Environment Canada has issued an Air Quality Warning due to ongoing wildfires across the province. We strongly encourage all members to regularly check Environment Canada’s website to stay informed about the air quality in their work areas.
Environment Canada has issued an Air Quality Warning due to ongoing wildfires across the province.
We strongly encourage all members to regularly check Environment Canada’s website to stay informed about the air quality in their work areas.
When a Canadian icon needs a lift, our members get the call. Local 793 mobile crane operator and steward Mike Death was at the controls as the storied Avro Arrow jet enjoyed one last flight before landing at its final resting place on a pedestal at Paul Coffey Park, just north of Pearson International Airport in Mississauga. The Arrow was an engineering marvel of its age when it was designed and built as an RCAF supersonic interceptor at the nearby A.V. Row Canada plant in Malton in the 1950s, promising […]
When a Canadian icon needs a lift, our members get the call.
Local 793 mobile crane operator and steward Mike Death was at the controls as the storied Avro Arrow jet enjoyed one last flight before landing at its final resting place on a pedestal at Paul Coffey Park, just north of Pearson International Airport in Mississauga.
The Arrow was an engineering marvel of its age when it was designed and built as an RCAF supersonic interceptor at the nearby A.V. Row Canada plant in Malton in the 1950s, promising to reach an unequalled Mach 2 at an altitude of 50,000 ft. When the program was controversially cancelled in 1959, it caused a political firestorm.
Brother Death, operating a Liebherr LTM-1300, ensured the replica jet’s recent take-off and landing was a much slower and steadier affair, although no less inspiring. Painstakingly built over two years by Stainless Outfitters Inc. in Barrie, the replica is scaled at 60% of the size of the original aircraft.
The Amherst Crane Rentals OE said, “It was pretty cool to be involved and the plane looks really good up there. It was a high-profile job, with the mayor of Mississauga (Carolyn Parrish) and lots of people standing by – there was even a guy who showed up at 1 a.m. just to watch the wings, tail and fuselage turn up on the trucks! When I got it down onto the pedestal all I heard was cheering and clapping.”
Wanting to find out more about a plane that attracted such attention, the 29-year Union member hit the books once he got back home. “The story behind the plane is something else. I’m 57 and never learned anything about the Arrow in public school or high school and it’s such an important piece of Canada’s history.
“I went home after the job and looked it up – they scrapped the planes, scrapped the engineering blueprints and then the US snapped up our engineers and brought them down to NASA. Because Canada had a faster plane the US didn’t want anything to do with it.”
While Canada might have suffered an aviation industry brain drain in the wake of the Arrow’s demise, Brother Death’s expert handling of the jet again proved one thing – this country still boasts the world’s best Operating Engineers!
The official unveiling of the replica CF-105 Avro Arrow, built and installed at a cost of $3.6 million, is scheduled for August 31.
Six Indigenous students from the Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre (OSTTC) in Ohsweken on the Six Nations of the Grand River visited OETIO’s Oakville campus last week to gain insight into life as an OE. Accompanied by the OSTTC’s trades team lead and employment coaches from the Grand River Employment and Training organization, the students are enrolled in a 13-week Work Ready Indigenous Trades Experience program that allows them to explore different career pathways before committing to a specific apprenticeship. During the visit, the students each had a chance […]
Six Indigenous students from the Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre (OSTTC) in Ohsweken on the Six Nations of the Grand River visited OETIO’s Oakville campus last week to gain insight into life as an OE.
Accompanied by the OSTTC’s trades team lead and employment coaches from the Grand River Employment and Training organization, the students are enrolled in a 13-week Work Ready Indigenous Trades Experience program that allows them to explore different career pathways before committing to a specific apprenticeship.
During the visit, the students each had a chance spend some time with our instructors, ask questions, test their skills on the simulators and check out many types of cranes and other machinery used by Local 793’s apprentices at our world class training facility.
