Ontario Construction News succeeds
in first months of daily publication
Canadian Design and Construction Report
staff writer
A new daily newspaper serving
Ontario’s construction industry has
achieved economic success just
months after its launch on May 1, de-
fying trends in the publishing industry
in the digital era.
Ontario Construction News, pub-
lished by the parent company which
also publishes Canadian Design and
Construction Report (CADCR) is the
nation’s first daily digital construction
newspaper. ONTARIO
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London heritage home scheduled for
renovation to house youths in need
By Kristen Frisa
Ontario Construction News
Plans are in the works to revamp a
heritage building, built in 1885, to pro-
vide affordable rental units to young
adults leaving the care of the Chil-
dren’s Aid Society of London and Mid-
dlesex (CAS).
The building, located at 340 Rich-
mond Street, will be split into five
apartments, which will be provided
along with “a wide range of wrap-
around supports,” including on-the-
job-training programs, housing
stability support, community belong-
ing and social inclusion programs, and
health and wellness support.
“Youth Opportunities Unlimited and
Children’s Aid Society of London and
Middlesex will be working together at
340 Richmond to help young adults
exiting the care of CAS,” said Steve
Cordes, executive director of Youth
Opportunities Unlimited.
“This building will be home to 5
young adults and a housing advisor;
offering them affordable housing and
access to supports that will include
education, employment and the car-
ing and support we all need; espe-
cially as we move into adulthood.
Together, we will help these vulnera-
ble young adults thrive,” Cordes said.
The project will move forward
thanks to $559,463 in funding from
the federal government, which Adam
Vaughan, parliamentary secretary to
the minister of families, children, and
social development, announced in
London on August 23.
The funds will come from the Na-
tional Housing Co-Investment Fund
(NHCF), a pillar of the National Hous-
ing Strategy (NHS).
Partners on the project include
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU),
the City of London, and the residents
of 340 Richmond Street in London.
“Through investments in like this,
our Government is providing assis-
tance to those who need it most here
in London and in all corners of the
country,” Vaughan said. “We are com-
mitted to making communities
stronger through projects like these.
These investments help create new
jobs and stimulate the local economy,
while providing access to safe, afford-
able homes for Canadians.”
According to Kristian Wilson, senior
director of service at London and Mid-
dlesex Children’s Aid Society, the
2017 Child and Youth Family Services
Act makes room for 16 and 17-year-
olds to receive protective service
within the community.
“We are proud of our collaborative
relationship with Youth Opportunities
Unlimited and grateful for the wide
range of wrap around supports this in-
vestment will afford,” Wilson said.
The house, which currently houses
a commercial unit on the main floor,
with two units housed on the second
and third floors, will be renovated to
include five transitional housing units,
and one unit for a live-in support
worker. The main floor will house serv-
ices dedicated to the tenants, includ-
ing a computer lab, employment
resource centre, and an interview
room. Through the NHCF, the Govern-
ment of Canada will work with part-
ners to build up to 60,000 new
affordable homes and repair up to
240,000 existing affordable and com-
munity homes over the next 10 years.
Ontario announces $75M to
build Orléans Health Hub
Ontario Construction News Staff Writer
The Ontario government is investing $75 million in the Orléans Health Hub
project. The new one-storey building will be about 96,000 square feet, located at
the northeast corner of Mer-Bleue Road and Brian Coburn Boulevard in Ot-
tawa. The project is part of the government’s commitment to invest $27 billion
over the next 10 years in hospital infrastructure projects across Ontario.
Ellis Don finally put shovels in the ground on the project in August, though
the project has been in the works for several years. The company won the
bid for the $59.7 million contract a few weeks ago.
The Orléans Health Hub is a collaborative project among the following
service providers: Hôpital Montfort, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario,
Bruyère Continuing Care, Champlain Local Health Integration Network Home
and Community Care, Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, Geriatric Psychiatry
Community Services of Ottawa, and Youth Services Bureau.
Construction is underway and the project is expected to open in summer
2021, to provide rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, mental health counselling,
and other services, to the public.
owned business.”
The relatively new Ontario con-
struction legislation allows the publi-
cation to be in an electronic as well as
printed format, but otherwise it must
be a full-scale newspaper with solid
independent editorial content, tender
ads and bidding information. And it
needs to be published daily, Monday
to Friday, throughout the year (except
on statutory holidays.)
“We’ve covered many stories and
saved our advertisers thousands of
dollars,” Buckshon said. “We are
maintaining editorial standards and
provide construction leads informa-
tion in co-operation with
DataBid.com.” Unlike the other publication, virtu-
ally all content on the daily digital
publication (including the PDF file
with the eight page tabloid) is acces-
sible without cost. You can learn more
by visiting www.ontariconstruction-
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protect their lien/holdback rights.
“Until we launched OCN Daily,
there was only one publication which
could meet the specific legal designa-
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