A group of stakeholders from across the Ontario construction industry—including developers, contractors, unions, associations and workers—have thrown their support behind a new zero-tolerance policy for discrimination and acts of hate.

The facility will pilot the Integrated Youth Services Network project, which will allow youth aged 12 to 26 get mental health counselling.

Jacob, who has been with the firm since 1986, will assume leadership over the firm’s marketing, communications and human resources functions, as well as its office leases around the world.

Seasonal workloads, reduced investments in building construction, and ongoing public-health measures to control the spread of COVID-19 combined to lower construction employment in January.

The group head of Plenary Americas’ buildings division previous served for seven years with Infrastructure Ontario and Ontario Realty Corp. She takes over her new role at IO in April.