OSTTC coach Delhia Gray said, “The visit was informative, interactive, and engaging from start to finish. It was clear how welcoming and supportive everyone was.”
Let us celebrate this great nation we call home and all the men and women who make it work. We wish all our members and their families a very happy Canada Day!
Let us celebrate this great nation we call home and all the men and women who make it work. We wish all our members and their families a very happy Canada Day!
Please be advised that the IUOE Local 793 Hamilton Area Office, located at 35 Goderich Road, Hamilton, ON., will be permanently closed effective immediately, June 30, 2026. Hamilton Area Office staff will now work out of the Union’s Head Office location at 2245 Speers Rd, Oakville, ON., where they will continue to serve members until the planned Hamilton Area Office is constructed.
Please be advised that the IUOE Local 793 Hamilton Area Office, located at 35 Goderich Road, Hamilton, ON., will be permanently closed effective immediately, June 30, 2026.
Hamilton Area Office staff will now work out of the Union’s Head Office location at 2245 Speers Rd, Oakville, ON., where they will continue to serve members until the planned Hamilton Area Office is constructed.
Orange and yellow-level heat warnings have been issued by Environment Canada for much of Ontario, with temperatures expected to hit 36C during a prolonged event beginning today, June 30, and lasting until at least Friday, July 3. Local 793 members should be on the lookout for signs of heat-related illnesses during this period of especially hot and humid weather. For an interactive map showing the areas affected, visit the Environment Canada website here. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety warns that heat-related illnesses can strike with little warning […]
Orange and yellow-level heat warnings have been issued by Environment Canada for much of Ontario, with temperatures expected to hit 36C during a prolonged event beginning today, June 30, and lasting until at least Friday, July 3.
Local 793 members should be on the lookout for signs of heat-related illnesses during this period of especially hot and humid weather.
For an interactive map showing the areas affected, visit the Environment Canada website here.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety warns that heat-related illnesses can strike with little warning and can cause myriad problems from rashes and cramps to exhaustion and full-blown heat stroke. Symptoms of heat stress can include sunburn, fainting, heavy sweating, headaches and dizzy spells.
It’s important, then, for OEs to prepare ahead of time, recognize symptoms of heat stress and know how to treat it when problems arise.
Heat stress occurs when the body can no longer maintain its normal temperature. The body’s internal thermostat maintains a constant inner temperature by pumping more blood to the skin and by increasing sweat production. But in very hot environments the body temperature can rise, resulting in heat stress. When the body can no longer cope, several illnesses can occur, including:
Prolonged exposure to heat can cause other problems such as sleep disturbances and susceptibility to minor injuries and sicknesses.
The Ontario Ministry of Labour recommends that workers in a hot environment should try to drink a cup of water every 20 minutes and that workers also:
Employers have a duty under clause 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. This includes developing policies and procedures to protect workers in environments that are hot because of hot processes and/or weather.
Any Local 793 members with concerns about employers not taking appropriate steps to help workers avoid heat stroke and exhaustion should contact their business representative immediately or Local 793 Director of Health and Safety Brian Alexander at 905-469-9299, ext. 2206. You can find the contact details for your business rep by visiting Local 793’s website here.
Click here for more information about heat exhaustion and heat stroke from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association.
Click here for more information on managing heat stress at work from the Ontario government.
A massive thank you to all our members, staff and supporters who came out to the magnificent Flamborough Hills Golf Club in Copetown on Saturday to support Local 793’s South Central Ontario Golf Tournament. A fabulous day’s golf was followed by a lunch and raffle, with all proceeds from the event again going to support local area charities. See you all again next year!
A massive thank you to all our members, staff and supporters who came out to the magnificent Flamborough Hills Golf Club in Copetown on Saturday to support Local 793’s South Central Ontario Golf Tournament.
A fabulous day’s golf was followed by a lunch and raffle, with all proceeds from the event again going to support local area charities.
See you all again next year!
