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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
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
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
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...
Legislation aims to change B.C. forestry
VICTORIA - B.C. officials say they are revamping forestry policy to put people a...
Government , Resource
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
Saskatchewan sets prompt payment enforcement date
REGINA, SASK. - Prompt payment legislation is going into effect in Saskatchewan....
Associations , Economic , Government
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
Pay equity issues still prevalent in engineering, geoscience professions
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) r...
Economic , Labour
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
Agreement reached on green natural gas facility
ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—An agreement has been finalized to sell renewable natural gas t...
Others , Resource
B.C. plans Ladysmith intersection upgrades
LADYSMITH, B.C.—Major improvements are planned for intersections in Ladysmith....
Infrastructure , Projects
Large industrial strata development planned for Langford
LANGFORD, B.C. — Plans are underway to build a large industrial development in L...
Projects
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
Vancouver unveils conceptual plans for Jericho Lands site
Are you team weave or team eagle? The City of Vancouver wants to know. Officia...
Projects
Canadian workers ‘unequally protected’ against asbestos exposure
Although there is a relatively robust regulatory framework around asbestos in Ca...
Associations , Government , OH&S
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
TCR Express: Oct. 20, 2021
On this episode of TCR Express Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson t...
Kicking Horse project hits major construction milestone
GOLDEN, B.C. - Crews working on the Kicking Horse Canyon project have reached a...
Infrastructure , Projects
B.C. plans landfill emissions project expansion
VANCOUVER - A landfill in B.C. will soon be turning more landfill emissions into...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
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
Special to the DCN/JOC: Cyber security awareness and risk mitigation
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). CSAM is an internationally re...
Technology
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
8 Mid-October Economic Nuggets
This isn’t a hard point to make. A great deal of emphasis in coming years will b...
Economic
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
Vancouver begins construction on ‘The Narrows’ rental housing project
VANCOUVER — The Province of British Columbia is indirectly funding construction...
Projects
Bird to build three western Canadian IPD projects
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. announced recently it will participat...
Infrastructure , Projects
Cyber security still a top concern: BCCSA conference speaker
Construction firms may have shifted some employees from the office to home but c...
Technology
Acciona decries wastewater treatment plant contract cancellation
VANCOUVER — A company formerly contracted to build a wastewater treatment plant...
Government , Infrastructure
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
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
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...