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Nova Scotia Power receives funding for EV smart grid-integrated system
Nova Scotia Power receives funding for EV smart grid-integrated system
HALIFAX, NS — Nova Scotia Power is receiving over $1.1 million from the Government of Canada to help establish cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system. The pilot project will demonstrate and assess smart...
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Top DCN Headlines Special: How Ontario lockdown measures impact construction
The top DCN headlines this week cover industry reaction and questions following...
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Lakeridge Health Bowmanville gets funding for redevelopment
BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — The redevelopment of Lakeridge Health's hospital site in Bow...
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Construction emerges relatively unscathed by expanded Ontario lockdown, stakeholders say
Ontario’s construction sector is expressing relief that the COVID-19 lockdown me...
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Nova Scotia Power receives funding for EV smart grid-integrated system
HALIFAX, NS — Nova Scotia Power is receiving over $1.1 million from the Governme...
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Top DCN Headlines Special: How Ontario lockdown measures impact construction
The top DCN headlines this week cover industry reaction and questions following...
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Lakeridge Health Bowmanville gets funding for redevelopment
BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — The redevelopment of Lakeridge Health's hospital site in Bow...
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Construction emerges relatively unscathed by expanded Ontario lockdown, stakeholders say
Ontario’s construction sector is expressing relief that the COVID-19 lockdown me...
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Ontario municipalities will see $34.7B deficit for roads and bridges: OGRA
OAKVILLE, ONT. — The Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) has calculated Ontari...
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Fundy tidal power project nears finish line
With the dawn of 2021, the finish line is now clearly in sight for the Pempa’q I...
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Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan's demand to...
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BREAKING NEWS: Ford shuts down non-essential construction
TORONTO — The Ontario government has declared a provincial emergency to fight th...
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Construction crews push to make parking lot field hospitals patient ready
TORONTO — Long, white peaked structures have cropped up around Ontario hospitals...
Infrastructure , Projects
Hilliard township receives funding to recover from landslide
HILLIARD, ONT. — Township of Hilliard, Ont. will receive financial support throu...
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Trump heads to Texas border in final days to showcase wall
WASHINGTON — After days out of sight following the Capitol siege, President Dona...
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Eight arrested in Minnesota protest over Line 3 pipeline project
HILL CITY, MINN. — Eight people were arrested in a protest to oppose construct...
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Newfoundland government seeks input for provincial roads plan
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Transporta...
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Kitchener makes progress on strategic plan in 2020
KITCHENER, ONT. — The City of Kitchener, Ont.’s pandemic response was guided by...
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Ontario First Nation hopes new funding will end some water advisories
OTTAWA — The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation is expanding its water sy...
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Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 4 to 8
The top DCN headlines this week cover a COVID-19 outbreak and disruption issues...
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Crosslinx documents new COVID outbreak, year-long disruptions
A statement from Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) outlines a litany of COVID-19...
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First Notice: Candu contracts; Raymond James sustainability; Tricon rebrand
Bruce Power extends Candu Energy contracts Candu Energy Inc., a member...
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First Ontario COVID-19 field hospital open for patients in Burlington
BURLINGTON, ONT. — Ontario's first field hospital built during the pandemic is...
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Your top graphics for 2020: Another element to sharing the news
Every week the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce team brainstorms id...
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First Notice: New-home prices; U.S. procurement; Waterloo broadband
New-home prices continue to rise Statistics Canada reported Dec. 21 tha...
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2020 Year in Review Timeline: Construction fights back against COVID-19
OTTAWA — There’s no disputing the fact that 2020 was a year like no other for th...
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VIDEO: The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 101: 2020 Year in Review
It’s the end of 2020, a year like no other, and we have the entire Journal of Co...
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First Notice: Waterfront Toronto appointment; transit stats; Alberta irrigation
Hickey appointed to Waterfront Toronto design panel Waterfront Toronto...
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Historic Highway 104 project aims to make deadly corridor safer for Nova Scotians
Roadbuilding crews have started working on one of the largest and most expensive...
Infrastructure
Mexican president says army to run Maya train
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the army will r...
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2020 Year in Review Timeline: Acts of hate surface across multiple construction sites
TORONTO — Contractors, workers and the like across Toronto were already coming t...
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‘Systemic non-compliance’ of COVID-19 rules at Trans Mountain sites: CER
Documents from a Canada Energy Regulator (CER) inspector following visits to Tra...
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Damage from border wall: blown up mountains, toppled cactus
GUADALUPE CANYON, ARIZ. — Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and ru...
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PCL awarded contract for accelerated build long-term care home in Durham Region
AJAX, ONT. — PCL Constructors Canada Inc. has signed a contract to design and bu...
Infrastructure
Province issues two RFPs for Ontario Line
TORONTO — The Ontario government recently announced it has issued two requests f...
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‘Mashed potatoes’ consistency a recipe for problems in concrete pipes
No, it’s not the edible kind. But one recipe for turning concrete into a “mashed...
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Goldboro LNG plant slated to be largest project in Nova Scotia’s history
Calgary, Alta.-based Pieridae Energy is gearing up to build a massive, multi-bil...
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UPDATE: Ontario releases list of essential construction projects
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office has released a list of construction projects...
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2021 Preview: Stakeholders ruminate on COVID’s future impact on Canada’s construction sector
The coronavirus pandemic dramatically transformed the Canadian construction land...
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December proved deadliest month in memory: CPO, Ontario minister of labour respond
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development has released the...
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Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electr...
Economic
Multiple legislative, regulatory changes took effect in Ontario Jan. 1
TORONTO — The following Ontario legislation and regulation changes of relevance...
Government
Cambridge steel producer convicted after slag falls on workers
WHITBY, ONT. — A Cambridge, Ont.-based steel producer has been convicted and fin...
OH&S
U.S. Construction Employment a Bright Spot in Many Major U.S. Cities
Table 1 sets out the best U.S. city labor markets according to two measurements...