ACEC conference panel explores post-COVID future with more IPD projects

The engineering industry is poised for massive growth and change in the coming y...

Economic , Projects October 22, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 18 to 22

Your top JOC headlines this week cover the cancellation of a major water treatme...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects October 22, 2021

Governments must do more to incorporate climate change risks and infrastructure

Greater effort and investment is needed if Canada’s aging infrastructure is to k...

Government , Infrastructure October 22, 2021

The Construction Record Podcast: Episode 142: RCCAO’s Nadia Todorova and OSWCA’s Patrick McManus on utility locate delays

This week on the Construction Record podcast digital media editor Warren Frey sp...

October 22, 2021

Legislation aims to change B.C. forestry

VICTORIA - B.C. officials say they are revamping forestry policy to put people a...

Government , Resource October 22, 2021

Wages Advance Mightily in U.S.; Maintain Moderation in Canada

Concerning the cost of doing business, a lot of attention has been focused late...

Economic October 21, 2021

Saskatchewan sets prompt payment enforcement date

REGINA, SASK. - Prompt payment legislation is going into effect in Saskatchewan....

Associations , Economic , Government October 21, 2021

Stantec buying Cardno’s North American and Asia Pacific engineering business

EDMONTON, ALTA. - Stantec Inc. has signed a deal to buy Cardno Ltd.'s North Amer...

Economic , Infrastructure October 21, 2021

Pay equity issues still prevalent in engineering, geoscience professions

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) r...

Economic , Labour October 21, 2021

Stabilization work wraps up on section of Highway 99 plagued by slides

LILLOOET, B.C.—It will be smooth sailing for drivers going between Lillooet and...

Infrastructure , Projects October 21, 2021

Agreement reached on green natural gas facility

ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—An agreement has been finalized to sell renewable natural gas t...

Others , Resource October 21, 2021

B.C. plans Ladysmith intersection upgrades

LADYSMITH, B.C.—Major improvements are planned for intersections in Ladysmith....

Infrastructure , Projects October 21, 2021

Large industrial strata development planned for Langford

LANGFORD, B.C. — Plans are underway to build a large industrial development in L...

Projects October 20, 2021

BCCSA speaker encourages ‘reverse mentors’ to help in technological change

COVID-19 pushed the world into new ways to work and live but the building blocks...

Associations October 20, 2021

Vancouver unveils conceptual plans for Jericho Lands site

Are you team weave or team eagle? The City of Vancouver wants to know. Officia...

Projects October 20, 2021

Canadian workers ‘unequally protected’ against asbestos exposure

Although there is a relatively robust regulatory framework around asbestos in Ca...

Associations , Government , OH&S October 20, 2021

Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and Construction – Part Two recap

The numbers are startling. As Part One of the DCN-JOC Special Series Cracks in t...

OH&S October 20, 2021

TCR Express: Oct. 20, 2021

On this episode of TCR Express Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson t...

October 20, 2021

Kicking Horse project hits major construction milestone

GOLDEN, B.C. - Crews working on the Kicking Horse Canyon project have reached a...

Infrastructure , Projects October 19, 2021

B.C. plans landfill emissions project expansion

VANCOUVER - A landfill in B.C. will soon be turning more landfill emissions into...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects October 19, 2021

Work starts on Vancouver Island’s West Coast hospital upgrade

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Shovels are in the ground to expand the emergency departmen...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects October 19, 2021

Special to the DCN/JOC: Cyber security awareness and risk mitigation

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). CSAM is an internationally re...

Technology October 19, 2021

First Notice: CHMC sees housing start decline; Athens Group develops Florida property; Centerport exit closed for construction

  Toronto resists national trend in housing starts The Canada Mortgage an...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects October 18, 2021

8 Mid-October Economic Nuggets

This isn’t a hard point to make. A great deal of emphasis in coming years will b...

Economic October 18, 2021

B.C. invests in proposed Merritt clean fuels plant

SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Province of British Columbia is investing $2 million from t...

Projects , Resource October 18, 2021

Vancouver begins construction on ‘The Narrows’ rental housing project

VANCOUVER — The Province of British Columbia is indirectly funding construction...

Projects October 18, 2021

Bird to build three western Canadian IPD projects

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. announced recently it will participat...

Infrastructure , Projects October 18, 2021

Cyber security still a top concern: BCCSA conference speaker

Construction firms may have shifted some employees from the office to home but c...

Technology October 18, 2021

Acciona decries wastewater treatment plant contract cancellation

VANCOUVER — A company formerly contracted to build a wastewater treatment plant...

Government , Infrastructure October 18, 2021

VIDEO Interview Part 3: ‘Asking for help just opens a door for a new way of life’

Ironworker Rob Trymbulak is a recovering addict who recalls exactly what it mean...

OH&S October 18, 2021

Island carpenter’s life ‘unrecognizable’ after choosing to address addiction

Misfit. Ugly duckling. Awkward. That’s how Trevor Botkin, a trained carpenter a...

OH&S October 18, 2021

B.C. school once slated to be built on cemetery offers reconciliation hope: advocate

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The relocation of the construction of a secondary school...

Government , Infrastructure October 16, 2021

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