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B.C.’s Economy Stuck as Housing Starts Fall Off a Cliff

SURREY – British Columbia is staring down another difficult year, with ICBA forecasting real GDP will expand by a meagre 1.1% in 2026 – a level that...

ICBA IN THE NEWS: Chris Gardner on Why He Decided Not to Run for Office

ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner was preparing a bid for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party until an unexpected cancer diagnosis...

ICBA IN THE NEWS: 50 Years of Open Shop Advocacy, DRIPA

ICBA continues to make news as we advocate for the men and women in construction. Some recent stories you may have missed:

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Statement from ICBA’s Chris Gardner regarding BC Conservative Leadership Race

The following is a statement from Chris Gardner, President and CEO of ICBA.

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ICBA OP/ED: Secret Eby government land-use deals are ‘expropriation by stealth’

The following op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first ran in Northern Beat on January 9, 2026.

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TRAINING THURSDAY: Tough Talks That Work in Construction

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ICBA50 #50: Growing With Open Shop

ICBA celebrates 50 years of serving open shop construction this year, and we are looking back every week at some of the significant moments,...

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OP/ED: Eby Lit the DRIPA Fire – Now He Wants Credit for Talking About Putting It Out

The following op-ed, written by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first appeared in Northern Beat on December 12, 2025.

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Contractors Need Work: ICBA Advocacy on the economy, DRIPA & pipelines

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NEWS RELEASE: Contractors Now Scrambling for Work, Not Workers

SURREY – B.C.’s construction market has turned a dangerous corner, with contractors now more worried about finding work than finding workers,...