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Your weekly Ontario Construction News – July 8, 2019

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Newmarket bylaw change makes large-scale development easier through “plug and play” mindset

By Kristen Frisa

The Town of Newmarket has voted in favour of updating its bylaws to align better with its secondary plan and foster further development along the Yonge and Davis corridors. The new zoning bylaw, approved on June 10, makes changes to permitted land uses, building heights, and densities, among other things, by “zoning […]

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Efforts to lead young people into skilled trades paying off, but more work still required to curb shortage

By Ian Howcraft Special to Ontario Construction Report

It’s hard not to be inspired about the future of Canada’s workforce after watching thousands of young people put their abilities to the test in recent high-stakes competitions for the skilled trades and technologies. The 2019 Skills Ontario Competition in early May attracted more than 2,400 elementary, […]

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Databid’s most viewed commercial construction projects

Here are some of DataBid’s most viewed commercial construction projects entered for the week of June 17 to 24. You can of course receive up-to-the minute access to these and other projects from DataBid’s extensive database of over 100,000 construction leads at this link. Southern Ontario Union Park Mixed Use Development Location: Toronto Stage: Design […]

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Ottawa homeless and at-risk youth to get 39 homes through National Housing Co-Investment Fund

By Kristen Frisad

MP David McGuinty of Ottawa South announced July 3 that the federal government plans to kick in $3.12 million toward 39 new homes in the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa’s 2887 Riverside Dr. project. The announcement was made on behalf of Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of families, children, and social development, and is […]

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Cable locate delays stalling Sault Ste. Marie projects

Contractors in Sault Ste. Marie report they are experiencing a delay problem they’ve never encountered before – receiving timely underground locate clearances. Adam Pinder, executive director of the Sault. Ste. Marie Construction Association (SSMCA), told the Sault Star that the new problem has arisen within the past month. The issue spans all the utility companies […]

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