Local 793 members assembling tunnel boring machine for subway extension

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Local 793 members are working hard for Mammoet assembling the tunnel boring machine (TBM), which arrived in Scarborough from the Port of Oshawa this week. Come spring, the Scarborough tunnel boring machine will begin burrowing a single 7.8 kilometre-long tunnel from Sheppard and McCowan to Kennedy Station, clearing an underground pathway for the three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension. Below is a photo of Local 793 member Mark Thomson operating a Terex-Demag CC 280 600-ton crawler crane. Local 793 member Matt Blenkinsop is the apprentice and member Wayne Pineau is the supervisor.

Local 793 members are working hard for Mammoet assembling the tunnel boring machine (TBM), which arrived in Scarborough from the Port of Oshawa this week.

Come spring, the Scarborough tunnel boring machine will begin burrowing a single 7.8 kilometre-long tunnel from Sheppard and McCowan to Kennedy Station, clearing an underground pathway for the three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension.

Below is a photo of Local 793 member Mark Thomson operating a Terex-Demag CC 280 600-ton crawler crane. Local 793 member Matt Blenkinsop is the apprentice and member Wayne Pineau is the supervisor.

Local 793 member Mark Thomson operating a Terex-Demag CC 280 600-ton crawler crane.

Local 793 members giving Kitchener a big lift

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DeSantis Crane Services seen here working on a Ball Construction site off Sheldon Avenue in Kitchener, ON., in November 2021. Below is a photo of Brothers (L to R) Luke Gliddon (apprentice) and Tony Villella (operator) standing on a Liebherr LTM 1400 (500 tonne) crane onsite.

DeSantis Crane Services seen here working on a Ball Construction site off Sheldon Avenue in Kitchener, ON., in November 2021.

Below is a photo of Brothers (L to R) Luke Gliddon (apprentice) and Tony Villella (operator) standing on a Liebherr LTM 1400 (500 tonne) crane onsite.

Brothers Luke Gliddon (apprentice) and Tony Villella standing on a Liebherr LTM 1400 crane.

IUOE, Local 793 Offices Closed Until Further Notice

Written by Local 793 Staff

Please be advised that all IUOE, Local 793 offices throughout Ontario will be closed until further notice as a result of the significant increase in new COVID-19 cases. IUOE, Local 793 is taking every precaution to protect the health and welfare of its membership and staff by shifting back to providing remote services. Essential services such as Dispatching, Remittance Processing, and Pension and Benefits Administration will continue to operate. Members are reminded that dispatch clearance cards can be accessed online through the IUOE, Local 793 member portal by signing in. […]

Please be advised that all IUOE, Local 793 offices throughout Ontario will be closed until further notice as a result of the significant increase in new COVID-19 cases.

IUOE, Local 793 is taking every precaution to protect the health and welfare of its membership and staff by shifting back to providing remote services.

Essential services such as Dispatching, Remittance Processing, and Pension and Benefits Administration will continue to operate. Members are reminded that dispatch clearance cards can be accessed online through the IUOE, Local 793 member portal by signing in.

Should any member require immediate assistance, please feel free to call your local district office per the telephone list below. If your call is not answered immediately, please leave a message with your name, phone number, and a brief summary of what you need help with. A Local 793 representative will call you back as soon as possible.

IUOE, Local 793 District Office Phone Numbers

Oakville (Head Office)
Phone: 905-469-9299
Toll Free: 1-877-793-4863
Barrie
Phone: 705-734-2494
Belleville
Phone: 613-968-3363
Cambridge
Phone: 519-621-6344
Hamilton
Phone: 905-544-1851
London
Phone: 519-652-2740
Nunavut
Phone: 905-469-9299
Toll Free: 1-877-793-4863
Oshawa
Phone: 905-720-0480
Ottawa
Phone: 613-228-1759
Sarnia
Phone: 519-337-2053
Sault Ste. Marie
Phone: 705-949-6860
St. Catharines
Phone: 905-227-8211
Sudbury
Phone: 705-675-8643
Thunder Bay
Phone: 807-344-7612
Timmins
Phone: 705-531-3119
Windsor
Phone: 519-250-8877

Local 793 members unload massive tunnel boring machines for subway projects in Toronto

Written by Local 793 Staff

Local 793 members are working hard unloading tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at the Port of Oshawa and in Scarborough. Strabag Inc. is the general contractor. The TBMs will be used for Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and Scarborough Subway Extension projects. This project will help build the largest subway tunnel in Toronto’s transit history. Below is a photo of Local 793 members Paul Monahan and apprentice Rob Lautor working for Mammoet, loading a TBM onto heavy haul trucks in Oshawa. Also, Local 793 member John Munro and apprentice Riley Curry […]

Local 793 members are working hard unloading tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at the Port of Oshawa and in Scarborough. Strabag Inc. is the general contractor.

The TBMs will be used for Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and Scarborough Subway Extension projects. This project will help build the largest subway tunnel in Toronto’s transit history.

Below is a photo of Local 793 members Paul Monahan and apprentice Rob Lautor working for Mammoet, loading a TBM onto heavy haul trucks in Oshawa. Also, Local 793 member John Munro and apprentice Riley Curry (not seen in photo) working for Can-Pick Crane unloading the TBMs at the Sheppard subway station in Scarborough.

