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Housing starts rebound in June
The rolling, six-month average of housing starts in the country rose to just below 200,000 units in June, while the number of starts for the month increased by 8 percent.
Overhaul LTC facilities, says carpenters’ union
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught an important lesson about the link between building health and occupant health, and an overhaul of the province’s long-term care facilities is overdue, says the carpenters’’ union.
Skills Ontario names seven to board
The appointees’ experience is focused on the private sector and construction in particular.
Labour force bounces back in June
The national labour force added 953,000 jobs in June—a strong sign the economy is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction added 83,200 more workers.
TraceSCAN gets thumbs up from Ontario government
The province’s Chief Prevention Officer Ron Kelusky explained that the more solutions for tracing COVID contacts that are out there and being used, the greater the potential to control the spread of the virus.