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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Building permit values drop in April
A decrease in the value of residential permits (-3.3%) was mostly offset by gains in the non-residential sector (+5.0%).
Slate purchases Stelco lands in Hamilton, intends to build industrial park
The Toronto-based real-estate investment company intends to redevelop the 800-acre site with a vision of creating up to 23,000 new jobs across the GTHA and injecting billions into the economy.
Jamie McMillan to deliver CIQS keynote
The ironworker and construction careers advocate will deliver the keynote address at the 2022 Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors’ congress in Ottawa later this month.
Vale names EXP among consultants for overflow engineering contract
The arrangement sees Exp act as primary consultants at operational sites in Thompson, Manitoba; Long Harbour, Newfoundland; as well as Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ontario.
Operating engineers union endorses Ford for re-election
The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 announced its full endorsement of Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party for the June 2 provincial election. The union represents more than 18,000 workers across the province.