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First Notice: SNC-Lavalin opens technology facilities; federal government announces rural transit fund; Regina waste management centre calls for bottles
SNC-Lavalin opens Lava Labs SNC-Lavalin announced today the launch of a...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Calgary events centre project reignited with new agreement
A new deal has been reached to build an events centre in downtown Calgary after...
Infrastructure
Three levels of government invest in Winnipeg’s St. James Civic Centre expansion
WINNIPEG — The governments of Canada and Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg are a...
Infrastructure
Calgary releases ‘State of the Downtown’ report after challenging year
Calgary has released its State of the Downtown Report for 2020, one of the most...
Economic
Fort St. John unveils fire training, water treatment facilities
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two new facilities have been unveiled in Fort St. John tha...
Infrastructure
Hemp waste, a new cement replacement and biofuel
Hemp is a cannabis sativa plant that contains only trace amounts of THC, the psy...
Resource
TCR Express: August 4, 2021
In this week’s episode of TCR Express digital media editor Warren Frey speaks wi...
First Notice: Transit use down; White Cap acquires NCA; CCA calls for applications
StatsCan documents show transit use decline Statistics Canada reported...
Infrastructure , Labour
TC Energy Q2 earnings slip to $982 million but comparable profits up 21 per cent
CALGARY- TC Energy Corp. is reporting lower net profits in its latest quarter as...
Economic , Resource
‘Two-Eyed Seeing’ approach coming to B.C. workforce development
VICTORIA – A new partnership co-ordinated by the Construction Foundation of BC a...
Government , Labour
Line 3 pipeline to be in service by end of year, despite legal challenges: Enbridge
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc.'s Line 3 pipeline replacement is on track to be in servi...
Projects , Resource
Planning underway for Alberta children’s hospital
CALGARY, ALTA. – Approximately $2 million in funding has been secured for a dedi...
Government , Projects
B.C. subway stations a blank canvas for artists
VANCOUVER — Officials plan to make Vancouver’s subway stations a work of art. T...
Infrastructure
Feds investing over $12 million on Winnipeg international airport
WINNIPEG — The Government of Canada has announced it is investing close to $12.7...
Infrastructure
Alberta plans biofuel facility for Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. — Southern Alberta will soon be the site that will turn agricu...
Infrastructure , Resource
UBC prof: Fires, beetles and climate put B.C. forestry in jeopardy
Lumber prices have been on a wild roller-coaster this year and experts say the f...
Resource
Union: CBA noticeably absent from massive $622M northern B.C. hospital project
The province’s approach to large construction projects in B.C.’s north has some...
Infrastructure , Labour
1,000-Word Charts: U.S. Retail Sales
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
Economic , US News
First Notice: BC Hydro Site C mechanical contract; Whitehorse highway funding; YVR upgrades critical infrastructure
BC Hydro awards Site C balance of plant mechanical contract BC Hydro ha...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
United Brotherhood of Carpenters funding to aid in trades inclusivity, diversity
WINNIPEG — The federal government is investing more than $2.4 million over five...
Government , Labour
Cematrix’s ‘foam cement’ pushes into new applications
Jeff Kendrick, president and CEO of Calgary-based Cematrix, spends a lot of time...
Economic
Why can earthquakes level some buildings but leave others untouched?
Bishnu Pandey, a civil engineering instructor in the school of construction and...
Infrastructure
Manitoba engineer honoured for study of fibre-reinforced concrete
Ehab El-Salakawy, a professor of structural engineering at the University of Man...
Resource
Lafarge’s Richmond, B.C. plant hits major CO2 capture milestone
Despite the challenges caused by COVID-19, a first-of-its-kind pilot project to...
Technology
Your top JOC headlines: July 26 to 30
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news that rising lumber prices may not be...
Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
TC Energy in dispute with LNG Canada; could delay construction of Coastal GasLink
CALGARY, ALTA. - The completion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline could be delayed...
Economic , Resource
VIDEO: The state of COVID and construction in 2021
COVID-19 has utterly changed society, work and how we interact since lockdowns b...
Government , OH&S
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 130: CAPP’s Ben Brunnen on reducing emission intensity
This week on the Construction Record Podcast digital media editor Warren Frey sp...
B.C. wildfire crews watchful as latest heat wave arrives
Officials with British Columbia's wildfire service say low humidity and hot temp...
OH&S
First Notice: Nexii goes south; Calgary Event Centre project moves forward; Saskatoon waste facility gets building
Nexii plans new Kentucky plant Vancouver-based green construction compa...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
Multiple Layers to the Inflation Watch Story
There are two major questions overhanging the economies of the U.S. and Canada....
Economic
Key details of the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday night, 67-32, to take up a nearly $...