https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/government/2019/07/industry-perspectives-op-ed-torontos-bill-66-decision-clearheaded-courageous-one
https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/resource/2019/07/industry-perspectives-op-ed-time-now-seize-mass-timber-opportunity
https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/others/2019/09/timberfever-2019-gets-students-collaborating
Toronto has rejected new provincial legislation that opens public-sector construction work to non-unionized workers, setting the stage for a legal showdown with those shut out of bidding on projects. Toronto City Council voted overwhelmingly to opt out of the legislation at a meeting on Wednesday, leaving it poised to become...
Desiree Smith is one of the few Black women working in construction, and she has advice for the City of Toronto if it wants to encourage diversity on publics works projects. “Our industry has a long way to go but I can tell you, based on my own personal story,...
Ontario’s unionized carpenters joined their colleagues from across the continent in days of action to raise awareness of the underground construction economy and tax fraud recently. The events also took advantage of the opportunity to score points on the benefits of municipal collective agreements at the same time. The campaign,...
TORONTO — The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario has launched a campaign targeting tax fraud in the underground economy. “You pay your taxes, why should some construction contractors get to cheat?” asked an online post directed at the trade union’s members. “Their tax fraud costs everyone.” The campaign includes a...
DON PROCTER — Eight of the nine students in the pilot timber course being offered at the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades in Woodbridge, Ont. are journeypersons or fourth-year apprentices hand selected by their employer contractors to participate. One of those students is Amanda Howell who recently worked on...
