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Planners, architects and engineers share resources
Planners, architects and engineers share resources
OTTAWA — The Canadian Institute of Planners, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, Engineers Canada and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada have announced they have signed an agreement to undertake cross promotion and sharing of resources....
Associations
CISC delegation urges government to take action on steel issues
OTTAWA — Members and associates from the Canadian Institute of Steel Constructio...
Associations
Keystone XL setback will cost Canadian industry ‘millions’ says petroleum producers association
CALGARY — Bitterness and frustration were the reactions from the Canadian oil in...
Associations
CCPPP panellists compare optimal dispute strategies
The size and complexity of public-private partnership (P3) projects multiplies t...
Associations
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Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 12 to 16
This week’s top JOC headlines take a look at projects progressing and some that...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Nov. 12 to 16
This week’s top DCN headlines take a look at megaprojects and major announcement...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Investigators seeking men dressed as construction workers involved in home invasion
TORONTO — Hold Up investigators are seeking three suspects wearing construction...
Others
Stelco reports earnings of $125 million in Q3 in sharp jump from last year
HAMILTON, ONT. — Stelco Holdings Inc. says it earned $125 million in the third q...
Economic
Work begins on remodel of Kenai Municipal Airport terminal
KENAI, ALASKA — Workers have begun the remodel of the 52-year-old terminal at th...
Infrastructure
Kwantlen Polytechnic’s Spruce Building reopens after $22-million reno
SURREY, B.C. — Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Spruce Building officiall...
Projects
Manitoba predicts steady job growth in near future
WINNIPEG — The Province of Manitoba is forecasting job growth in the coming year...
Economic
How does Vancouver’s tallest office building ‘Stack’ up?
The skyline of Vancouver, already dotted with roughly 650 highrise buildings, is...
Projects
Planners, architects and engineers share resources
OTTAWA — The Canadian Institute of Planners, the Canadian Society of Landscape A...
Associations
Built Green Canada launches partnership with Green Builder Coalition for water conservation certification
EDMONTON — Built Green Canada has announced it is partnering with the Green Buil...
Resource
Amazon’s growing pains in Seattle offer lessons to new hosts
SEATTLE — As Amazon turns its attention to setting up new homes in Long Island C...
Economic
Enbridge CEO counsels patience as western oil glut ‘screams’ for solutions
CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. is looking at options to help clear a glut of oil in Wes...
Resource
Green Acre partners with The Friendly Stranger for cannabis expansion
TORONTO — Green Acre Capital (GAC) is committing $10 million to a partnership wi...
Projects
CISC delegation urges government to take action on steel issues
OTTAWA — Members and associates from the Canadian Institute of Steel Constructio...
Associations
Symes Road Destructor transformed into a brewing ‘jewel’
The transformation of a former garbage incinerator in Toronto’s west end into th...
Projects
LIUNA keenly eyes transportation P3s, says Mancinelli
The Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) is bullish on new On...
Infrastructure
Alberta energy firms split on call for government-imposed production cuts
CALGARY - Oilsands and refining giants Suncor Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc....
Economic , Resource
Ford government’s first fiscal update shows Ontario cut deficit to $14.5 billion
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it has cut the prov...
Government
10 Mid-November Economic Nuggets
There’s good reason to feel comfortable based on how well the U.S. economy is do...
Economic
EllisDon secures Penticton hospital contract
PENTICTON, B.C. — EllisDon Facility Services Inc. is taking full control of a fa...
Infrastructure
Buildex Calgary workshop integrates all facets of the IPD model
Published in June 2018, Integrated Project Delivery: An Action Guide for Leaders...
Associations
Chinese premier says reforms, not stimulus, vital for growth
SINGAPORE — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says the country needs reforms to support...
Economic
Gov: Amazon ‘largest jobs commitment’ in Tennessee history
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam said an Amazon operations hub expected to create 5,...
Economic
Toronto creates Transit Expansion Office to oversee large projects
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is establishing a new Transit Expansion Office tha...
Government
Keystone XL setback will cost Canadian industry ‘millions’ says petroleum producers association
CALGARY — Bitterness and frustration were the reactions from the Canadian oil in...
Associations
Stantec reveals firm sold for lower than expected
TORONTO — Canadian engineering-design firm Stantec Inc. says it will record a no...
Economic
CCPPP panellists compare optimal dispute strategies
The size and complexity of public-private partnership (P3) projects multiplies t...
Associations
First Crosstown station build an exercise in precision
Underneath the bustling intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue West in...
Infrastructure
How high is up (for interest rates)?
As many expected, including ourselves in the Snapshot titled “No Short Term Fix...
Economic
Majority of Calgary voters say ‘no thanks’ to 2026 Olympics
CALGARY — Calgary's bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics was rebuffed on Tuesday...
Government
West Fraser to curtail production at two B.C. mills, affecting 135 employees
VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will permanently curtail about 3...
Resource
Big question for Amazon’s two chosen cities: Will it pay off?
WASHINGTON — The awarding of Amazon's second headquarters to two affluent locali...
Economic
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Ontario construction sector faces tough challenges ahead: panel
The new Ontario government is hitting the pause button on spending and that sugg...
Infrastructure
Automated NLT process saves time, cost for timber builds
With several installations under its belt, Timmerman Timberworks Inc. has opted...
Resource
‘Seize the moment’ and invest in Canada, says Champagne
The future is bright for public-private partnerships (P3s) in Canada, the countr...
Government , Infrastructure
How can P3s keep transit projects moving?
How public-private partnerships can evolve and help deliver critical transit inf...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Fixing Ontario’s skilled trades system
Ontario has been caught in a classic Catch-22: employers can’t find enough skill...
Labour
Children’s book informs younger generations about skilled trades
A new colouring and story book features children sharing stories about people th...
Labour
City of Hamilton smashes its own records in 2018 construction boom
Hamilton is celebrating its biggest construction year in the city’s history. “O...
Economic
Ottawa plans to give climate funds directly to Ontario institutions, businesses
MILTON, ONT. — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal governmen...