The Ontario Home Builders’ Association has come out in support of the provincial government’s announcement restricting construction only to active sites on the essential businesses list. It’s a stance echoed by the St. Thomas & Elgin Home Builders’ Association.
Executive officer Angela DeVries says the measure will reduce activity in the sector and enhance COVID-19 prevention measures, while enabling completion of new homes and renovations moving toward completion. Fortunately, says DeVries, there is a lot of inventory at this time.
DeVries adds, association members have improved conditions with additional requirements for sanitization, physical distancing, illness reporting and limiting the number of workers on individual sites.
