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Kitchener contractor takes top honours at WSIB awards
Brick & Co. Restoration was named the gold level winner of the annual Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards. This year is the third in a row in which a construction company has earned the gold award.
Design competition open for LGBTQ2+ National Monument
The monument, which will be located near the Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa, will commemorate the historic discrimination against LGBTQ2+ people in Canada between the 1950s and 1990s.
CDCO names equity and diversity representative
Chris Campbell, who has served with the union’s Toronto local since 2003, assumes the role.
WSIB operational review makes 25 recommendations
The review was created to provide guidance to the board at a time when it has eliminated its unfunded liability, introduced a new rate framework and introduced a service modernization initiative.
Employment growth slows in October
Public-health restrictions on gatherings that were implemented in some regions of the country for a period in October contributed to a stall in employment growth across the country. Construction added just 8,400 jobs for the month, and remains well below February levels.