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‘A crisis like no other;’ IMF predicts COVID-19 will be the worst since the Great Depression
Ontario Construction News staff writer The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a report released Tuesday said the “Great Lockdown” coronavirus pandemic will create a more serious recession than the Great Depression in the 1930s before rebounding in 2021 with 5.8 per cent growth. “The world has changed dramatically in the three months since our last […]

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Building inspections and COVID-19 emergency regulations: Some legal guidelines

Ontario Construction News staff writer The Ontario Building Officials Association (OBAO), representing municipal building inspectors and officials, has sought out insights from its legal counsel about COVID-19 emergency provisions. Here are some answers to building officials’ questions provided by Leo F. Longo of Aird & Berlis LLP in a memo to OBAO’s chief administrative officer […]

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On the front lines of COVID-19 prevention, Ottawa’s water distribution crews keep the taps flowing so the rest of us can wash our hands

On the front lines of COVID-19 prevention, Ottawa’s water distribution crews keep the taps flowing so the rest of us can wash our hands
Ontario Construction News staff writer In the fight against COVID-19, the public’s marching orders are clear. Stay home. Wash your hands frequently. But what does it take to keep the City of Ottawa supplied with clean water during a pandemic? As a supervisor of the city’s water distribution branch, Jon Freda and his team are […]

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OGCA and industry partners donate 10,000 masks to frontline healthcare workers

OGCA and industry partners donate 10,000 masks to frontline healthcare workers
Ontario Construction News staff writer The Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) says it has worked with a group of industry partners to deliver 10,000 surgical masks to Ontario health care workers. The association says industry partnerAlliance Creative Marketing acquired the surgical masks and appealed to and appealed to clients to come together to donate to […]

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DataBid: Current project leads and opportunities

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