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EDITOR’S LETTER

ur April issue features an interview with PBCTO’s Business Man-

ager Patrick J. Dillon, whose work has helped establishe fair wag-

es and safe working conditions for the hundreds of thousands of

O men and women in the construction industry in Ontario before

and during the pandemic.

Throughout the pandemic, Ontario’s construction sector has forged ahead as

an essential service. Throughout these past 14 months, the Provincial Building

and Construction Trades Council of Ontario (PBCTCO) has provided and shaped
safety protocols for employers, government officials, medical experts, and its

construction unions to make sure that every possible step was taken to protect

the safety and health of Ontario’s construction workers. PBCTO’s “Recommend-

ed COVID-19 Safety Protocol and Prevention Measures” document on April 23,

2020 served as a template for establish best-practices that employers, regula-
BEHIND THIS MASK, tors, and workers utilized to ensure, as much as possible, safe workplaces in the

YOU’RE LEADING THE WAY context of challenges posed by the virus.

TOWARD THE FUTURE Construction is the theme of this issue, with features on some of Canada’s most

high-profile infrastructure builds currently underway, including the historic Ro-
OF CONSTRUCTION. maine Hydroelectric Complex in the Cote-Nord region.

A special note to be made on our interview with London, ON, mayor Ed Holder

and the City’s campaign to end Veteran homelessness—a very welcome bit of
YOUR TALENT WILL
SHAPE OUR STORY good news in an otherwise difficult period. Enjoy.

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