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Amid this housing shortage, Berczy Warden Holding Inc. is developing over 800 residential units in North Markham near Elgin Mills and Warden Avenue. In the photo below is Brother Domenic Baldesarra, operating a Volvo rock truck, diligently clears the ground for the foundation of the units. The project is taking a more sustainable and green approach to cultivate healthy and resilient communities throughout the City. General contractor is Condrain.

Amid this housing shortage, Berczy Warden Holding Inc. is developing over 800 residential units in North Markham near Elgin Mills and Warden Avenue.

In the photo below is Brother Domenic Baldesarra, operating a Volvo rock truck, diligently clears the ground for the foundation of the units. The project is taking a more sustainable and green approach to cultivate healthy and resilient communities throughout the City.

General contractor is Condrain.

Local 793 member Brittany Beard has been actively working on the Highway 400 and Innisfil Beach Road overpass replacement with Fermar Paving Limited. Innisfil’s main interchange is getting this much-needed revamp to accommodate the future 10-lane widening of the main highway, expected to be complete by 2031. Sister Brittany is operating a Volvo EC480E excavator in the second picture.

Local 793 member Brittany Beard has been actively working on the Highway 400 and Innisfil Beach Road overpass replacement with Fermar Paving Limited.

Innisfil’s main interchange is getting this much-needed revamp to accommodate the future 10-lane widening of the main highway, expected to be complete by 2031.

Sister Brittany is operating a Volvo EC480E excavator in the second picture.

Widening and repaving of Highway 401 across the GTA continue, possibly until years-end, keeping Local 793 members busy. The project involves reconstructing and widening approximately 18 km of Highway 401 in the western GTA, including widening the six-lane configuration to 10-lane or 12-lane segments to improve traffic. Seen below are Brothers Mauricio De Assis (operating the roller) and Danny Meneses (operating the shuttle buggy) working on the highway improvements in the Milton area this past Monday.

Widening and repaving of Highway 401 across the GTA continue, possibly until years-end, keeping Local 793 members busy.

The project involves reconstructing and widening approximately 18 km of Highway 401 in the western GTA, including widening the six-lane configuration to 10-lane or 12-lane segments to improve traffic.

Seen below are Brothers Mauricio De Assis (operating the roller) and Danny Meneses (operating the shuttle buggy) working on the highway improvements in the Milton area this past Monday.

Local 793 members work as a team to construct 445m of tunnels and 153m of shafts near Leslie Street that will carry treated wastewater from the Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant back into Lake Ontario. This job involves excavating and lining two shafts, 24m and 30m in diameter, at depths from 26m to 65m below the ground surface for the pumping station. The project, awarded to STRABAG, will help manage downpours, increase capacity and improve the water quality of Toronto’s waterways. Below are Local 793 members (left to right) Marc […]

Local 793 members work as a team to construct 445m of tunnels and 153m of shafts near Leslie Street that will carry treated wastewater from the Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant back into Lake Ontario.

This job involves excavating and lining two shafts, 24m and 30m in diameter, at depths from 26m to 65m below the ground surface for the pumping station.

The project, awarded to STRABAG, will help manage downpours, increase capacity and improve the water quality of Toronto’s waterways.

Below are Local 793 members (left to right) Marc Noel, Scott Vedder, Shawn McLeary Sr., Matthew Lorefice, Dan Kelly, Tamas Szabo, Nick Crozier.

Local 793 members Mark Nemchuck (left) and Kevin Michalak (right) are hard at work hoisting various materials to build multiple four and six-storey buildings near Highbury Avenue and Killarney Roads in London. Drewlo Holdings is contracting Forest City Forming for this significant housing development. This project has been ongoing for the past few years and aims to curb the housing shortage in east London.

Local 793 members Mark Nemchuck (left) and Kevin Michalak (right) are hard at work hoisting various materials to build multiple four and six-storey buildings near Highbury Avenue and Killarney Roads in London. Drewlo Holdings is contracting Forest City Forming for this significant housing development.

This project has been ongoing for the past few years and aims to curb the housing shortage in east London.

