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First Notice: new Tla’amin Nation compost facility; CSC Edmonton webinar; participant funding for GCT Deltaport project

First Notice: new Tla’amin Nation compost facility; CSC Edmonton webinar; participant funding for GCT Deltaport project
Tla’amin Nation to build new composting facility A new $1.15 million organics processing facility to produce Class A compost is planned for the Tla’amin Nation and the qathet Regional District and Powell River, B.C. The plant will be built on lan...
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Industry Special: Virtual shift: BCCSA’s online training capability builds in response to COVID-19 limitations
Sometimes revolutions in education take years. For the BC Construction Safety Al...
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First Notice: Engineered wood market update; CAPP predictions; Aecon year-end report
Global engineered wood market to hit $400B by 2027: report A new report...
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Stay vigilant amid rising COVID-19 cases, CCA advises
OTTAWA — It is essential to remain vigilant and follow worksite health and safet...
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First Notice: new Tla’amin Nation compost facility; CSC Edmonton webinar; participant funding for GCT Deltaport project
Tla’amin Nation to build new composting facility A new $1.15 million or...
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Industry Special: Virtual shift: BCCSA’s online training capability builds in response to COVID-19 limitations
Sometimes revolutions in education take years. For the BC Construction Safety Al...
Associations , OH&S

First Notice: Engineered wood market update; CAPP predictions; Aecon year-end report
Global engineered wood market to hit $400B by 2027: report A new report...
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Stay vigilant amid rising COVID-19 cases, CCA advises
OTTAWA — It is essential to remain vigilant and follow worksite health and safet...
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Manitoba Heavy Construction Association concerned with proposed aggregate bylaws
SPRINGFIELD, MAN. — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is callin...
Associations , Government

New council aims to bring together construction and design education services
The new Construction and Design Educators Council of Canada (CDECC) is aiming to...
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AEM identifies top 2021 manufacturing trends
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released...
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Manitoba scraps plans to repeal construction wage legislation
Construction leaders in Manitoba are breathing a sigh of relief after the provin...
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Construction advocates urge industry to stay vigilant until the ‘finish line’ of COVID-19
As B.C. officials introduce new health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-1...
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First Notice: Gehry chair named; RAIC hosts accessibility panel; ACI announces virtual convention
Architect Douglas Cardinal named 2020-2021 Gehry chair The University o...
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CaGBC taps green builders as key to reaching Paris targets
Canada’s green building sector will be relied upon heavily to help the nation me...
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First Notice: PCL develops cleaning module; TC Energy selects Precision Pipeline; AGCA to release 2021 national forecast
PCL develops PURE Portal cleaning module PCL Construction has announced a par...
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ICBA survey reveals higher wages, continued shortage of workers in 2020
Despite construction work volume declines, wages and skilled trades worker short...
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2021 Preview: Stakeholders ruminate on COVID’s future impact on Canada’s construction sector
The coronavirus pandemic dramatically transformed the Canadian construction land...
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B.C. election, Iranian plane tragedy, rise of mass timber among JOC top newsmakers
There was no shortage of news for the Journal of Commerce (JOC) team in 2020, ev...
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Social media mosaic: A digital retelling of the 2020 pandemic
A global event like the COVID-19 pandemic is so massive, damaging and far-reachi...
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Year in Review: Acts of racism foster action for construction industry in 2020 and beyond
Following the killing of George Floyd by police officers in May, racially motiva...
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VIDEO: 2020 Year in Review – Community Benefits Agreements
While COVID-19 dominated the headlines throughout 2020, the controversy around t...
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Canadian construction industry gives back during the holidays
Good news has been in short supply this year. Thankfully, the holiday season oft...
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Year in Review: Our picks for the top Construction Record Podcasts of 2020
The Construction Record Podcast grew exponentially in 2020, with more guest appe...
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Your top JOC headlines: Dec. 21 to 25
This week’s top JOC headlines cover our year in review COVID-19 video encapsulat...
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2020 Year in Review Timeline: B.C. construction wades through uncharted waters with COVID-19
VICTORIA — There’s no disputing the fact that 2020 was a year like no other for...
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2020 Year in Review Timeline: Construction fights back against COVID-19
OTTAWA — There’s no disputing the fact that 2020 was a year like no other for th...
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2020 Year in Review Timeline: Acts of hate surface across multiple construction sites
TORONTO — Contractors, workers and the like across Toronto were already coming t...
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Female participation in B.C. construction trades growing
After years of hard work, B.C.’s construction industry is starting to see the ne...
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BC Construction Association developing guidelines for construction management
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) is in the process of develo...
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BCCA announces Builders Code Champions
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Construction Association's (BCCA) Builders Code...
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Industry Special: Mass timber is on the rise in B.C.
Innovative made-in-BC wood products a boon for province’s forest sector A risin...
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Carpenters’ host virtual panel addressing Biden win and potential impacts in Canada and U.S.
As the U.S. shifts gears from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, the impact of the new a...
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First Notice: B.C. housing panel releases report; Winnipeg funds development; Kamloops construction site outbreak over
B.C. expert panel releases interim housing report An expert panel created by t...
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MHCA urges Winnipeg to plan long-term roadbuilding
WINNIPEG — Builders in Manitoba are urging City of Winnipeg officials to rethink...
Associations , Infrastructure

Buildings Week: BUILDEX panel calls for collaboration to reduce carbon use
Alberta designers, educators and digital entrepreneurs are all-in on constructio...
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Goldboro LNG plant slated to be largest project in Nova Scotia’s history
Calgary, Alta.-based Pieridae Energy is gearing up to build a massive, multi-bil...
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2021 Preview: Stakeholders ruminate on COVID’s future impact on Canada’s construction sector
The coronavirus pandemic dramatically transformed the Canadian construction land...
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Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electr...
Economic

U.S. Construction Employment a Bright Spot in Many Major U.S. Cities
Table 1 sets out the best U.S. city labor markets according to two measurements...
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UBC students look at viability of high-speed rail to Whistler
Alpine enthusiasts could one day be whizzing to Whistler for skiing via rail if...
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U.S. and Canada Suffer Employment Setbacks in December
December 2020’s total employment figure in the U.S. declined by -140,000...
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Cody represents engineers on Order of Canada roll
In the new class of 61 appointees to the Order of Canada announced Dec. 30, it’s...
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