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President & CEO, GrandBridge Energy. “Our skilled employees Province invests $8.8M to expand
are the key to achieving our ambition to inspire and enable our skilled trades in Cambridge
communities to create a sustainable and resilient future.”
To determine the winners of Southwestern Ontario’s Top Ontario government announced in January it would be
Employers, editors at Mediacorp evaluated employers on investing $8.8 million toward upgrades at Laborers’
eight criteria: Workplace; Work Atmosphere & Social; Health, International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 837’s
Financial & Family Benefits; Vacation & Time Off; Employee facility in Cambridge.
Communications; Performance Management; Training & Skills According to the Cambridge Times the investment was being
Development; and Community Involvement. made through the province’s Skill Development Fund and will
enable LiUNA to train more than 5,000 additional workers over
Some of the reasons that GrandBridge Energy was selected as five-years starting in 2026-2027.
one of Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers (2025):
The 24,000-square-foot expansion will include new classrooms,
• GrandBridge hosts a dedicated employee recognition event a heavy equipment lab and three offices. It will also provide
each year to celebrate individual and team performance as training for Red Seal apprentices.
well as years of service milestones and the contributions of “This investment makes a real difference for Cambridge, a city
retirees and volunteers. that has been experiencing indefinite growth by population,

• GrandBridge takes a comprehensive view of health and increasing by 6.6 per cent between 2016 and 2021,” said
wellness, offering a healthy lifestyle incentive of $180 per year Cambridge MPP Brian Riddell, to the Times. “As our city
for fitness equipment or gym membership and coverage for continues to grow, so does the demand for skilled workers.”
mental health care as part of its benefits plan (to $1,000 per Joseph Mancinelli, president of LiUNA Local 837, told the Times
year). growth across the province has created a significant demand
for skilled workers. “This is my 47th year with LiUNA and I have
• GrandBridge provides tuition subsidies for job-related never seen the amount of investment in infrastructure, and I
courses (to $1,200 per year) and covers costs associated with have never seen investments in people like I have seen from
professional accreditation. the Ford government,” he said.

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