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Special webinar: Your Own Path to Success

At this webinar, panelists from CIPH and MCAC will discuss various topics, such as:

  • Career mapping – what is it and how do you do it.
  • Behaviours, thoughts and actions that help you develop resilience.
  • How to stay connected in a world of physical distancing.
  • How to build your personal brand.
  • How to be your own advocate.
  • Career paths and options in our industry.
  • Networking – why it’s important and how involvement in CIPH and MCAC can help.
  • Goal setting – what are you working toward and why?

The session will be moderated by Heather Ferris, eastern regional sales manager at InSinkErator (Canada) and chair of the CIPH Women's Network.

Join us on Feb. 3 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. ET.

Bibby-Ste-Croix marks a hundred years in business
Source: Canadian Manufacturing
Bibby-Ste-Croix employs more than 400 people responsible for the production of cast iron soil pipe and fittings used in plumbing systems across the country.
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Report shares methods for measuring loss of labour productivity
Source: HPAC Magazine
A white paper commissioned by MCAA, NECA and SMACNA outlines ways contractor firms can measure lost productivity on contract work due to COVID-19 or other unforeseen causes.
Poor 2020 apprenticeship numbers not unexpected say stakeholders
Source: Daily Commercial News
"National construction industry stakeholders are not ready to sound alarm bells despite data showing that apprenticeship registration numbers dropped precipitously during 2020."
ASHRAE releases recommendations for reducing airborne infectious exposure
Source: HPAC Magazine
ASHRAE's new guidance documents for reducing airborne infectious exposure include core approaches for many building types and specifically for "communities of faith" buildings.
Canadian Construction Association calls on members to stay vigilant amid rising COVID-19 cases
Source: CCA
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, new strains cropping up and a slower than hoped rollout of vaccines, it is essential to remain vigilant and follow worksite health and safety protocols as well as general public health measures, says the Canadian Construction Association (CCA).
Workers who feel protected from COVID at work have better mental health, research suggests
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A study conducted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that workers who felt workplace safety practices were inadequate experienced higher anxiety and depressive symptoms.
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Managing new material supply chains are critical to construction’s future success
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According to a recent report from consultancy McKinsey Global, construction material supply management and distribution systems must see major changes in the very near future.
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On this day in history

Source: HistoryNet.com

1783: William Pitt becomes the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
1902: The magazine L'Auto announces the new Tour de France.
1915: The first German air raids on Great Britain inflict minor casualties.
1923: The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1931: The Wickersham Committee issues a report asking for revisions in the dry law, but no repeal.
1937: In the Soviet Union, the People's Commissars Council is formed under Molotov.
1937: Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1945: The Red Army captures Lodz, Krakow and Tarnow.
1947: The French open a drive on Hue, Indochina.
1949: The Chiang Government moves the capital of China to Canton.
1950: Communist Chinese leader Mao recognizes the Republic of Vietnam.
1968: Cambodia charges that the United States and South Vietnam have crossed the border and killed three Cambodians.
1981: The United States and Iran sign an accord on a hostage release in Algiers.
1983: The New Catholic code expands women's rights in the Church.

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Investment in Canadian building construction declines 0.1% to $15.3 billion in November
Source: Construction Links Network
"Statistics Canada reports that total investment in building construction declined for a third consecutive month, edging down 0.1% to $15.3 billion in November. Slight decreases in both residential and non-residential construction led to minimal change overall. Gains in Ontario and Nova Scotia were offset in large part by declines in six provinces."
 

 

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