Aecon, LIUNA join forces on Women in Trades program
Aecon, LIUNA join forces on Women in Trades program
Partners LIUNA and Aecon are buoyed by the stellar results of the first phase of the new Women in the Trades program they rolled out this spring and are seriously thinking of extending it to new trades and sectors. Phase one saw 12 women enrolled in the...
Labour
Late Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s name could grace newly constructed street
TORONTO — A Toronto street could wind up bearing the name of one of its most not...
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Inside Innovation: VOLTstack power stations deliver clean site energy
Vancouver-based company Portable Electric is revolutionizing mobile power genera...
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The OCC — Ontario construction’s new think-tank
There’s a new kid on the think-tank block that will be working to influence the...
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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 62: new Ontario think tank, Women in Trades via Aecon and LIUNA, Calgary office to residence conversions, and steel and labour controversies in B.C.
This week on The Construction Record Podcast, Daily Commercial News and Journal...
Standard & Poor’s reaffirms Federal Bridge Corp’s A+
OTTAWA — The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) has announced that Standa...
Economic
Kitchener nails supplier convicted in printing plate mishap
KITCHENER, ONT. — Kitchener, Ont.-based steel nails manufacturer THS Industries...
Government
Inside Innovation: VOLTstack power stations deliver clean site energy
Vancouver-based company Portable Electric is revolutionizing mobile power genera...
Technology
Late Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s name could grace newly constructed street
TORONTO — A Toronto street could wind up bearing the name of one of its most not...
Government
Aecon, LIUNA join forces on Women in Trades program
Partners LIUNA and Aecon are buoyed by the stellar results of the first phase of...
Labour
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – July 2019
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
PHOTO: Office in Oakville
Structural steel is now underway on a new office at 360 Oakville Place in Oakvil...
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Toronto’s Thompson to be renovated, rebranded
NEW YORK — The Starwood Capital Group has announced that it plans to extensively...
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National home sales climbed higher in July
OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July rose 12.6...
Economic
Canada largely successful in managing economic immigration: OECD study
OTTAWA — An international review of Canada’s economic immigration system says th...
Government
SNC-Lavalin faces renewed questions over future following bombshell report
MONTREAL — A new report from Canada’s ethics watchdog on the government’s handli...
Economic , Government
Uncovering the viability of mid-size rooftop PV arrays
Inputs for assessing the financial viability of rooftop PV solar arrays have bee...
Projects , Technology
The OCC — Ontario construction’s new think-tank
There’s a new kid on the think-tank block that will be working to influence the...
Associations , Government
EllisDon transplants mature trees in Vaughan parks
TORONTO — Metrolinx is working with contractors and the City of Vaughan, Ont. to...
Infrastructure
Province to fund road project in Pelham
PELHAM, ONT. — The Ontario Government will provide funding for a road reconstruc...
Infrastructure
Liberals unhurt, Tories not helped by SNC-Lavalin report: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin T...
Government
Cops boost traffic enforcement at new Hawaii telescope construction protest
MAUNA KEA, HAWAII — Police have issued about 100 tickets daily since last week f...
Projects
Feds announce funding for 700km Arctic road
OTTAWA — Work is expected to begin on the first road into the heart of Canada’s...
Infrastructure
Los Alamos National Laboratory details $13 billion in future construction plans
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory have plans for $1...
Infrastructure , Projects
Trump dismisses worries of recession, says economy ‘doing tremendously well’
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Donald Trump dismissed concerns of recession...
Economic , Government
PHOTO: Canoe Landing Community
Work is moving along for the Canoe Landing multi-use community development at Fo...
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Two workers hospitalized following fall from tower
SAINTE-JULIE, QUE. — Quebec construction and telecommunications infrastructure f...
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OGCA launches tech committee with inaugural meeting next month
The Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) has signalled it is time to a...
Associations , Technology
Electrical stakeholders press ministers on skill sets
Electrical sector stakeholders in Ontario’s construction industry are holding ou...
Government , Labour
PHOTO: CIBC Cover Up
Glass installation is underway on the first phase of the new CIBC Square on Bay...
Projects
Procurement Perspectives: A flexible approach expands opportunities
I have always said the RFP process allows a more flexible approach to procuremen...
Government
Sustainability story continues at Menkes’ One York build
Among 12 Ontario projects that have earned LEED certification since July 1, the...
Projects
Carpenters’ give $1M to new Vaughan hospital
Members of the Carpenters’ Union Local 27 and Local 675 have contributed to buil...
Infrastructure
Seven Mid-August Economic Nuggets
Greenland as a Real Estate Play Because it’s summertime, you take a few...
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Worker dies installing Marathon steel bridge
MARATHON, ONT. — A worker has been killed while installing a temporary steel bri...
OH&S
PHOTO: Ribbon Wrapped
Facade work continues to cover up the condominium project 1 Yorkville in Toronto...
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Low prices, LNG uncertainty add to frustration for natural gas producers
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Top 10 major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects – Canada – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water tre...
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Committee recommends B.C. pass prompt payment laws
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Inside Innovation: Tesla loses its residential solar rooftop shine
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New Brunswick update: outlook brightens through 2020 after a bleak 2018
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Top 10 major upcoming medical and educational construction projects – U.S. – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
