PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Now that the calendar has
changed, we can look back
on 2019 as a year that presented
a few challenges to our industry.
From a federally imposed carbon tax
to the City of Regina’s self-performing
road maintenance to ongoing issues with
Workers’ Compensation Board claims, our
members experienced frustration around almost
every corner.
Thanks to our solid relationship with
the provincial government, officials there
were able to soften the blow for our members
when a carbon tax was introduced to
Saskatchewan in April. SHCA was the only association that went to provincial government and
had it implement concessions in contracts that were in effect prior to the implementation of
the tax.
Because these contracts had fixed prices, the contractors had no prior knowledge of the carbon
tax at the time of bid and no guarantee it would be implemented. However, as a result of successful
lobbying with our government, our members didn’t incur the unplanned expense.
Our strong working relationship with government officials and elected leaders continues to
be the envy of our colleagues in neighbouring provinces.
Unfortunately, the City of Regina remains lukewarm in collaborating with our association.
This past summer saw a record dollar amount spent by the city on road repair, yet only 60 per
cent of the total work was available to tender.
Several questions were asked of the city when it comes to best value procurement, budgets for
projects, processes used that qualify contractors to work on projects, among others. Our questions
went unanswered.
We hope to rectify these issues as we move through 2020.
On a more positive note, SHCA continues to help members navigate the WCB claims and
appeal process. In November, our SHCA board met with Phil Germain, WCB CEO, to discuss
the Employer Resource Centre and the potential of piloting a process with WCB to flag unusual
claims.
This year is sure to be a busy one, and I hope that everyone in the SHCA family has a prosperous,
fulfilling 2020.
SHANTEL LIPP
PRESIDENT, SHCA
Looking to
the Long Term
The official magazine and voice
of the Saskatchewan Heavy
Construction Association
Vol. 10, No. 1
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2019–2020
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman, Allan Barilla
Morsky Construction Ltd.
1st Vice Chairman, Kevin Arneson
Allan Construction
2nd Vice Chairman, Trevor Nabe
AECON Transportation West Inc.
Past Chairman, Carmen Duncan
C. Duncan Construction Ltd.
President, Shantel Lipp
SHCA
DIRECTORS
Sean Wilson
G.W. Construction Ltd.
David Paslawski
ASL Paving Ltd.
Michael Cardinal
Consolidated Construction Co.
Devin Rushton
Inland Aggregates, a Division of
LeHigh Hanson Materials Limited
Jonas Short
BLS Asphalt Inc
Harley Diederichs
Potzus Paving & Road Maintenance Ltd.
Josh Safronetz
H.J.R. Asphalt Ltd.
Mary Panteluk
Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd.
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