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RCCAO's podcast Infrastructure Ideas - Priorities for Ontario is released
July 13, 2020
RCCAO has launched its third podcast in a nine-part series. The series, Conversations About Construction, is aimed at raising awareness about a range of issues affecting the industry and society.
Infrastructure Ideas – Priorities for Ontario is led by moderator Dave Trafford. In this podcast, Andy Manahan has a dialogue with transit researcher and journalist Stephen Wickens about the importance of building new projects such as the Ontario Line. Steve authored the recent report, Station to Station: Why Subway-building Costs have Soared in the Toronto region, that was commissioned by RCCAO.
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Housing for health: infrastructure lessons from Canada's Coronavirus pandemic
July 7, 2020
Michael Fenn highlights the accelerated the need to find more creative ways to deal with 21st century accommodation needs particularly related to seniors.
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From the ground up: how infrastructure development can help build Ontario's future
July 7, 2020
ReNew Canada, in partnership with the Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario hosted a discussion on April 28 to evaluate the opportunity that the province has with the pandemic — the chance to make a significant, timely investment that will provide a strong return on investment and create a lasting, positive impact on communities. This article summarizes the discussion from that session.
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Discussing what's needed to attract young people to construction is featured in new podcast
July 6, 2020
RCCAO has just released its second podcast in a nine-part series. The series, Conversations About Construction, is aimed at raising awareness about issues affecting the industry.
Talking Trades – How to Attract Young People to Construction features Richard Lyall, a director of the RCCAO and president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, in conversation with Jon Callegher, executive director of Job Talks, a marketing and research agency that promotes the many benefits of careers in the skilled trades.
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RCCAO launches podcast series
June 30, 2020
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has launched a nine-part series, Conversations About Construction aimed at raising awareness about issues that affect the building industry and society.
Hallway Medicine – Cures for a Pending Crisis, the first podcast features a discussion about more practical ways to deal with overcrowding in hospitals with Michael Fenn, the founding CEO of the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network, and Phil Rubinoff, chairman of the RCCAO board of directors.
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