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Industry Voices: Details and debate missing from electoral reform process
Industry Voices: Details and debate missing from electoral reform process
On proportional representation (PR), it seems the NDP government is taking the mushroom approach with voters — keeping British Columbians in the dark and hoping to feed us a bunch of manure. A referendum on changing the way we elect the provincial govern...
Associations , Government
LNG Canada Connect program expands to Smithers to find workers
SMITHERS, B.C. - The liquified natural gas (LNG) industry is looking for more wo...
Associations , Labour , Resource
Governor General’s Medals in Architecture presented
TORONTO — The recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture for ou...
Associations , Projects
More than 1,000 affordable homes to be built in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency (V...
Associations , Government , Projects
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Conifex buying U.S. sawmills for $258 million to add 50 per cent more capacity
VANCOUVER - Conifex Timber Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Blue Wolf...
Economic
B.C. government gives $500,000 towards protecting forestry contractors
VICTORIA - The Government of British Columbia has contributed $500,000 to the Fo...
Economic , Government
Infographic: U.S. Oil Imports
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy requir...
Economic
U.S. builder optimisms bounces in May after four-month slide
WASHINGTON — U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident about their sales pros...
Economic
Nearly 5,000 evacuated in Colombia after troubles at dam
BOGOTA — Nearly 5,000 people living along a river in northern Colombia have been...
Infrastructure
Plan for Obama Presidential Center advances over protests
CHICAGO — Construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has taken a m...
Government , Projects
Group behind Theodore Roosevelt library scraps two site plan
BISMARCK, N.D. — The foundation working to build a Theodore Roosevelt Presidenti...
Projects
Niagara Falls Aquarium begins building jellyfish exhibit
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Niagara Falls Aquarium in New York has started constru...
Projects
Chartwell plans $70M expansion in Oshawa
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Chartwell Retirement Residences recently announced it has ac...
Projects
Toronto announces Everyone is King streetscape winners
TORONTO — The City of Toronto has announced the winners of the Everyone is King...
Projects
Deal could restart stalled NYC Ferris wheel tourism project
NEW YORK — It was a soaring idea, intended to put the city’s least-populous, lea...
Projects
Petrolia wastewater plant complete and operating
PETROLIA, ONT. — The Petrolia Wastewater Treatment Plant has been completed with...
Infrastructure
Experts offer tips on navigating Ontario’s new Construction Act
Construction and design industry stakeholders need to be prepared for a major cu...
Associations , Government
Candidates spar at Transport Futures debate
While representatives from Ontario’s three major parties quarrelled on P3s, infr...
Government
Industry Voices: Details and debate missing from electoral reform process
On proportional representation (PR), it seems the NDP government is taking the m...
Associations , Government
$90 million in funding for affordable housing builds in Victoria’s CRD
VICTORIA - Victoria’s Capital Regional District (CRD) will see more than 2,000 r...
Government , Projects
United Conservative leader stands by calling prime minister empty, clueless
EDMONTON - Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is standing by his pe...
Government , Resource
UBC research team finds low-cost solution for sewage odour issues
Findings by a team of University of B.C. wastewater engineering researchers at t...
Infrastructure , Projects
Insurance policy for pipeline is result of an ‘exceptional situation,’ says Trudeau
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says putting federal cash down as an in...
Government , Resource
N.B. offers compensation for cottages damaged by historic flooding
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government will compensate cottage owners whose...
Government
20 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2018
The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, S...
Economic
20 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2018
The accompanying tables show 20 of the largest upcoming Courthouse and Jail and...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – April 2018
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
Brookfield in $4.2 billion bid for Australian health care provider Healthscope
TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has made a $4.2-billion bid for Austr...
Economic
Seattle OKs tax on companies like Amazon to help homeless
SEATTTLE — Seattle's largest businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks will have t...
Projects
George Brown team in global competition finals
TORONTO — A team of fourth-year students from the Angelo DelZotto School of Cons...
Labour
New Milton post-secondary school will link to Laurier and Conestoga
TORONTO—The Ontario government has announced funding for a new $90-million post-...
Projects
Feds approve three water projects in Durham Region
DURHAM REGION, ONT. — Three new projects in the Region of Durham have been appro...
Infrastructure
Fredericton International Airport receives funding for expansion
FREDERICTON — The Fredericton International Airport will receive $18 million in...
Infrastructure
Regulations, development charges cause home prices to skyrocket
TORONTO — Buyers in Canada’s most overheated real estate markets paid an average...
Economic
Ottawa to assess impact of climate change on Nova Scotia land link
AMHERST, N.S. — Ottawa says it will study ways to protect the 275-year-old dikes...
Government , Projects
PHOTO: Two of Three
Work on tower two and three continues at the 2150 Condos project at Birchmount R...
Projects
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LNG Canada Connect program expands to Smithers to find workers
SMITHERS, B.C. - The liquified natural gas (LNG) industry is looking for more wo...
Associations , Labour , Resource
Cannabis and construction: it’s going to be complicated
A group of industry experts looked at the ways in which cannabis will affect the...
Associations , Labour , OH&S
City of Vancouver looks to push emissions to zero
Vancouver is pushing the envelope for reducing building emissions. City of Van...
Government , Infrastructure
Maple Ridge sets North American record for sewer pipe bursting technology
Trenchless technology took a major leap forward when a B.C. company and Fraser V...
Infrastructure
Terra Life announces construction of phase two cannabis production facility
CALGARY — Recently, Terra Life Sciences Inc., a global manufacturer of pharma-gr...
Economic , Projects
New app connects construction firms and workers
A new app is aiming to alleviate industry hiring hurdles. Faber Connect is a Va...
Technology
SCA, SIIT come together to increase Indigenous trades employment
Saskatchewan’s construction industry is joining forces with educators to bring m...
Associations , Labour
Enbridge selling renewable power plants, U.S. gas assets for $3.2B
CALGARY - Shares in Enbridge Inc. rose Wednesday after it announced it will gain...