Tomlinson employee and Local 793 member Colin Warwick works at the Sherwood Park Manor expansion project site in Brockville along Highway 2. The modernization of Sherwood Park Manor is expected to deliver 21 new and 75 upgraded long-term care beds, increasing its capacity to a 128-bed home care facility, including new amenities. Upon completion in the fall of 2025, an additional four-storey will be added to the current senior care home.
Tomlinson employee and Local 793 member Colin Warwick works at the Sherwood Park Manor expansion project site in Brockville along Highway 2. The modernization of Sherwood Park Manor is expected to deliver 21 new and 75 upgraded long-term care beds, increasing its capacity to a 128-bed home care facility, including new amenities. Upon completion in the fall of 2025, an additional four-storey will be added to the current senior care home.
Local 793 member Colin Warwick at Sherwood Park Manor project.
A mother is your first friend, your best friend, and your forever friend. Let’s celebrate the incredible women who raised us, nurtured us, challenged us, and helped us become the person we are today. To all the moms, step-moms, adoptive moms, and foster moms who inspire us with their strength, wisdom and love, Happy Mother’s Day from IUOE Local 793.
A mother is your first friend, your best friend, and your forever friend. Let’s celebrate the incredible women who raised us, nurtured us, challenged us, and helped us become the person we are today.
To all the moms, step-moms, adoptive moms, and foster moms who inspire us with their strength, wisdom and love, Happy Mother’s Day from IUOE Local 793.
Congratulations to our OETIO apprentices for placing in this year’s 2024 Skills Ontario Competition for mobile crane operation! The 1st place medal was awarded to David Mullett, while the 2nd and 3rd place were given to Mark Davidson and James Grieves, respectively. Their outstanding display of skills and knowledge at the competition has put them at the top. The other OETIO mobile crane level 4 apprentices who participated were Dylan Jones, Brian Corkery, John Gawron, Dean Hardiment and Robert Spencer.
Congratulations to our OETIO apprentices for placing in this year’s 2024 Skills Ontario Competition for mobile crane operation! The 1st place medal was awarded to David Mullett, while the 2nd and 3rd place were given to Mark Davidson and James Grieves, respectively. Their outstanding display of skills and knowledge at the competition has put them at the top.
The other OETIO mobile crane level 4 apprentices who participated were Dylan Jones, Brian Corkery, John Gawron, Dean Hardiment and Robert Spencer.
L to R: Director of Training and Apprenticeship Jeff Hewitt, David Mullett, James Grieves, Mark Davidson and Training Supervisor JP Gregorio.
L to R: Training Supervisor JP Gregorio, OETIO Instructor Ken Barnes, John Gawron, Dylan Jones, Dean Hardiment, Robert Spencer, David Mullett, Brian Corkery, James Grieves, Mark Davidson, OETIO Instructor Sterling Holditch, and Director of Training and Apprenticeship Jeff Hewitt.
Eight OETIO apprentices demonstrated their skills and knowledge at the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition at the Toronto Congress Centre. The apprentices underwent evaluation on several practical exercises such as pre-operational inspection, control operation, post-operation procedures, and efficiency. They also had to complete a written test. This year’s competing Mobile Crane Level 4 apprentices are Brian Corkery, Mark Davidson, John Gawron, James Grieves, Dean Hardiment, Dylan Jones, David Mullett and Robert Spencer. The judges were Local 793 retirees Vince Prout and Dan Davey. Also in attendance [second photo, L to R] […]
Eight OETIO apprentices demonstrated their skills and knowledge at the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition at the Toronto Congress Centre. The apprentices underwent evaluation on several practical exercises such as pre-operational inspection, control operation, post-operation procedures, and efficiency. They also had to complete a written test.
This year’s competing Mobile Crane Level 4 apprentices are Brian Corkery, Mark Davidson, John Gawron, James Grieves, Dean Hardiment, Dylan Jones, David Mullett and Robert Spencer. The judges were Local 793 retirees Vince Prout and Dan Davey.
