All Members Meeting We would like to extend our thanks to all those who could attend MCA Ottawa’s 2023 Annual All Members Meeting at The Prescott Hotel this past Thursday, October 26th. This event gave our members a chance to network as well as congratulate apprentices in either the piping or sheet metal trade who…
At MCA Ottawa’s annual All Member’s meeting this past Thursday, October 26th, Denis Seguin received a Life Membership Award Denis Seguin joined the MCA Ottawa Board of Directors as the owner of a long-time member firm that joined the MCA Ottawa in 1980. His contributions to the industry and to MCA Ottawa are many: In…
We have been informed that a number of our associates have received phishing emails from scammers pretending to work for/with our association. We take information security very seriously and ask that you also be vigilant in order to prevent fraud and to help protect our common interests. Cyber-attacks are an ongoing concern for everybody. Such…
MCA Ottawa has always aimed to support our community, and this year, the association has donated over 900 backpacks to both the CECCE (Center East Catholic School Council) and the OCDSB (Ottawa-Carleton District School Board). Pictured below are the backpacks on newly arrived students from Brazil with the CECCE, who received 150 of the 900…
2023 Ontario Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Competition OSMWRC hosted their 50th annual sheet metal competition this year, an opportunity to bring together apprentices across multiple locals. This year, the competition was to recreate the Peterborough Lift Lock. Watch the video to see the incredibly intricate work of some of Ottawa’s very own sheet metal…
*New Jobs Available!* MCA Ottawa has begun a hiring initiative designed to assist our contractors with finding personnel! One of these initiatives is the MCA Ottawa Job Board! We are strongly encouraging our contractors to post all jobs they have available in the Ottawa area to this board. This can include any administration positions, accounting,…
MCA Ottawa Steps Up to Help the Vulnerable MCA Ottawa is proud to announce that we are the new exclusive naming partners for The Ottawa Mission’s Stepping Stones Learning Centre. A high school diploma is something many of us take for granted. Imagine not having one and then trying to find employment. When the…
Congratulations to our Robert Martel Memorial Scholarship winner for 2021: Kyle Leonard, son of Jeff Leonard from Black & McDonald Also congratulations to our academic achievement winners! Piping Awards: Basic Day School ($500) Brandon Prieur 3.92 g.p.a. Algonquin Intermediate Day School ($500) Samuel Houle 3.77 g.p.a. Algonquin Advanced Day School ($500) No…
When the tender documents were issued for replacement of one of two existing air handling units serving the CHEO Research Institute specifying that the unit must be custom painted in zebra pattern, the estimating team at S K Sheet Metal Ltd. weren’t sure if this was a bona fide owner request or perhaps a bit…