Local 793 thanks everyone who again came out to support the 13th annual Gary O’Neill Memorial Golf Tournament at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club in Milton. With your help we have raised well over $1.5 million for research into esophageal cancer since the first tournament was staged in 2012. See you all again next year!
Local 793 thanks everyone who again came out to support the 13th annual Gary O’Neill Memorial Golf Tournament at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club in Milton. With your help we have raised well over $1.5 million for research into esophageal cancer since the first tournament was staged in 2012. See you all again next year!
Opportunity is knocking for members of Local 793 in northern Ontario as work officially gets underway on the first segment of the new road network to the Ring of Fire. The $61.8 million Geraldton Main Street Rehabilitation Project will connect Hwy. 11 in the south with Hwy. 584 in the north and prepare the road to handle the heavy traffic expected to come with the opening of new mines in the mineral rich area located 500 km northeast of Thunder Bay. The provincial government estimates the Ring of Fire redevelopment […]
Opportunity is knocking for members of Local 793 in northern Ontario as work officially gets underway on the first segment of the new road network to the Ring of Fire.
The $61.8 million Geraldton Main Street Rehabilitation Project will connect Hwy. 11 in the south with Hwy. 584 in the north and prepare the road to handle the heavy traffic expected to come with the opening of new mines in the mineral rich area located 500 km northeast of Thunder Bay.
The provincial government estimates the Ring of Fire redevelopment will create more than 70,000 jobs in industries across Ontario and generate over $22 billion dollars over 30 years. It says developing a network of all-season roads is a key step in the plan – music to ears of our members.
Local 793 Executive Board member and Northwest Ontario Area Supervisor John Kelly and Special Projects Representative Kyle Park were at Tuesday’s groundbreaking in the Municipality of Greenstone, where Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs in Ontario Greg Rickford announced, “The Ring of Fire is no longer a distant promise – it is happening now!”
Local 793 signatory contractors Pioneer Construction and Bélanger Construction will be working on the road improvement project.
With much of the proposed road network cutting through their land, much time has been spent in building partnerships with First Nations and other Northern communities, ensuring they share in the jobs and prosperity that will be created.
Chief Sonny Gagnon of Aroland First Nation spoke at the event of the importance of developing responsibly together with the government, with support also being offered by Chief Yvette Metansinine of Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek.
Work on the road in Geraldton is expected to take three years.
OETIO has been awarded $400,000 by the government of Ontario to renovate the dome at the Morrisburg campus. The money, which was obtained through the Apprenticeship Capital Grant (ACG), will be used to replace the dome’s covering, which has been in place since the 400-by-135-foot structure was built in October 2009. The dome, located at the Union training centre south of Ottawa, allows courses to run throughout the winter months. OETIO was one of just six training providers to have its application for funding approved, with the ACG allocating a […]
OETIO has been awarded $400,000 by the government of Ontario to renovate the dome at the Morrisburg campus.
The money, which was obtained through the Apprenticeship Capital Grant (ACG), will be used to replace the dome’s covering, which has been in place since the 400-by-135-foot structure was built in October 2009. The dome, located at the Union training centre south of Ottawa, allows courses to run throughout the winter months.
OETIO was one of just six training providers to have its application for funding approved, with the ACG allocating a total of $1.75 million to support apprenticeship training projects.
Local 793 Business Manager Mike Gallagher said, “We are grateful to Premier Ford and Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development David Piccini for the award of $400,000 for the renovation of the dome in Morrisburg, which will ensure our apprentices continue to learn their trade in a safe and controlled environment whatever the weather.
“Having invested nearly $300 million in training over the past three decades and with a third training centre soon to open its gates near Barrie, Local 793 is pleased to have a partner in government that recognizes the importance of attracting more young people to the skilled trades and giving them the tools they need to build rewarding careers and brighter futures.”
The government’s push to modernize facilities and expand access to training is designed to build a skilled workforce capable of delivering $236 billion in planned infrastructure projects.
