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YCL Pub Night Event - REGISTER NOW November 14, 2024
TCA Annual Christmas Luncheon - REGISTER NOW December 6, 2024
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Marketing and Promotion
Advertising through TCA’s numerous print and digital platforms is a great way to cost-effectively promote your business and services to your specific target market while extending your industry reach.
Free display opportunity at TCA Annual Members’ Day and event sponsorships are also available to give your business and brand more exposure.
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Harold Reinders new chair of League of Champions
Harold Reinders, president and CEO of Maple Reinders, is the new chair of the League of Champions (LOC). Previously vice-chair for the organization, Reinders has long been an advocate for workplace health, safety and leadership in the construction industry.
The League of Champions is a distinguished organization dedicated to promoting safety champions and advocating for a strong health and safety culture within the construction industry.
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Aecon acquires United Engineers for $33 million
Toronto-headquartered Aecon Group Inc. says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire United Engineers and Constructors Inc., based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, from affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital, LLC for US$33 million.
United is a nuclear and conventional power contractor. It offers comprehensive engineering, planning, program, and construction management services to nuclear and conventional power clients in the United States and Canada.
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RFPs issued for Peel Memorial Hospital Phase 2 Redevelopment Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and William Osler Health System (Osler) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the new Peel Memorial Hospital Phase 2 Redevelopment project. The project will be delivered through IO’s Progressive Design-Build (Target Price) contract model.
Teams were shortlisted through a Request for Qualification (RFQ) process that began in May 2024 and are now invited to respond to the RFP.
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Building Trades prep for looming ICI bargaining season
The unionized construction movement in Ontario is entering a critical period, delegates attending the recent Ontario Building Trades convention in Windsor were told during multiple presentations, and it’s imperative stakeholders learn from past mistakes and make use of new tools. Ontario Building Trades business secretary Marc Arsenault praised the efforts of the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) to help the 25 construction trades in the province prepare for the next round of ICI contract bargaining in early 2025.
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Real estate development families donate $30M toward UHN’s new surgical tower
The University Health Network (UHN) Foundation announced a landmark $30-million gift from three families in the real estate development sector to support the construction of UHN’S new cutting-edge surgical tower at Toronto Western Hospital.
This is the largest single philanthropic gift to date in support of UHN Foundation’s $300M fundraising campaign, which will help build the $1.1B tower at UHN’s Toronto Western campus – the largest capital project in UHN’s history.
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DIRT Report indicates fewer damages, but more improvement needed
Damages to buried infrastructure are on the decline in Canada and the U.S., but more work is needed, says the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) in its recently released 2023 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report. The annual report helps industry stakeholders understand the current damage landscape and the factors contributing to underground facility damages. This latest edition from the non-profit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, introduced the CGA Index, a metric for evaluating year-over-year damage trends.
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Strickland outlines ‘game-changing’ wage requirements in new tax credits regime
A proposed new wave of green technology projects that could soon be launched across Canada is being called a game-changer for unionized ICI construction workers. But Canada’s Building Trades Unions executive director Sean Strickland says the building trades will have to be vigilant to protect their hard-won rights including prevailing-wage requirements contained in enabling legislation.
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Moving mass timber into mainstream: Experts discuss construction hurdles
Hurdles that mass timber faces to becoming part of mainstream construction were top of mind at a panel session at Summit 2024, a conference hosted by WoodWorks in Toronto recently.
At issue for developers is a lack of data to determine how much a mass timber building can rent or sell for, said Annabelle Hamilton, technical manager of planning and development with WoodWorks BC.
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TCA Member Spotlight
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Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin
Advertise your products and service in TCA's Weekly E-Connect bulletin. This email blast is sent to the members on Tuesday morning of each week. Please visit our website, or contact Vishawn Thompson for details.
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Upcoming Industry events
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Tickets Are Over 70% SOLD!
TCA 80th Annual Christmas Luncheon - Friday, December 6
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Don't miss out on the TCA 80th Annual Christmas Luncheon happening on Friday, December 6, 2024. Secure your spot now before it’s too late!
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CEO Breakfast is BACK! Join us on Thursday, December 5, 2024.
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