Construction workers died from opioid toxicity in disproportionate numbers between 2018 and 2020, and often with other unregulated drugs such as alcohol and cocaine in their systems.

The council recently sent a letter to Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Minister Monte McNaughton outlining its position on the issues.

The jobless rate stayed at 4.9 per cent in July, the lowest since comparable record-keeping began in 1976, Statistics Canada reported Friday in its latest labour force survey.

Domm Construction and its supervisor Shawn Weltz both entered guilty pleas to charges relating to an October 2020 incident that saw a worker suffer critical injuries from a fall.

After nearly 25 years of service with the company, Randy Reymer takes over as EllisDon’s Vice President and Area Manager for Southwestern Ontario.