CAWIC News

Ontario Construction Secretariat Bulletin - February 11, 2013

Charmaine Peters — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:03:23 GMT

Premier Wynne Selects Her Cabinet

Upon being sworn in as the new Premier and becoming the Minister of Agriculture, Premier Wynne has revealed who will compromise her new cabinet.

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CAWIC chapter expansion a 2013 goal. DCN - Kelly LaPointe

Charmaine Peters — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:29:04 GMT

Tomorrow's Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) membership drive is a chance for non-members and members to connect and create new relationships, says the organizations president.

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Rinomato - a female trailblazer in Ontario's drywall trade sector. DCN - Patricia Williams

Charmaine Peters — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:10:51 GMT

Contractor Elem Rinomato, president of Trino Drywall, recalls the first time she attended a meeting of the Interior Systems Contractors Association of Ontario some 20 years ago.

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CAWIC donates $2000 to new Canadian military employment transition program - DCN, Patricia Williams

Charmaine Peters — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:39:57 GMT

In keeping with its mission of encouraging and supporting the entry of women into the industry, the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) is donating $2,000 to a recently launched Canadian military employment transition program.
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These courses produce women who are cut out for carpentry. Globe and Mail- Allison Dunfield

Charmaine Peters — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:33:53 GMT

Mary Ross and Sandy Law have never met, but both say they made a life-altering decision this year.
The women are at different points in their lives – Ms. Ross of Burlington, Ont., is 27 while Ms. Law, who lives in Cambridge, Ont., is 46 – but each was unsatisfied with the direction of their working lives.....

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Ontario College of Trades Newsletter - September 12, 2012

Charmaine Peters — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:45:24 GMT

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Metrolinx and Kenaidan Contracting recruiting.

Charmaine Peters — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:13:58 GMT

Several openings in the GTA for flaggers to direct Traffic.

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Carpenters' union crafts wood planters for Celebrate Yonge festival. Daily Commercial News - online

Charmaine Peters — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:32:14 GMT

Carpenters' Local 27 in Toronto donated skilled labour to assemble 170 wood planters for the Celebrate Yonge Festival - the city's pilot project to open two vehicular traffic lanes to pedestrians from Aug. 17 to Sept. 17 on Yonge Street from Gerrard south to Queen Street.

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Cambridge, Ontario women's construction group collecting school supply donations. Daily Commercial News, Patricia Williams

Charmaine Peters — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:15:12 GMT

August 30 deadline for school backpack donations to Grand Valley Construction Association Women in Construction, for needy children in Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area.

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Women Need Apply. The Grid TO - Kelli Korducki

Charmaine Peters — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:29:17 GMT

Last Thursday evening at the local Movember headquarters .... October's event, the Toronto edition of the global speakers's series on "ideas worth spreading".
Fittingly for a discussion held in a room full of moustache paraphernalia, talk was over the trouble with women - that is, recruiting enough to make TEDx less of a sausage fest.
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What is Thermography? - Book an appointment

Charmaine Peters — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:35:45 GMT

Digital Thermography records thermal patterns of the body which are used to help diagnose and/or monitor pain or illness in any part of the body. Unlike more familiar medical test such as X-rays, or MRI’s, which are tests of anatomy or structure, Thermography is a test of physiology.

Construction Sector Council forecasts shifts to resource projects - DCN - Kelly Lapointe

Charmaine Peters — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:37:19 GMT

This year's Construction Sector Council (CSC) labour market forecast highlights a major shift in non-residential construciton as the number of energy projects rise and infrastructure projects shift away from institutional work.

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More women achieving success through apprenticeship - SaskatoonStarPhoenix, Alanna Adamko

Charmaine Peters — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:29:50 GMT

Farrah Fox's love of the trades started in high school and has continued on through apprenticeship. Fox, an electrician, lives and works in Prince Albert. She gained her first exposure to the skilled trades through high school shop classes.

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Ontario College of Trades - The Apprenticeship Ratio Reviews

Charmaine Peters — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:46:45 GMT

Two more groups of trades have now begun Ratio Reviews.
Group A3: Precast concrete erector;precast concrete finisher
Group A4: Cement concrete finisher;cement mason

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Construction hiring: If we build it, there will be work - Dana Flavelle, thestar.com

Charmaine Peters — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:33:33 GMT

Construction hiring is expected to grow to 120,000 workers over the next nine years as major projects from new mines to Pan Am games construciton emerge and older workers get set to retire.

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Students' Experiences of a Women-Only Automotive Service Technician Pre-apprenticeship Program - Janet Maher, Lynda Atack: Centennial College

Charmaine Peters — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:45:03 GMT

A career in the skilled trades offers women many benefits, yet efforts to recruit women into this career path have had limited success.

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Construction industry skilled labour shortage: How serious is the problem?. GTA Construction Report

Charmaine Peters — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:50:44 GMT

The skilled labour shortage has long been a concern of the construction industry, and now the Canadian Chamber of Commerce also identifies it as a significant barrier to Canada's competitiveness.

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An expert can smooth a corporate move - The Globe and Mail , March 12, 2012

Charmaine Peters — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:18:49 GMT

If you thought moving to a new home was hard - with all the packing, changing addresses on your bills, co-ordinating movers and getting rid of junk you don't use any more - try relocating your corporate office.

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New women's trades network launched to help labour gap - Daily Commercial News, March 13, 2012

Charmaine Peters — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:20:28 GMT

Not utilizing women in the trades can create an artificial labour shortage says a member of a new trade network for women.

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Notice of public consultation: Ontario College of Trades:

Charmaine Peters — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:32:07 GMT

The Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) is calling for comments on proposed regulatory provisions regarding:

The classes of membership for OCOT;
The requirements for obtaining and maintaining registration with OCOT; and
The terms, conditions and limitations on statements of membership and certificates issued by OCOT to members.

The deadline for receipt of comments is April 19, 2012.

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