THE climatic disturbances and the heat heavy the last few weeks have been difficult for construction workers who welcome with relief their vacation well deserved.
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“The smog especially, it was really intense. We felt it a lot on the body, ”explains Antoine Vincent, a 28-year-old construction worker, met on a construction site in Montreal.
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Construction workers always look forward to these two weeks off during the busiest time of the year. This summer, even more than usual, since in addition to the heat wave, they were confronted with torrential rains, thunderstorms and smog caused by forest fires.
Alexandre Labelle, Antoine Vincent and Tristan Collard intend to enjoy the holidays after a particularly intense month at work.
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Mathieu Ménard is a team leader on the Maestria condominiums site in downtown Montreal and despite the good mood of his troops, he finds that the workers are eager to get off the job.
Mathieu Ménard, the team leader of a construction site in downtown Montreal leaves the construction site to take advantage of a well-deserved vacation.
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“Let’s say that people are eager to be able to rest, to spend a little two weeks with the family,” explains the future dad who plans to spend time in Quebec with his 8-month-pregnant spouse.
Climatic changes
If several construction workers mentioned at Log prefer to enjoy the house and the swimming pool with the family, others will have to revise their plans due to the climatic conditions.
Fishing enthusiasts who were planning to go to outfitters during their vacations may have to change their plans. As of July 20, fires are still active in Quebec, particularly in La Tuque, Haute-Côte-Nord and Fjord-du-Saguenay.
Julien Binette, Julien Jobin and Frédéic Coutu, glaziers pose in front of the construction site on which they have been working for 2 years.
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“In my case, I’m pretty lucky because I’m going to Vancouver, so there are no wildfires there. Unfortunately, some of my colleagues who were going fishing in Abitibi-Témiscamingue had to change their plans,” said Frédéric Coutu, a glazier who works downtown.