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Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 21 to 25
Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 21 to 25
This week’s top DCN headlines cover the speech from the throne and what it means to the industry; a federal funding announcement of $1 billion on a new rapid housing initiative; bridges that are set to take a major journey across the St. Lawrence Seaway b...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Big steel bridges now floating towards Toronto’s waterfront
Move over big yellow rubber ducky. Four elegant steel bridges costing $100 mill...
Projects
Orangutans to climb higher at Toronto zoo thanks to steel
National and provincial building codes do not include clauses dealing with orang...
Projects
Revival formula for university prep school in Toronto includes steel
In an undertaking that could be considered as historic as the institution itself...
Projects
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$250M gift to U of T will support new faculty building
TORONTO — The University of Toronto recently announced it has received a $250-mi...
Others
First Notice: Housing in Kemptville; dealing with the gender gap
Clark talks housing in Kemptville The governments of Canada and Ontario...
Associations , Economic , Government , Labour
CEO rebrands as ACEC-Ontario
TORONTO — Consulting Engineers of Ontario have announced a name change, a decisi...
Associations
VIU crushes fundraising challenge to optimize new buildings
NANAIMO, B.C. — Vancouver Island University (VIU) has smashed its fundraising go...
Projects
SaskTel to build 74 new cell towers in rural areas
REGINA — SaskTel has announced efforts to boost its investment in the province’s...
Economic , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 21 to 25
The top JOC headlines this week feature an election call by B.C. Premier John Ho...
Economic , Government , OH&S , Projects
Too much candy: Construction worker dies from eating bags of black licorice
BOSTON — A Massachusetts construction worker's love of black licorice wound up c...
Others , US News
FCM showcases Sustainable Community Award winners
OTTAWA — The 2020 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Commun...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 21 to 25
This week’s top DCN headlines cover the speech from the throne and what it means...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Global climate report recommends deployment of carbon removal technologies
NEW YORK — New research from the Center on Global Energy Policy at New York City...
Technology , US News
OACETT names Farrow new CEO
TORONTO — The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Techn...
Associations
Rebar suppliers bracing for import anti-dumping investigation
Western Canadian suppliers of reinforcing bar are bracing for an expected announ...
Government
CWB Welding Foundation invests in high school welding education
Twenty-two high schools across Canada recently received a total of more than $1....
Labour
Stacking steel modular to new heights
Faced with some of the world's priciest building costs, developers in the San Fr...
Economic , Projects
Updates planned to Vancouver Community College’s steel detailing certificate
Organizers of Canada’s only steel detailing training program say its courses are...
Labour , Technology
Big steel bridges now floating towards Toronto’s waterfront
Move over big yellow rubber ducky. Four elegant steel bridges costing $100 mill...
Projects
Orangutans to climb higher at Toronto zoo thanks to steel
National and provincial building codes do not include clauses dealing with orang...
Projects
Revival formula for university prep school in Toronto includes steel
In an undertaking that could be considered as historic as the institution itself...
Projects
Muskrat Falls project links power unit to Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Crown-owned utility Nalcor Energy says a milestone has been rea...
Projects , Resource
Canam celebrates 60 years of steely excellence
Nearly six decades have passed since Marcel Dutil started his career at Canam St...
Projects
CanaData 2020: A conversation with Alex Carrick – Part Two
TORONTO CanaData 2020 gets underway in a few short days and in Part 2 of our co...
Economic , Labour , Technology
Workers rescued after Yonge Street platform collapses
TORONTO — Toronto Police and Toronto Fire investigated an incident at Yonge Stre...
OH&S
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: One Ontario takes aim at municipal permitting problem
Navigating the municipal development approval process can be a frustrating exper...
Associations , Government
First Notice: BMO homebuyer survey; Indigenous infrastructure projects
More first-time buyers look to the suburbs A new BMO housing market su...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Need to hire an engineer? Make sure they’re licensed
Need to hire an engineer? Your first step in the process is ensuring your potent...
Others
PHOTO: Building a Community
Facade work is moving up the tower at the Kingsway By The River Community in Eto...
Projects
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2020
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
New IO president to build infrastructure pipeline with partners, stakeholders
The incoming president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario says his life has been...
Infrastructure
Green building delegates urged to embrace ‘regeneration’ movement
Canada’s green building sector needs to adopt a new, more inclusive vocabulary i...
Projects , US News
Renovations planned for North Battleford school
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK. — Saskatchewan officials have announced that planning ha...
Infrastructure
Alberta construction safety course reaches 100,000 sign-ups
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) has reached...
OH&S
Engineering, procurement and construction contract awarded for Cascade Power Plant
EDSON, ALTA. — A new low-carbon natural gas facility in Alberta will be built by...
Projects , US News
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5G is a technology ready to revolutionize construction industry
As a crane operator, Frank needs to keep an eye on a long list of things on the...
Technology
Ontario’s first six-storey mass timber residential rental build could be a trendsetter
The company behind Ontario’s first six-storey mass timber residential rental bui...
Projects
Ontario’s first cross-laminated timber manufacturing plant nears completion
The architectural community in Ontario is on the brink of having its first local...
Projects , Resource
CDCO creates full-time position to help veterans become carpenters
The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) has created a new full-time p...
Labour
UPDATE: Speech from the throne includes support for housing, retrofits, green projects
The Justin Trudeau government intends to create thousands of jobs by supporting...
Government
Female-led condo development puts community at forefront of design
Reina, a nine-storey, 200-unit boutique condominium in the Toronto suburb of Eto...
Projects
More than 20 injured in crane incident in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Two cranes collided and at least partially collapsed at a constr...
OH&S , US News
Texas, at Half Speed, Still Leads all States in Total Nonresidential Construction Starts
Texas the Leader, but Accolades for Missouri and Indiana According to Construct...