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March 17, 2010
Deaths of five immigrant workers changed jobsites forever
Dusty, dirty and tired, the construction workers sit, swaying side to side with each lurch and stop of the College Steet streetcar. The late day sun streams in through the windows.
March 12, 2010
Fraud charges laid against former head of Quebec labour union
Criminal charges against a former high-ranking union official and allegations of intimidation of workers vaulted Quebec’s much-maligned construction industry back into the spotlight Thursday.
March 1, 2010
Nova Scotia NDP fined for taking union cash
Nova Scotia’s ruling New Democratic Party has been fined $10,000 for accepting an illegal election campaign contribution from a trade union group.
February 17, 2010
Ontario electrical industry reaches agreement for labour peace
Ontario electrical employers and employees have strongly supported a joint proposal that ensures the renewal of upcoming collective bargaining negotiations procedures without a work stoppage.
February 16, 2010
Saskatchewan gets new natural gas trades training centre
A new natural gas trades training centre has been established through a unique partnership between the Mechanical Contractors Association of Saskatchewan (MCAS) and SaskEnergy.
February 16, 2010
Ontario Electrical League accuses safety councils of union bias
The terms of reference for new Infrastructure Health and Safety Association advisory councils contain a union bias in worker representation, states the Ontario Electrical League (OEL).
January 29, 2010
Carpenters union in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario forced into merger
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Sault Ste. Marie will retain its office and training centre despite a forced merger with the Sudbury local.
January 26, 2010
Hamilton-Halton Construction Association hall of fame inductee helped launch group
Industry veteran Don Stewart, who played a pivotal role in establishment of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Hamilton (MCAH), is being inducted into the Hamilton-Halton Construction Association’s (HHCA) construction hall of fame.
January 8, 2010
Swing-stage tragedy hits home for Labourers' International Union of North America
With hundreds of its workers on swing stages daily, one of North America’s largest unions has numerous concerns about the Christmas Eve incident that claimed four worker lives in Toronto.
January 6, 2010
Windsor, Ontario’s St. Clair College opens Centre for Construction, Innovation and Production
Electrical students will no longer have to share storage cradles with heating, ventilation and air conditioning students. Those studying to become plumbing apprentices won’t have to “imagine” certain construction scenarios and pretend to do hook-ups.
May 25, 2007
Contractors rely on frozen tundra base
Use of Ice Platforms for Bridge Construction
May 25, 2007
Variety of finishes adds complexity to art centre
The $2 million wall and ceiling contract Toronto’s Select Drywall & Acoustics recently completed at the Brampton Performing Arts Centre hardly ranks in comparison with some of the contractor’s work at Toronto’s $4.4 billion international airport makeover.
May 25, 2007
Turning a new leaf towards green roofs
Over the last two-and-a-half years, Toronto-based Gardens in the Sky Inc. has designed and created about 20 extensive green roofs in Ontario.
May 25, 2007
Driving home demanding foundations
Hamilton contractor Bermingham Construction Ltd. is not only one of the world’s leading suppliers of pile drivers, but has the expertise in using them to engineer some of the most demanding foundation construction jobs around.
May 25, 2007
Awareness campaign makes a difference
One of the off-shoots of the collective bargaining process between the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO) and the Ontario Pipe Trades Council (OPTC) has been the creation of a joint Labour-Management Committee that addresses matters of mutual concern affecting the mechanical industry in the ICI construction sector.
May 25, 2007
Standards program eases geographical limits for welders
Since development and implementation of a Standard Provincial Welding Procedures Program (SPWPP), welders are showing up certified work ready, ensuring the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO) is meeting is goals “to promote and maintain improved methods of business”.
May 25, 2007
Green plumbing gaining popularity in green builds
Plumbing systems are the latest specialty group to forge their way into the LEED process.
May 25, 2007
Mill given second chance as regional arts centre
After years of neglect and abandonment, a remnant of Ontario’s once proud 19th Century industrial mill heritage is being given a new life.
May 25, 2007
$6M roadway reconstruction designed as a tourist draw
After a regulatory approval process that took three years to obtain, a $6-million two-year reconstruction of one the Greater Toronto Area’s most scenic and environmentally-sensitive tourist roads is now in full swing.
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