Member Power: Anti-Worker Bill Defeated
April 21, 2026
Good riddance to Bill M-233. It was defeated in the legislature yesterday.
The misguided BC Conservative bill was an attack on our members and on local BC jobs.
Thanks to… Read more »
OPCMIA Local 919 Business Manager Roy Bizzutto meets Premier Eby to protect jobs for BC workers
April 13, 2026
OPCMIA Local 919 business manager Roy Bizzutto was in Victoria today alongside BC Building Trades colleagues to meet with Premier David Eby and Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside.
Roy and the… Read more »
Sign the Petition to Protect BC Jobs!
March 19, 2026
New BC Conservative legislation would ban agreements that protect local jobs on BC infrastructure projects. This is an attack on OPCMIA Local 919 members and tradespeople across the province. We… Read more »
Conservative bill would hurt OPCMIA 919 members and BC construction workers
March 6, 2026
A bill tabled by the BC Conservative Party today would hurt OPCMIA Local 919 members, B.C.’s construction workers, local communities and the wider industry. Though the Conservatives claim they wrote… Read more »
OPCMIA 919 welcomes new crane safety regulations in B.C.
March 5, 2026
OPCMIA Local 919 members will be safer on the job thanks to new crane safety regulations being brought in by the province.
A new WorkSafeBC crane licensing and permitting program… Read more »
Rest in Peace Austin Maton
March 4, 2026
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of an OPCMIA Local 919 member and apprentice Austin Maton.
Austin’s death has left many in our community experiencing a… Read more »
OPCMIA 919 delegates represent at BC Building Trades convention in Victoria
March 4, 2026
OPCMIA Local 919 is proud to have three delegates at the 53rd annual BC Building Trades convention in Victoria this week.
It has been an outstanding event that featured speeches… Read more »
OPCMIA Local 919 celebrates full opening of Stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge
February 20, 2026
The new Pattullo Bridge, named stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge or Riverview Bridge, is now fully open to traffic!
We are incredibly proud of the hard work and expertise our OPCMIA Local 919… Read more »
OPCMIA apprentice Malcolm Boehm competes at World of Concrete in Las Vegas
January 26, 2026
Congratulations to Local 919 apprentice Malcolm Boehm who did an amazing job representing us at the OPCMIA Apprenticeship Competition at the World of Concrete conference in Las Vegas.
We were… Read more »
Another proud Red Seal Cement Mason!
January 16, 2026
A hearty congratulations goes out to Carlos Martinez Flores for earning his Red Seal! Great work, Carlos.
Carlos is pictured with proud Trowel Trades Training Association trainer Ron Adamson.
Our… Read more »