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2019 federal election campaign has begun
This morning, Justin Trudeau officially launched the 2019 federal election campaign. Voters from coast to coast to coast will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to decide who will lead our country for the next four years. What happens at the federal level has a profound...
JTM golf tourney raises $121,000
Dear Friends, On behalf of the Building Trades of Alberta Charitable Foundation, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our sponsors, donors, volunteers, golfers, guests and others who helped make the John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament on Aug....
Hundreds expected at BTA Labour Day picnic tomorrow
BTA MEDIA RELEASE: Hundreds expected at Building Trades of Alberta Labour Day picnic tomorrow EDMONTON – The Building Trades of Alberta will host its second annual Labour Day picnic at the Alberta legislature grounds tomorrow from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Media are invited to...
Labour Day greetings from BTA
Labour Day greetings from The Building Trades of Alberta As many of us gather with family and friends this Labour Day long weekend to barbeque and soak up the last long weekend of summer, it’s important we take a moment to recognize the role organized labour plays in...
BTA to donate $750,000 to Fort McMurray organizations
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 BTA MEDIA RELEASE: Building Trades of Alberta to donate $750,000 from "Rebuild McMurray" Hope Fund to Fort McMurray community organizations tomorrow Fort McMurray – The Building Trades of Alberta will donate $750,000 from its “Rebuild McMurray”...
John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament tomorrow
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 BTA MEDIA RELEASE: John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament tomorrow EDMONTON – The fifth-annual John Tackaberry Memorial Golf Tournament, which has raised more than $500,000 for Alberta-based charities and organizations since it began, starts...
BTA applauds Syncrude’s commitment to work/life balance
Syncrude's commitment to work/life balance will be facilitated for workers during Project Falcon's upcoming fall maintenance turnaround in Fort McMurray through a program it's running with MacDonald Island Park, Canada’s largest community recreation, leisure and...
Building Trades of Alberta support for Calgary Event Centre
July 26, 2019 To: The City Clerk’s Office, City of Calgary Re: Public input on Calgary Event Centre Dear Calgary City Council, Please consider this letter as a declaration of support from the Building Trades of Alberta for Calgary’s anticipated Event Centre proposed...
Welcome Tyler Bedford
The Building Trades of Alberta welcomes Tyler Bedford as its new Director of Communications and Relations. Tyler comes to us from the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees where he spent close to a decade in communications. Before that, he worked for the Legislative...