Setup of COVID-19 testing program for Centre Block construction ‘important step,’ say Senators, MPs

A new rapid-testing program for Centre Block rehabilitation-project workers started on April 29 after a 10-person outbreak on site earlier that month.

Over the 13 months since the pandemic started, Public Services and Procurement Canada says there have been a total of 23 cases associated with the parliamentary-precinct worksite, pictured Dec. 2, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

May 3, 2021

Senators and MPs overseeing the Parliament Hill rehabilitation say they have confidence in departmental oversight of the project and that work can continue amid increasing restrictions as Ontario weathers a punishing third wave, and after 10 workers tested positive for the virus in April. Public Se...

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