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Legal Notes: A complex mix of cost-plus contracts, verbal agreements and change orders
Legal Notes: A complex mix of cost-plus contracts, verbal agreements and change orders
Geo A. Kelson Company Limited was hired as a subcontractor on a large project. Kelson in turn sub-subcontracted A. Amar and Associates Ltd. to perform the sheet metal work at a fixed price. Labour issues resulted in Amar adding workers from Sjostrom Sheet...
Government
Ordinance in City of Phoenix protects workers from extreme heat
PHOENIX, ARIZ. - The new ordinance at the City of Phoenix is being lauded by lea...
Government , OH&S , US News
Ontario home construction levels up, but still far off pace for 1.5M target
TORONTO - The pace of new home construction is picking up in Ontario, though it...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Caledon, Guelph, Hamilton and North Bay receive funding for exceeding housing targets
TORONTO — Over the last few weeks, Ontario municipalities such as Caledon, Guelp...
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Legal Notes: A complex mix of cost-plus contracts, verbal agreements and change orders
Geo A. Kelson Company Limited was hired as a subcontractor on a large project. K...
Government
Ordinance in City of Phoenix protects workers from extreme heat
PHOENIX, ARIZ. - The new ordinance at the City of Phoenix is being lauded by lea...
Government , OH&S , US News
Ontario home construction levels up, but still far off pace for 1.5M target
TORONTO - The pace of new home construction is picking up in Ontario, though it...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Caledon, Guelph, Hamilton and North Bay receive funding for exceeding housing targets
TORONTO — Over the last few weeks, Ontario municipalities such as Caledon, Guelp...
Government
Bethlenfalvy highlights infrastructure spending in Budget 2024
Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy has placed capital spending at th...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
BUDGET DAY IN ONTARIO: Province to be ‘prudent and responsible,’ minister says
TORONTO — It's budget day in Ontario, and the finance minister is set to present...
Government
Feds give $4.8 million to United Brotherhood of Carpenters for apprentice supports
WOODBRIDGE, ONT. – The Government of Canada is putting $4.8 million towards the...
Government , Labour
Ontario issues RFQ for Eglinton Extension stations
TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is issuing a request for quali...
Government , Infrastructure
Avoid bid-rigging with defensive tactics
In my view, organizations like the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and...
Government
Ontario extends 5.7-cent gas tax cut to the end of the year
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Ontario's 5.7-cent per litre cut to the provincial gas tax...
Government
CPP Investments invests $300M on Indian road infrastructure
MUMBAI, INDIA — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board recently announced it h...
Government
Fraser says up-zoning has changed planning landscape
Canada’s minister of housing, infrastructure and communities says the government...
Government , Projects
Your top DCN headlines: March 18 to 22
Your top DCN headlines this week feature an information piece on what employers...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
Province will not introduce legislation that automatically approves fourplexes: Ford
Ontario will not introduce legislation to automatically allow fourplex homes to...
Government
Legal Notes: The contract, the claims, the cash and the Ferrari
During construction, an absence of documentation and reliance on verbal agreemen...
Government
Plans for Ontario legislature renovations ‘a touch’ delayed, minister says
TORONTO — Work to renovate Ontario's legislature is still in relatively early pl...
Government , Projects
Tiny shelter community in Halifax suburb up and running, as province seeks new sites
HALIFAX — Three neat rows of tiny shelters, each with a bright blue, lockable do...
Government , Projects
Feds, Quebec fund five social housing projects in Quebec City
QUEBEC CITY — The federal government and the Government of Quebec have announced...
Government , Projects
Construction underway on new long-term care home in Pickering
PICKERING, ONT.—Construction is underway on a new long -term care home that will...
Government , Projects
National Infrastructure Assessment program to launch soon
Key stakeholders are aligned in calling on the Justin Trudeau government to comm...
Government , Infrastructure
Former prime minister Mulroney lying in state as dignitaries, VIPs pay tribute
OTTAWA - A solemn parade of dignitaries and VIPs is offering condolences to the...
Government
Government provides Pickering with $5.2M for exceeding housing targets
PICKERING, ONT. — Pickering will be receiving $5.2 million in funding from the p...
Government , Projects
Renovation slated for Confederation Centre of the Arts in P.E.I.
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.—Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown will be...
Government , Projects
Leasing alternatives for financing capital expenditures
In recent years, leasing has emerged as a popular alternative method for financi...
Government
Brisbane Olympics organizers scrap plans for their 2032 centerpiece and reject new stadium idea
BRISBANE, AUS. - Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish an...
Government , Infrastructure
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehen...
Government , OH&S
Glaholt will take ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ approach to Construction Act review
The review of Ontario’s Construction Act announced a few weeks ago is big news f...
Associations , Government
Task force housing blueprint calls for green, co-ordinated housing push
A task force focused on affordable housing through a climate-conscious lens is c...
Government
Windsor identifies four properties suited for housing development
WINDSOR, ONT. — The City of Windsor in Ontario has released a list of four munic...
Government , Projects
City opens energy and water reporting link for owners of large buildings in Toronto
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is implementing a new energy and reporting bylaw a...
Government , Resource
Residential Report: Use-it-or-lose-it policy could have costly consequences for housing
Let me debunk a couple of myths that are circulating regarding our housing suppl...
Government , Projects
Queen’s Park announces southwestern Ontario highway projects
WINDSOR, ONT. — The provincial government has announced progress on several high...
Government , Infrastructure
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New Exhibition Station proposal would transform two sites into a transit oriented community
TORONTO - The province, in consultation with the City of Toronto, is working on...
Infrastructure , Projects
Why can’t transit projects be delivered on time?
Among all construction projects, it’s unarguable large transit projects have the...
Infrastructure , Projects
Heading for home: Rogers Centre renovations almost ready for season opener
TORONTO — With less than a month to go before the Toronto Blue Jays’ home opener...
Projects
Ontario builders, workers plan safety blitz for eclipse
Ontario contractors and workers are preparing for the April 8 total solar eclips...
OH&S
Rehabilitation work to begin on Gardiner Expressway between Dufferin and Strachan
TORONTO - The next phase of the City of Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway Strategic...
Infrastructure
Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Shopping Centre construction projects – U.S. – March 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Sh...
Economic , Projects
U of T Academic Wood Tower intended as prototype for the world
A new academic timber building at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus...
Projects , Resource
Powerline technician Melissa Dawe weathers all kinds of storms to help others
Although not wanting to go into too many details, Connect Atlantic Utility Servi...