Construction industry applauds Alberta government’s recovery plan

Alberta construction industry leaders are praising the provincial government’s n...

Associations , Government July 3, 2020

Your top JOC headlines: June 29 to July 3

This week’s top JOC headlines feature a digital solution for dealing with COVID-...

Infrastructure , Labour , Resource , Technology July 3, 2020

Alberta government puts $6 million into William Watson Lodge

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is investing $6 million into demolishing and r...

Government , Projects July 3, 2020

Legal Notes: B.C. Supreme Court upholds Architects Act when issuing building permits

The City of Langford, B.C. recently had its knuckles rapped by the B.C. Supreme...

Government July 3, 2020

U.S. Economy Claws Back 29% of Earlier Big Drop in Jobs

With today’s June Employment Situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistic...

Economic July 2, 2020

Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Col...

Government , Infrastructure , Resource July 2, 2020

Saskatoon City Council approves new community plan with a vision towards the future

SASKATOON, SASK. — Saskatoon City Council has approved a new Official Community...

Government , Infrastructure July 2, 2020

CN spending $445 million to upgrade B.C. infrastructure

VANCOUVER — CN has announced it intends to spend roughly $445 million expanding...

Infrastructure July 2, 2020

B.C.’s Highway 33 slated for repaving upgrades

KELOWNA, B.C. — B.C. officials plan to spend $6.5 million repaving part of Highw...

Infrastructure July 2, 2020

Metro Vancouver achieves carbon neutral status

VANCOUVER — The Metro Vancouver regional district has achieved corporate carbon...

Others July 1, 2020

Clark Builders goes digital for COVID-19 questionnaires

Clark Builders is ditching paper questionnaires in favour of QR codes to limit t...

OH&S , Technology July 1, 2020

Vancouver Island University gives students jobsite experience

With some quick thinking and assistance from its partners, Vancouver Island Univ...

Labour July 1, 2020

10 Pandemic Impacts on Construction Costing

As with most things pandemic-related, it’s hard to know where the cost of...

Economic June 30, 2020

WSP, Altus Group officially launch geomatics firm GeoVerra

EDMONTON — GeoVerra, one of the country’s largest geomatics firms with offices i...

Economic June 30, 2020

Metro Vancouver officials push for infrastructure spending

METRO VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver officials are urging the B.C. government to pr...

Government , Infrastructure June 30, 2020

Constructors getting a ‘crash course’ in higher tech: Procore panellists

As traumatic as the COVID-19 pandemic has been for the construction sector and t...

Technology June 30, 2020

Sponsored Content: How to Qualify as a Red Seal Welder and Why

The job opportunities for Red Seal welders are endless in Canada. At the moment...

Labour , Others June 29, 2020

Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy

EDMONTON - Alberta is cutting business taxes and pumping $10 billion into infras...

Economic , Government June 29, 2020

7 Reasons to be Skeptical Concerning a V-Shaped Recovery

These days, I’m often asked if I foresee a V-shaped recovery. While there...

Economic June 29, 2020

CaGBC announces program for fall green building series

OTTAWA — The Canada Green Building Council has released details of its upcoming...

Associations June 29, 2020

Brown and Caldwell announces new Vancouver leader

VANCOUVER — Environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell a...

Economic June 29, 2020

British Columbia invests in northern cycling and pedestrian infrastructure

HARTLEY BAY, B.C. — The Province of British Columbia recently announced it will...

Infrastructure June 29, 2020

Saskatchewan to spend $110 million on school projects

REGINA — Saskatchewan has announced $110.5 million in funding for six new major...

Infrastructure June 29, 2020

Fast + Epp tackling tall wood with innovative Vancouver office project

A new code change is pushing wood engineering forward in Vancouver and beyond....

Projects June 29, 2020

Snake experts tracking mitigation efforts for Keystone XL pipeline

As project officials plan out how to snake the Keystone XL pipeline through Albe...

Infrastructure , Resource June 29, 2020

New CCA guide updates advice on bid conflicts

The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has issued a revised guide to dealin...

Associations June 29, 2020

Your top JOC headlines: June 22 to 26

This week’s top JOC headlines cover a Nunavut man’s vision for energy-efficient...

Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource June 26, 2020

Women architects assemble for equality in their profession

In much the same way that Canadian women who work in construction have been busy...

Associations , Labour June 26, 2020

Build TogetHER BC continues connecting women to the skilled trades

With a shortfall of construction workers looming, the industry has worked hard t...

Labour , OH&S June 26, 2020

The Construction Record Podcast: Episode 86 – Women in Construction, opioids and COVID-19, and an interview with Jesse Unke

This week on the Construction Record podcast, Daily Commercial News and Journal...

June 26, 2020

The ‘she-cession’ and construction, a tale of woe and opportunity

Canadian women have suffered proportionally more than men in the job market due...

Labour , OH&S June 26, 2020

New BCIT program aims to spark electrician career choice for women

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)  is launching an enhanced El...

Labour June 26, 2020

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