAwardsofDistinction The 11th annual Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction event was held on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. This awards ceremony and dinner recognizes the outstanding contributions of employers, journeypersons and instructors in the Manitoba apprenticeship and certification system and the skilled trades in general. We’d like to congratulate all nominees including the following award winners. • Employer of the Year – Urban awarded to: - Arcweld Industries • Employer of the Year – Rural awarded to: - Enns Brothers – Portage la Prairie • Instructor of the Year awarded to: -  Mike Williamson, instructor at UCN in the trade of Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) • Journeyperson of the Year – Urban award to: - Nina Widmer, Bricklayer • Journeyperson of the Year – Rural awarded to: - Don Wiebe, Carpenter Ray Karasevich named MITT’s new President and CEO On Wednesday, October 25, the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology announced they have selected Ray Karasevich as MITT’s new President and CEO. Karasevich has been working in post-secondary education in Manitoba for more than 15 years, and has been with MITT since 2014. City of Winnipeg permit fees increasing for 2018 The City of Winnipeg’s department of Planning, Property and Development has informed WCA that an inflationary increase applying to all permit- related fees of 1.2 per cent will be kicking in on January 1, 2018. Stay Connected with WCA Linkedin.com/company/ winnipeg-construction-association Facebook.com/ ManitobaConstructionCareerExpo Twitter.com/WCAnews YouTube.com/wpgconstruction