"'Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.' - Malcolm Muggeridge

Manley - you have managed to do this! Enjoy your retirement - I know you will with your family!"

- Mike McKenna, Executive Director of BC Construction Safety Alliance

"Manley hard work, long hours, sweat and passion pays off! Thank you for building BCCA into a successful provincial voice. Enjoy a well-deserved retirement in your land yacht."

- Ross Mclean

"I would like to take this opportunity to pass along my congratulations to Manley on his retirement as well as a heartfelt thank you for the excellent work he did as President of BCCA. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Manley at BCCA as well as later at CCA and to have been a part of the team that hired him for the position of President."

- Dave Pelletier, President, D&G Mechanical (1997) Ltd.

"I would like to take this opportunity to pass along my congratulations to Manley on his retirement as well as a heartfelt thank you for the excellent work he did as President of BCCA."

- Dave Pelletier, D&G Mechanical

“I have known Manley McLachlan since his early days with the Saskatchewan Construction Association in the mid to late 1990s. I have always found him to be a tremendous promoter of the construction industry, and one who truly has an unbridled and unabashed love for the industry, which probably is a direct result of his days working in the family’s construction business in northern Saskatchewan.

Certainly Manley has always had a contractor’s attitude. Once he was convinced of the soundness of arriving at a certain destination, there was never any hill too high, stream too wide, or road too rocky, that would dampen his enthusiasm or resolve to reach that goal. I have always admired his determination and commitment.

Those of you who know Manley know that he has these folksy sayings or truisms that would inspire a Will Rogers, Casey Stengal or Yogi Berra. One of my favourites was when he got up to thank a visiting First Nations’ Chief who got into a heated argument with some northern contractors at a Saskatchewan Construction Association meeting. Manley said: “Well I guess we now sorta feel like two fellas in a bathtub who have lost the bar of soap. We both know what we have to do but we also know we have to be very careful!”

Manley – all the best to you and Jan and family. May your future be filled with many happy and healthy days - and bubble baths - so you need never fear losing the bar of soap!"

-Michael Atkinson, CCA President

"My best memory with Manley? Having serious discussions about association business and Manley making his point by telling a story about a dog and some whiskey..."

- Bill Everitt, COO of SICA