The organization’s monthly report on employment shows job losses in nearly every sector, with health care among just two to show gains. Construction lost 8,400 jobs.

McMaster Innovation Park has plans in the works for a 2.5-million square foot expansion to its campus in Hamilton. Construction values and schedule are not yet known.

The project is valued at $4.8 million and will see extensive improvements to a 700-metre stretch of the road.

The company suspended work on the $2.2 billion worth of projects in March, but has since chosen to resume progress gradually.

Physical distancing should be practiced as much as possible, but in some situations, it’s impossible to keep construction workers six feet apart.