Special Feature
Women in Construction
Below are articles from the latest Women in Construction Special Feature Newsletter, published June 26, 2020 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Women in Construction
The ‘she-cession’ and construction, a tale of woe and opportunity
Canadian women have suffered proportionally more than men in the job market due...
Labour , OH&S
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
New BCIT program aims to spark electrician career choice for women
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is launching an enhanced El...
Labour
Build TogetHER BC continues connecting women to the skilled trades
With a shortfall of construction workers looming, the industry has worked hard t...
Labour , OH&S
Women architects assemble for equality in their profession
In much the same way that Canadian women who work in construction have been busy...
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
More Articles - Women in Construction
Women architects assemble for equality in their profession
In much the same way that Canadian women who work in construction have been busy...
Associations , Labour
Build TogetHER BC continues connecting women to the skilled trades
With a shortfall of construction workers looming, the industry has worked hard t...
Labour , OH&S
The ‘she-cession’ and construction, a tale of woe and opportunity
Canadian women have suffered proportionally more than men in the job market due...
Labour , OH&S
New BCIT program aims to spark electrician career choice for women
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is launching an enhanced El...
Labour
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Inflation - What's Costing You More!
Consumer Price Index - Inflation U.S. & Canada What's costing you more!
Retail Sales Strong Growth!
Strong job growth = more spending U.S. vs. Canada Retail Sales (Summer 2017)
Global Currency Values Moving into Better Balance!
The world economy is in better balance and the U.S. and Canada are doing well.
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Economic , US News
Manitoba leads Canada heading into 2021
Manitoba’s ability to quickly flatten its COVID-19 curve in mid-April enabled fi...
Economic
$140-million City Gardens development looking to take root in Kamloops
A massive, $140-million residential development that would transform a one-and-a...
Projects
CCA calls for freer interprovincial trade, more stimulus
OTTAWA - The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has released a statement ur...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure
My own private COVID-19 Part Three – ‘One of the worst things about the pandemic is the anxiety’
Canadians are constantly being told, “We’re all in this together.” “This” being...
Others
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Economic , US News
Performance versus prescriptive: The 2020 NBC raises housing industry concerns
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Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
Alberta spending $812 million on irrigation infrastructure
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta is pouring $812 million into modernizing its irrigation...