Special Feature
Women in Construction
Below are articles from the latest Women in Construction Special Feature, published June 26, 2020 by Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Women in Construction
Stats show strange drop in women working in construction
After several years of gains, the number of women in trades dropped in 2019, acc...
Labour , Others
Outreach programs coupled with support and data prove successful
Given the apparent drop in women in the trades reported by Statistic Canada is e...
Associations , Others
Heavy equipment operation a family tradition for Roy
As a young girl, Renee Roy would visit her dad on construction sites and watch i...
Labour , Others
Women of Powerline Technicians opens lines to electrical careers
Employment in this country’s electricity sector is no longer the exclusive domai...
Labour
The joy of ‘building and creating’ helps O’Hearn achieve dream career
Twenty-one-year-old Kate O’Hearn has always tried “to walk my own path” and perh...
Associations , Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: PCA’s women members in construction are role models
They bend pipe. They move earth. They juggle site logistics. No, they aren’t sup...
Labour
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
Canada's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in Canada's urban population growth.
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
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Breaking: Construction remains open as Ontario declares third provincial shutdown
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Associations , Government , OH&S
St Marys Cement commissions Canada’s first cement plant wet scrubber
BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — Toronto-based St Marys Cement Inc. has announced the install...
Technology
Canadian construction companies rate digital maturity as ‘under-developed’ in new survey
When asked in a survey to evaluate their digital transformation efforts, 64 per...
Associations , Economic
EDC economist revises 2021 forecasts, expects dramatic jumps in U.S. and Canadian growth
The chief economist for Export Development Canada (EDC) has revised his economic...
Associations , Economic
Exoskeletons not just for cinematic superheroes, they’re ideal for masons
A few years ago, exoskeletons, like the one sported by the fictional superhero I...
Technology
Canadian designers, developers have ‘a lot to learn’ from Asian cities, says panellist
The Canadian design and development world can see the future if it looks to Asia...
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Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
Government , Resource , US News
Mississauga’s EX3 tower targeted for geothermal milestone
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Ontario-based developer Camrost Felcorp Inc. has announced a...