TakING Shape Construction of Regional Hub & Training Centre Advances C onstruction of IUOE Local 793’s new regional office and training centre in Oro-Medonte create opportunities for apprentices to start meaningful careers and grow into the next generation of skilled operating engineers.”
in and have this be their training centre for the northern GTA,” Greenlaw said. “We not only want this facility to be something we can be proud of, but also something the Operators’ union can be proud of.” The $25 million facility, set to become a state-of-the-art training centre and a local hub for members in the Barrie area, will feature a fully equipped banquet hall and office space for the Union and the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO) staff.
is moving forward, with the first concrete pour for the footings complete and the walls beginning to be formed - major milestones in creating a facility that will support generations of skilled workers. “It’s great to see our members hard at work building the new office and state- of-the-art training centre,” President Dave Turple said. “This new facility will
The site, being built by signatory company Bird Construction, has also been visited by the Mayor of Oro- Medonte, Randy Greenlaw, who was able to watch as the first walls were being formed. “We’re very lucky and proud for an organization like IUOE Local 793 to come
Future home of the Oro-Medonte Regional Office and Training Centre
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