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News and information from and for Ontario’s construction industry
The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Cargo volumes in Great Lakes – St. Lawrence up in Q2
The volume totaled 15.7 million metric tons, thanks in part to increases in potash refined petroleum and road salt shipments.
Wataynikaneyap Power completes first phase of massive northern power line project
The $1.8 billion-dollar infrastructure project will connect 17 remote First Nations communities that are currently powered by diesel generators to the province’s power grid.
Feds announce $33 million for trades programs to support under-represented groups
The Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness program encourages people from under-represented groups to explore and prepare for careers in the skilled trades.
Ontario’s deepening hydro mess
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives went into the 2018 Ontario election campaign promising, among other things, to fix the province’s “hydro mess.”
Ottawa’s mechanical contractors report 75% increase in work hours
The Mechanical Contractors Association of Ottawa and United Association Local 71 report that working hours have jumped from 740,000 in 2011 to 1.3 million in 2021.



