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May 9, 2008
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The winner of the Roy A. Phinnemore Award, Drew Allman, Manager of Regional Construction Safety for General Motors of Canada Limited (left) accepts his award from from Roy O’Rourke, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of CSAO.
Construction Safety Association of Ontario salutes award winners
The Construction Safety Association of Ontario recently saluted winners of three major awards at its annual general meeting.
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The winner of the Gil Samson Award was the Acoustical/Drywall Labour-Management Health and Safety Committee. Derek Petrie (left) and Barry Walker (right) accept on behalf of the committee.
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The winner of the John M. Beck Award was the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) of the Windsor Casino Expansion Project. Committee members, from left to right, are: Aaron Wright, Lee Charron, Debbie Bastien and Wayne Dutka.
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| CURRENT STORIES |
- Decision to delay Darlington nuclear power plant carries job cost
- Boutique building takes shape in Toronto
- Algonquin College’s new Ottawa facility will have trades working together
- Project phasing keeps Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario industry near full employment
- Solaris @ Metrogate Phases I and II shaping up in Toronto
- Stantec to rehabilitate major Boston sewer tunnel
- U.S. non-residential construction rises as general industry spending drops
- Developers order Vancouver 2010 Olympic village review
- Romanian Bishop calls office building ‘hideous’ and ‘illegal’
- U.S. manufacturing in ‘slow recovery’ mode
- PTI Group lands field accommodation job for 2010 Vancouver Olympics
- Malaysia bans high-rises on resort island
- Deere’s salaried workers in U.S. line up for buyout program
- Union highlights deficiencies in construction of Vancouver 2010 Olympic village
- Engineers advocate Qualifications Based Selection for public construction projects
- Construction restarts at stalled oilsands project in Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Competition produces new visions of seniors’ housing
- Worker fatally crushed in Edmonton
- Wolfe Island, Ontario wind farm in operation
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |

Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More 
- Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification (Jun 25, 2009)
- Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency (Jun 23, 2009)
- Vancouver Convention Centre expansion sets new standards for environmental design (May 22, 2009)
- Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library (May 22, 2009)
- IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm (May 22, 2009)

