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Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 23 to 27
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 23 to 27
Your top JOC headlines this week cover an $80 million hotel that is slated for Calgary’s Stampede Park; a Broadway tunnel breakthrough; a Prince George lawsuit over faulty steel beams; and the tallest building is Surrey is one step closer to reality. &nb...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Governor General medal recipients showcase all facets of architecture
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon presented Canada’s top architecture and landscape...
Government
$32 million Bison Run School opening in Winnipeg at the end of the month
WINNIPEG, MAN. - Bison Run School, a $32 million elementary school, is set to op...
Government , Projects
SNC-Lavalin announced as delivery partner with Calgary’s Green Line LRT
CALGARY, ALTA. -SNC-Lavalin will be the delivery partner with the City of Calgar...
Government , Infrastructure
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Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 23 to 27
Your top JOC headlines this week cover an $80 million hotel that is slated for C...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Governor General medal recipients showcase all facets of architecture
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon presented Canada’s top architecture and landscape...
Government
$32 million Bison Run School opening in Winnipeg at the end of the month
WINNIPEG, MAN. - Bison Run School, a $32 million elementary school, is set to op...
Government , Projects
SNC-Lavalin announced as delivery partner with Calgary’s Green Line LRT
CALGARY, ALTA. -SNC-Lavalin will be the delivery partner with the City of Calgar...
Government , Infrastructure
25 Saskatchewan infrastructure projects receive government funding
REGINA, SASK. - The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have announced a comb...
Government , Infrastructure
Sawmill permanently closing as Canfor restructures B.C. operations
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corporation says it is “restructuring” its operations in Brit...
Government , Resource
Legal Notes: Cyber-crime prevention starts with understanding laws and available tools
In early January, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) made a public annou...
Government
B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value added industry
DELTA, B.C. - The British Columbia government is launching a new program that wi...
Government , Resource
Coastal GasLink fined again for sediment, erosion in pipeline work
VICTORIA - The company that is building a natural gas pipeline across northern B...
Government , Resource
Disappointing’ that U.S. pressing ahead with duties on Canadian softwood lumber: Ng
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says the United States appear...
Government , Resource
Yukon announces $21 million to build affordable homes
WHITEHORSE — The Government of Yukon has announced funding to build 47 new affor...
Government , Projects
Alberta looks to immigration to ease labour shortage for in-demand occupations
EDMONTON — The Government of Alberta is making changes to its Alberta Advantage...
Government , Labour
B.C. housing permit changes brings ‘cautious optimism’ for constructors
Construction industry leaders are welcoming and wary of the Government of Britis...
Associations , Government
Prince George files civil action against HDR over faulty steel beams
The City of Prince George has filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court against...
Government , Projects
‘If you want to buy a house, get into the skilled trades’: Mercier
As labour shortages cause anxiety across the construction industry, B.C.’s new m...
Government , Labour
B.C. First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine
A British Columbia First Nation is celebrating a deal with a coal company that i...
Government , Projects , Resource
Oilsands execs say a ‘just transition’ isn’t a worry – it’s their next big ‘boom’
OTTAWA - The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say trans...
Government , Resource
Applications open for new projects through disaster adaptation fund
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is now accepting applications for new construc...
Government
Saskatchewan premier disappointed by unannounced Trudeau visit to rare earths plant
SASKATOON - Justin Trudeau pressed Saskatchewan's government on its record for c...
Government , Resource
B.C. has plan to streamline housing permit approval process to get more homes built
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is creating a single hub for develop...
Economic , Government
School’s energy retrofit will save money for Indigenous non-profit in Edmonton
EDMONTON — The Government of Canada is providing funds to help an Indigenous ope...
Government , Infrastructure
VICA CEO stresses importance of ensuring immigrants are safe onsite
In 2022, Canada welcomed almost 432,000 immigrants, a new record. Another 1.45...
Government , Labour
Delta councillor frustrated at lack of overpass in Massey tunnel project
City of Delta councillor Dylan Kruger isn’t giving up the fight to get the River...
Government , Infrastructure
Teck Metals fined $2.2M for Columbia River pollution
WARFIELD, B.C. — Teck Metals Ltd. has been fined $2.2 million by the Provincial...
Government , Resource
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 9 to 13
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news Suncor and Christina River Construct...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
Legal Notes: Understanding corporations and their veil of protection
One of the most important reasons for incorporation is that a separate corporate...
Government
B.C. completes 213 seismic upgrading projects at schools across the province
British Columbia is the most seismically active area of Canada. Every year, the...
Government , Infrastructure
Manitoba starts nomination process for new Capital Planning Region Board
WINNIPEG — The Government of Manitoba has started accepting board member nominat...
Government
Regina offering $50,000 grants for intensification projects
REGINA — The City of Regina is offering grants up to $50,000 and property tax ex...
Government
Report recommends higher payments, student coverage for Saskatchewan workers’ comp
REGINA — A report on Saskatchewan’s Workers’ Compensation Act recommends nearly...
Government , Labour
Calgary reopens Planning Services Centre at Municipal Building
CALGARY, ALTA. – The City of Calgary is reopening the Planning Services Centre a...
Government
Legal Notes: Courts defend arbitrators’ rule over their own jurisdiction
Arbitration provides a quick method for dispute resolution without the time and...
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Genesis Fertilizers chooses Saskatchewan for proposed $1.7 billion factory
SASKATOON — Belle Plaine, Sask. has been chosen as the site of a billion-dollar...
Projects
Saskatchewan farmer reclaiming and reusing abandoned grain elevators
The landscape of Canada's Prairie provinces is dotted with the hulking presence...
Projects
Construction bosses in the hot seat at investors conference
A new report for investors on the 2023 prospects for a range of Canadian industr...
Associations
ReNew’s 2023 Top100 projects show consistency with unchanged $273B value
TORONTO – ReNew Canada has released its 2023 Top100 Projects report and transit...
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Prince George files civil action against HDR over faulty steel beams
The City of Prince George has filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court against...
Government , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming library and museum construction projects – U.S. – January 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming library and museum constr...
Economic , US News
PCL transforms Calgary office building into affordable housing
An old office building has created new housing for Calgarians in need with high-...
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EllisDon supports women with vests that fit
EllisDon’s new Fit Your Frame campaign, launched to provide construction safety...