Special Feature
Women in Construction
Below are articles from the latest Women in Construction Special Feature Newsletter, published March 2024 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Women in Construction
First responder: Restoration employee Cassandra MacLeod loves being first on the scene
Some people come to the construction industry as part of a career plan. Cassandr...
Labour
Jacquelyn Oduro named Manitoba Heavy Construction Association safety director
Jacquelyn Oduro was recently named director of the Manitoba Heavy Construction A...
Associations
Tanya Palson looks to boost Manitoba’s apprenticeship completion rates
Tanya Palson, the newly appointed chairwoman of the Manitoba Apprenticeship and...
Labour
New Winnipeg director of development has ambitious plans for city
In mid-2023, Hazel Borys was appointed Winnipeg’s director of planning, property...
Labour
Women have low injury and death rates in construction sector
Despite the recent B.C. fatality of a female construction worker at Vancouver’s...
OH&S
EllisDon PM loves challenge of big projects
The Vancouver Island Construction Association’s reigning U40 Person of the Year...
Labour
Manitoba Women in Design book showcases pioneers of the built environment
Women were late entering the architecture, engineering and construction fields i...
Labour
F.A.S.T. launching new women’s high-vis line as demand grows
No more boxy pants, droopy elephant rears, turtle-shell jackets and hand-devouri...
Economic , OH&S
Deltera health and safety specialist looks to change jobsite culture
In the 11 years she has worked as a Deltera health and safety specialist, Cheryl...
OH&S
Powerline technician Melissa Dawe weathers all kinds of storms to help others
Although not wanting to go into too many details, Connect Atlantic Utility Servi...
Labour
Female trailblazers push DEI during CAWIC webinar
The Canadian Association of Women in Construction marked International Women’s D...
Associations
Project manager Melanie Knowles paving her own path forward in construction
Not only was she eastern Ontario’s first representative on the Ontario Asphalt P...
Labour
Powerline technician climbs the podium at international lineman competition
Twenty-four-year-old Hydro One powerline technician Mackenzie Gillan has conside...
Labour
Kotula lifting up a legacy of crane ownership
For more than two decades Manitoba’s Ellen Kotula has uplifted a legacy of women...
Labour
Victoria interior designer Leslie Myers specializes in renovations
Leslie Myers took an indirect route to becoming a professional interior designer...
Labour
VRCA president Donna Grant focuses on the needs of the membership
Donna Grant loves being president of the Vancouver Regional Construction Associa...
Associations
Program shows Ottawa-area high school girls ‘there is no gender for the trades’
With more than 100,000 construction workers needed over the next decade in Ontar...
Labour
Women builders forged success from 2008 tough times
When two Calgary, Alta. builders Karen Ryan and Lara Murphy started their compan...
Labour
Manitoba Building Trades’ Palson has sights set on changing perceptions
As the first female executive director of the Manitoba Building Trades (MBT), Ta...
Labour
RioCan’s Kim Valliere discusses role on The Well, strides for women in the industry
For the past five years, Kim Valliere and her team have lived through the challe...
Infrastructure
Meet Lesa Lacey, community outreach enthusiast and construction advocate
“Our company is different from others in the area because of our amazing team. W...
Labour
‘Paradigm shift’ needed for minority and women-owned businesses in New York City
Only about two per cent of all public contracts in New York City go to minority...
US News
Canadore professor Rydall credits parents, passion for carpentry for her career success
Jill Rydall considers herself fortunate to have had the support of her parents w...
Labour
EllisDon’s Parera recognized for exemplary on-the-job and volunteer efforts
Unlike many youth who find it difficult to choose careers, the recipient of this...
Labour
Women need to be more active in promoting their construction skills
Gaining equity in construction is a movement and women have to be actively champ...
Labour
Erin Flanagan’s carpentry journey multi-faceted and on a swift trajectory
The journey women take to get into construction may be more indirect than the ro...
Labour
Hilary Peach: Field notes from a sister in the brotherhood of welders
In her new book, Canadian author Hilary Peach highlights a trade shrouded in mys...
Labour
Saskatchewan woman builds her own ‘humble home’ at 25 years old
With an architectural technologies diploma and about three years of work experie...
Labour , Projects
First female executive director of New York’s STA aims to tackle material prices, delivery of projects
Securing equitable adjustments on material prices for contractor members is a pr...
US News
More Articles - Women in Construction
Women architects assemble for equality in their profession
In much the same way that Canadian women who work in construction have been busy...
Associations , Labour
Build TogetHER BC continues connecting women to the skilled trades
With a shortfall of construction workers looming, the industry has worked hard t...
Labour , OH&S
The ‘she-cession’ and construction, a tale of woe and opportunity
Canadian women have suffered proportionally more than men in the job market due...
Labour , OH&S
New BCIT program aims to spark electrician career choice for women
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is launching an enhanced El...
Labour
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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