To solve interprovincial conflicts, first find common ground, says new minister

OTTAWA — The key to unlocking an ever-tightening knot of policy disputes between...

Government August 14, 2018

Manitoba Hydro’s $37M net income almost half what it was year before

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro made millions less in income last year and the Crown c...

Economic August 14, 2018

Finning beats Q2 estimates on higher equipment sales, product support revenue

VANCOUVER — Finning International Inc.’s second-quarter profit and revenue beat...

Economic August 14, 2018

Construction starts on 36 supportive housing units in Prince Rupert

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Construction has begun on 36 supportive housing units that...

Projects August 14, 2018

Judge approves eviction of protesters from camp near pipeline construction site

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted the City of Burna...

Infrastructure August 13, 2018

Framing a brighter future for carpenters

With four training centres, the Alberta/NWT Regional Council of Carpenters and A...

Labour August 13, 2018

Know the hazards before reusing shipping containers

Once emptied of their original cargo, some shipping containers are finding secon...

Projects August 13, 2018

Vancouver company creates video game-like 3-D virtual model of city

A three-dimensional virtual model of central Vancouver, called Visual Vancouver,...

Technology August 13, 2018

Specialized infection control risk assessment training not just about contractors

Among the specialized training programs offered by the United Brotherhood of Car...

OH&S August 13, 2018

Alberta leads as first province to approve wire-free switches

Suppose you could take the wire out of light and fan switch installations. No mo...

Technology August 13, 2018

Zero Emissions Building Exchange opens in Vancouver

The recent official opening of the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx) in Va...

Projects August 13, 2018

Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 6 to 10

The top JOC newsmakers for Aug. 6 to 10 encompass projects large and small. A re...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Projects , Resource August 10, 2018

New Sarah Ross House modular housing facility opens in East Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Sarah Ross House, a modular housing building in East Vancouver, is n...

Projects August 10, 2018

SFU energy engineering building a fast-track ‘miracle’

The new $116-million Simon Fraser University (SFU) Sustainable Energy and Enviro...

Projects August 10, 2018

Victoria Avenue work begins in Regina

REGINA, SASK. — Work has begun on rehabilitation work on Victoria Avenue in Regi...

Infrastructure August 9, 2018

Separate entrances generate West End tower controversy

A new tower in Vancouver’s West End has caused controversy due to differing acce...

Projects August 9, 2018

High-altitude ironworkers cause sensation with social media photos

EDMONTON — High-altitude workers from Ironworkers Local 720 in Edmonton caught t...

OH&S August 9, 2018

B.C. to spend $10 million on infrastructure in Northern Rockies community

The people of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, British Columbia’s nor...

Government , Infrastructure August 8, 2018

Trudeau dogged by pipeline protesters as he visits B.C. forestry centre

VANCOUVER — Justin Trudeau mingled with hundreds of friendly people at two famil...

Government , Infrastructure , Resource August 8, 2018

Enhance Energy adds pipeline partner to build Alberta carbon capture project

CALGARY — The proponent of a project to use carbon dioxide captured at two indus...

Economic , Projects , Resource August 8, 2018

$25.5 million being invested in Highway 13 cross border project

LANGLEY, B.C. — Construction is underway on a project aimed to help to move cros...

Government , Infrastructure August 8, 2018

Churchill soon to be home to Polar Bears International House

No stranger to working in the North, the Montreal firm of Blouin Orzes architect...

Projects August 8, 2018

Saskatchewan announces new flood mitigation program

REGINA — The Province of Saskatchewan is introducing a new long-term flood mitig...

Government , Projects August 8, 2018

Lethbridge’s first major regional park is building a legacy

Located just north of the Uplands Community, at 73 acres, the new Legacy Regiona...

Infrastructure August 8, 2018

Massive Fairview Container Terminal expansion in the works

A massive, multi-year construction and expansion project at the Fairview Contain...

Economic , Projects August 8, 2018

Software shapes climate around Langford resort

Microprocessors are helping to create micro-climates. That’s the methodology be...

Projects August 8, 2018

Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline now $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says

OTTAWA - Kinder Morgan Canada documents say expanding the Trans Mountain pipelin...

Economic , Resource August 7, 2018

Industry Voices Op-Ed: It’s time to stand together for B.C.’s construction industry

As president of the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA), I am ver...

Associations , Government August 7, 2018

WorkSafeBC highlights replacement options for table saw blade guards

RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is letting B.C. builders know they have options when...

Associations , OH&S August 7, 2018

Medicine Hat hospital expansion officially opens

MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. — Expansion of the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital marked a m...

Infrastructure August 7, 2018

Subtrades anxious to play a role in nation building

Building the Trans Mountain pipeline across British Columbia and Alberta means m...

Associations , Labour August 7, 2018

Saskatchewan village wonders what happened to time capsule contents from 1968

ALVENA, SASK. - When a Saskatchewan village held a summer party to crack open a...

Others , Projects August 7, 2018

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