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Niagara College, homebuilders to lead drywall, roofing training program
The program is being funded by the province’s Skills Development Fund and sees up to 80 participants train in either trade and receive job placements to work on site.
Unions look for details on federal budget pledge to ease access to training funding
The head of the Canadian Labour Congress has expressed worries that labour groups could be left out of talks over a federal pledge to let workers access skills training programs before they become unemployed.
Province awards major GO expansion project to Aecon-led group
The project will include adding more than 200 kilometres of new track and electrifying over 600 kilometres of track.
Chatham-Kent construction training program receives provincial grant
Run in partnership with Family Services Kent and the Prosperity Roundtable, the program will offer 75 young people a free, three-week introductory training course in hand and power tool use, safety and woodworking design.
Feds, province announce funding for 144 water-infrastructure projects
The funding will be complemented by $108 million in investments from recipient communities.