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In the tremendously busy Greater Toronto Area construction industry, design consultants are often asked to provide design proposals in short order for developments that are based on limited [...]

An ongoing headache for contractors, developers, and tradespeople alike, it sometimes feels like the supply chain challenges we faced very early in the COVID-19 pandemic are growing a “beard,” [...]

Globally the climate is projected to continue to change drastically, the impacts of which are clearly reflected in multiple trends including, the rise in the median global temperature, changes in [...]

Everyone knows that Ontario’s population is rapidly growing, and likewise, everyone knows that there is a major shortage of housing, whether considered “affordable” or not. As a [...]

Since before the release of Ontario Regulation 406/19 (Reg. 406/19), On-site and Excess Soil Management, in December 2019, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP) has been [...]

Have you ever been startled seeing yourself in a different light? Sometimes things look different than how we perceive them. Dr. Kord Wissmann began his career as a geotechnical consultant, but [...]

Working in a multitude of roles at my firm over the last few years has had its challenges, to say the least., However, I am always thankful for all that I have learned and been exposed to thus [...]

By Jacquelyn Stevens, Partner and Certified Environmental Law Specialist by the Law Society of Ontario, with the assistance of Lauren Wortsman, Associate. © Willms & Shier Environmental [...]

With the adjusted start date of the first phase of Ontario’s On-site and Excess Soil Management Regulation (Reg. 406/19) now coming up on January 1, 2021, there are still many questions and quite [...]

With the first phase of Ontario’s On-site and Excess Soil Management Regulation (Reg. 406/19) coming up on July 1, 2020, there are a lot of questions and uncertainty within the construction and [...]