February 8, 2010
Ontario Road Builders’ Association convention
McGuinty: We can’t take our foot off ‘public dollar gas pedal’ too quickly
The province must be careful how quickly it “takes (its) foot off the public dollar gas pedal,” Premier Dalton McGuinty told the Ontario Road Builders’ Association during the group’s annual convention in Toronto Feb. 1.
“If banks are reluctant to lend and the private sector is not doing that much spending and consumer confidence isn’t where it should be, we’ve got to be very careful about moving too quickly in government to remove public dollars from the economy,” said McGuinty.
He noted that his government has invested $2.4 billion to support the expansion and rehabilitation of roads and bridges, the largest investment of its kind in the history of the province.
“It seems to me you and I have a shared obligation to protect the system we’ve created and in large measure inherited and strengthen this backbone of our economy – our roads highways and bridges – so that when this global recession fully releases us from its grip, the infrastructure that we need in order to find opportunity and success is built and ready to keep our people and our province moving forward,” McGuinty said.
Commemorative quilt gets permanent home
A quilt commemorating the Hogg’s Hollow tragedy was unveiled in its new permanent home at York Mills subway station in Toronto Wednesday, a moving tribute to the five men who lost their lives in a watermain tunnel 50 years ago.
Pursuit of LEED could result in professional negligence, insurance executive warns
By adhering to a “recipe” or “formula” in order to earn points toward LEED certification, design professionals might be at risk of neglecting their responsibility to clients, says an insurance company executive.
The head of the Ontario General Contractors Association is praising a report from Workers Safety & Insurance Board chair Steven Mahoney that looks at ways to reform the WSIB
‘You don’t create job opportunities by cutting off business:’ Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters CEO
The new Buy America agreement between Canada and the U.S. doesn’t offer Canadian firms access to stimulus contracts that have already “gone out the door,” says the head of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.
WSIB shouldn't rush rate hikes to cover unfunded liability: COCA president
In its effort to eliminate the unfunded liability, the Workers Safety & Insurance Board should not hike premiums too quickly or it could make Ontario an unattractive place to do business, says the president of the Council of Ontario Construction Associations.
Canadian Construction Association strengthening research and innovation efforts
The Canadian Constrruction Association has made progress in the past year in its efforts to nurture connections with educational and research institutions across the country, reports CCA chair Brad Greene.
Construction worker’s fatal fall didn't involve swing stage
A construction worker is dead after falling as much as six storeys from a building in east Toronto Thursday. Police say a piece of metal may have fallen and hit the worker, knocking him off the building.
Is the U.S. recovery sustainable?
The U.S. might be starting to mend its economy, but there are still a number of uncertainties about whether a recovery will be sustainable, says CanaData chief economist Alex Carrick.
Ontario Road Builders’ Association launches green award
The Ontario Road Builders’ Association has announced a new green award to recognize efforts made by the industry to protect the environment.
