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Greenfield Global to expand Johnstown plant
The company, which is one of the leading producers of high-purity alcohol used in hand sanitizers and surface disinfectants, will expand capacity at its plant south of Ottawa by 100 million litres annually.
More work needed, RCCAO warns
A survey released by the organization says the province’s civil and engineering firms are seeing fewer tenders being issued for municipal work.
‘Review and adapt’ to prepare policies for second pandemic wave
Participants in a RESCON webinar on October 13 discussed how to keep workers safe during the emerging second COVID-19 wave, and with the additional challenge of winter weather to come.
RCCAO chair calls for swift release of federal funds
‘We are used to seasonal layoffs around Christmas and then people come back to work in March,’ says Peter Smith. ‘But this year, those layoffs are going to happen sooner and they will last much longer.’
Labour force gains ground in September
The country added 378,000 jobs for the month, and is now within 3.7 percent of its pre-COVID employment levels. Construction, meanwhile, is more than 8 percent below its February level.