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Your Top JOC Headlines: Jan. 20 to Jan. 24
This week’s JOC headlines include water permit approval for Keystone XL, Prince...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Global Market Scan: Russia launches the Power of Siberia
The first phase of “The Power of Siberia” (Sila Sibiri), the largest infrastruct...
Economic , Infrastructure , Resource
SNC-Lavalin unveils new executive team members
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin has announced three appointments to executive team that i...
Economic
Q4 Inc. announces move into new downtown Hamilton office
HAMILTON, ONT. — Tech firm Q4 Inc. has announced it is expanding into a new four...
Economic , Technology
SNC-Lavalin recruits ex Bombardier exec to lead transformation
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Inc. has recruited a former Bombardier executive who over...
Economic
Sydney’s Novaporte project secures Mi’kmaq partners
SYDNEY, N.S. — Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP) has announced the expan...
Infrastructure , Projects
New solar project to meet 62 per cent of Summerside’s electricity demands
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Representatives of the federal, provincial and municipal go...
Infrastructure , Resource
Square One District a record mixed-use development
Oxford Properties Group and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) ha...
Projects
New career in green building for former Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has started a career in gree...
Economic , Technology
Age of Quebec historical find now in question?
MONTREAL — It was heralded in 2018 as a major historic find: a 15-metre segment...
Others
London’s EVE Park gets zoning approval
LONDON, ONT. — The proposed net-zero energy EVE Park residential project planned...
Projects
PHOTO: Southside Site
Window work is underway on the Southside Residences at Gramercy Park in Toronto....
Projects
Infrastructure spending not a recession fixer
TORONTO — Infrastructure spending is not an effective policy for stimulating the...
Economic , Infrastructure
Province to ease EA requirements for minor waterpower projects
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced a proposal to e...
Government , Resource
Building Trades’ Dillon ‘troubled’ by Lafarge case
In the 16 years since the Westray bill amended Canada’s Criminal Code to establi...
Government , Labour , OH&S
Lafarge decision may herald era of harsher fines
A recent legal analysis of the court’s decision in last year’s Lafarge Canada ca...
Government , OH&S
Prince George building permits reach new heights
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Business is booming in Prince George, B.C. City officials...
Economic
Indigenous LNG supporters chide human rights advocates over pipeline comments
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A collective of First Nations who support the liquefied natur...
Resource
Second phase of UBC Biosciences building complete
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The University of British Columbia (UBC) unveiled the completi...
Projects
Vancouver recommends Granville Bridge improvement design
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver has released its recommended design for the Gr...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
South Dakota board approves Keystone XL water permits
FORT PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Water Management Board on Tuesday approved...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Guelph receives $177M to transform its transit
GUELPH, ONT. — Representatives of three levels of government were on hand in Gue...
Government , Infrastructure
Flooring manufacturer fined $225,000 following worker fatality in Toronto
TORONTO — A worker succumbed to fatal thermal injuries they suffered after becom...
OH&S
Metso to introduce latest innovations at CONEXPO-CON/AGG
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Metso, an industrial company offering equipment and services f...
Technology
Canam Group bought by Quebec investors
ST. GEORGES, QUE. — The Canadian assets of Quebec-based construction company Can...
Economic
Inside Innovation: Potential for off-site construction is prefab-ulous
The term “prefabrication” is used to describe many off-site building processes,...
Technology
ORBA convention to focus on future readiness
As the first convention leading into a new decade, the Ontario Road Builders’ As...
Associations
David Geffen Hall reno in Diamond Schmitt’s hands
New York City has turned to Toronto-based firm Diamond Schmitt Architects (DSA)...
Projects
Edmonton safety inspection AI wins Smart 50 Award
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The City of Edmonton is using the future to study the past and...
OH&S , Technology
WorkSafeBC to focus on crane safety in 2020
WorkSafeBC has a number of initiatives planned in 2020 to ensure the estimated 3...
OH&S
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – December 2019
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2020
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electr...