The voice of the mechanical contractors industry in Alberta
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Welcome to the MCA Connections, September edition eNewsletter. Check out our Association News section, MCA needs your input with a short survey. And don't forget, there are deadlines coming up for some events, you may want to consider.
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Reserve your ad space in MCA's Connections newsletter today
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Contact
Dayna Oullion for more information at DEL Communications Inc. or call 1-866-424-6398.
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In 2015, we
surveyed
the service sector
for labour and overhead costs to determine where your service dollars go. Members have been using these charge-out rates with their customers and have since asked for updated pricing. For us to provide new charge-out rates we need your help to complete the
attached
confidential survey and send it back to
Vicky
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Thank you to all our golfers who have joined us throughout the summer at our golf tournaments. We awarded Chris Bottoms from ATCO with the Aon cup.
Thank you to Aon and every sponsor for bringing prizes, sponsoring hole in ones, skill holes and raffle prizes. These tournaments could not happen without your generous support.
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You can now book your hotel rooms for both the “Legends of the Pipes” celebration on November 23 at the Fairmont Palliser
here. The cut off date is October 23 with pricing as low as $114.00.
As well, you can book the Fairmont Banff Springs for our “Western Regional Conference” May 30 to June 2,
2019
here. The cut off is April 30.
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Featured Affinity Program
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Esso Business Card Program
saves MCA members 2.5 cents per litre whether you have a small sales force or a large fleet of service vehicles.
For all information
click
here
to get application.
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Please visit our events
calendar for a full listing of education courses happening during the remainder of 2018 as well as 2019. These programs are designed for owners, senior management, service managers, technicians, HR leaders, frontline field staff and office staff to keep you current and grow your career.
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If you are looking to complete your Gold Seal
certification we have quite a few courses that have gold seal credits.
If you have any questions about training and education or courses that you think we should add to the rotation, please contact Lisa at 403-250-7239.
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September 13:
Time management, meetings and emails seminar in Calgary. We all have the same amount of time in a day; 24 hours. What separates successful, goal achieving professionals from victims of circumstance are the decisions we make every moment on how to leverage the most out of this limited resource. For all information and registration click
here.
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September 25:
Time and priority management seminar in Edmonton. Time is a truly non-renewable resource; once it’s spent, it’s gone. This interactive workshop will provide you with tools to help you decide what to do and when to do it so you can re-gain control over your workday (and your life). For all information and registration click
here.
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October 15:
Drug and alcohol policy development course in Calgary. For all information and registration click
here.
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October 16:
Quality management course in Calgary. For all information and registration click
here.
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October 19:
Public speaking course in Edmonton. For all information and registration click
here.
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October 25: Effective communications seminar in Calgary. For all information and registration click
here.
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October 29 & 30:
Project management course in Calgary. For all information and registration click
here.
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October 18:
Norther District Old Timers Night. For all information and registration click
here
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September 19 - 21: MCA Canada Annual Conference, Whistler, BC. Learn
more and register with MCA Alberta’s VIP promo code MCAA25.
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N
ovember 7-8 :
CIPHEX West and BUILDEX Calgary. Learn
more
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November 23: Legends of the Pipes Celebration. Join MCA as we honour the industry OldTimers and help them party like they use to! Learn
more.
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May 30, 2019 - June 2, 2019: Western Regional MCA Conference. Learn
more.
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Carignan Mechanical
Contact person: Rene Carignan
Address: 102 Bow Meadows Cres,
Canmore, AB
Postal code: T1W 2W9
Phone numbers: 403-678-3416 or 403-679-1287
Cascade Flow Control Solutions
Contact Person: Scott Harvey
Address: 5728 – 10 Street NE,
Calgary, AB
Postal Code: T2E 8W7
Phone Number: 1-800-661-6129
Fax Number: 1-877-710-9440
Cascade has provided flow control solutions for 35 years as a leading Western Canadian distributor of valves, fittings, strainers and heat exchangers. Cascade stocks and distributes everything from ABS fittings to exotic alloy high performance valves, having a solution for all requirements of the commercial market.
Cascade is pleased to join the Mechanical Contractors Association of Alberta and looks forward to meeting you at the next event.
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BUILDEX Calgary is Alberta’s largest trade show and conference for the construction, renovation, architecture, interior design and property management industries.
With more than 175 plus exhibits and 40 plus accredited seminars, BUILDEX attracts 3500 attendees annually.
View seminars, speakers and exhibitors
here.
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Canadian Hydronics Conference
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Attend western Canada’s biggest show for plumbing hydronics, HVAC and water treatment. Register using MCA Alberta’s VIP promo code MCAA25 to receive free registration and 10 per cent off of seminar registrations.
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Planned updates for building, fire and energy efficiency codes
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The next editions of the Alberta building, fire and energy efficiency codes are planned to be updated to the 2015 national
code editions, including the 2017 interim changes to the National
Code of Canada for Buildings.
The Alberta Government is working collaboratively with Alberta's Safety Codes Council to review the code content and complete the publications. Further details on dates, training, costs and other related matters will be made available throughout the year as the codes are developed and made ready for updating.
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Occupational health and safety awareness survey
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As you may know MCA is in the process of building a series of safety related courses that are scheduled to be presented in early 2019. To design the materials specifically to you the mechanical contractor please take two minutes to complete a survey on occupational health and safety awareness.
Click
here
to complete this quick two-minute confidential survey.
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Drug and alcohol policy development
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Canada’s changing cannabis laws, along with existing legislation for medical use, make for a complicated landscape in the employment context.
This course is designed to support employers with developing a comprehensive drug and alcohol policy (not just a cannabis policy).
Join us October 15 to take a deep dive into cannabis outlining employer/employee obligations, the duty to accommodate and safety sensitive positions.
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Stay continued to see highlighted courses just for HR team members. Please let us know if there are topics you would like to hear more about.
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Looking to change your group insurance or looking to add a group plan for your employees? Give Vicky a call at 403-250-7237 or email
vicky@mca-ab.com. She'll be more than happy to give you a quote.
We have a core plan, bronze plan or for 10 employees or more, personalized flexible plans that can easily adjust to your company needs. We care about our members and we take the time to listen and understand what matters most.
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Fall health tips to keep you strong.
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Homewood Health newsletter
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Homewood HealthTM EFAP is pleased to release the September 2018 edition of our
Life Lines
newsletter, “Addiction & Recovery.” This newsletter looks at what an addiction is, what treatment options are available for various addiction severities, and how to support someone with an addiction.
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MCA-AB -
Associate membership (wholesale and suppliers)
MCA-AB -
Affiliate membership (construction trade)
Provincial and
zone MCA's
National
Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada NTCCC
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About the MCAA
Since the early 1900's, Alberta's plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, gasfitters and mechanical contractors have utilized the united voice, programs, information, service and social network of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Alberta (MCAA).
Today, the MCAA strives to create value for its members by identifying and mitigating issues that affect the industry, the development and delivery of high-quality education programs, providing a competitive group health insurance benefit plan, facilitating member benefit programs and services, and providing opportunity for social and professional networking.
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