On life as a single mom working in the construction industry
“Construction Mom.” Illustration by Megan Kinch. This piece by Megan Kinch was first published in CBC Parents in 2020. Although Kinch’s own life situation has changed as her da...
Megan Kinch
Hard times are here
Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at the Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto. Last year there were close to three million visits to Toronto food banks—a 50…
Working construction in a housing crisis
Construction on Sherbourne Street in downtown Toronto. Photo by Alex Krasavtsev/Flickr. It feels deeply ironic to be a building-trades worker during a housing crisis. I build homes—condos more s...