contents BUILDING RURAL MANITOBA ISSUE 1 2021
NEWCOMER IN NAME ONLY | BUILDING IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGE
ON THE COVER:
This issue’s cover photo shows recent
work on project led by CARM member
Jacobson Commercial in Brandon.
DEPARTMENTS
3 Executive Director’s Message
5 CARM Services
7 CARM Membership
and Benefits
10 New CARM Members
and Events
49 Dollars and Sense
Construction Company-
Employee Share Ownership
Plans and Profit Sharing
52 Industry Connections
MEMBER PROFILES
11 MNK Mechanical
This Brandon-based company
may be new on the scene, but
it brings plenty of experience
13 Mulligan’s Electric, Ltd.
Hard work, experience
and humility
FEATURES
16 Adding to the Board
Meet the new members of
CARM’s board of directors
20 New Life for an Old Landmark
Brandon-based company
handling HVAC upgrades
at CFB Shilo
24 Visiting Rooms for the NRHA
and a Clinic for Brandon
“A ton of communication”
ensured that all the teams
were moving in the same
direction at all times
28 Bakers Narrows Provincial Park
A Swan River company provides
a boost to provincial park
PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS
31 Building in the Face
of Challenge
Despite COVID-19, weather
delays, materials shortages and
procedural red tape, general
contractor Excel-7 continues
to move toward completion
of $8.2 million in expansion
and upgrades at CFB Shilo
PLUS
35 Manitoba Construction
Sector Council
The Manitoba Women
in Trades movement
39 Association of
Manitoba Municipalities
Manitoba’s digital divide
41 Canadian Construction
Association
Updates to CCA’s COVID-19
Standardized Protocols
43 Construction Safety
Association of Manitoba
Stay informed, stay safe
HUMAN RESOURCES
45 The Looming Trades Shortage
Is it real in rural Manitoba?
Vol. 6, No. 1
The Official Publication of
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of Rural Manitoba
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COVER PHOTO: CARM STAFF
The Official Publication of the Construction Association of Rural Manitoba
Issue 1 2021
New Life for an
Old Landmark
Adding to
the Board
Meet the new members of
CARM’s board of directors
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