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Metro Vancouver building below-market rental homes in Pitt Meadows
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – Metro Vancouver will begin construction in the fall on a ne...
Government , Projects
Saskatchewan planning Saskatoon intensive care unit expansion
REGINA, SASK. – The Government of Saskatchewan is planning to add more adult Int...
Infrastructure , Projects
Alberta puts $2.8 million towards development of industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is providing $2.8 million through Emissions...
Resource , Technology
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 364: Bill Black on the Calgary Green Line
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, Calgary Construction Associa...
Coastal GasLink fined $590,000 by B.C. environment office over pipeline build
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Environment Assessment Office has fined Coastal Ga...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Winnipeg mayor lauds $650 million Portage Place redevelopment
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham is calling the $650 million redevelop...
Government , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 9 to 13
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on new standardized designs for...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Niagara Region watermain work a joint effort to make much-needed improvements
Located in the heart of Ontario’s wine country, the picturesque Niagara Region c...
Infrastructure
Construction industry needs government support to weather climate change challenges: CCA report
A new report finds although the construction industry has made progress in reduc...
Government
Bird named among the top 30 companies on the TSX in 2024
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Bird Construction Inc. has been recognized as a 2024 TSX30 win...
Economic
TODs, Ontario Line highlighted during transit innovation session
Over the past 10 years the concept of transit-oriented developments (TODs) has g...
Infrastructure
Jeff Kinnaird named president of Peak Group
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Peak Group of companies, which supplies more than 2,000 Hom...
Economic
1,600 affordable homes planned for Indigenous people in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia, BC Housing and Indigenous non-p...
Government , Infrastructure
ICBA endorses Rustad’s BC Conservatives
SURREY, B.C. – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC (ICB...
Associations , Government
Alberta Premier Smith says she wants Calgary Green Line to proceed as first pitched
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's committed to Calgary’...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Grenfell Fire report hammers U.K. construction
Seven years after the death of 72 residents in the horrific Grenfell Tower apart...
Government
Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report
OTTAWA - A new report by Desjardins warns Ottawa's efforts to kickstart new hous...
Government , Labour
Federal government transfers more than $33M to Saskatchewan through community building fund
REGINA – The federal government has transferred more than $33 million to the Pro...
Government , Infrastructure
Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applications
EDMONTON - At least three requesters want Alberta's energy regulator to call off...
Resource
Innovation Saskatchewan puts $1.5 million towards Energy Innovation Hub
REGINA – Innovation Saskatchewan is providing $1.5 million in funding to the Pet...
Government , Technology
Metro Vancouver board chair pushes back on calls for North Shore wastewater plant project info
NORTH VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley insists the organizati...
Government , Projects
US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view
NEW YORK - The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, m...
US News
Climate and Construction: Quebec launches investigation into illegal dumping of toxic soil
The removal, transport and storage of excess soil from construction sites and re...
Government
Alberta, Ontario companies leading charge on asphalt mixture EPDs
Two asphalt concrete producing companies in Alberta and Ontario are leading the...
Associations
Remember the Sky on 9/11
NEW YORK CITY - As the construction community across North America prepares to m...
Government , US News
Saskatchewan begins procurement process for two schools
REGINA – Both City Centre School in Saskatoon and Harbour Landing joint-use scho...
Government , Projects
Federal, B.C. governments invest $20 million in Victoria roadwork
SAANICH, B.C. - The governments of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 and British Columbia are investing $20...
Government , Infrastructure
New standardized designs bring further flexibility for B.C. housing: Minister
New housing designs may streamline and reduce costs for British Columbia’s homeo...
Government , Infrastructure
PCL announces promotions in offices across аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023
PCL Construction is making leadership changes in five of its Canadian districts....
Economic
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 363: How 9/11 changed construction
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren...
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases
OTTAWA - The federal government says аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 will challenge recent increases to s...
Economic , Government
Construction’s role in World Suicide Prevention Day
First launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention,...