As the City of Toronto celebrates Mayor Olivia Chow's 1-year anniversary as the Mayor of Toronto today, Women in Construction (WIC) has something special for you! Our latest newsletter features an interview with Mayor Olivia Chow. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/giqz3Z-3
About us
Women in Construction (WIC) is a group dedicated to bringing together participants and partners to share experiences, lessons learned and opportunities to promote a stronger, more diverse workforce. Women in Construction is a chapter of Toronto Network of Women (TOnow) with the mandate to: (1) Supports the personal and professional growth of members of the Toronto Public Service; (2) Highlights the accomplishments of those, who deliver and/or facilitate the delivery of construction in Toronto; and, (3) Promotes engineering and construction-related professions as career choice. Key objectives include: • Providing guidance to members on knowledge and skills growth • Improving members' access to skills training, career planning, etc. • Encouraging members to pursue leadership positions/opportunities • Provide networking space for women in the construction industry to learn and share experiences • Highlight and promote diversity and inclusion initiatives within the TPS and external organizations Follow us for updates on upcoming events!
- Industry
- Construction
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2018
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55 John St
Toronto, Ontario, CA
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Women in Construction (WIC) is proud to reflect on an inspiring 2024! From exclusive interview with the Mayor to insightful panel discussions with Deputy Mayors and Councilors, we’ve created space for impactful conversations and leadership stories. Looking ahead to 2025, WIC is excited to host site visits, social events, and thought-provoking panel discussions — continuing to empower women and foster connections across the industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of leadership in the City
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Stage 1 of the Gardiner Rehabilitation between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue is complete! This is a huge milestone for the project and as of today work has already started on Stage 2 (the center 2 lanes). Demolition of Stage 1 started just less than 6 months ago and since then 35 spans have been removed and reconstructed while keeping 140,000 cars a day moving on the remaining lanes: a remarkable accomplishment. Yesterday I walked on the new lanes, just before the traffic switch over. It was an amazing opportunity to see what we have accomplished and think about what it really takes to deliver complex infrastructure. What it takes is people: people who work hard, people who think ahead to predict challenges and solve them before they become problems, people who collaborate and make decisions, people who stay at the table to work through pain points (there are many), and most of all people who respect that we all bring something different to the table. The people involved in this project are all bringing their best and these are the results.
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Come join us at our next Fall Networking Event on November 5 from 4-7pm at Grace O’Malleys Irish Pub & Restaurant. Register here by November 1: https://bit.ly/3YgJOyH
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Women in Construction reposted this
The Gardiner reconstruction between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue has reached another major milestone with the final Stage 1 deck pour occurring this week. It was great to welcome Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria and Mayor Olivia Chow to the site to recognize the achievements of everyone involved.
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Women in Construction reposted this
The reconstruction of the Gardiner Expressway between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue has reached an important milestone. All 209 Stage 1 girders have now been installed, including the final 32 girders in a single overnight shift. I am excited to be leading the City of Toronto’s team on this important project, and working to accelerate the construction with the support of the Province of Ontario.
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Women in Construction reposted this
This week I had the opportunity to visit the Decast facility that is producing the precast girders for the Gardiner reconstruction between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue. Both Mayor Olivia Chow and the Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria showed great interest in the fabrication process and the efforts at the facility that are so critical to the project acceleration that is now well underway.
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Women in Construction reposted this
Join us at our next WIC event, Building our City: Perspectives from Women in Politics, on May 15, 2024 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggaNeCWj #womeninconstruction #buildingourcity #womeninpolitics #paneldiscussion
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Join us at our next WIC event, Building our City: Perspectives from Women in Politics, on May 15, 2024 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggaNeCWj #womeninconstruction #buildingourcity #womeninpolitics #paneldiscussion
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