Technology
Masonry associations have technical how-to assistance for contractors, designers
Masonry associations have technical how-to assistance for contractors, designers
Digital technology has become more available and more widely used in the masonry industry with associations in Canada and the U.S. responding by offering technical assistance to masonry contractors, engineers and designers. For example, the Canadian Maso...
Associations , Technology
Inside Innovation: The promise and challenge of robotics and co-botics in construction
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the construction industry with an opportunit...
Technology
ORBA concerned Ontario’s new highway tool only displays a ‘snapshot in time’
Ontario’s recently launched online tool to inform the public and construction in...
Associations , Government , Technology
Inside Innovation: Pushing back against a second COVID-19 wave with low-tech solutions
Canada’s economy is slowly coming back to life as COVID-19 cases drop to managea...
Technology
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City of Edmonton revises Stadium LRT station redevelopment schedule
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton is revising its estimated time of completion for...
Infrastructure
Alberta invests $1.1 billion in municipal infrastructure
EDMONTON — Alberta is providing $1.1 billion in funding to municipalities to bui...
Government , Infrastructure
LNG infrastructure a ‘huge’ opportunity for Canada to flourish: Alliance CEO
A new report says liquified natural gas (LNG) is a key to Canada’s economic futu...
Economic , Resource
BCCSA to strengthen silica safety tool
The BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) plans to use this summer to bolster...
Associations , OH&S , Technology
ICBA hits the road for summer site tours in B.C.
While the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) can’t do its...
Associations
Pipeline owner fined for unsafe incident near GO tracks in Greater Toronto
TORONTO — The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is fining Trans-Northern Pipelines $...
Infrastructure
Administration wants West Wing remodel money in virus bill
WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration wants $377 million in the next coro...
Government , Projects
New U.S. permit to boost Keystone pipeline oil exports by next year: TC Energy
CALGARY — The CEO of TC Energy Corp. says the company will begin moving more oil...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Oakville receives funds to upgrade local transit
OAKVILLE, ONT. — Three levels of government have announced funding for 14 projec...
Government , Infrastructure
Governments support off-reserve housing in Niagara Region
THOROLD, ONT. — The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced they are al...
Government , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: July 27 to 31
Your top JOC headlines this week cover an announcement that Bird Construction is...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects , Resource
Your top DCN headlines: July 27 to 31
This week’s top DCN headlines cover news that a member of the Carpenters’ Union...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects
Alberta legislature restoration a ‘once in a lifetime’ project
The 108-year-old Legislature Building perched on a promontory in downtown Edmont...
Projects
The world’s biggest Bigfoot: concrete sasquatch stands 22 feet
Joe Bongiovanni and his wife moved from New Jersey to a home in Toutle, Washingt...
Others
Princess Patricia’s military memorial, Aga Khan garden, honoured by Alberta Masonry Council
Precision work and overcoming weather-related challenges earned a Princess Patri...
Projects
Heritage masons keep Canada’s castles and history alive
Western Canada's colourful history is literally written in stone; its guardians...
Labour
Masonry preservation, concrete pours critical to King Blue condo project
Rising over King Street in downtown Toronto, the King Blue Condominium complex h...
Projects
BC Hydro says pandemic hits Site C project, expect delays, cost increases
VICTORIA — British Columbia's massive Site C hydroelectric dam project has been...
Infrastructure , OH&S
Feds must get infrastructure funding ‘out the door,’ says cement association CEO
Canada’s cement and concrete industries are calling on the federal government to...
Government , Infrastructure
Province invests over $500,000 to protect Lake Simcoe
BARRIE — The Ontario government is investing $581,000 in four new projects to he...
Government
PHOTO: Piece by Piece
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Projects
Canada’s largest brick restoration project ready for its close-up
It’s taken five years but a bold plan to dismantle a heritage building brick by...
Projects
IHSA resumes all training and consulting after hectic spring
Ontario’s Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) flexed its muscles...
OH&S
PCL Construction makes COVID POST Promise
EDMONTON — PCL Construction has announced it is participating in the POST Promis...
OH&S
EllisDon Forming helps One Richmond Row rise in London, Ont.
Judging by what is occurring in London, Ont., more high-rise residential project...
Others , Projects
WorkSafeBC urges caution for outside workers as temperatures rise
RICHMOND, B.C. — As temperatures rise across British Columbia, WorkSafeBC is rem...
OH&S
Police investigating alleged clash involving Montreal dockworkers amid strike
MONTREAL — Montreal police are investigating an alleged altercation between dock...
Labour
A Mid-Summer GDP Shocker, -32.9%
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Economic
Saskatchewan launches fertilizer incentive program to attract investment
REGINA — The Government of Saskatchewan has launched the Saskatchewan Chemical F...
Government
Vancouver building six seismically resilient schools
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Infrastructure
RBC signs agreement to support Alberta solar farm projects
FORTY MILE, ALTA. — RBC recently announced it has inked a formal agreement with...
Infrastructure , Resource
Boosting marginalized groups key to ‘feminist economic recovery,’ report says
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – June 2020
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
York U’s Markham centre campus construction to start immediately
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Projects
Q&A: How COVID-19 has developers rethinking apartment building design
Brian Carberry, managing editor for Apartment Guide, a leading rental resource i...
Projects
Blasting starts at Ottawa’s Centre Block
OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada has announced that controlled ex...
Projects
Ottawa reports $29 million profit since buying Trans Mountain pipeline in 2018
CALGARY — The federal government says the Trans Mountain pipeline has earned net...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Restarting the Canadian construction supply chain, recovering from COVID-19
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have been heavily impacted by t...
Economic
Arup report a prelude to new CSA highrise modular standards
A new report on highrise modular construction prepared by Arup for the Canadian...
Projects , Technology
Altus Group survey reflects cautious confidence as office stakeholders navigate pandemic
TORONTO — A new survey sees some optimism mixed with caution in the face of the...