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MHCA Media Release: Budget 2012

INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AUTHENTICITY OF BUDGET INCREASES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

Gas Taxes Increase While Highway Construction Projects Are Cut & Delayed

April 19, 2012 – Industry experts are concerned the Manitoba government is playing a shell game with infrastructure funding across the province.

“In an ironic twist, the $50 million the gas tax increase will generate, is the same amount that government had cut from the 2012 highways construction program in early March 2012 which was not announced to the public,” said Chris Lorenc, President of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA).

In total, Lorenc said that on March 2nd, 2012, 10 projects had been cut and another 15 delayed to the back half of the construction season. “This is a devastating blow to the industry, to the people we employ and to every municipality desperate to repair crumbling infrastructure.”

On March 8, 2012 the MHCA requested clarification following distribution of a significantly reduced 2012 construction program. “We still await the opportunity to discuss this with government in the hope that the chopped highways construction projects can be added back in.”

Lorenc said that “It’s disingenuous for government to portray the gas tax hike as adding to a construction boom without telling Manitobans that it has actually made significant cuts to the highways construction program.

“To us, it looks like the government is taking $50 million more in fuel taxes from the public, while at the same time reducing the highways construction program by $50 million,” said Lorenc.

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For further information, please contact: Chris Lorenc, President of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) at 204.947.1379.

Chair’s Gala

November 18, 2022
RBC Convention Centre

Close to 650pp attended from both industry, government and stakeholder partners.  It was the closing of Nicole Chabot’s two year term as Chair.  Dennis Cruise of Bituminex Paving was welcomed as the new Chair.

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2022 Heavy Santa

December 16, 2022
David Livingstone School

This event was made possible through fundraising at the MHCA Chair’s Gala and Spring Mixer.

104 goodie bags and presents were prepared for the grades 1-4 students at David Livingstone School. 

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Awards Breakfast & Annual General Meeting

November 18, 2022
RBC Convention Centre

Manitoba Transportation & Infrastructure (MTI) Award Winner

  • Grading – Strilkiwski Contracting Ltd.: PTH 6 Grahamdale
  • Paving – Coco Paving o/a Russell Redi-Mix: Bituminous Reconstruction PTH 83
  • Urban Works – Coco Paving o/a Russell Redi-Mix: Bituminous Reconstruction PA 634 and Bituminous Pavement PTH 5
  • Special Projects – Mekhana Development Corp/Arnason Industries Ltd: Theresa Point Airport
  • Major Structures – D. Steele Construction: Bridge Replacement over the Red River Floodway on PTH 59N
  • Minor Structures – Moncrief Construction Ltd.: Reinforced concrete box culvert on PTH 5
  • Water Management – Brunet Ltd.: Flood response, Morris ring dike closure

200 members and guests gathered to hear greetings from Premier Heather Stefanson and the newly elected Mayor of Winnipeg, Scott Gillingham. Hon. Doyle Piwniuk, Minister, Manitoba Infrastructure, handed out the MTI Awards.

31 companies were recognized for their milestone membership commitments.

Matthew Neziol, of Bayview Construction, received the Safety Leader Award.

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