Archived Newsletters
Fall 2017 (PDF 6.4 Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- BCSSGA Committees
- BCSSGA Membership
- A Word from the Editor
- Highlights from BCSSGA Meeting
- Community News – Touch the Truck Event
- Polaris Press Release August 2017
- Independent Contractors and Business Association Upcoming Courses
- Drone Regulations
- Water Sustainability Act – An Update
- Truck Scale Fraud 101 con’t on
- Press release of the BC Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
- Upcoming Events and Contact Information
Summer 2017 (PDF 1.5 Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- BCSSGA Membership
- A Word from the Editor
- BCCSA’s Silica Control Tool now LIVE
- Welcome New Members
- Haver & Boecker’s Hydro-Clean 1000 Wash Plant
- FWS Group of Companies
- One Quarry Job Creates Nearly Five Others
- Independent Contractors and Business Association Upcoming Courses
- Grown in Gravel
- Press release of the BC Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Winter 2016 (PDF 6.5 Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- Highlights from BCSSGA Meeting
- Proposed Changes to the GVRD Non-Road Diesel Engine Emission Regulation
- BCSSGA Welcomes New Member “Moffatt & Nichol”
- BC Road Builders History Book and Road Trip Wines
- Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Upcoming Courses
- Cowichan Valley v. Cobble Hill Holdings
- Mine Rescue Certification at Mainland Sand and Gravel
- Mine Rescue & First Aid Competition
- What’s wrong with this photo?
Fall 2016 (PDF 6.5 Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- Valley Gravel Sales wins BC Mine Reclamation Award
- The Future is Coming – An Introduction to API CK-4 and FA-4
- Aggregates – You Can’t Build Without Them
- NCSO now a National Designation
- Bridging the Gap
- Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Upcoming Courses
- New Web Platform Launched to Make Mine Information More Accessible
- BC Ministry of Mines Announces Further Updates to the Mining Code
- BC Spill Response Regime
- Email from Minister of Energy and Mines, Bill Bennett
Spring 2016 (PDF 4.6Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- Water Sustainability Act
- Highlights from Jan 28/Mar 30 Meetings
- B.C. Streamlines Land and Land Title Acts
- Independent Contractors and Businesses Ass. Upcoming Courses
- BC Road Builders – 2015 Betty Spalton Scholarship Winners
- In Memory – Dave Smith & John Foreman
- Settling Pond Eliminator
- 54th Annual Mine Safety Award Winners
- Mine Rescue Training Format
- Public Participation in the EA Process
- New Penalties Strengthen Compliance and Enforcement for Mining
- BCSSGA’s Safety Training Site
Winter 2015 (PDF 6.8Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- Meeting Highlights
- Haver & Boecker Offers Customers Convenient Option for Material Testing
- Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Upcoming Courses
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Mining
- Mining Association of British Columbia Congratulates New Federal Government
- The Grit on Safety in The Sand & Gravel Industry
- WorkSafe BC Update
Spring 2015 (PDF 6.9 Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- Meeting Highlights – Jan 14, Mar 5
- Rock to Road : Top 10 Under 40
- BC 10 yr Transportation Plan
- Slow Down Move Over legislation
- Upcoming courses – Independent contractors
- 53rd Mine Safety Award Winners
- CWA Engineers Inc – New Member Recogniction
- Personal Optional Protection Update
Winter 2014 (PDF 5.1 Mb)
- BCSSGA Committees
- Meeting Highlights
- Profile: Innovative Mining Services
- BC Road Builders’ Shift into Winter Campaign
- Women in Mining
- Worksafe BC: Multi-Cultural Workforce
- The Business Case for Safety
- It’s Time To Put On Your Safety H.A.T.
- Upcoming ICBA Training Sessions.
Fall 2014 (PDF 6.5 Mb)
- BCRMCA Convention
- Resource Road Radio
- Smithers Outreach
- Soil Removal
- BC Road Riders
- Non-Road Diesel
- Mount Polley
- Women in Mining
Spring 2014 (PDF 6.5 Mb)
- $11 Billion LNG Project Seeks Concrete Answers
- Inland Kenworth/Parker Pacific Going the Distance
- BCSA Can Help With All Your Safety Needs
- Independent Contractors & Businesses Association Upcoming Courses
- December 2013 Chief Inspector’s Directive: NxBurst Safety Cartridges, Storage and Use
- Injury Management: The Importance of Return to Work
- Bill 17
Winter 2013 (PDF 5.2 Mb)
- Hazard Assessment Training (HAT)
- Mining Facts
- Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage
- Kwantlen Park Holiday Hamper Program
- Upcoming ICBA Training Sessions
- Aggregate Recycling Promotion Act, 2013
- WorkSafe News
Fall 2013 (PDF 5.2 Mb)
- Hazard Awareness Program
- The Reclamation of Abbotsford Gravel Sales
- Alternate means of Escape from Mobile Equipment
- Injury Management: The Importance of Return to Work
- Is Your Company Prepared for the WorkSafeBC Experience Rating Changes?
- Behind the Scenes with Maggie Dorf, Executive Producer of Mining Your Future
- Case Summary: The Corporation of the District of Peachland v. Peachland Self Storage Ltd.
Spring 2013 (PDF 2.2 Mb)
- That’s Just Common Sense
- MOFL&NRO Site Visits
- Mainland Sand & Gravel Ltd – Swiftwater Rescue Team 2012
- A New Direction: B.C. Association Changes Brand to Make Aggregates a Known Commodity
- B.C. Gravel Industry Pulls Out of FVRD Gravel Removal Plan
Winter 2012 (PDF 2.3 Mb)
- Happy Holidays!
- The Impact of the Return of the BC Provincial Sales Tax
- State of RAP Industry I
- State of RAP Industry II
- State of RAP Industry III
- The Operation of a Recycle Yard Within a Mine Site
Fall 2012 (PDF 2.8 Mb)
- We’re Rockin’ a New Name
- Do You Work in Bear Country?
- Training in Human Factors are Next Step in Safety Evolution
- BC Labour Task Force News
Spring 2012 (PDF 5.4 Mb)
- Mining Benefiting Agriculture
- New Employee Benefit & Pension Program Supports the APABC
- Rehabilitation of Pits and Quarries (with photo gallery)
- Lafarge Abbotsford Gravel Pit Reclamation: A Success Story
- BCCSA Services Focus on Direct Assistance
- BC Mining Blog Pit Tour