Your top JOC newsmakers of the week

Here is a recap of the top newsmakers for the week of June 18 to 22. This week featured a variety of timely news items, including the federal government’s decision to legalize marijuana this fall. The Journal of Commerce will have more on this story with industry reaction as it develops. Other items of note include a Columbia Institute report scrutinizing public-private partnerships in B.C.; Vancouver’s “fast lane” pilot program to address permit backlogs; the takeoff of Vancouver International Airport’s capital construction projects; and Vancouver’s new idea for its historic Chinatown.

Working with weed, feds lock down legalization timeline

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/government/2018/06/oct-17-date-set-cannabis-legalization-trudeau-announced

Report calls into question the effectiveness of B.C. P3s

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/associations/2018/06/report-calls-b-c-p3s-costly-mistake

Vancouver looks address building permit backlogs ASAP

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/projects/2018/06/vancouver-launches-fast-lane-pilot-speed-permit-backlog

YVR breaks ground on capital projects

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/infrastructure/2018/06/yvr-breaks-ground-massive-capital-construction-projects

Vancouver takes a second look at Chinatown development

https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/government/2018/06/vancouver-takes-second-smaller-look-chinatown-development