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Manitoba honours highest-achieving new journeypersons

Manitoba honours highest-achieving new journeypersons
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government recently celebrated the work and commitment of newly certified journeypersons during the 33rd annual Apprenticeship Highest Achievement Awards ceremony. The awards celebrated individual accomplishments from 36 recently...
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CLRA supports trades education with $30,000 donation to NAIT
EDMONTON — Construction Labour Relations Alberta (CLRA) is contributing a set of...
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Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling brings IBEW Local 2067 closer to pay day
Saskatchewan’s appeal court has ruled in favour of the International Brotherhood...
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Growing Up Modern: The Life and Designs of A.J. Donahue
While not one of the big names in architecture, Arthur James Donahue, known to f...
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Manitoba honours highest-achieving new journeypersons
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government recently celebrated the work and commitment o...
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CLRA supports trades education with $30,000 donation to NAIT
EDMONTON — Construction Labour Relations Alberta (CLRA) is contributing a set of...
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Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling brings IBEW Local 2067 closer to pay day
Saskatchewan’s appeal court has ruled in favour of the International Brotherhood...
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Growing Up Modern: The Life and Designs of A.J. Donahue
While not one of the big names in architecture, Arthur James Donahue, known to f...
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Letter to the Editor: It’s not enough to close the labour gap — We need to close the skills gap
To the Editor, As the Canadian government moves ahead its plans to buil...
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Party leaders make promises on job skills training
OTTAWA — The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area Tuesday (April...
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CHBA-BC adopts Twin Lions Contracting’s Spring Break Work Placement program
VANCOUVER — Twin Lions Contracting’s Spring Break Work Placement Program is now...
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B.C. celebrates construction and skilled trades month
VICTORIA — Now in its eighth year, B.C.’s Construction and Skilled Trades Month...
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P.E.I. Mr. Plumber owner says women ‘will change the trade, one person at a time’
Business owner Tracy Croucher doesn’t take it personally when customers ask to s...
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DiversiTrade’s Loney a shining example of pride in construction
When electrician Jessica Loney came out as a gender-diverse transwoman in 2019,...
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Union programs and strong supports drawing women to trades
Unions, with their strong sense of inclusion and programs, are drawing in more a...
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More B.C. women hitting the road for roadbuilding
The BC Construction Association (BCCA) says an increasing number of women are wo...
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Canada’s Women of Asphalt paving the way to connections
Since rolling out in 2024, the Canadian branch of the U.S.-based Women of Asphal...
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Not Joe…Joette: RJC Engineers’ Decore a champion for diversity
For Joette Decore, executive principal at RJC Engineers in Edmonton, working in...
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CLRA working with government to bolster labour shortage during uncertain times
Alberta stands at a pivotal crossroads. With $22 billion in planned energy sect...
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Ashleigh Kaliszuk: Have camera, will travel
Ashleigh Kaliszuk, the owner/operator of Construct YEG is one of the few constru...
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Jessica Racovali has a solid foundation in construction, growing with Dufferin Concrete
Life and career came full circle for third generation concrete sector member Jes...
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EllisDon’s Slater committed to safety after switch from health care to construction
Moving from a career in the health rehabilitation field to one in construction m...
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Breaking many barriers: Smart Density co-founder tackles housing diversity
Naama Blonder has put issues such as improved housing costs and increased housin...
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LEAP Sisterhood at Work panel emphasizes flexibility and balance for women in construction
While women have made substantial gains in the workplace, a group of female cons...
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Ironworkers Local 97 calls for ‘immediate end’ to Temporary Foreign Worker program
OTTAWA — Uncertainty and the threat of looming tariffs against Canada by U.S. Pr...
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CAF celebrates continuing efforts to advance equity in the skilled trades
OTTAWA — March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and in recognition of the da...
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P.E.I. may be small but the future is bright for men and women in roofing
Karolyn Willis got her start in construction at an early age. The Prince Edward...
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Taking the LEAP: VRCA announces Women in Construction Conference 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA), in partnersh...
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‘Dynamic’ response needed to address construction’s lingering labour shortage: Buildex panel
Progress continues in attracting workers to the construction industry, but more...
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Women in Construction Week: Together we rise
TORONTO – Since 1998 the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) h...
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Mattamy Homes commits $250,000 to NAIT, SAIT for skilled trades initiatives
CALGARY, ALTA. — Homebuilder Mattamy Homes has announced a $250,000 contribution...
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National crisis not a time to further own interests: BC Building Trades
Ryan Bruce with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) made a number...
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Women in Concrete panellists address achieving a fair and equitable workplace
The challenges women in construction face, the obstacles that have been overcome...
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Black History Month: EllisDon announces inaugural VIBE Award
TORONTO — EllisDon’s newly launched inaugural VIBE Award is an initiative meant...
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Black History Month: Celebrating leadership and legacy
Every February Canadians celebrate Black History Month with a variety of events...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: A lesser-known trade
Working in the trades can provide a life of adventure and excitement along with...
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