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Niagara Falls landmark to be transformed into $200 million boutique hotel

Niagara Falls landmark to be transformed into $200 million boutique hotel
After a three-stage public procurement process, redevelopment plans are now locked in to restore and revamp the abandoned Toronto Power Generating Station in Niagara Falls, Ont. Niagara Parks has announced that Pearle Hospitality is the successful propon...
Infrastructure , Labour

Innovative concrete additives increase strength while reducing waste and carbons
Cement and concrete production has one of the largest carbon footprints of any i...
Labour

N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once in a generation challenge’: industry
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's housing shortage is a generational challenge that must b...
Associations , Labour

STO poised for major advances in 2024: Young
There are major expectations for Skilled Trades Ontario to deliver the construct...
Labour
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Niagara Falls landmark to be transformed into $200 million boutique hotel
After a three-stage public procurement process, redevelopment plans are now lock...
Infrastructure , Labour

Innovative concrete additives increase strength while reducing waste and carbons
Cement and concrete production has one of the largest carbon footprints of any i...
Labour

N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once in a generation challenge’: industry
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's housing shortage is a generational challenge that must b...
Associations , Labour

STO poised for major advances in 2024: Young
There are major expectations for Skilled Trades Ontario to deliver the construct...
Labour

Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 20 to 24
Your top DCN headlines this week feature reaction from Ontario construction indu...
Economic , Government , Labour , OH&S

Lots of work for gas fitters in an economy in transition: Hill
The demand for gas fitters should remain strong for years to come despite concer...
Labour

Tips to help students of all ages get into the skilled trades
TORONTO — Skills Ontario is sharing tips to assist youth who are interested in p...
Labour

Irish-Canadian network encourages sharing opportunities, challenges in construction
The recently launched Ireland-Canada Construction Network plans to bring Irish h...
Labour

Building Trades propose new approach to opioid crisis
Ontario’s Provincial Building Trades are calling for a new approach to construct...
Labour , OH&S

Windsor high school construction academy draws eyes
It’s a feather in the cap of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board th...
Labour

Ontario to ban Canadian work experience requirement in job postings
TORONTO - Ontario plans to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience...
Government , Labour

Carpenters’ take skills south to build home for disadvantaged family in Jamaica
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of Carpenters’ Local 27 recently p...
Labour

Carpenters’ confirm new leadership, jurisdiction
TORONTO — The Carpenters’ Union in Ontario has undergone organizational and lead...
Labour

Flattening Prospects in U.S. and Canadian Jobs Markets in October
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics speak...
Economic , Labour

CAWIC’s Laronde recognized as one of Canada’s most powerful women
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) presid...
Labour

Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 30 to Nov. 3
Your top DCN headlines this week feature an interesting demolition story on Onta...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects

Corbec already plans growth in Ontario galvanized steel sector
It took Quebec-based Corbec, a leading player in the eastern Canadian galvanized...
Labour

Labour shortages: Quebec to fast-track training for some in demand construction jobs
QUEBEC — The Quebec government is offering paid fast-track training programs for...
Government , Labour

Inmate apprenticeship program ‘a chance for a whole new life’
The Carpenters’ Union local in Sudbury, Ont. has tapped into a source for recrui...
Labour

Atwill-Morin ‘superheroes’ rappel to entertain young Montreal hospital patients
MONTREAL — Rope access technicians from the Quebec construction company Atwill-M...
Labour

Ontario’s last coal-fired plant reduced to rubble in carefully planned effort
After a year of planning and two years of carefully staged remediation and demol...
Labour

BREAKING: Unifor says tentative deal reached to end strike at St. Lawrence Seaway authority
TORONTO - Unifor says it has reached a tentative agreement with the St. Lawrence...
Labour , Resource

Economic transition good for mechanical contractors: Ferreira
The next decade looks bright and busy, delegates attending the recent Mechanical...
Associations , Economic , Labour

Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 23 to 27
Making headlines out of the DCN newsroom this week is a story on the Province of...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource , Technology

Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations are looming
MINNEAPOLIS - A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, in...
Labour

Labour forecasting strategy pays off during pilot project
It was business before pleasure for Ontario’s new Minister of Labour David Picci...
Labour

Steel producers call for swift end to Seaway strike
OTTAWA — The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) has issued a statement...
Associations , Labour

OBCT partners with The Dirty Seahorse for workwear giveaway
TORONTO — Ontario Building and Construction Tradeswomen (OBCT) is partnering wit...
Labour

Business groups call on Ottawa to intervene as St. Lawrence Seaway strike begins
MONTREAL - Business groups urged the federal government to intervene to void a l...
Labour

Quebec eyes construction industry shakeup to boost housing, infrastructure projects
MONTREAL — How many workers does it take to shift a wall in Quebec? Too many, s...
Labour

Conference Board report identifies immigration reforms to bolster construction
OTTAWA — A new report from the Conference Board of Canada asserts immigration re...
Labour

Nova Scotia to spend $100 million to recruit more skilled tradespeople
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says it will spend $100 million over three years to help s...
Government , Labour
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