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YCL x Gensler - Women in Leadership event - REGISTER NOW
October 23, 2024
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With a TCA membership, companies gain access to endless project opportunities at the municipal, provincial and national scale, as well as support services to help land the project. We offer an electronic plans room service through the ConstructConnect Project Intelligence (CCPI) platform complete with staff and technical support giving you round-the-clock project access. .
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Ontario investing $1.18M for women to train in general carpentry at Burlington skills centre
The Ontario Ministry of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity is investing up to $1.18 million over three years that will allow 60-low-income women to take an enhanced general carpentry training program in Burlington.
Charmaine Williams, associate minister of women’s social and economic opportunity, made the announcement at Burlington’s Centre for Skills Development during a news conference at the 3335 North Service Rd. facility.
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Investment in building construction falls in July
While year-over-year investment in building construction was up by seven per cent in July, Statistics Canada reports that the month-to-month value decreased by 1.7 per cent, landing at $20.9 billion. This is on the heels of increases of 0.7 per cent in May and 2.7 per cent in June. Both the residential and non-residential sectors were down for the month, with residential falling 2.2 per cent to $14.6 billion and non-residential slipping 0.4 per cent to sit at $6.3 billion. Investment in multi-unit residential construction came in at $7.9 billion in July, a 2.2 per cent, or $181.1 million, drop from June.
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EllisDon marks Zero Emissions Day with hybrid power installation
EllisDon’s Ottawa office is launching its first worksite hybrid battery power installation just in time for Zero Emissions Day Sept. 21.
The solar/battery power system comes with a smaller diesel generator as a backup. The pilot project is an alternative to the traditional diesel power sources generally used on jobsites when there is not access to the provincial power grid.
The pilot is being spearheaded by EllisDon construction manager Lee Hyland.
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CIMA+ wins megaproject award at FIDIC Conference
CIMA+, a leading Canadian consulting engineering firm, has received the Megaproject Award at the 2024 FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference in Geneva. The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) organizes the event to recognize significant achievements in infrastructure. The award was presented for CIMA+’s role in the South Shore segment of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project, part of a broader effort to improve transportation between downtown Montreal and the South Shore with a focus on sustainability and automation.
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PCL’s Chris Smith Named to Top 40 Under 40 in Canadian Construction
PCL Construction is pleased to announce that Chris Smith, construction risk manager, from our Toronto office has been selected for the On-Site Magazine + SiteNews Top 40 Under 40 in Canadian Construction list.
With 19 years of industry experience in Canada and Australia, Chris has developed a strong portfolio of complex project pursuits, especially Public-Private Partnership agreements. Chris has progressed from estimator to design manager to his current role since joining PCL in 2012.
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Gillam constructs new ‘landmark project’ at University of Waterloo
Once complete, a new building on the University of Waterloo’s campus will be a landmark project, the construction manager for the build says.
Gillam Construction Group was awarded the contract for the new Math 4 Building, located on the university’s Waterloo, Ont. campus. The 120,000-square-foot, five-storey building was designed by Moriyama Teshima Architects.
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Bird to release 2025-2027 strategic plan
Bird Construction has announced it will be releasing a new strategic plan for 2025-2027 at its next Investor Day.
The corporate event will be held Oct. 9 in Toronto at 9 a.m. ET both in-person and virtually. The event will feature presentations and a question-and-answer session with Bird CEO Teri McKibbon and the firm’s CFO, Wayne Gingrich, along with other members of Bird’s executive team, stated a release.
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Skills Ontario applauds Team Canada on success at WorldSkills Lyon
Members of Team Canada demonstrated their strengths in skills in the trades and technologies at the WorldSkills Competition recently in Lyon, France.
The competition wrapped up Sunday, Sept. 15 with the official closing ceremonies. Team Canada had 28 competitors attend the competition across 26 skill areas, competing against the best in the world.
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YCL x Gensler - Women in Leadership event: October 23, 2024
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