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Fuel oil losses: bringing method to the madness For those with experience working on fuel-oil loss files, it’s a familiar beginning: a leak of an unknown amount of fuel from a tank at a property. Often the insured doesn’t understand the magnitude of the loss and sometimes thinks that contractor crews will mop up the spilled fuel, replace some flooring, and be done by the weekend. In other cases, contractor crews are immediately mobilized, and significant amounts of money are spent without any clear objective or process to follow. In extreme c

Building a stronger employment and training system (Editor's note: This Op-Ed is taken from a policy paper developed for Ontario 360, which is a project of U of T and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Ontario 360 provides a neutral platform for policy experts to put forward policy recommendations to promote a growth and opportunity agenda for Ontario.)

CEO, MEA update standard agreement Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) and the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) have agreed to an updated version of the client/engineer standard agreement for professional consulting services.

WCA announces board of directors The Windsor Construction Association (WCA) announced its board of directors for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 years at the association’s General Membership Meeting on November 14.

DHL to build $100 million gateway facility at Hamilton airport DHL Express announced in October that it will spend $100 million to build a new 200,000-square-foot gateway facility at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.

Initial list of Ontario adjudicators now available Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC), which is the body created by the province’s authorized nominating authority for adjudicators under the Construction Act, now lists qualified adjudicators on its website.

Cannabis in the Canadian workplace The Institute for Work & Health recently released the result of a study into the attitudes of Canadian workers about cannabis.

LEED v4 surpasses 1,000 builds The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced yesterday that there are now more than 1,000 projects registered to the LEED v4 rating system.

MasonryWorx rebrands to Masonry Ontario MasonryWorx, the association which represents the Ontario masonry industry, announced at its annual general meeting on November 12 that the association will change its name to Masonry Ontario. The rebranding comes as the association works to expand its advocacy efforts with government and the public on behalf of the masonry industry in Ontario.

Hotels are hot! Lodging Econometrics, a lodging industry analyst group, reported yesterday that the total hotel construction pipeline in Canada reached an all-time high in the third quarter of this year. Ontario’s market leads the way.