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Below are articles from the latest Women in Construction Special Feature.

Tracy Croucher owns and operates Charlottetown-based Mr. Plumber. It is the only female-owned plumbing firm in Prince Edward Island.

P.E.I. Mr. Plumber owner says women ‘will change the trade, one person at a time’

Electrician Jessica Loney came out as a gender-diverse transwoman in 2019. She helped found the DiversiTrade Resource and Connection Centre, a registered not-for-profit society supporting diversity in the trades and the building industry.

DiversiTrade’s Loney a shining example of pride in construction

Union programs and strong supports drawing women to trades

Fengate Real Estate president outlines current condo market, pivot to rental

More B.C. women hitting the road for roadbuilding

Canada’s Women of Asphalt paving the way to connections

Joette Decore

Not Joe…Joette: RJC Engineers’ Decore a champion for diversity

Ashleigh Kaliszuk: Have camera, will travel

Stephanie Hun was recently elected president of Canadian Construction Women (CCW) for a two-year term. The director of business development in the Vancouver office of Flatiron Dragados Canada Inc. is seen here at the Vancouver Regional Construction Association and CCW’s recent LEAP conference.

Stephanie Hun elected president of Canadian Construction Women

Jessica Racovali has a solid foundation in construction, growing with Dufferin Concrete

EllisDon senior project manager Kelly Slater has managed or been a participant on some major projects, including assisting in the delivery of the first occupancy for the M1 and M2 at the M City condominium project in Mississauga, seen here.

EllisDon’s Slater committed to safety after switch from health care to construction

Naama Blonder co-founded Smart Density, a Toronto-based architecture and urban planning firm, eight years ago. The company, along with two partners, has been recently awarded a CMHC grant titled Breaking Zoning Barriers: A New Solutions Lab to Unlock Housing on Faith-Based Lands.

Breaking many barriers: Smart Density co-founder tackles housing diversity

Construction and government leaders made up the Fireside Panel Chat at the LEAP Conference in Vancouver recently. The panel was moderated by former CCW president Seema Lal (far left) and VRCA president Jeannine Martin (far right) and featured Turner Construction project director Regina Marklund (middle left), SkilledTradesBC CEO Shelley Gray (middle) and B.C. Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma (middle right).

LEAP women’s fireside chat: Find people who will bring you ‘out of someone else’s umbrella’

VRCA and the CCW held the LEAP conference on March 7 in Vancouver, which focused on women in the construction industry. The Sisterhood at Work panel was moderated by CCW president Stephanie Hun (far left) and featured BCIT master electrician and instructor Anna Lary (middle left), Bird Construction vice-president of major projects Pat Duggan (middle), Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project executive director Wendy Itagawa (middle right) and EllisDon director of business development Keeli Husband (fart right).

LEAP Sisterhood at Work panel emphasizes flexibility and balance for women in construction

CAF celebrates continuing efforts to advance equity in the skilled trades

P.E.I. may be small but the future is bright for men and women in roofing

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