Month: October 2021

Local 793 members are working for Aldershot Rentals and Mammoet at the Cherrywood Transformer Station project in Pickering, ON. Members are performing station work to ensure that Ontarians have access to a reliable source of power. Below are some pictures of Local 793 members onsite. Photo 1: (L to R) Daniel Deanovic operating a Bobcat […]

Local 793 members are working for Aldershot Rentals and Mammoet at the Cherrywood Transformer Station project in Pickering, ON. Members are performing station work to ensure that Ontarians have access to a reliable source of power.

Below are some pictures of Local 793 members onsite.

Photo 1: (L to R) Daniel Deanovic operating a Bobcat compact track loader and John Bradley operating Bobcat telehandler.

Photo 2: Sean Spontaneo operating a National Crane series 1800 boom truck.

Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed that the Canada Response Benefit (CRB) benefit will expire on October 23. In its place, the federal government says it will launch a “Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit” which will pay $300 per week to eligible workers subject to a provincial lockdown, including those ineligible for EI. This new program […]

Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed that the Canada Response Benefit (CRB) benefit will expire on October 23. In its place, the federal government says it will launch a “Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit” which will pay $300 per week to eligible workers subject to a provincial lockdown, including those ineligible for EI.

This new program will run from Oct. 24 – May 7 and act as an insurance policy so that provinces do not need to fear about individual economic impacts of a lockdown, should one be necessary. This new program is estimated to cost $7.4 billion.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pandemic-supports-liberals-freeland-1.6219620

No. 1 WBC-ranked cruiserweight boxer in Canada, Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki, has a special video message for Local 793 members ahead of his title fight against Oscar Rivas on Friday night in Montreal. The pay-per-view event will be broadcast live on FITE.tv. Visit the link below to purchase. English: https://www.fite.tv/watch/rivas-vs-jennings-ii/2pa3r/ French: https://www.fite.tv/watch/rivas-vs-jennings-ii-fr/2pa3s/ 

No. 1 WBC-ranked cruiserweight boxer in Canada, Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki, has a special video message for Local 793 members ahead of his title fight against Oscar Rivas on Friday night in Montreal.

The pay-per-view event will be broadcast live on FITE.tv. Visit the link below to purchase.

English: https://www.fite.tv/watch/rivas-vs-jennings-ii/2pa3r/

French: https://www.fite.tv/watch/rivas-vs-jennings-ii-fr/2pa3s/

IUOE Canadian Regional Director, Lionel Railton, issued a letter yesterday stating the importance of getting vaccinated “COVID-19 is a preventable disease. By getting vaccinated, you can help protect yourself and your coworkers from the likelihood of getting sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19. Vaccination is a matter of workplace health and safety; it helps […]

IUOE Canadian Regional Director, Lionel Railton, issued a letter yesterday stating the importance of getting vaccinated

“COVID-19 is a preventable disease. By getting vaccinated, you can help protect yourself and your coworkers from the likelihood of getting sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19. Vaccination is a matter of workplace health and safety; it helps protect those who are inoculated and limits the chance the virus can spread to others on the job. It is the most proven method for fighting back against COVID-19. There is no other solution to ending this pandemic.”

The entire letter can be found below.

Former Canadian amateur boxing champion and Local 793-sponsored Mohamed ‘Mighty Mo” Zawadi took to social media to wish Ryan Rozicki good luck in his fight against Oscar Rivas on Friday in Montreal in the first-ever Bridgerweight World Championship. Zawadi and Rozicki spent time sparring in the ring last week in preparation for Rozicki’s upcoming title […]

Former Canadian amateur boxing champion and Local 793-sponsored Mohamed ‘Mighty Mo” Zawadi took to social media to wish Ryan Rozicki good luck in his fight against Oscar Rivas on Friday in Montreal in the first-ever Bridgerweight World Championship.

Zawadi and Rozicki spent time sparring in the ring last week in preparation for Rozicki’s upcoming title fight.

Zawadi, 20, from Barrie, Ont., is a four-time Canadian national amateur champion and the 2019 gold medal winner at the Canada Winter Games in Alberta. He made his professional debut in April 2021, scoring a first-round TKO victory over Olivier Tshitumba.

‘Mighty Mo” is scheduled to get back in the ring for his second pro fight in November.