Also in attendance [second photo, L to R] were Organizer Justin McConnell, Business Rep Dave DeLuca, Senior IT Specialist Lee Charlebois, Director of Marketing and Indigenous Affairs Carla St. Louis, Toronto Area Supervisor Justin O’Neill, OETIO Director of Training and Apprenticeship Jeff Hewitt, OETIO Training Supervisor JP Gregorio, Organizer Connor Paquette, and Indigenous Relations Coordinator Jim Jacobs.
2024 Skills Ontario Competition
2024 Skills Ontario Competition Group Photo 2
Judges are Local 793 retirees Vince Prout and Dan Davey
Local 793 member Rick Le Clair operates a tower crane for Stuart Olson Industrial Constructors Ltd. at the Frederick House Lake Dam project for Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in the Timmins area. The rehabilitation work is designed to extend the operating life of the dam by 50 years, while also improving safety for workers and the public. The project is about 10 per cent complete with upstream and downstream cofferdam construction underway.
Local 793 member Rick Le Clair operates a tower crane for Stuart Olson Industrial Constructors Ltd. at the Frederick House Lake Dam project for Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in the Timmins area. The rehabilitation work is designed to extend the operating life of the dam by 50 years, while also improving safety for workers and the public. The project is about 10 per cent complete with upstream and downstream cofferdam construction underway.
Local 793 member Rick Le Clair operating a tower crane for Stuart Olson at the Frederick House Dam project near Timmins.
Mental Health Week is an annual event that takes place in May to encourage people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health. The theme this year is “Healing with Compassion.” Compassion isn’t just about being kind to others, it’s about extending that same kindness to ourselves. By treating ourselves with the same kindness and understanding that we offer to others, we open the door to healing, growth, and deeper connections with the world around us. As a […]
Mental Health Week is an annual event that takes place in May to encourage people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others on all issues relating to mental health.
The theme this year is “Healing with Compassion.” Compassion isn’t just about being kind to others, it’s about extending that same kindness to ourselves. By treating ourselves with the same kindness and understanding that we offer to others, we open the door to healing, growth, and deeper connections with the world around us.
As a Local 793 member, your Life and Health Benefits Plan covers you and your families with psychological assessments and other services like behavioural therapy and immediate assistance. Don’t be afraid to take advantage of all the services available to members and their loved ones through Members Health, where you can speak confidentially with a doctor at any time. The Operating Engineers Benefits Administration Corporation (OEBAC) is here to guide your mental health journey.
For a full list of covered mental health services, log in to the Union website and download a copy of your benefits booklet.
The Ontario government is emphatically signalling that the province’s next major roadway, the six-lane, 52-kilometre Highway 413 northwest of Toronto, is right near the top of its list of project priorities. On April 30, the Doug Ford-led government gathered construction stakeholders at a site in Caledon to discuss next steps leading to early works on the billion-dollar project as early as next year. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 Business Manager Mike Gallagher was on hand for the Caledon presentation. “I care about the environment,” he said in an […]
The Ontario government is emphatically signalling that the province’s next major roadway, the six-lane, 52-kilometre Highway 413 northwest of Toronto, is right near the top of its list of project priorities.
On April 30, the Doug Ford-led government gathered construction stakeholders at a site in Caledon to discuss next steps leading to early works on the billion-dollar project as early as next year.
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 Business Manager Mike Gallagher was on hand for the Caledon presentation.
“I care about the environment,” he said in an interview. “I live in the same world as everybody else…but we’ve been building for a long time and we are very, very careful and our contractors are very careful to ensure that we don’t disturb the natural world any more than we have to. Then we put things back.”
“Having said that, I do believe it’s very important for the economy of the province of Ontario. As a society, if we want to be successful, we have to have the infrastructure to support that.”
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Local 793 member Dave Wolochatiuk operates a Cat 5110BL excavator on a Drain Star site for road reconstruction and widening in Pickering. Brother Wolochatiuk is installing box culverts for stormwater at the site along Concession Road 3 and Valley Farm Road. This project is estimated to be completed by the summer of 2025.
