REPOST: Ontario Investing Nearly $8 Million to Protect and Train Workers in Northern Ontario

by Scott | Jun 4, 2026 | Construction, Funding, News About CB, Shout Outs, Training and Employment

SUDBURY — The Ontario government is supporting workers’ training and economic growth through the sixth round of the Skills Development Fund Training Stream. Through an investment of nearly $8 million across three training projects and one capital investment, Ontario...

Sault Ste. Marie Spotlight: Community Builders Featured on Rogers TV

by Scott | May 2, 2026 | Construction, News About CB, Training and Employment

Sault Ste. Marie Spotlight: Community Builders Featured on Rogers TV Things are moving fast at our new Sault Ste. Marie headquarters! Following our official launch earlier this year, we were recently honored to be featured on Rogers TV Community News. In the segment,...

Barrie 360 Celebrates Community Builders

by Scott | Apr 7, 2026 | Construction, News About CB, Shout Outs, Training and Employment

Celebrating 10 Years of Building With Purpose This September marks a milestone we once only dreamed of: Community Builders is turning 10! What started in 2016 as a grassroots response to the housing crisis and trades shortage has grown into a multi-region movement....

Community Builders launches its Construction-based Social Enterprise in Sault Ste. Marie

by Scott | Jan 29, 2026 | Construction, News About CB, Training and Employment

Community Builders launches its Construction-based Social Enterprise in Sault Ste. Marie Focused on Job Training, Affordable Housing, and Building a Stronger Local Community   (January 28, 2026 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON)  –  Community Builders, the...

Innovative program launched in Barrie to address Ontario’s skilled trades gap

by Chad Ballantyne | Feb 26, 2024 | Construction, Funding, News About CB, Training and Employment

Mike Lang CTVNews.ca Barrie Video Journalist Contact Published Feb. 26, 2024 7:13 p.m. EST Original Article A first-of-its-kind program offering three months of rigorous training in residential construction to 15 skilled trade workers who encountered employment...