Infrastructure

B.C. Building Trades announces new executive director

VANCOUVER - Andrew Mercier has been announced as the new executive director of t...

Labour November 21, 2019

Labour shortages still hitting private sector: CFIB

TORONTO - Canada’s private sector job vacancy rate is stable but still high, acc...

Economic , Labour November 21, 2019

Ontario to spend $60M on Toronto brain sciences centre

TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it will allocate $60 million towa...

Infrastructure November 21, 2019

Enbridge Gas makes $20K donation to Skills Ontario

TORONTO — Skills Ontario recently received a $20,000 donation from Enbridge Gas...

Labour November 21, 2019

Newfoundland to Labrador fixed link has new legs

The idea of building a fixed transportation link across the Strait of Belle Isle...

Infrastructure November 21, 2019

Safety professional says it’s time for new era in health and safety

Multi-stakeholder engagement is the key to effect change in health and safety in...

OH&S , Technology November 21, 2019

LIUNA training centre new expansion responds to clamour for labourers

LIUNA Local 506 has officially opened the doors of a major new expansion to its...

Labour , Projects November 21, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils new Liberal cabinet

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a larger cabinet that aims t...

Government November 20, 2019

Spain has permits to build giant telescope blocked in Hawaii

BARCELONA, SPAIN - The director of a Spanish research centre said on Nov. 20 tha...

Projects November 20, 2019

Ford’s green energy deal cancellation carries $231M cost

TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's decision to tear up 750 renewable energy contracts...

Government , Resource November 20, 2019

Sponsored Content: New OPCMA contract provisions designed to promote fairness, stronger market for manufactured precast concrete

The Ontario Precast Concrete Manufacturers’ Association (OPCMA) has published pr...

Associations November 20, 2019

Crater Lake road system nationally historic

CRATER LAKE, OR.  - Officials say the Army Corps of Engineers Road System at Cra...

Infrastructure , Projects November 20, 2019

Workers, contractors gather at B.C. legislature in CBA protest

VICTORIA - The New Democrat government's approach to building major public proje...

Government , Labour November 20, 2019

Inside Innovation: Wearable AR devices can improve workflow efficiency and safety

One of the most exciting developments seen on construction jobsites these days a...

Technology November 20, 2019

$2M donation for Bowmanville hospital upgrades

BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — The Halminen Family Foundation announced a significant contr...

Infrastructure November 20, 2019

Atwill-Morin to restore military tower in N.B

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Groupe Atwill-Morin has announced it has been awarded a $5-mi...

Projects November 20, 2019

Procurement Perspectives: Early RFP stages critical to success

I am often asked when speaking at an event, to review when and how government st...

Government November 20, 2019

BOLT gives kids a shot at construction careers

A Tridel-sponsored program for disadvantaged inner-city youth is a formidable to...

Labour November 20, 2019

Sponsored Content: How Canadian company Xypex helped make Helsinki’s art dream a reality

The multi-domed ceiling of the subterranean Amos Rex art museum pushes up throug...

Projects November 19, 2019

Active & Emerging Canadian P3 Sectors Summary

Health: 101 projects in operation or under construction across Canada valued at...

Projects November 19, 2019

Industry Special: Asbestos: Why risk it?

Employers are responsible for the health and safety of their workers, and that i...

OH&S November 19, 2019

Alberta tackles school projects with eye to provincial P3 future

Alberta’s new government is launching a P3 bundle of schools as its first step t...

Government , Projects November 19, 2019

Marasco honoured as 2019 P3 champion by CCPPP

TORONTO —Mike Marasco, a trailblazer in the field of infrastructure P3s, has bee...

Associations , Others November 19, 2019

More consultation needed pre-project on a P3: Panel

The P3 model is at risk of losing more major players and needs significant retoo...

Infrastructure , Projects November 19, 2019

Inuit communities must be invested in to make Canada whole: Obed

Inuit communities should have the same opportunities as the rest of Canada when...

Infrastructure , Projects November 19, 2019

HGTV contractor tells students follow intuition when choosing a career

When it comes to careers, there are many paths to success and fulfillment and th...

Labour November 19, 2019

Boralex completes hydro project in northern Ontario

MONTREAL — Quebec-based Boralex Inc. has announced the commercial commissioning...

Infrastructure , Resource November 19, 2019

Halifax CFL stadium group submit revised plan

HALIFAX — The business group that wants to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a pot...

Economic , Infrastructure November 19, 2019

Zoomlion breaks world record as the largest internal climbing tower crane

CHANGDE, CHINA — Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., a Chinese m...

Others November 19, 2019

George Brown gets $1M from Concert Properties

TORONTO — Concert Properties Ltd., a Canadian real estate development and proper...

Projects November 19, 2019

PHOTO: The One Project

Construction is nearing street level on The One mixed-use development at One Blo...

Projects November 19, 2019

Kitchener’s IN8 has big plans for Hamilton City Centre site

Kitchener-based developer IN8 Developments has announced plans to develop a 3.5-...

Projects November 19, 2019

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