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February 2, 2012

Ontario 2011 construction fatalities decline, safety improvements made, report shows

The number of workplace fatalities and critical injuries in the Ontario construction sector declined in 2011, compared to the year before, an Ontario Ministry of Labour report says.

January 31, 2012

Toronto to open recycling plant for construction, demolition materials

Toronto’s most technologically advanced recycling plant will process an estimated 87,000 tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) material in its first full year.

January 27, 2012

British Columbia asbestos removal contractor Arthur Moore sentenced to 60 days in jail

Arthur Moore of Vancouver was found guilty of contempt for ignoring court orders to halt his asbestos and drywall removal business. The British Columbia Supreme Court case heard Moore exploited young recovering addicts and did not provide employees with adequate training or equipment.

January 24, 2012

PCL works on Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto

Exterior work is progressing on the Bridgepoint Health Campus of Care at the Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto, formerly known as Riverdale Hospital. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. have completion of the 10-storey, design-build project with over 500 beds scheduled for March 2013. It was designed by HDR Architecture Associates Inc./Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.

January 20, 2012

Bolton, Ontario Sneath Road Bridge rehabilitation project required careful work

When compared to the numerous multi-million dollar construction projects currently underway in Ontario the $230,000-restoration of the historic Sneath Road Bridge in Bolton might be considered somewhat minor.

January 19, 2012

Windsor-Essex Parkway on track: Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Construction of the Windsor-Essex Parkway is on track, says the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The project is an 11-kilometre addition to Highway 401, connecting to the Windsor- Detroit border.

January 13, 2012

Recycling aggregates focus of new advocacy group

Recycling aggregates removed from demolition sites and road construction projects are the immediate focus of a new Ontario organization.