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SUMMARY:Membership Meeting - January 22 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special dinner meeting on January 22 at the Civic Hotel in Surrey\, featuring guest speaker Chris Atchison\, President of the BC Construction Association (BCCA). Chris will provide an overview of British Columbia's newly introduced Prompt Payment legislation (Bill 20: Construction Prompt Payment Act) and what it could mean for owners\, contractors\, and subcontractors across the province. This session will cover key changes intended to improve payment certainty\, reduce delays\, and modernize dispute resolution in the construction industry.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nChris Atchison is the President of the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA)\, where he leads initiatives to modernize the construction industry\, enhance workforce development\, and drive economic growth for the province. With over 25 years of experience in leadership\, employment\, and training strategies\, he oversees programs such as the Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP)\, Integrating Newcomers (IN)\, and the Builders Code.\n\n\n\nHe actively participates in industry advisory boards\, including the Deputy Minister Industry Infrastructure Forum and the Canadian Construction Association's National Advisory Council\, where he helps guide the future of the sector in British Columbia and across Canada.\n\n\n\nAtchison is a proud industry advocate\, a passionate curler\, and a hockey coach.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Join us for a special dinner meeting on January 22 at the Civic Hotel in Surrey\, featuring guest speaker Chris Atchison\, President of the BC Construction Association (BCCA). Chris will provide an overview of British Columbia&rsquo\;s newly introduced Prompt Payment legislation (Bill 20: Construction Prompt Payment Act) and what it could mean for owners\, contractors\, and subcontractors across the province. This session will cover key changes intended to improve payment certainty\, reduce delays\, and modernize dispute resolution in the construction industry.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div class="flex_column_table av-4f4ez3-df410477d5077496e120ff9b9cb1cbe5 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable">\n<div class="flex_column av-4f4ez3-df410477d5077496e120ff9b9cb1cbe5 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top avia-full-contain  ">\n<div class="avia-image-container av-k5oiwh9h-c907e3a3a74c6e5e1708dde1aea61727 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling " itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject">\n<div class="avia-image-container-inner">\n<div class="avia-image-overlay-wrap"><img alt="" class="wp-image-23256 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-23256 avia_image " height="224" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" src="https://bccassn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chris-300x224.jpg" title="Chris Atchison" width="300" /></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class="av-flex-placeholder">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div class="flex_column av-2wptpr-af3d8d196aa01ad6967d9c72f9ff224c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  ">\n<section class="av_textblock_section av-k5oikiki-b406506ea0f74caae82e92b07c89b81b " itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork">\n<div class="avia_textblock" itemprop="text"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Chris Atchison is the President of the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA)\, where he leads initiatives to modernize the construction industry\, enhance workforce development\, and drive economic growth for the province. With over 25 years of experience in leadership\, employment\, and training strategies\, he oversees programs such as the Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP)\, Integrating Newcomers (IN)\, and the Builders Code.<br type="_moz" />\n<br />\nHe actively participates in industry advisory boards\, including the Deputy Minister Industry Infrastructure Forum and the Canadian Construction Association&rsquo\;s National Advisory Council\, where he helps guide the future of the sector in British Columbia and across Canada.<br />\n<br />\nAtchison is a proud industry advocate\, a passionate curler\, and a hockey coach.</span></span></div>\n</section>\n</div>\n</div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<p open="" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em\; line-height: 1.8\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Civic Hotel - 'Civic B Ballroom'
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URL:https://business.smacna-bc.org/events/details/membership-meeting-january-22-2026-371
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