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CAWIC Statement on the Ontario Government’s Announcement: Ontario Requiring Cleaner Washrooms on Construction Sites
The Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) welcomes the announcement by the Government of Ontario regarding the new requirements for washrooms and properly fitting equipment. As the national not-for-profit organization committed to enhancing the success...
Global Excavation Safety Conference, Tampa – February 14 – 16, 2023
Since 2004, the Global Excavation Safety Conference has been the premiere international event dedicated to providing educational content and resources to help protect buried assets, our workers, and our communities. The Conference, owned and produced by Infrastructure...
The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario TradeTalk, Summer 2022
Read the Summer 2022 edtion of The Carpenters' District Council of Ontario TradeTalk here.
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 209: Mulisius Joe of the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario
"On this episode of the Construction Record podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario representative Mulisius Joe about her efforts to make the Ontario construction industry more diverse and inclusive through...
Carpenters’ council encouraging apprentices to earn while you learn
Former personal support worker Juliet Hall joined Carpenters’ Local 27 just before the pandemic began and is now a second-year carpentry apprentice, happily pursuing her career after a major lifestyle change. “What I would say to people, be it a man or a woman, be it...
Women-only millwork program tackles skills shortage head-on
"Operated by the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades (CCAT) in Woodbridge, Ont. the program covers the foundations of millwork carpentry where, among other things, the students learn to use the tools of the trade to hang doors, install door locks and make...