CLICK HERE to read more on the project.

Local 793 members Paul Monahan and apprentice Rob Lautor load a TBM onto heavy haul trucks in Oshawa.
Local 793 member John Munro helps unload the TBM in Scarborough.

Local 793 wishes members and their families a Happy New Year

Written by Local 793 Staff

On behalf of the officers, executive board and staff, IUOE Local 793 would like to wish all members and their families a Happy New Year! Despite the challenges of the pandemic this year, Local 793 continued to grow and now represents more than 17,800 members working in the construction, mining and industrial sectors. Highlights of a successful 2021 include: the Union continues to be financially strong; the general membership meeting was held in December and district monthly meetings were restarted in November; the Benefit and Pension Plans remain strong; and […]

On behalf of the officers, executive board and staff, IUOE Local 793 would like to wish all members and their families a Happy New Year!

Despite the challenges of the pandemic this year, Local 793 continued to grow and now represents more than 17,800 members working in the construction, mining and industrial sectors.

Highlights of a successful 2021 include: the Union continues to be financially strong; the general membership meeting was held in December and district monthly meetings were restarted in November; the Benefit and Pension Plans remain strong; and the purchase of regional properties in Simcoe County, Sarnia, Hamilton and Thunder Bay to further improve servicing and training opportunities for members remains a top priority.

Local 793 would like to thank everyone who helped make this year a success. We will persevere through this pandemic together and become stronger than ever!  We will continue to improve the lives of members and their families and pave the way for the next generation of Local 793 members.

Celebrate safely as we ring in the new year and welcome a prosperous 2022.

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Season’s Greetings From IUOE Local 793

Written by Local 793 Staff

On behalf of the officers, executive board and staff, IUOE Local 793 would like to wish all members and their families a safe and joyful holiday season. Thank you to our skilled and hardworking members that have made this work year a success. Christmas is a special time that allows family and friends to reflect and be grateful for the people in our lives and appreciate the kindness from those who helped and supported us throughout the year. While we cannot celebrate like normal just yet, by following public health […]

On behalf of the officers, executive board and staff, IUOE Local 793 would like to wish all members and their families a safe and joyful holiday season.

Thank you to our skilled and hardworking members that have made this work year a success.

Christmas is a special time that allows family and friends to reflect and be grateful for the people in our lives and appreciate the kindness from those who helped and supported us throughout the year.

While we cannot celebrate like normal just yet, by following public health guidelines we can find new ways to celebrate and connect with family and friends during this holiday season.

Wishing you and your families a healthy and joyful Merry Christmas!

OETIO and Make-A-Wish Foundation help make wish come true for 13-year-old boy

Written by Local 793 Staff

Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) had the opportunity to make 13-year old Aidan Kent’s wish come true – to operate heavy equipment. Aidan and his family were invited to visit the Morrisburg Campus for his special day. CLICK HERE to watch a video of Aidan’s special day CLICK HERE to read the story of Aidan’s special day

Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) had the opportunity to make 13-year old Aidan Kent’s wish come true – to operate heavy equipment. Aidan and his family were invited to visit the Morrisburg Campus for his special day.

CLICK HERE to watch a video of Aidan’s special day
CLICK HERE to read the story of Aidan’s special day

Make-a-wish kid Aidan Kent. Aidan Kent on a Cat dozer. Aidan Kent with rock truck. Aidan Kent tries his hand in a simulator. Aidan Kent and mini excavator.Aidan Kent and the team at OETIO Morrisburg.

Top experts recommend wearing better masks, like a KN95, during the Omicron wave

Written by Local 793 Staff

With the highly transmissible Omicron variant now here, Canadians are being urged by some experts to stop using certain types of masks in favour of a mask that will offer more protection, like a KN95. Read more: Your baggy mask isn’t going to cut it against Omicron, epidemiologist warns Is that COVID-19 mask you’re wearing good enough amid Omicron? Here’s what the experts say

With the highly transmissible Omicron variant now here, Canadians are being urged by some experts to stop using certain types of masks in favour of a mask that will offer more protection, like a KN95.

Read more:

Your baggy mask isn’t going to cut it against Omicron, epidemiologist warns
Is that COVID-19 mask you’re wearing good enough amid Omicron? Here’s what the experts say

Local 793 members powering Ontario

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Local 793 members John Hellingman (sitting in a Dodge Truck 5500 with a Palfinger PSC 6025 boom crane) and Eric Grady working for Hydro One at the Burlington Transformer Station.

Local 793 members John Hellingman (sitting in a Dodge Truck 5500 with a Palfinger PSC 6025 boom crane) and Eric Grady working for Hydro One at the Burlington Transformer Station.

Local 793 members John Hellingman and Eric Grady with a Dodge Truck 5500 with a Palfinger PSC 6025 boom crane.

Raising the Roof

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Working for GC Rentals, Brother Kellen Hartviksen is seen here standing in front of a 30-ton boom truck that he operated to hoist a roof top unit in Thunder Bay.

Working for GC Rentals, Brother Kellen Hartviksen is seen here standing in front of a 30-ton boom truck that he operated to hoist a roof top unit in Thunder Bay.

Brother Kellen Hartviksen with a 30-ton boom truck.