Special Feature
Municipal Report
Below are articles from the latest Municipal Report Special Feature, published April 9, 2018 by the Journal of Commerce.
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Feature Articles - Municipal Report
Vancouver set to build Canada’s first Passive House fire hall
The City of Vancouver is building Canada’s first fire hall built to a Passive Ho...
Infrastructure , Projects
Feds say high-tech “superclusters” throughout Canada will grow regional economies
In its February 2018 budget, the federal government announced it will spend $950...
Economic , Government
$13 billion in rapid transit contracts loom in B.C. and Alberta
The Alberta government’s 2018 budget pledge of $1.53 billion for light rapid tra...
Government , Infrastructure
Vancouver, Abbotsford-Mission to lead 2018 economic growth: Conference Board
OTTAWA — Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission are forecast to be the fastest growing...
Economic
New Westminster ready for significant investment in new pool and centre facilities
A major design contract for the $83.5 million replacement of New Westminster’s C...
Projects
Municipalities of two minds regarding 2018 federal budget
Canadian municipalities had a mixed reaction to the 2018 federal budget. On the...
Economic , Government
Is there a housing crisis solution in Vancouver and other B.C. municipalities?
Any BC tenant or renter or anyone who wants to buy a home knows that many munici...
Economic , Government
Two Saskatoon interchanges ready to install girders
SASKATOON — The interchanges on McOrmond Drive and College Drive and at Boychuk...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Inflation - What's Costing You More!
Consumer Price Index - Inflation U.S. & Canada What's costing you more!
Retail Sales Strong Growth!
Strong job growth = more spending U.S. vs. Canada Retail Sales (Summer 2017)
Global Currency Values Moving into Better Balance!
The world economy is in better balance and the U.S. and Canada are doing well.
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Q&A: How COVID-19 has developers rethinking apartment building design
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Projects
Bird Construction to buy Stuart Olson; most of $96.5 million going to lenders
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. will acquire Calgary-based constructi...
Economic
About face: two B.C. women pivot to skilled trades careers on LNG Canada project
Every skilled tradesperson needs to start somewhere, but Starla Penner and Kya T...
Labour
LNG infrastructure a ‘huge’ opportunity for Canada to flourish: Alliance CEO
A new report says liquified natural gas (LNG) is a key to Canada’s economic futu...
Economic , Resource
Saskatchewan almost, but not entirely, out of the COVID-19 woods
Approaching the final quarter of a year most would like to forget, Saskatchewan’...
Economic
Alberta invests $1.1 billion in municipal infrastructure
EDMONTON — Alberta is providing $1.1 billion in funding to municipalities to bui...
Government , Infrastructure
Feds must get infrastructure funding ‘out the door,’ says cement association CEO
Canada’s cement and concrete industries are calling on the federal government to...
Government , Infrastructure
Fast + Epp’s mass timber headquarters hits major construction milestone
VANCOUVER — Construction of Fast + Epp’s four-storey mass timber hybrid office l...