News
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.
Construction starts on Hamilton cold-storage facility
The new building is valued at $65 million, and is located in Hamilton’s Red Hill Business Park. Upon completion, the 65-foot-tall facility will boast nearly 250,000 square feet of storage space, and 30,000 square feet of food processing space.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Canada’s largest single−profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually.
$160M in funding announced for Mississauga transit projects
The money will be earmarked for a dozen public-transit projects in the city, including construction of a dedicated bus rapid transit corridor along Lakeshore Road, as well as significant upgrades to the city’s MiWay bus fleet.
Four appointed as CCOHS governors
Three of the appointees represent British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and the Yukon, while the fourth will serve as a governor representing employers. They have been appointed to four-year terms.
Testing, sick leave, enforcement needed to slow workplace spread in Ontario: experts
As Ontario struggles to beat back a dire wave of COVID-19, workplace spread has been singled out by public health experts, mayors and top health officials as a major source of infections.