FEATURES
18 THE GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
How highways and road construction
impact the transportation industry
24 PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY
By having an emergency response
plan, companies in the heavy
construction industry can be
prepared when disaster strikes
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD CHANGES | 2017 OUTLOOKS
Q1 2017
THE GLOBAL
TRANSPORTATION HUB
How heavy construction impacts
Saskatchewan’s transportation industry
Contents
DEPARTMENTS
5 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Forecasting 2017
7 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
What SHCA Does for You
9 NEWS FROM THE FIELD
13 JOIN SHCA TODAY
16 SHCA MEMBER COMPANIES
17 SHCA EVENTS
37 CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION
Progress on Several Fronts
39 INJURY SOLUTIONS
Important Changes to the Saskatchewan
Workers’ Compensation Board
41 LEGAL MATTERS
What Saskatchewan Employers
Need to Know About Medical
Marijuana in the Workplace
45 HR DEPARTMENT
Harassment in the Workplace
49 FINANCIAL FILE
Investment Advice vs. Financial Planning
52 THE BOTTOM LINE
Saskatchewan Spending
PLUS
30 SHCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Check out photos from our annual event!
33 GROUNDED IN SERVICE
Offering a complete package of
services means that Queen City
Excavating can carry a project from
start to finish with a single call
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ON THE COVER
With more than 75 per cent of its
products exported, Saskatchewan
is the most trade-reliant province
in Canada; being completely
land-locked, that means that
the province relies on quality
infrastructure like roads and
highways. In this edition’s
cover feature, read about the
Global Transportation Hub and
how the heavy construction
industry impacts Saskatchewan’s
transportation economy. That
article starts on page 18.
Q1 2017
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