EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’ S MESSAGE
Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Alberta
A New Page
Wilma Agnew, Executive Director, SMCAA
Welcome to the first edition of Sheet Metal Works for the Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Alberta( SMCAA). We are very pleased and excited to share this with our membership and with contractors, suppliers, wholesalers and manufacturers in the HVAC industry who we feel need to be a part of this growing organization. We hope that you find the information that we have provided of interest to your business in Alberta. As an association, we believe that there is strength in numbers. Membership with SMCAA is important as it provides the industry with a voice that is being heard throughout the province.
I have proudly been a part of the SMCAA since March 2000 and have been the executive director for the past 10 years. I’ ve seen a lot of maturity within the organization and seen how it has grown from the amalgamation of two organizations, the Calgary Air Conditioning and Sheet Metal Association( CASMA) and the Edmonton Association of Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors( EASMAC) in December 2000.
The SMCAA is currently working on many projects to better our industry, one being our partnership with the Alberta Trade Contractors Coalition to get prompt payment legislation passed in Alberta. This is an ongoing effort and one that will continue to be forefront for our association. As an association, we have assembled a committee to address the province and the need for our own HVAC Technical Council on the Building Technical Council. This is a long process but we believe that this is long overdue and we know we have the support of many municipalities and industry.
We continue to promote the sheet metal industry annually at career fairs throughout Calgary and Edmonton. We have also partnered with CAREERS: The Next Generation to host the Sheet Metal Draft Program to introduce high school students to our amazing trade. This year is no different and we will be hosting the Draft Pick once again in May and we will be partnering with both SAIT and NAIT!
We hope that as you read through Sheet Metal Works you will see for yourself what SMCAA is about and what we are doing, and that it will inspire you to become a member of this important organization.
Wilma Agnew Executive Director, SMCAA ❖
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4 March 2016 • www. smcaa. ca