2020 Awards to Health & Safety and Pacific Blasting & Demolition!
April 06, 2021
We are so pleased to be able to celebrate two awards that HSE and Pacific Blasting & Demolition received this past February!
Health & Safety wins NAOSH Award: “Best Entry Award”
Safety and Health Week, also known as NAOSH Week (stands for North American Occupational Safety and Health), took place from May 3 to 9, 2020. “NAOSH Week is a continent-wide event spanning three countries (Canada...
International Women’s Day: Eleanor McCorkindale & Terri Biln
March 30, 2021
International Women’s Day 2021 was on Monday, March 8. We reached out and connected with multiple women at NorLand to ask about their own work experiences and what IWD means to them. The responses were so overwhelming and inspiring, that we decided to feature one or two every week on our NorLand News page and social media channels, plus March is “History of Women” month! Teammates Get Treated...
International Women’s Day: Sydney Wanchulak
March 23, 2021
Before continuing on with our regularly scheduled programming for“History of Women” month, we'd like to share this fantastic article by the Journal of Commerce. This article, titled "Tips for women to survive, thrive in the trades" discusses the challenges women can face in trades and tactics to overcome them.
Now, back to NorLand's featured women of the week...
This week, we are featuring ...
International Women’s Day: Racheal Bertrand & Rose Salvarani
March 16, 2021
International Women’s Day 2021 was on Monday, March 8. We reached out and connected with multiple women at NorLand to ask about their own work experiences and what IWD means to them. The responses were so overwhelming and inspiring, that we decided to feature one or two every week on our NorLand News page and social media channels, plus March is “History of Women” month! Teammates Get Treated...
International Women’s Day: Ciara Chisholm
March 11, 2021
International Women’s Day 2021 was on Monday, March 8. We reached out and connected with multiple women at NorLand to ask about their own work experiences and what IWD means to them. The responses were so overwhelming and inspiring, that we decided to feature one or two every week on our NorLand News page and social media channels, plus March is “History of Women” month! Teammates Get Treated...
International Women's Day 2021!
March 08, 2021
March 8, 2021 is International Women’s Day! We are so proud to recognize and celebrate the women at NorLand – here’s to you!
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to...
Pink Shirt Day
February 23, 2021
February 24 is Pink Shirt Day. This day focuses on anti-bullying, working together, and treating others with dignity and respect. This initiative started in 2007, when a Grade 9 boy in small-town Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. Two of his schoolmates took a stand – they bought and distributed 50 pink shirts for others to wear. Pink Shirt Day, or Anti-...
Workout Challenge 2.0
February 16, 2021
Last year, NorLand hosted a Company-Wide Workout Challenge encouraging NorLanders to stay active while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions. As 2021 rolled around, it became clear that the global pandemic was far from over – so NorLand has launched a new and improved workout challenge to keep employees active, connected, and engaged in 2021.
There will be a new workout challenge each quarter this...
CCW Newsletter: NorLand in the Sponsor Spotlight
February 09, 2021
"Canadian Construction Women (CCW) creates a stronger construction industry by inspiring and supporting women.” CCW is a Vancouver-based association that exists to attract and retain women in the construction industry. They have committed to increasing women’s representation in the field since 1981, and NorLand has been a proud Gold Sponsor Member since January 2019.
We are honored to be chosen...
February is Black History Month
February 03, 2021
In Canada, the month of February is celebrated as Black History Month and in the spirit of this we are going to shortly reflect on last year and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
In 2020, we have seen the international rise of the BLM movement, which started in 2013 in the United States. This past year we saw protests across North America and the world in support of anti-racism and...