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Highway 401 to be widened between Tilbury and London The Province of Ontario has taken another step toward widening of Highway 401 between Tilbury and London, and toward improved safety. Ontario is proceeding with an Expression of Interest to procure a contractor to widen and install concrete median barriers on the first 11 km of the project between Tilbury and Merlin Road in Chatham-Kent.

Protect your business from contractor liability When a business hires a contractor to undertake a construction project, who is the employer under the Occupational Health and Safety Act - the business or the contractor? Until now, the answer would depend on whether the employer or the contractor is considered the "constructor." However, an appeal of a recent court decision, to be heard this year, may upend our understanding of who in this situation is considered the constructor, and consequently has ultimate responsibility for health and safet

Canadian Farm Builders celebrate 40 years, today Members of the Canadian Farm Builders Association are meeting in Stratford today, February 28, to celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary, and to hold the CFBA’s annual conference.

COR™ changes to align with Provincial accreditation standard The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association’s Certificate of Recognition (COR™) has changed to COR™ 2020. A statement from the IHSA says, “COR™ was enhanced to COR™ 2020 in order to help interested workplaces qualify for financial rewards and recognition from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.”

The Walper Hotel wins Heritage Award The Walper Hotel, a historic Kitchener hotel, has received the Ontario Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation.

Aqualina at Bayside achieves LEED Platinum Certification Aqualina at Bayside, the first phase of the Tridel/Hines Bayside community on the Toronto waterfront, has achieved LEED Platinum certification. The 13-storey condo development, comprising 363 units, is the first high-rise residential building to achieve Platinum certification under the LEED NC DB+C 2009 rating system in Toronto.

New requirements for City of Vaughan’s construction projects Beginning in March of this year, new regulations apply to all construction contractors working with the City of Vaughan, Ontario. A statement from the municipality reads, “The health and safety of everyone who works in, lives and visits the city of Vaughan is an important priority. As of March 2020, construction contractors working with the City will have to have registered for a Certificate of Recognition (CORTM) from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) for the procurement p

Windsor library honoured for heritage conservation The new John Muir Branch of the Windsor Public Library has been awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation.

Catastrophic resilience requires teamwork says Swiss Re Canada CEO Insured damage for severe weather events in Canada reached $1.3 billion in 2019, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. This wasn’t the result of one massive event. Rather it was a culmination of several costly winter storms in Ontario and eastern Canada, severe flooding in Quebec and New Brunswick, hailstorms out west in the summer months, and two fall windstorms in eastern Canada.

Hundreds of labour activists bring union priorities to the Hill Hundreds of union activists met with Members of Parliament and Senators this week to discuss issues they want to see addressed in this Parliament’s first budget — with national pharmacare as their top priority.