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CONTENTS WINTER 2025/2026
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COVER STORY
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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EXECUTIVE BOARD 2025/2026
CHAIR: Greg Brokenshire
FIRST VICE CHAIR: Alexia MacLeod
SECOND VICE CHAIR: Jean St. Pierre
TREASURER: Daniel Rosati
SECRETARY: John Goffredo
PAST CHAIR: Craig Lesurf
CCA REPRESENTATIVE: Lewis Cowan
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Jim Blair
Joel Melloul
Julie Stevenson
Ken Maaten
Kerry Vokey
Kyle Bryan
Lewis Cowan
Luisa Solimine
Marta Bertosa
Marty Harris P. Eng.
Mary DiCeglie
Mary-Ann Rogers
Massimo Perricone
Michelle Chu
Monique Buckberger
Paul Kundrat
Paula Pavao-Silva
Randy Stone
Ray Lawrence
Ron Worrall
Shaun Dawson
Beyond Preventable Hearing Loss
How the Right Hearing Protection Can Enhance
Workplace Safety
BY JONATHAN CLIFFEN
ADVOCACY
12 Understanding Contract A and Contract B
What Every General Contractor Must Know Before
Bidding
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025/2026
Alexia MacLeod
Ali Mohtashami
Allan Youmans
Andréa Richard Rinaldi
Angelo Cofini
Angie Hernandez
Anthony Leonetti
Angelo Cofini
Bart Kanters
Brent Cochrane
Chryso Costis-Dunne
Craig Lesurf
Daniel Aquino
Daniel Rosati
Dawn Fletcher
Dean Walker
Greg Brokenshire
Harold Reinders
Irene Lucchetta
John Goffredo
Jean St. Pierre
F E AT U R E S
BY LEONARD FINEGOLD AND POONEH SOORESRAFIL
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
14 Bridging the Leadership Gap in Construction
Why Coaching Matters More Than Ever
BY KOREN WAINES
INNOVATION
16 Bill C-8 and the Canadian Construction Industry
What Construction Companies Need to Know About
Canada's New Cybersecurity Compliance Regime
BY ANTHONY CURCURUTO
INNOVATION
D E PA R T M E N T S
4 CHAIR’S MESSAGE
6 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
22 Cyber Risk in Construction
From Operational Threat to Compliance Reality
BY DAVID BOWCOTT, SADIE PERRI AND ANTHONY CURCURUTO
ADVOCACY
25 Strengthening Safety Together:
The 2026 Safety Summit
A Shared Responsibility for a Safer Industry
BY ANDREW SAMPOGNA
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