Zawadi is the son of Local 793 member Mashour (Mark) Zawadi. The Zawadi’s are very much a union family, with Mo’s brother Hussein, uncles Sheher, Mohamed, Abdul, and cousin Alexander, all members of Local 793.

L to R: Moe Zawadi and Ryan Rozicki at the TNT Boxing Fitness Academy in Guelph.

Local 793 members are working for Wolfedale Contracting Inc. at the Pinnacle One Yonge project condominium buildings in Toronto, ON.  This project involves the construction of three residential towers, including Canada’s tallest residential building standing at 95 storeys. Once all three towers are complete, they will contain 2,500 residential units. Local 793 member Jacob Cowl […]

Local 793 members are working for Wolfedale Contracting Inc. at the Pinnacle One Yonge project condominium buildings in Toronto, ON.  This project involves the construction of three residential towers, including Canada’s tallest residential building standing at 95 storeys. Once all three towers are complete, they will contain 2,500 residential units.

Local 793 member Jacob Cowl took the photo below from his Comedil 472 tower crane during the construction of the 61^st storey of the building. This tower will be 68 storeys upon completion.

Local 793 members remain busy on the Little Long Dam Safety (LLDS) project for Kiewit at the Smokey Falls dam, roughly 90 kilometres north of Kapuskasing, ON. This project will protect the Ontario Power Generation stations in the area from any extreme flooding and ensure that residents in the area can continue to have access […]

Local 793 members remain busy on the Little Long Dam Safety (LLDS) project for Kiewit at the Smokey Falls dam, roughly 90 kilometres north of Kapuskasing, ON. This project will protect the Ontario Power Generation stations in the area from any extreme flooding and ensure that residents in the area can continue to have access to a reliable source of power.

This project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023.

Below are some photos of Local 793 members working on the job.

Photo 1: James Clements operating a 349F excavator

Photo 2: Marc Mason operating a 966M loader

Photo 3: Max Likun operating a 725C rock truck

Photo 4: Real Levesque operating a 335F excavator

This Friday, Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki, son of Baffinland Union site rep Bobby Currie, will be fighting for the championship belt of the inaugural World Boxing Council (WBC) Bridgerweight division. Ryan (13-0, 13 KOs) will take on Oscar Rivas (27-1-0, 19KOs) in a 12-round main event match at the Olympia Theatre in Montreal. Ryan is the No. 1 WBC-ranked Cruiserweight boxer in Canada and also current WBC […]

This Friday, Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki, son of Baffinland Union site rep Bobby Currie, will be fighting for the championship belt of the inaugural World Boxing Council (WBC) Bridgerweight division.

Ryan (13-0, 13 KOs) will take on Oscar Rivas (27-1-0, 19KOs) in a 12-round main event match at the Olympia Theatre in Montreal. Ryan is the No. 1 WBC-ranked Cruiserweight boxer in Canada and also current WBC Cruiserweight title holder.

This is a WBC pay-per-view event on the ESPN+ network and FiteTV network.

IUOE Local 793 is a proud sponsor and supporter of Ryan and wishes him success in the title match.

Earlier this year, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) held a photo contest asking for ICI constructions photos to be submitted for a chance to win a $500 pre-paid Visa gift card. Congratulations to Local 793 steward Craig Agar, who’s photo submission won in the Project category. OETIO instructor Moe Lepage’s photo submission won the Landscape category. Craig’s […]

Earlier this year, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) held a photo contest asking for ICI constructions photos to be submitted for a chance to win a $500 pre-paid Visa gift card.

Congratulations to Local 793 steward Craig Agar, who’s photo submission won in the Project category. OETIO instructor Moe Lepage’s photo submission won the Landscape category.

Craig’s photo below made the cover of the OCS Year In Review 2021 report.

Below is Moe’s winning photo.

According to a new program launched by Statistics Canada, the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP), the housing stock in East Gwillimbury rose by 9.3% between 2019 and 2020. Comparatively, the Toronto housing stock grew by 1.2% during the same time period. Source: https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2021/10/new-statistics-canada-data-spotlights-fastest-growing-towns 

According to a new program launched by Statistics Canada, the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP), the housing stock in East Gwillimbury rose by 9.3% between 2019 and 2020. Comparatively, the Toronto housing stock grew by 1.2% during the same time period.

Source: https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2021/10/new-statistics-canada-data-spotlights-fastest-growing-towns