Deadline for applications for the IUOE Canadian Conference bursaries is August 1, 2022. There are 10 bursaries of $750 each. The bursaries are intended to provide financial assistance to students who are dependents of IUOE members. The bursary recipient must be entering the first or subsequent year of a full-time course of study (at least two years in length) leading to a diploma, certificate or degree from any recognized public Canadian college or university. Applications are considered from four regions: Atlantic Canada Quebec and Ontario Saskatchewan and Manitoba Alberta Applications must […]

Deadline for applications for the IUOE Canadian Conference bursaries is August 1, 2022.

There are 10 bursaries of $750 each. The bursaries are intended to provide financial assistance to students who are dependents of IUOE members.

The bursary recipient must be entering the first or subsequent year of a full-time course of study (at least two years in length) leading to a diploma, certificate or degree from any recognized public Canadian college or university.

Applications are considered from four regions:

• Atlantic Canada
• Quebec and Ontario
• Saskatchewan and Manitoba
• Alberta

Applications must be supported by transcripts of high school achievement and accompanied by a detailed letter of recommendation from an individual with personal academic knowledge of the candidate, outlining reasons why the bursary should be awarded.

In addition, applicants must submit a 1,000-word essay on the reason why the bursary will be of assistance or the impact that being a dependent of a union member has had on the applicant’s life.

An application form can be downloaded by clicking here.

Please be advised that an Officers’ Meeting was held on July 14, 2022, to address the vacant positions that resulted from the resignation of Executive Board member Craig Agar, as of June 20, 2022 and the retirement of Executive Board member Tony Wark effective July 14, 2022. In accordance with Article XXIV, Subdivision 1, Section (f) of the IUOE Constitution, please be advised of the following appointments: i) Justin O’Neill has been appointed as an Executive Board member to complete the term vacated by Craig Agar. ii) Jeff Hewitt has been […]

Please be advised that an Officers’ Meeting was held on July 14, 2022, to address the vacant positions that resulted from the resignation of Executive Board member Craig Agar, as of June 20, 2022 and the retirement of Executive Board member Tony Wark effective July 14, 2022.

In accordance with Article XXIV, Subdivision 1, Section (f) of the IUOE Constitution, please be advised of the following appointments:

i) Justin O’Neill has been appointed as an Executive Board member to complete the term vacated by Craig Agar.

ii) Jeff Hewitt has been appointed as an Executive Board member to complete the term vacated by Tony Wark.

As a result of the above, the following appointments were also made:

iii) Mike Barons has been appointed as a Trustee to fill the vacancy created by Brother O’Neill’s appointment to the Executive Board.

iv) Jordan Glendenning has been appointed as a Trustee to fill the vacancy created by Brother Hewitt’s appointment to the Executive Board.

We are confident that Brothers O’Neill, Hewitt, Barons, and Glendenning will continue working towards the best interests of Local 793 in their new roles.

Fraternally yours,

Mike Gallagher
Business Manager – Local 793
International Vice President

Local 793 member Steve Oliveira is on the job, digging for a sewer and watermain reconstruction in Brantford. The project is a complete restoration of St. Paul Avenue from Brant Avenue to St. George Street to serve the Brantford community better. General Contractor is Beech Infrastructure.

Local 793 member Steve Oliveira is on the job, digging for a sewer and watermain reconstruction in Brantford. The project is a complete restoration of St. Paul Avenue from Brant Avenue to St. George Street to serve the Brantford community better.

General Contractor is Beech Infrastructure.

Local 793 members Lyle (Chuck) Leffler (inside the cab) and apprentice Greg Arsenault are seen here working on new bridge construction over Schneider Creek near Bleams Road in Kitchener. Delayed several times, construction of the bridge is now making way with the hard work of Local 793 members. General contractor is Graham Brothers, and the equipment pictured is a Terex AC 500 all-terrain crane.

Local 793 members Lyle (Chuck) Leffler (inside the cab) and apprentice Greg Arsenault are seen here working on new bridge construction over Schneider Creek near Bleams Road in Kitchener. Delayed several times, construction of the bridge is now making way with the hard work of Local 793 members.

General contractor is Graham Brothers, and the equipment pictured is a Terex AC 500 all-terrain crane.