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MHCA stresses importance of aggregate resource access
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MHCA stresses importance of aggregate resource access
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is insisting the provincial government protect access to aggregate resources as municipalities reject applications for pits and quarries. MHCA members made the remarks while meeting on July 16...
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BCCA president cites progress on immigration file but says more work needed
British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) president Chris Atchison says w...
Associations , Labour
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MHCA presses Manitoba government for highway investment plan
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is urging Manitob...
Associations
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How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
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MHCA stresses importance of aggregate resource access
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is insisting the p...
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BCCA president cites progress on immigration file but says more work needed
British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) president Chris Atchison says w...
Associations , Labour
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MHCA presses Manitoba government for highway investment plan
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is urging Manitob...
Associations
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How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
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VRCA reflects on success of Indigenous reconciliation webinar series
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s (VRCA) recent webinar series o...
Associations
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City of Edmonton wins three Transportation Association of Canada awards
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton has won three awards from the Transportation Ass...
Associations , Government
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Creating a ‘better world for all’: 2024 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture announced
OTTAWA – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Counc...
Associations , Projects
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Passive House Canada 2024 Annual Conference revels in growing self-confidence
“Nothing happens until it all happens at once. And I’m waiting for it to all hap...
Associations
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BCCA issues warning about lack of ‘Contract A’ in public sector procurement
Construction stakeholders are sounding the alarm as some public procurement esch...
Associations , Government
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Lupien honoured for lifetime achievement by CAGBC
TORONTO — A green building “visionary” from Quebec was a big winner as the Canad...
Associations
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CAGBC delegates say green supply chain has its growing pains
There was a unique airing of grievances in Toronto recently. Delegates attendin...
Associations
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WRLA urges federal government to kill the carbon tax as major issues loom
The Western Retail Lumber Association (WRLA) in Winnipeg is tackling a couple of...
Associations , Government
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CAGBC celebrates launch of ZCB Version 4
Version 4 of the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building – Design S...
Associations
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Your top JOC headlines: June 3 to 7
Your top JOC headlines this week feature industry reaction to news several B.C....
Associations , Infrastructure , Projects
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MHCA advises Winnipeg City council to reject city-owned asphalt plant
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is asking Winnipeg...
Associations , Government
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BCCA launches online construction job board called Builders Life TalentCentral
VICTORIA, B.C. – The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has announ...
Associations
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New B.C. building permit hub praised by former CHBA BC president
A push to digitize the permitting process in British Columbia meets the approval...
Associations , Technology
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VRCA 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award nominations open
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced...
Associations
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New president and chair elected for Canadian Roofing Contractors Association
OTTAWA — The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) has elected Jeremy...
Associations
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B.C. industry reacts to megaproject delays: ‘Every single project is over budget and behind’
A pair of delays have Lower Mainland construction stakeholders questioning the p...
Associations , Projects
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2024 Georgie Winners announced by CHBA BC
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia chapter of the Canadian Home Builders’ Associat...
Associations
![MHCA cites CAA Manitoba Worst Roads survey as impetus to fix roads](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/shutterstock_633774530-e1588015655158-300x169.jpg)
MHCA cites CAA Manitoba Worst Roads survey as impetus to fix roads
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) president Chris Lorenc...
Associations , Infrastructure
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B.C. electrical contractors call for prompt payment legislation ASAP
VICTORIA — The Electrical Contractors Association of British Columbia (ECABC) is...
Associations , Government
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Form must follow function when implementing AI: VRCA Leadership Forum speaker
AI may be transforming construction, but it must fit into the industry’s needs,...
Associations , Technology
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MHCA to hold working group meeting to review highway capital program
WINNIPEG – A working group will come together on May 30 to review the status of...
Associations
![CAGBC’s Building Lasting Change conference taps into members’ minds, in Toronto June 5 and 6](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_1692313669-scaled-e1592854398924-300x169.jpg)
CAGBC’s Building Lasting Change conference taps into members’ minds, in Toronto June 5 and 6
Toronto’s Building Lasting Change conference is fast approaching, representing a...
Associations
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False Creek South ‘replan’ would knit together present and future structures
One of Vancouver’s first neighbourhood showcases of urban planning is looking to...
Associations
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Prompt payment not advantageous to homebuilders: CHBA BC head
While many segments of the construction industry in British Columbia continue to...
Associations , Government
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Rodrigue Gilbert assumes CCA’s top job with a focus on procurement reform
New Canadian Construction Association president Rodrigue Gilbert says he is taki...
Associations
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B.C. washroom regulations should heed examples of Ontario, Quebec
WorkSafeBC, under pressure from Premier David Eby, is developing new regulations...
Associations , OH&S
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BCCA sends government report with clear message: Prompt payment is needed now
One of British Columbia’s leading construction industry associations is giving t...
Associations , Government
![HAVAN announces 2024 Housing Excellence winners](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/10/shutterstock_1249793752-e1571417945737-300x169.jpg)
HAVAN announces 2024 Housing Excellence winners
VANCOUVER — Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) has announced the winners...
Associations
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Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
Projects , Technology
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$2.88B Surrey hospital megaproject progressing on schedule, budget
Construction of a diaphragm wall has been completed and excavation and tieback w...
Infrastructure
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Top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Columbia construction projects – Canada – July 2024
The accompanying tables shows the top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Colu...
Economic , Projects
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Toronto construction costs remain stubbornly high: RLB
The latest North American Quarterly Cost Report from Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB)...
Economic
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Climate and Construction: Ontario Building Code begins 2020 NBC harmonization on Jan. 1
Big changes are coming on Jan. 1, 2025 to Ontario’s Building Code as part of the...
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Global Market Scan: Assessing the severe downturn in China’s real estate sector
China’s real estate market is in a deep downturn, with housing prices nearly mat...
Economic
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Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
Projects , Technology
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Canada’s infrastructure deficit: Where it comes from, how to fix it
According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada has...