Technology
Fanshawe College incorporates Safety Pass tool into curriculum
Fanshawe College incorporates Safety Pass tool into curriculum
Fanshawe College’s Building Technology program will be incorporating the Safety Pass tool as an assignment in its occupational health and safety course for about 600 students starting this fall. The Safety Pass is an interactive, online health and safety...
OH&S , Technology
Toronto waterfront board moving forward with plan for new high tech neighbourhood
TORONTO — A board that advocates for the revitalization of Toronto's waterfront...
Infrastructure , Technology
Historical construction equipment gets a fourth life
The lifecycle of a construction machine usually entails several years of full-pr...
Associations , Technology
Alaska spaceport shortlisted for Rocket Lab launch site
KODIAK, ALASKA — A California-based rocket company has shortlisted the spaceport...
Projects , Technology
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12 Mid-August Economic Nuggets
The U.S. quarter-to-quarter annualized advance in gross domestic product (GDP)...
Economic
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 13 to 17
The top JOC newsmakers for Aug. 13 to 17 circle around the ongoing community ben...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
Batteries being stolen from construction sign trailers, Kingston police say
KINGSTON, ONT. — Police in Kingston, Ont., say they are investigating after batt...
Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 13 to 17
It was a headlining grabbing week for the DCN, with major announcements and brea...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
Ontario working out details on how rules around new pot plan would be enforced
TORONTO — A day after announcing plans to sell recreational cannabis in private...
Government
Canadian home sales tick higher in July led by Greater Toronto Area market
OTTAWA — The Canadian housing market is finding its footing after a prolonged st...
Economic
FOLLOW UP: Toronto police charge woman who climbed crane cab near waterfront
TORONTO — A young woman who climbed a construction crane near Toronto's waterfro...
OH&S
Ontario government appoints new chair of Metrolinx transit agency
TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed a new chair of the board for Onta...
Government
Saskatchewan premier names new ministers of agriculture, highways
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has made some changes to his cabinet inc...
Government
Nexen reports 270,000 litre pipeline spill of produced water in northern Alberta
CALGARY — A month after being ordered to pay $750,000 in fines related to a 2015...
Resource
Reynolds, Vogel discuss details of federal prompt payment review
The highly anticipated federal prompt payment review was completed recently, pro...
Government
Coalition urges B.C. government to launch prompt payment review
A broad coalition of construction employers, product manufacturers and labour gr...
Government
Glace Bay arena receiving $9.75M in upgrade funds
CAPE BRETON, N.S. — Representatives of three levels of government have announced...
Projects
Federal gas tax funding now available for over 600 communities across Ontario
TORONTO — The Government of Canada delivered the first of two $408-million annua...
Infrastructure
EY Canada wins contract to audit Ontario government spending
TORONTO — Ontario has awarded a contract for a promised line-by-line audit of go...
Government
PHOTO: Do You See The YC
Work continues for the YC Condominiums at Yonge and College streets in Toronto....
Projects
More details released on government decision to mull safeguards preventing cheap steel imports
OTTAWA — The federal government extended an olive branch of sorts to Donald Trum...
Government
Crosslinx Transit Solutions and Metrolinx involved in Eglinton LRT legal dispute
Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) and Metrolinx recently went before the Ontario...
Infrastructure
A carbon tax will cost households, hurt housing and not affect the world’s climate
In our Snapshot titled “Sustained global growth and a buoyant U.S. economy bode...
Economic
Ontario’s July Construction Unemployment Rate, at 1.3%, a Record Low
How tight have construction labour markets become in Canada? Accompanying Grap...
Economic
RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., say Kinder Morgan protest camp to be dismantled
BURNABY, B.C. — The RCMP arrested protesters when officers enforced a court inju...
Infrastructure
B.C. wide state of emergency declared as province battles nearly 600 wildfires
VICTORIA — British Columbia's public safety minister says he hopes the province'...
Government
UPDATE: Woman in custody after another Toronto crane climbing
TORONTO — A woman was rescued and taken into police custody in downtown Toronto...
OH&S
Videos show workers on Florida bridge before collapse
MIAMI — New videos show construction workers labouring on a pedestrian bridge in...
OH&S
Massive new roller coaster coming to Canada’s Wonderland
VAUGHAN, ONT. — Canada's Wonderland says the amusement park north of Toronto wil...
Projects
Key figure in Quebec corruption inquiry nicknamed ‘Mr. 3 Per Cent’ has died at 79
MONTREAL — Bernard Trepanier, a former political fundraiser in Montreal and a ce...
Government
Alberta Metis vote to support Trans Mountain
LAC LA BICHE, ALTA. — An organization that represents Metis in Alberta says it s...
Infrastructure
Hydro power storage project to be built near retired open pit coal mine
CALGARY, ALTA. — A hydro power storage project proposed at the site of one of th...
Resource
VRCA Silver Award winners a shining example of B.C. construction
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced the Silver...
Projects
Municipalities get funding for 159 green initiatives
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada will provide over $12.1 million in funding for...
Government
Firms fined for destroying swallow nests on worksite near London
LONDON, Ont. — Two Ontario construction companies have been fined for destroying...
Projects
One trillion litres of sewage leaked into lakes and rivers over last five years
OTTAWA — On Aug. 8 a team of people from the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper environmen...
Resource
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Chamber creates ‘blueprint’ for Ford government ministers
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has published a paper directed at each of Ontari...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
PCL lawyer chosen as f inalist for prestigious litigation award
A lawyer from PCL Constructors Canada was selected as a finalist for the litigat...
Labour
CEO urges Ford government to set out infrastructure priorities
Ontario is facing a massive infrastructure deficit and the new Doug Ford governm...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure
Concrete Pictures captures construction cinematically
Construction projects are exciting — it just takes the right kind of cinematic t...
Labour
Talladega Superspeedway set for $50 million renovation
TALLADEGA, ALA. — Talladega Superspeedway’s infield will undergo a $50 million r...
Projects
Worker suffers life-threatening injuries after falling on construction site
VAUGHAN, ONT. — A worker in his 50s has been transported to hospital with life-t...
OH&S
New power transmission towers connect Muskrat Falls, mainland Nova Scotia
AULD’S COVE, N.S. — Nova Scotia Power says it has completed installation of six...
Infrastructure , Resource
REAO concerned importance of renewable energy is being overlooked by Ontario government
TORONTO — The Renewable Energy Alliance of Ontario (REAO) says while it understa...