General and Trade Contracting

September 3, 2010

Photovoltaic training program aimed at improving safety

A new national electrician certification program designed for working with photovoltaic equipment will improve safety and ensure effective installation in this emerging field, says Canada’s largest electrician union.

September 2, 2010

Jobsite safety a shared duty: Mechanical Contractors Association

Who is responsible for safety on the jobsite: the individual, the government, the safety director, the worker or all of the above?

August 20, 2010

Essex County, Ontario rejects offer from Labourers International Union of North America

Essex County has turned down a proposal from LIUNA Local 625 to participate in a municipal development fund the union proposed because it cannot legally do so, the county says.

August 5, 2010

Lack of local workers on Wuskwatim Dam project riles Manitoba union

A carpenters’ union in Manitoba is upset that workers from outside the province are being given preference on the $1.3-billion Wuskwatim Dam project.

July 22, 2010

Unions ready for competition with passage of Saskatchewan’s Bill 80

The competition between union contractors in Saskatchewan is beginning to heat up, as the controversial Bill 80 takes effect in the province.

July 22, 2010

Hamilton ready to work with all general contractors, union-affiliated or not

All general contractors, whether affiliated or not with Hamilton’s local carpenters union, can now bid on the city’s industrial and commercial projects.

July 19, 2010

Labourers International Union of North America pitches municipal financing deal

A proposal from a large Essex County labour union to generate municipal infrastructure funds while securing work for its members has drawn early criticism from some construction labour organizations.

July 7, 2010

WSIB chair optimistic on future of Infrastructure Health and Safety Association

With the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association recently selecting its advisory council members, the head of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is excited about the association’s road ahead.

June 28, 2010

Electric drives are the wave of the future

If anyone had any doubt that electric drives are the wave of the future for construction equipment, that doubt was put to rest recently, when Caterpillar, Inc., announced the purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel Inc., a maker of diesel-electric locomotives.

June 10, 2010

Engineers union holding fundraiser for member caught in immigration red tape

Members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 are usually involved raising materials at construction sites but this Saturday, June 12, 2010 they’re going to raise money for a would be immigrant caught in a tangle of government red tape.

May 14, 2010

Northway Construction finds niche in high-end auto market

There’s a new upscale Downtown Porsche dealership under construction near Toronto’s tiny Distillery District.

May 14, 2010

Hybrid construction equipment technology drives forward

Driven by the need to produce machines that cost less to operate, and by regulatory pressures for lower carbon emissions, makers of construction equipment are spending a lot of time and money inventing and developing electric and hybrid drives to conventional hydraulic systems.

May 14, 2010

Precision the hallmark of Goderich Aircraft Inc.’s jet refit facility

Tradesmen work with lightweight woods and veneers for a jet’s luxury interior at Goderich Aircraft Inc.

May 14, 2010

Canadian Standards Association aims to reduce confined-space danger

In trauma medicine, rescuers and doctors talk about the “golden hour,” the 60 minutes between event and treatment that determines the outcome.