Labour And Advanced Education

• N.S. Labour Department investigating after construction worker is impaled by uncapped rebar

  According to the site's owner, the worker slipped on ice on the top floor of the development at 370 Gary Martin Drive.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2020
  
• Nova Scotia inspects construction sites filmed in Global News investigation

  "It confirms what we already know and what we work very hard as a department to curb," Labour and Advanced Education Minister Labi Kousoulis told Global News.

  Investigations

  Sep 13, 2019
  
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• Dartmouth family urges construction workers to ‘say no’ to unsafe work

  Brandon Alcorn had been working in construction for around eight months, when on March 13, 2018, he fell at a site in the Dartmouth Crossing shopping area and suffered irreparable brain damage.

  Investigations

  Sep 11, 2019
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• ‘It’s the Wild West’: Sources say fear underlies silence on Nova Scotia construction sites

  As a Global News investigation shines a spotlight on construction safety in Nova Scotia, workers say fear is a factor in their silence on hazards that sometimes put their lives at risk.

  Investigations

  Sep 10, 2019
• EXCLUSIVE: Sources identify ‘huge risk’ on Nova Scotia construction sites

  The footage was shot and obtained in the Halifax area between July and August with assistance from whistleblowers, and raises serious questions about compliance with safety regulations in Nova Scotia.

  Investigations

  Sep 9, 2019
• Nova Scotia to hold ‘industrial inquiry commission’ over Chronicle Herald strike

  An industrial inquiry commission is rarely used in Nova Scotia, with the last being held in 1993 to resolve a dispute in the province's construction industry. 

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2017
• Funding for Parker Street’s skills training program abruptly cut: Staff

  Staff at the Parker Street Development Centre found out Tuesday that all funding for the carpenter's assistant training program would be cut.

  Education

  May 26, 2015