Posts by jonathan.villalta@edmca.com

LOYALTON ALBERTA ELECTION UPDATE – May 26 Election day is May 29. Pre-election member communiques In the months preceding the provincial election campaign, the ECA engaged in provincial advocacy on behalf of our members, with representatives of the UCP and NDP caucuses. In collaboration with our colleagues from the Calgary Construction Association, we identified four…

Appointed Board Director The Edmonton Construction Association (ECA) is looking for an established marketing, communications, or strategic planning leader to join our Board of Directors as an appointee. Marketing/Communications/Strategy Role The Edmonton Construction Association (ECA) is looking for an established marketing, communications, or strategic planning leader to join our Board of Directors as an appointee.…

Loyalton Alberta Election Update – May 18 Election day is May 29. Digest Election day is May 29. Global and CTV News will co-host the Leaders Debate on May 18 at 6:00 p.m. The midpoint of the election campaign has been punctuated by polling data that momentarily had the NDP in the lead for the…

Advocacy Update: March 15, 2023 Together, we’re engaging our community to build better and will ensure that your voice is heard. Advocacy Update: On March 14, 2023, ECA hosted colleagues from the Calgary Construction Association for our inaugural Day at the Legislature. The ECA Board’s Government Relations Committee developed this valuable new advocacy initiative. It…

Alberta Budget 2023 Capital Expenditure on AB Infrastructure Projects Capital Expenditure on AB Infrastructure Projects 2023-26 Capital Plan ($millions) Region $1,342,000 Calgary $760,000 Edmonton $634,100 Edmonton $541,000 Calgary $429,700 Calgary $320,600 Rural $166,000 Calgary $138,500 Rural $108,200 Rural $92,300 Edmonton $90,600 Edmonton $84,700 Calgary $84,100 Rural $83,400 Rural $77,200 Rural $63,600 Calgary $63,000 Edmonton $60,600…

Capital Region Partners Presentation – 2023 Recap The ECA was pleased to welcome several public & private partners to our virtual 2022 Capital Region Partners Presentation on Thursday, January 26th. Over 100 members & industry stakeholders joined us to understand more about upcoming construction spending and projects. Thank you to all who presented and attended.…

ECA – Tools for Schools The ECA, along with our partners The Home Depot, had a very successful first delivery day of 2023 this past Friday, with both Dickinsfield (Edmonton) and High Park (Stony Plain) receiving fully loaded crates of tools. Deliveries will continue the next several Friday’s with over 20 schools receiving supplies this…

2023 ECA Election Results 2023 Election Results We’re pleased to announce the election results for the 2023 ECA Board of Directors. On behalf of our board and our membership, I congratulate the following newly elected director under the engineering category for the 2023-2025 term: First term on the ECA Board:  Steven Oosterhof • DIALOG We would also like…

2023 ECA Board Nominations Nomination Form & Instructions ECA Board of Directors nominations will be accepted from October 18-26, 2022. We currently have one opening under the engineering classification and we hope that many of you will consider putting forth your name as a candidate. Subsequently, elections for the 2023 ECA Board of Directors will…

Canadian Leadership Institute (CLI) – Summary The ECA was pleased to welcome nearly 20 industry leaders at the Pomeroy Kananaskis last week for our first in-person Canadian Leadership Institute (CLI) since 2019.  All agreed that it was an excellent 3 days of learning.  Special thanks to our partner FMI for continuing to deliver first class,…