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Full power from N.L.’s Muskrat Falls hydro project at least a year away, says report

Full power from N.L.’s Muskrat Falls hydro project at least a year away, says report
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.—With a new report saying full power from Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydro project is at least a year away, the head of the province's Crown energy corporation says there's a backup plan in place. The report posted recently...
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Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
CALGARY, ALTA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-bil...
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Climate and Construction: Carbon, carbon everywhere and construction’s role reducing it
The 2018 report concerning buildings issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Cl...
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Clearview Group reports success on sedimentation pilot
COLLINGWOOD, ONT. — Clearflow Group has announced a positive project outcome upo...
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Full power from N.L.’s Muskrat Falls hydro project at least a year away, says report
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.—With a new report saying full power from Newfoundland and Labra...
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Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
CALGARY, ALTA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-bil...
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Climate and Construction: Carbon, carbon everywhere and construction’s role reducing it
The 2018 report concerning buildings issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Cl...
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Clearview Group reports success on sedimentation pilot
COLLINGWOOD, ONT. — Clearflow Group has announced a positive project outcome upo...
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Ivanhoe Cambridge announces new 2030 climate target
MONTREAL—Quebec-based developer Ivanhoe Cambridge has announced it is pledging t...
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U.S. Spotlight: Wage theft laws; data center in Temple; catching rays in Washington
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect's Daily Commercial News feature...
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Big U.S. energy transmission projects inch closer to approval
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—The federal government has finished another environmental revi...
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Mammoet launches electric-powered self-propelled modular transporter
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS—Mammoet, a Netherlands-based heavy equipment transport comp...
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Climate and Construction: Cities large and small struggle with density and sprawl
For decades, urban growth of major metropolitan cities has been based on ever-in...
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This Earth Day, Biden faces ‘headwinds’ on climate agenda
WASHINGTON - One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by...
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Climate and Construction: Ontario ministry fails to answer the big whys concerning the new OBC
Over the past several weeks, the Daily Commercial News has provided coverage of...
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IESO backs Ottawa EV peak demand pilot
OTTAWA—Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and the Ontario...
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Ontario’s Island Gold Mine kicks off expansion
DUBREUILVILLE, ONT. — Alamos Gold Inc. has announced groundbreaking for the expa...
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SNC-Lavalin earns U.K. decarbonization contract
MONTREAL—Quebec-based SNC-Lavalin has announced it has been hired by the U.K. go...
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Climate and Construction: Proposed OBC kicks energy efficiency ‘down the road’ — Efficiency Canada, part two
Ontario’s adoption of the 2020NBC is under attack by numerous building and energ...
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Climate and Construction: Canada’s 2020NBC goes under Efficiency Canada’s microscope, part one
Canada waited seven years for a national building code model to help the country...
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Durham paves the way with recycled materials
Durham Region is launching the second phase of an innovative pilot this summer a...
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Industry angered over proposed ‘delay’ of Ontario soil regulations
Anger and frustration are being expressed over the Ontario government’s announce...
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Freeland outlines move towards cleaner energy
Canada's latest budget aims to boost spending in clean energy and begin phasing...
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Budget 2022 offers major support for housing, green transition
In her second budget as federal Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland announced a...
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B.C. floods highlight supply chain importance in federal budget
Supply chain woes in construction have sent prices skyrocketing and disrupted co...
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Development of five transmission projects accelerated by government
WINDSOR, ONT. — The Ontario government is accelerating the development of five n...
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Copper, other metal costs on the rise as EV demand heats up
They may not take the shine off gold but metals and minerals like copper, iron o...
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Climate and Construction: New OBC ventilation requirements criticized as counterproductive
Concerns are mounting regarding the new Ontario Building Code (OBC). Several bui...
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‘Nation building’ investments in electricity grid needed to reach net zero: Experts
CALGARY, ALTA. - A price tag in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, and...
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IESO, energy board to fund local energy pilot projects
TORONTO—Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and the Ontario...
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Joint strategic plan outlines the path forward on small modular reactors for several provinces
REGINA — The governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Alberta hav...
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Biden tapping oil reserve for six months to control gas prices
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of one million barrels...
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Construction avoids direct targeting in 2030 Federal GHG reduction ambitions
The federal government has announced 2030 GHG reduction targets covering a broad...
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Climate and Construction: Ontario’s new building code on track for disappointment
Leading building science experts and designers are beginning to speak out forcef...
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Minto launches low-carbon geo-exchange system in Oakville
OAKVILLE, ONT. — Minto Communities GTA and Creative Energy have announced they w...
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Restoration work integral to Mud Creek’s future in Toronto
Now in its tenth year, a multi-phase and multi-year restoration of a severely de...
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Carpenters reject proposed ICI deal, slated to strike Monday; plumbers, pipefitters also nix deal
VAUGHAN, ONT. — The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) has announced...
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ICI bargaining heads into overtime as deals expire
With disruptions in Ontario’s residential construction sector casting a large sh...
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No end in sight for operating engineers’ strike
There is no end in sight for the strike by unionized operating engineers in Onta...
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Plumbers, pipefitters to vote on proposed deal May 5
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Construction Material Costs – Spikes Everywhere
The breakouts in U.S. construction material input costs showed few signs of abat...
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Carpenters on strike; plumbers, pipefitters return to table
Plumbers and pipefitters remained on the job Monday (May 9) in Ontario’s ICI sec...
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Precast workers ratify but OE strike stalls precast jobsites
LIUNA members working in ICI precast ratified a three-year deal yesterday but mo...
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PCL’s Gower urges industry, government to ‘wake up’ and combat labour shortage
The construction industry can’t afford to wait for the skilled labour shortage t...