Special Feature
Women in Construction
Below are articles from the latest Women in Construction Special Feature, published June 26, 2020 by Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Women in Construction
Stats show strange drop in women working in construction
After several years of gains, the number of women in trades dropped in 2019, acc...
Labour , Others
Outreach programs coupled with support and data prove successful
Given the apparent drop in women in the trades reported by Statistic Canada is e...
Associations , Others
Heavy equipment operation a family tradition for Roy
As a young girl, Renee Roy would visit her dad on construction sites and watch i...
Labour , Others
Women of Powerline Technicians opens lines to electrical careers
Employment in this country’s electricity sector is no longer the exclusive domai...
Labour
The joy of ‘building and creating’ helps O’Hearn achieve dream career
Twenty-one-year-old Kate O’Hearn has always tried “to walk my own path” and perh...
Associations , Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: PCA’s women members in construction are role models
They bend pipe. They move earth. They juggle site logistics. No, they aren’t sup...
Labour
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This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
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Economic
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Infrastructure
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