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Your JOC Top Headlines: August 12 to 16
Your JOC Top Headlines: August 12 to 16
This week’s top JOC headlines include teens learning core welding skills, the federal government investing in education for wood construction and design, the Southern Interior Construction Association hosting sessions for the B.C. Builders Code and Prime...
Associations , Government , Labour , Resource
MHCA set to mobilize with Manitoba election looming
WINNIPEG, MAN. - With an election looming, the Manitoba Heavy Construction Assoc...
Associations , Government
B.C. employers halt participation in workers’ compensation review
Dozens of employer groups have ceased participation in a review of B.C.’s worker...
Associations , Government , Labour
SICA to host new Builders Code training sessions
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. Builders Code is taking its anti-bullying message to th...
Associations
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PHOTO: CIBC Cover Up
Glass installation is underway on the first phase of the new CIBC Square on Bay...
Projects
Procurement Perspectives: A flexible approach expands opportunities
I have always said the RFP process allows a more flexible approach to procuremen...
Government
Sustainability story continues at Menkes’ One York build
Among 12 Ontario projects that have earned LEED certification since July 1, the...
Projects
Carpenters’ give $1M to new Vaughan hospital
Members of the Carpenters’ Union Local 27 and Local 675 have contributed to buil...
Infrastructure
Vancouver Island construction activity climbs upward
At $648.1 million, building permit activity across Vancouver Island continues to...
Economic
Bonterra has 70 workers cleaning up oil spill site in Alberta creek
DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - Bonterra Energy Corp. says it has 70 workers cleaning up...
OH&S , Resource
Seven Mid-August Economic Nuggets
Greenland as a Real Estate Play Because it’s summertime, you take a few...
Economic
Progress made in Saskatoon construction fraud case
Saskatoon, Sask. - Most of the funds the City of Saskatoon lost to scammer posin...
Government , Technology
Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau’s actions in SNC affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner'...
Government
Worker dies installing Marathon steel bridge
MARATHON, ONT. — A worker has been killed while installing a temporary steel bri...
OH&S
PHOTO: Ribbon Wrapped
Facade work continues to cover up the condominium project 1 Yorkville in Toronto...
Projects
RAIC overhauls fee guide
Heightened project complexity coupled with procurement innovations and other fac...
Associations
Feds unveil out-of-status worker plan
A new Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Grea...
Government , Labour
BP and Concrete Supply celebrate 100 years
One hundred years ago, post-First World War Winnipeg was rocked by the great Gen...
Projects , Resource
B.C. government issues $2.5 million in refunds for Building Code purchases
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. Building Code is now available online free of charge an...
Government
Oilsands firms considering diluent recovery units to boost crude by rail volumes
CALGARY - Ongoing pipeline project delays and growth in crude-by-rail capacity f...
Economic , Resource
Fort Saskatchewan condo building evacuated
The City of Fort Saskatchewan is investigating how a four-floor condo building t...
OH&S , Projects
Prime Minister announces advisory committee aimed at promoting skilled trades
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a new advi...
Government , Labour
New advisory committee to promote skilled trades
DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a...
Government , Labour
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Bolstered by Mega Projects, July’s Nonresidential Starts almost Matched June
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of constr...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects – Canada – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water tre...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming medical and educational construction projects – U.S. – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
Economic
Your JOC Top Headlines: August 12 to 16
This week’s top JOC headlines include teens learning core welding skills, the fe...
Associations , Government , Labour , Resource
Pure Gold gives construction go-ahead to Ontario mine
VANCOUVER — Pure Gold Mining Inc. has announced a decision to move on constructi...
Resource
Eve & Co completes construction of Strathroy cannabis greenhouse
TORONTO — Eve & Co has announced it has completed construction of its 780,00...
Projects
Feds support Habitat for Humanity Canada
PETERBOROUGH, ONT. — The Government of Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housin...
Government
Casino project named Pickering Casino Resort
TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has given a name to its casino proje...
Projects
Pumphouse completed at world’s largest underground pumping station
HYDERABAD, INDIA — Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) recently...
Infrastructure
Plattner announced as new keynote for RAIC Festival of Architecture
OTTAWA — A new keynote speaker has been announced for the upcoming Royal Archite...
Associations
Inside Innovation: Tesla loses its residential solar rooftop shine
Elon Musk turned the residential solar power industry on its ear three years ago...
Technology
PHOTO: Rising of Kingsway
Floors are on the rise at the Kingsway By The River Community in Etobicoke, Ont....
Projects
Ontario’s More Homes, More Choice Act not perfect but a ‘sensible change’: Lyall
Ontario’s More Homes, More Choice Act is under fire from a Toronto city councill...
Associations , Government
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Stories of Inspiration: The Her Construction Story series
This year The Journal of Commerce (JOC) and The Daily Commercial News (DCN) coll...
Associations , Labour
VRCA showcases Silver Award of Excellence winners
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) is celebratin...
Associations , Projects
Enbridge CEO ‘deeply saddened’ by death in Kentucky gas pipeline explosion
CALGARY - A natural gas pipeline shut down after a massive explosion killed a wo...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Resource
Canada Infrastructure Bank joins forces with City of Richmond to push utility grid to next level
A growing region of the Lower Mainland may see a significant electrical expansio...
Infrastructure , Resource
Committee recommends B.C. pass prompt payment laws
After consulting with B.C. businesses and industry leaders, government officials...
Associations , Government
B.C. court deals blow to Jumbo resort, rules environmental certificate invalid
VANCOUVER - A controversial ski resort proposed in southeastern British Columbia...
Government , Projects
Greater Vancouver industrial property demand strong, supply limited: Colliers
Demand for industrial property in Greater Vancouver Area (GVA) remains strong wh...
Economic
Workers’ compensation review an opportunity to restore benefits: Unions
While employer associations have stated they have concerns over the timing and v...