The PLCAC Board of Directors, after reviewing the pandemic status and vaccine roll-out projections, made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s PLCAC Annual Convention that was scheduled for May 16-21, 2021 at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, BC. David Johnstone, President of the PLCAC noted: “We are living in a world of great uncertainty. … read more
The PLCAC is pleased to announce that the Crisis Services Canada (CSC) challenge to raise $250,000 was exceeded by over 20% with donations totaling over $310,000! Matthew Little, CFO for CSC was quick to offer his appreciation saying “the CSC team is beyond thrilled to have this substantial support. This will go a long way … read more
Michels Canada constructed 22 km of 42-inch natural gas pipeline and associated fabricated facilities on the Rocky View section of the Western Alberta System Mainline Loop (WASML). The work site was a combination of rural and urban locations that intersected the town of Cochrane and surrounding Rocky View County in Alberta’s foothills region. During peak … read more
Elections for the 2020 – 2021 International Pipe Line & Offshore Contractors Association’s (IPLOCA) Board of Directors took place via Zoom on September 8th and 9th, 2020. Election results were ratified by the membership at the Annual General Meeting, held in Geneva, Switzerland on October 22nd, 2020 and the new President, Leon Richards, and the … read more
The Canadian Pipeline Advisory Council (CPAC), consisting of industry leaders from the Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada and the four pipeline craft unions including the Labourers’ International Union of North America; the International Union of Operating Engineers; the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and … read more