Tag: Skilled trades
Ontario invests over $2.6M in two London groups for trades training
This is a way to provide tools and training needed for in-demand skilled trades jobs, combating the effect of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty, Queen’s Park said.
Canada’s Timber Moment: CLT As The Fastest Lever for Housing, Jobs, & Climate
Canada is in the middle of two crises that are converging in uncomfortable ways. On one side, housing supply has failed to keep up with demand for decades. Affordability is slipping out of reach for many households, and the workforce that builds homes is aging and stretched thin. On the … [continued]
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At General Dynamics, fears of more London job losses without Ottawa orders
“It’s worrisome that government keeps saying the right thing but nothing has been triggered”
Owen Sound and District chamber hands out business excellence awards
The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce held its business excellence awards on Thursday, with a sold-out crowd watching as winners were selected in 14 categories. Tiffany James, the chamber’s chief executive officer, said the community really got behind this year’s event at Best Western Inn on the Bay, which saw a record number […]
College student from Owen Sound competes at national skills event
A college student from Owen Sound has walked away with an award from the Skills Canada National Championships held in Regina on May 29-30. Noah Rittenhouse, a first-year CNC Machining student at Mohawk College has won the RBC Best of Region Award for Ontario at the national championships. Rittenhouse, 25, was participating in the […]