Your Top JOC Headlines: May 13 to May 17
Your Top JOC Headlines: May 13 to May 17
This week’s stories feature the new Alberta government promising a big tax break for business, Woodfibre LNG buying a Calgary natural gas provider, a look at the potential of zero carbon buildings, and an Alberta firm is testing new geothermal technology....
Economic , Government , Projects , Resource , Technology
B.C. to study feasibility of North Shore rapid transit crossing
VANCOUVER - The government of British Columbia, Translink, and municipal funding...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Rising oil prices and lower taxes brighten Alberta’s prospects late this year and in 2020
After posting solid growth throughout most of 2018, the Alberta economy hit a sp...
Economic
Western Canada left out of Smart Cities wins
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada has announced the winners of the Smart Cities...
Government , Infrastructure
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Industry, economists weigh in on lifting of tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
TORONTO - The lifting of U.S. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from Canada...
Economic
8 Mid-May Economic Nuggets
Inflation, Stock Markets and Interest Rates The U.S. ‘all-items’...
Economic
Your Top JOC Headlines: May 13 to May 17
This week’s stories feature the new Alberta government promising a big tax break...
Economic , Government , Projects , Resource , Technology
B.C. to study feasibility of North Shore rapid transit crossing
VANCOUVER - The government of British Columbia, Translink, and municipal funding...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
The Construction Record Podcast: Episode 55 – Lean construction, Ontario adjudication, and Another Brick in Nepal
This week on The Construction Record podcast, Journal of Commerce digital media...
Rising oil prices and lower taxes brighten Alberta’s prospects late this year and in 2020
After posting solid growth throughout most of 2018, the Alberta economy hit a sp...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and...
Economic
Create new coast to cost energy corridor to get pipelines built: Scheer
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canada needs a coast-to-coast e...
Government , Resource
Calgary company testing new geothermal technology
Calgary, Alta.- The federal government is chipping in $6.7 million to support an...
Government , Technology
Canadian home sales climb higher in April, but decline in Lower Mainland
OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April posted th...
Economic
Western Canada left out of Smart Cities wins
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada has announced the winners of the Smart Cities...
Government , Infrastructure
Industry Perspectives: New Study Proves the Financial Case for Zero Carbon Buildings
It’s a fact: Zero Carbon Buildings are not only good for the planet, but a good...
Economic , Infrastructure
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Construction Starts Settled into More Normal Pattern in April, +3% M/M
In its latest U.S. Industry Snapshot, ConstructConnect announced today that the...
Economic
Top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico is close at hand.
OTTAWA - A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing ste...
Economic , Government
Woodfibre LNG developer buying private Calgary based natural gas producer
CALGARY - The developer of the proposed Woodfibre LNG project on the West Coast...
Economic , Resource
Prince Rupert container terminal master plan complete
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced a contai...
Projects
Cone Zone campaign shifts focus to distracted driving
An annual awareness campaign is making sure drivers passing through construction...
Government , OH&S
Island mason builds education opportunities in Nepal
In April 2015 Rob Tournour, co-owner of Rob Tournour Masonry Ltd. found himself...
Infrastructure , Projects
Alberta premier announces employer-focused tax rollback
EDMONTON, ALTA. - Alberta premier Jason Kenney has announced legislation will be...
Economic , Government
Industrial project revives stacked industrial
For the future of urban industrial development, one Vancouver company is looking...
Projects
B.C. puts $67.6 million toward new Coquitlam school and Lower Mainland classroom expansions
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The province of British Columbia is providing $67.6 million fo...
Government , Infrastructure
Log costs, wildfires cited in decision to close sawmill in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. - The mayor of Quesnel says the closure of a sawmill in his commun...
Economic , Resource
Trudeau announces $51 million for Edmonton infrastructure
EDMONTON, ALTA. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $51 million in inf...
Government , Infrastructure
Inaugural VICA Awards show off Vancouver Island’s finest projects
The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) hosted its inaugural VICA A...
Associations , Projects
BCIT project wins Envision Gold award
Burnaby, B.C. - The British Columbia Institute of Technology’s (BCIT) North Camp...
Infrastructure , Projects
Lean expert says future has arrived
WHISTLER, B.C. - For one expert, the lean approach to project delivery isn’t jus...
Associations
Higher carbon prices could be a ‘windfall’ for construction: Report
Canada’s construction industry could be in for a windfall from proposed higher c...
Economic , Resource
Saskatchewan First Nation building home for teenage girls in long term care
COWESSESS, Sask. - A First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan is looking to bri...
Projects
Explosive Jobs Growth in Canada’s April Labour Force Report
Canadian total employment shot up by +106,000 jobs in April, and the nation&rsq...
Economic
First Nation tells court it should have been consulted after artifacts found
HOUSTON, B.C. - Members of a northern British Columbia First Nation are arguing...
Government , Resource
Your Top JOC Headlines: May 6 to May 10
This week’s stories feature a call for B.C. to scrap labour changes, the latest...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
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Delta proposes mass timber skyscraper in B.C.
Delta Land Development is planning to skip the small steps and surge the buildin...
Projects
Explosive Jobs Growth in Canada’s April Labour Force Report
Canadian total employment shot up by +106,000 jobs in April, and the nation&rsq...
Economic
Gas and LNG conference to showcase bright future
This month, the oil, gas and LNG industries will descend upon Vancouver for the...
Resource
SFU opens sustainable engineering facility
SURREY, B.C. - Simon Fraser University (SFU) has opened its new state-of-the-art...
Infrastructure , Labour
Higher carbon prices could be a ‘windfall’ for construction: Report
Canada’s construction industry could be in for a windfall from proposed higher c...
Economic , Resource
U.S. Put-in-place Construction Spending Hits a Soft Spot
U.S. Total Put-in-place Construction Spending Total U.S. put-in-place constru...
Economic
B.C. scientist invents 3D concrete printer
Building a house could soon be as easy as pushing a button. B.C. scientist Paul...
Technology
B.C. Labour Code changes see mixed industry reaction
Proposed changes to British Columbia’s labour code are drawing both praise and c...
