b'AWARDSFrom left to right: John Powers, Flynn Business Development; Cliff Kshyk, SICA CEO; Tyler Mills, Flynn Branch Manager.INDUSTRY LEADERS SICAS INDUSTRY AWARDSCELEBRATED DURING THE IN-PERSON RETURN OF OF EXCELLENCE BY BRYAN C.K. HANSEN ANNUAL EVENTThe awards are comprised of two he annual Southern Interiorawards dinner highlighted finalists for T Construction Associationboth 2020 and 2021. categories: Leadership Awards, which (SICA) Industry Awardsrecognize SICA members leading the of Excellence recognize industrial,SICAs mission is to provide leadershipindustry in education, innovation, commercial and institutional projectsand promote excellence for the benefit ofproductivity and safety; and Building within the B.C. Southern Interior. Intheir industry, and the awards speak toAwards, which allow all parties who addition to the Building Awards, finaliststhe excellence provided by constructionparticipate in construction to receive are also recognized in several Leadershipcompanies to their communities andrecognition of project excellence. The Awards categories. The 2022 event markedbeyond. It is SICAs hope that theLeadership Awards are open to all current the return of the in-person celebration determination and leadership to excelSICA members in good standing, while and the second in-person event to be heldshown by these award recipients willthe Building Awards are open to the by SICA overallsince the beginning ofserve as inspiration for everyone in theconstruction industry at large, inclusive of the COVID-19 pandemic, so this yearsconstruction industry.both SICA members and non-members.John Powers, Business Development Manager for Flynn Group of Companies, was surprised to be the recipient of SICAs Member of the Year. As the chair of [SICAs Board of Directors], I knew the awards were coming up, but I did not realize until the actual day that Flynn was nominated because I was not on the nominating committee, Powers says with a laugh. I was trying to put out feelers and nobody on the committee would release any information to me. It wasnt until the award was announced that I thought we could possibly win this. It was a huge honour, but I certainly was not prepared with a speech, or for therecognition.20 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'