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Ontario stay-at-home order may be extended past May 20: Elliott
Ontario is considering extending a stay-at-home order set to expire next week in an effort to control a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotel construction pulls back in Q1
With the lodging industry reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of hotel construction projects planned in Canada fell by 15 percent in the first quarter of this year.
Ottawa projects collect $11.2M from feds, province
Several municipal and community-infrastructure projects around Ottawa will receive more than $11 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments to help respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Labour force numbers slip in April as provinces deal with third COVID wave
Tighter public-health measures aimed at controlling the further spread of COVID-19 brought employment lower in several provinces, including Ontario. Nationally, construction shed 12,700 jobs.
Three more Ontario contractors named among Canada’s Best Managed
The 37 new entrants to the list include Priestly Demolition Inc., State Window Corporation and M.P. Lundy Construction. They add to a list that already includes several industry leaders.