our weekly Ontario Construction News – June 3, 2019
12,000 plumbers and pipefitters join sheet-metal workers in province-wide strike
Ontario Construction News staff writer Almost a month after Ontario’s unionized sheet metal construction workers walked off the job in a dispute relating to hours of work and union hiring hall powers, about 12,000 plumbers and pipefitters laid down their tools and took up picket signs at midnight Friday – setting the stage for significant […]
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DataBid: Current project leads and opportunities
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Thrive State and Barrie Construction Association team up to bust myths on mental health
Ontario Construction News staff writer In a lunch and learn session to be held on June 5, participants will learn how to promote mental health in their workplaces through greater understanding of the concept. By learning how to recognize symptoms and risk factors of mental illness, and by defining terms like mental health and illness, […]
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Local contractor, trades construct unique Niagara College Teaching Distillery
Ontario Construction News staff writer The new Niagara College Canada Teaching Distillery at Niagara-on-the-Lake is an example of a unique, local and collaborative project. The 2,500 sq. ft. structure is based on the college’s successful teaching winery and teaching brewery – also both Canadian firsts. The college says the fully operational distillery houses five stills, […]
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How to access City of Toronto bidding opportunities
Ontario Construction News staff writer If you are interested in bidding on City of Toronto projects, you can learn more and access direct bidding information at the city’s Search and Bid on City Contracts page, for which the city has given Ontario Construction News permission to link. Here’s the link. The city has several guidelines […]
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