Meet Your CANS Team – Colleen Fiske-Pinaud
Did you know? Colleen was an extra in the movie “The Scarlett Letter” for three months in 1995!
CANSnet Project Preview: NS21-0281 – Town of Wolfville – Visitor Information Centre
Visit CANSnet and search our Project Number NS21-0281 about the open tender for construction on a new visitor information centre in Wolfville, NS.
Resource — COVID-19 Protocols for Office Workspaces
The Safety Branch of the Department of Labour and Advanced Education has provided CANS with updated COVID-19 Office Protocols that will help ensure the safety of workers and visitors in your workspaces, as well as mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Notice — NSAA Board Inviting Applications for Two Trade Advisory Committees
The Apprenticeship Board of the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) is inviting applications for members of the following Trade Advisory Committees: Heavy Equipment Operator and Insulator (Heat & Frost).
News — 5 Creative Ways Malls are Reinventing Their Space
With lots of square footage and tons of parking, shopping centers are rethinking ways to give their centralized locations new life.
Meet Your CANS Team — Vanessa Greencorn
Did you know? Vanessa loves to cook. If she won the lottery, she would take a culinary course for fun!
A Message from CANS President & CEO, Duncan Williams
Dear CANS Members:
I hope this message finds you well during these interesting times. I am a firm believer that adversity is catalyst to creativity, imagination and innovation.
As many of you know, I was on a leave of absence during the Fall and a return to work plan over the past five weeks. I have now resumed my full-time duties and responsibilities as President and CEO at CANS.
During my absence, I am very proud to say that our leadership volunteers and staff did an outstanding job of keeping CANS focused on our mandate, goals and objectives. In particular, I would like to extend my deep appreciation to the chair of our Board of Directors, Victoria Stanhope, for her exceptional leadership and support. I would also like to extend appreciation to additional Governance and Nominating Committee members, Gord Gamble and Tim Houstma, for their tireless efforts and support.
While our entire CANS team continued to demonstrate their dedication and commitment to the Association, I want to recognize the inspirational leadership of our senior management team consisting of Melody Hillman, Rob Lewis and Sheryl Farrington. As a team, they demonstrated exceptional leadership. Melody, as Acting President and CEO, did an outstanding job of representing CANS, our members and our industry while also assuming the senior operational role at CANS.
Our Association, membership and industry are stronger as a result of the commitment and leadership demonstrated by our Board of Directors, management and entire CANS staff. For that and their support, I say thank you – it has been truly inspiring and humbling.
I look forward to the future with great excitement and enthusiasm as we build on the tremendous work and progress already achieved since the launch of our new Strategic Plan in October 2020.
Duncan Williams
President & CEO
Constrution Association of Nova Scotia
News – Skyrocketing steel, lumber costs threaten to slow construction jobs
As material prices jump, U.S. contractors are coping any way they can. Here are some best practices for working around price fluctuations and shortages. Read more from Construction Dive.
CANSnet Project Preview: NS21-0054 – Construction Management Agent Services for New Art Gallery Nova Scotia
Visit CANSnet and search our Project Number NS21-0054 for details on the New Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, a part of Halifax’s Waterfront Arts District.