Ministry inspectors gain insights at OETIO T he Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario
(OETIO) was again proud to host a group of inspectors from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development at its campus in Oakville on June 13. The health and safety professionalstaptheknowledge of OETIO instructors and use the array of equipment on site to expand their understanding of the machines they regularly encounter on the jobsite, helping them to more easily recognize dangers and ensure all workers across the province remain as safe as possible.
Ministry inspectors at the OETIO Oakville campus with instructors Alden Paradise (front row second left) and Dave Viggiani (back row right).
OFL president Walton visits Oakville to mark re-affiliation Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Laura Walton visited the Oakville head office on May 22, where she met Business Manager Mike Gallagher, President Dave Turple, Toronto Area Supervisor Justin O’Neill and Director of Training and Apprenticeship Jeff Hewitt to formally recognize the re-affiliation between the Union and OFL and to begin the first of many conversations. The OFL has grown to represent over one million Ontario workers belonging to more than 1,500 locals from 54 affiliated Unions, making it Canada’s largest labour federation.
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