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Brantford roofing company fined $110K for 2021 fatality
Jackson Roofing & Son Contracting was found to have violated the Occupational Health and Safety Act in connection with a 2021 fall that led to a worker’s death.
Ontario to boost penalties for employers who withhold workers' passports
Monday's legislation would also require at least one women's only toilet on large construction sites, double the number of toilets required on job sites, and hand sanitizer where there is no running water.
London announces $200M Renew Construction program spending
The city intends to invest in building and rehabilitating roads, sewers, watermains, sidewalks and intersections.
CMHC says annual rate of housing starts climbed 13 per cent in February
The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for the second month of the year was 243,959 units compared with 216,514 in January.
Brendan Nobes to serve second year as CCA Chair
Nobes, who served as Chair in the association’s 2022–2023 year, was reconfirmed as Chair at the CCA’s annual conference in Arizona on March 7.



