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Building Better for all of Canada: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Building Better for all of Canada: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On Sept. 30, Canada honours the children who never returned home and the survivors of residentials schools along with their families and communities as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s also Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led,...
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Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 25 to 29
Your top DCN headlines this week feature coverage in recognition of the upcoming...
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RAIC reflects on dark days during Truth and Reconciliation sessions
Canadian architects and allies spent a sobering three hours this week digesting...
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CISC honours those who have dedicated their careers to the advancement of steel in Canada
TORONTO — 2023 Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Alfred F. Wong Li...
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Building Better for all of Canada: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On Sept. 30, Canada honours the children who never returned home and the survivo...
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Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 25 to 29
Your top DCN headlines this week feature coverage in recognition of the upcoming...
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RAIC reflects on dark days during Truth and Reconciliation sessions
Canadian architects and allies spent a sobering three hours this week digesting...
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CISC honours those who have dedicated their careers to the advancement of steel in Canada
TORONTO — 2023 Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Alfred F. Wong Li...
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Canada needs to build more mines now: MAC president
Canada needs to build more mines, pronto. So says Pierre Gratton, president and...
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Stakeholders praise McNaughton legacy after surprise departure
The sudden announcement by Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and...
Associations , Government

Words from a fire official: Using mass timber in highrises isn’t cut and dry
When it comes to using mass timber in highrise buildings there are pros and cons...
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Lesurf signs off as League of Champions chair
Ontario’s League of Champions, a cross-sectoral construction health and safety a...
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RAIC presents Truth and Reconciliation webinars
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada has announced it will comme...
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ACEC-Ontario elects six new board members with Holland as chair
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Ontari...
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GST removal on new rental builds good news, but still ‘a long way from being out of the woods’: Lyall
The federal government’s announcement that GST will be removed on construction o...
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Construction Appreciation Week offers opportunity to show off rewarding careers
For the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, National Construction A...
Associations , US News

TARBA appoints Chakarova as executive director
TORONTO — Raly Chakarova has been appointed the new executive director of the To...
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Profs, students recruited to combat housing crunch
A recent presentation to Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) members...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Prevailing wage will benefit all skilled trades workers
In the 2023 federal budget, the government proposed Investment Tax Credits for g...
Associations , Labour

Former COCA president David Surplis remembered for leadership and humour
Former Council of Ontario Construction Associations (COCA) president David Surpl...
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Cities urged to consider IPD for infrastructure jobs
The time has come for municipal governments to consider Integrated Project Deliv...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Bad government policies make construction industry challenges worse
Canada’s construction industry has two growing problems. The first is a shortag...
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Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 14 to 18
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news an opening date could be announced...
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Paul receives Indigenous women leadership award
TORONTO — The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has announced that...
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ORBA appoints new executive director and leadership
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Ontario Road Builders' Association (ORBA) has a new lead...
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New CAWIC board aims to be ‘national voice for women in construction’
The new board for the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) has...
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Lewis leaves ‘inspirational’ legacy as construction labour lawyer and leader
Mark Lewis will be remembered by his peers as a well-respected, knowledgeable an...
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Rebuild Ukraine contest winners showcase Speedstac modular construction designs
The winning designs of an architectural contest that could be the model for rebu...
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OAA looks for industry professionals for 2024 conference
TORONTO — The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) is looking for industry pr...
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Society of Fire Protection Engineers to host Mass Timber Symposium
WATERLOO, ONT. — The Society of Fire Protection Engineers will be holding its Ma...
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Strickland to chair BuildForce Canada board of directors
OTTAWA - Sean Strickland, executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions...
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Canadian Apprenticeship Forum expands advocacy mandate
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has announced that its women in the trad...
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Made in the Trades: McMillan launches new brand to engage corporate audiences
Jamie McMillan has it made it in the trades. The longtime trades advocate and f...
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Your top DCN headlines: July 3 to 7
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the Toronto Community Benefits Net...
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Ontario Society of Professional Engineers to host conference in November
TORONTO — The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) will be hosting t...
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Stakeholders keen to work with Chow on housing
Construction stakeholders have congratulated Olivia Chow on her Toronto mayoral...
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New $1.2B Thunder Bay correctional centre the first of its kind in Ontario
Construction crews are presently doing civil work and finishing a substructure t...
Infrastructure , Projects

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2023
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects

Construction steel prices in 2023-24 expected to remain high
Western Canada’s steel prices are expected remain high over the next 2023-2024 p...
Economic , Resource

Stakeholders praise McNaughton legacy after surprise departure
The sudden announcement by Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and...
Associations , Government

Inuvik wind turbine achieves major milestone as first power delivered to grid
In mid-September, Inuvik celebrated the first power produced by a 3.5-megawatt w...
Infrastructure , Resource

Crown withdraws charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash
BARRIE, ONT. — Criminal charges against a construction company in a crash north...
OH&S

Canada Post unveils new Albert Jackson Processing Centre in Toronto
TORONTO — Canada Post has announced the grand opening of its new Albert Jackson...
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Indigeneity a key element to Centennial’s $112M A-Building design
The expansion of the A-Building at Centennial College is more than just an addit...