Special Feature
Demolition
Below are articles from the latest Demolition Special Feature, published throughout October 2023 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Demolition
In search of a sequel: Saskatchewan theatre demolished to bring movies back to town
Ryan Janke, a councillor for the city of Weyburn, Sask., recalls the magic night...
Projects
Demolish or rebuild? What to do when the earth quakes
Earthquakes are always in the back of people’s minds in British Columbia’s Lower...
Projects
Former Port Alice pulp mill topples with a kick
The Port Alice pulp mill boiler tower went down with a “kick” as its $90 million...
Projects
Vancouver Park Board votes to repair Jericho Pier, rejects demolition recommendation
The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation voted recently to repair the 80-year...
Infrastructure
Winnipeg struggles to clean up debris from demolished properties
Winnipeg is having a record-breaking year, but it’s not the kind most residents...
Projects
Former Toronto abattoir relegated to the history books
A remnant of Toronto’s industrial past has been relegated to the history books a...
Infrastructure
Decommission, deconstruction, then demolition, in that order
Watching a building being demolished by well-placed implosive devices is a publi...
Projects
Silo demolition done in record time thanks to special excavator
German engineering is demolishing the competition. This past summer, Priestly D...
Projects
U.K.’s Marks & Spencer debate pits demolitions against retrofits
The order of processes for the removal of an existing structure with the objecti...
Infrastructure
Deconstruction leadership must come from municipalities
The swinging of a wrecking ball demolishing an old building once signalled the r...
Labour
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