Local 793 member Dave Wolochatiuk operates a Cat 5110BL excavator on a Drain Star site for road reconstruction and widening in Pickering. Brother Wolochatiuk is installing box culverts for stormwater at the site along Concession Road 3 and Valley Farm Road. This project is estimated to be completed by the summer of 2025.
Local 793 member Dave Wolochatiuk operating Cat 5110BL in Pickering.
Local 793 President Dave Turple represented the Local at the Canada’s Building Trades Unions’ (CBTU) annual conference in Gatineau, Quebec, this past week, which included a stop in Ottawa to attend a Day of Mourning ceremony. President Turple was joined by the leaders of many other Locals from across the country, as well as IUOE Canadian Region Director, Patrick Campbell. Across three days at the Hilton Lac-Leamy venue, they were able to question guest speakers such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, and Minister of Labour […]
Local 793 President Dave Turple joined leaders of Locals from across Canada to gather for the National Day of Mourning ceremony, including Canadian Regional Director Patrick Campbell (fourth right).
Local 793 President Dave Turple represented the Local at the Canada’s Building Trades Unions’ (CBTU) annual conference in Gatineau, Quebec, this past week, which included a stop in Ottawa to attend a Day of Mourning ceremony.
Local 793 President Dave Turple with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the CBTU Annual Conference
President Turple was joined by the leaders of many other Locals from across the country, as well as IUOE Canadian Region Director, Patrick Campbell. Across three days at the Hilton Lac-Leamy venue, they were able to question guest speakers such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, and Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan.
CPC leader Pierre Poilievre also spoke at the event, but did not take questions.
Flowers were laid on the operating engineers’ marker at the CBTU’s Workers’ Monument in Ottawa on the National Day of Mourning.
The conference, themed Training a Safe and Skilled Workforce, began on Sunday with a ceremony marking the National Day of Mourning at the CBTU Workers’ Monument located in Major’s Hill Park in Ottawa. President Turple laid a flower on the Operating Engineers’ marker to remember those members of the International Union of Operating Engineers who have been killed or injured while at work.
While in the capital, President Turple also took the opportunity to join Nunavut Premier, P.J. Akeeagok, for a working lunch. Joining Turple was Rick Kerr (Executive Director of OETIO and Local 793 Treasurer), Zach MacInnis (Local 793 Eastern Ontario Area Supervisor) and Steve Schumann (Canadian Government Affairs Director at IUOE). The event, hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa, was a chance to discuss opportunities for Local 793 in the far North. Local 793 has about 1,000 members working in the territory at Baffinland’s iron ore mine in the Qikiqtani region of North Baffin.
President Turple with Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan at the CBTU Annual Conference
As well as holding politicians to account, protecting workers’ mental health was a key area of discussion at the conference.
Canada’s six-time Olympic medalist and mental health advocate Clara Hughes spoke about her years-long work to combat the stigma surrounding mental illness, while Respect RX Pharmacies owner Mark Barnes stressed the importance of training workers to use Naloxone, a life-saving injectable medication that can reverse an overdose caused by opioids.
Tackling the opioid crisis is a priority for labour leaders, as research released in 2022 showed that one in 13 opioid-related deaths in Ontario between 2018 and 2020 occurred among construction workers.
The CBTU is an alliance of 14 international unions – including the International Union of Operating Engineers – that collectively represent 600,000 skilled trades workers in Canada.
Sean Strickland, CBTU executive director (left), President Dave Turple (middle), Patrick Campbell, IUOE Canadian Regional Director (right)
Every May 1st, the world celebrates International Workers’ Day. This day is dedicated to recognizing the contributions and achievements of workers worldwide and promoting workers’ rights and opportunities. This International Workers’ Day, Local 793 celebrates our more than 19,000 members and continues to advocate for positive change and safe workplaces. Let’s keep moving forward together!
Every May 1st, the world celebrates International Workers’ Day. This day is dedicated to recognizing the contributions and achievements of workers worldwide and promoting workers’ rights and opportunities.
This International Workers’ Day, Local 793 celebrates our more than 19,000 members and continues to advocate for positive change and safe workplaces. Let’s keep moving forward together!
