Your Top JOC Stories: August 19 to 23
Your Top JOC Stories: August 19 to 23
This week’s top stories in the JOC include Trans Mountain getting back to work on a pipeline from Alberta to B.C., Conservative leader Andrew Scheer calling for the RCMP to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over SNC-Lavalin, Pembina Pipeline Corp....
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Work begins on expansive Vancouver container terminal
Heavy equipment is being brought on site and prep work has started for a large,...
Projects
WOOD SPOTLIGHT: B.C. wood: a growing part of the neighbourhood
For many, recreation centres are becoming a home away from home. Showcasing the...
Projects , Technology
B.C. government starts Ten Mile Slide stabilization plan
LILLOOET, B.C. – Work will soon begin on the second phase of a $60 million stabi...
Government , Projects
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Nebraska rules in favour of Keystone XL
HARDISTY, ALTA. - The Nebraska Supreme Court has approved the Keystone XL Pipeli...
Government , Projects , Resource
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 62: new Ontario think tank, Women in Trades via Aecon and LIUNA, Calgary office to residence conversions, and steel and labour controversies in B.C.
This week on The Construction Record Podcast, Daily Commercial News and Journal...
Your Top JOC Stories: August 19 to 23
This week’s top stories in the JOC include Trans Mountain getting back to work o...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Work begins on expansive Vancouver container terminal
Heavy equipment is being brought on site and prep work has started for a large,...
Projects
WOOD SPOTLIGHT: B.C. wood: a growing part of the neighbourhood
For many, recreation centres are becoming a home away from home. Showcasing the...
Projects , Technology
B.C. government starts Ten Mile Slide stabilization plan
LILLOOET, B.C. – Work will soon begin on the second phase of a $60 million stabi...
Government , Projects
Alberta government awards $55 million Highway 15 twinning contract
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The government of Alberta has awarded a $55 million contract t...
Infrastructure , Projects
Pembina CEO says ‘noise’ makes Trans Mountain pipeline bid unlikely
CALGARY - The CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says the Trans Mountain pipeline sys...
Economic , Resource
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – July 2019
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
BC Building Trades raise $40k for charity
SURREY, B.C. - The BC Building Trades raised more than $40,000 for charity with...
Associations
Federal partnership aims to increase affordable housing across Canada
VANCOUVER - The federal government is investing in what it calls an innovative f...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Trial for worker killed underway in Saskatchewan
Attorneys defending contractors charged with the death of a 21-year-old labourer...
Government , OH&S
Trans Mountain resuming work on pipeline
BURNABY, B.C. - Trans Mountain Expansion Project has notified its construction c...
Projects , Resource
Alberta oil curtailment rules extended to late 2020 as pipeline delays persist
CALGARY - A program that allows the Alberta government to impose production caps...
Government , Resource
Pembina buying Kinder Morgan Canada and U.S. portion of Cochin pipeline
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. has signed a deal to buy Kinder Morgan Canada L...
Projects , Resource
Winnipeg Transitway work nearing completion
There is still a lot of grafting ahead, but work crews and trades are expected t...
Infrastructure
Homebuilders fear stress test hurting industry
Vancouver, B.C. - The mortgage stress test and other government policies are hur...
Associations , Economic
Edmonton vows to match global carbon targets
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The City of Edmonton is punching up to bring greenhouse gas em...
Government , Infrastructure , Technology
Vancouver Island construction activity climbs upward
At $648.1 million, building permit activity across Vancouver Island continues to...
Economic
Bonterra has 70 workers cleaning up oil spill site in Alberta creek
DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - Bonterra Energy Corp. says it has 70 workers cleaning up...
OH&S , Resource
Seven Mid-August Economic Nuggets
Greenland as a Real Estate Play Because it’s summertime, you take a few...
Economic
Progress made in Saskatoon construction fraud case
Saskatoon, Sask. - Most of the funds the City of Saskatoon lost to scammer posin...
Government , Technology
Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau’s actions in SNC affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner'...
Government
BP and Concrete Supply celebrate 100 years
One hundred years ago, post-First World War Winnipeg was rocked by the great Gen...
Projects , Resource
B.C. government issues $2.5 million in refunds for Building Code purchases
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. Building Code is now available online free of charge an...
Government
Oilsands firms considering diluent recovery units to boost crude by rail volumes
CALGARY - Ongoing pipeline project delays and growth in crude-by-rail capacity f...
Economic , Resource
Fort Saskatchewan condo building evacuated
The City of Fort Saskatchewan is investigating how a four-floor condo building t...
OH&S , Projects
Prime Minister announces advisory committee aimed at promoting skilled trades
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a new advi...
Government , Labour
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Bolstered by Mega Projects, July’s Nonresidential Starts almost Matched June
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of constr...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects – Canada – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water tre...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming medical and educational construction projects – U.S. – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
Economic
Your JOC Top Headlines: August 12 to 16
This week’s top JOC headlines include teens learning core welding skills, the fe...
Associations , Government , Labour , Resource
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Stories of Inspiration: The Her Construction Story series
This year The Journal of Commerce (JOC) and The Daily Commercial News (DCN) coll...
Associations , Labour
Top 10 major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects – Canada – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water tre...
Economic
Greater Vancouver industrial property demand strong, supply limited: Colliers
Demand for industrial property in Greater Vancouver Area (GVA) remains strong wh...
Economic
Committee recommends B.C. pass prompt payment laws
After consulting with B.C. businesses and industry leaders, government officials...
Associations , Government
BentallGreenOak tower set to rise in Vancouver’s business district
A large excavator claws at a pile of grey rubble on a muddy parcel of land at 10...
Projects
Top 10 major upcoming medical and educational construction projects – U.S. – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
Economic
WOOD SPOTLIGHT: Timber City – How the City of Surrey is winning with wood
“Surrey has big aspirations,” according to Scott Groves, who oversees the design...
Projects , Technology
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Bolstered by Mega Projects, July’s Nonresidential Starts almost Matched June
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of constr...
