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First Notice: Yukon community centre; feds fund Steinbach facility; temporary foreign worker regulation changes
First Notice: Yukon community centre; feds fund Steinbach facility; temporary foreign worker regulation changes
Feds put $17.25 million towards Yukon community building The Yukon has received $17.25 million from the Government of Canada through the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) for the 2021-22 fiscal year along with a top-up of $16.5 million. The t...
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$212 million being invested into Winnipeg sewage treatment plant upgrade
WINNIPEG—The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $212.8 million int...
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Northwest Territories, federal government to upgrade local roads
YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories are...
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Federal government to open applications for Indigenous led shelters across Canada
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT—The federal government says it will soon open applications to b...
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First Notice: Yukon community centre; feds fund Steinbach facility; temporary foreign worker regulation changes
Feds put $17.25 million towards Yukon community building The Yukon has...
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$212 million being invested into Winnipeg sewage treatment plant upgrade
WINNIPEG—The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $212.8 million int...
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Northwest Territories, federal government to upgrade local roads
YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.—The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories are...
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Federal government to open applications for Indigenous led shelters across Canada
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT—The federal government says it will soon open applications to b...
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Two Alberta First Nations want court to allow appeal of decision on coal mine
CROWSNEST PASS, ALTA. — A second Alberta First Nation wants a court to allow it...
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Pembina research finds GHG efforts lacking across Canada
OTTAWA — New research from the Pembina Institute and Simon Fraser University’s S...
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First Notice: Calgary home prices; Aecon second quarter results; feds invest in Manitoba community infrastructure
Calgary new home prices rose 3.5 per cent in June Statistics Canada rep...
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First Notice: Vancouver Indigenous housing project using Empty Homes Tax; feds announce new disaster fund intake; Ledcor gets LEED Gold
Vancouver uses Empty Homes tax for proposed Indigenous housing project...
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Legal Notes: Courts prove reluctant to overrule an independent contracted consultant
Court cases over the past several decades have impressed upon the construction i...
Government
First Notice: SNC-Lavalin sustainability contract; EI consultation set to launch; Etruscus gets into N.L. gold
SNC-Lavalin signs U.K. sustainability contract SNC-Lavalin today announ...
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Special to the DCN/JOC: Preservation of electronically stored information
In Canadian common law jurisdictions, as soon as litigation is reasonably contem...
Government
First Notice: Sooke water treatment upgrade; Edmonton promenade moves to next phase; Studio Shed comes to Canada
Sooke to receive wastewater treatment upgrade The Government of British...
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Funding secured for northern transmission line in Fort Providence
FORT PROVIDENCE, N.W.T. - Federal officials have announced funding has been secu...
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Biden says federal investments can prolong economic growth
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Monday that his infrastructure and familie...
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First Notice: TransAlta’s coal-to-gas conversion; Calgary cyclotron; McCarthy Tetrault looks at fed coal policy
TransAlta completes coal-to-gas conversion project TransAlta Corporatio...
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Mass timber program gets $2 million funding boost from B.C. government
VANCOUVER — B.C. officials are topping up the Mass Timber Demonstration Program...
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First Notice: Drone delivery; Yellowhead concept plan; Saskatchewan starts sealing roads
Edmonton completes plan for complex portion of Yellowhead Trail conversi...
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Biden ends large scale logging on huge Alaska rainforest
WASHINGTON - The Joe Biden administration said Thursday it is ending large-scale...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Politicians must put in place real climate-correcting policies
For the first time in history, we are witnessing first-hand in real-time how hum...
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First Notice: Anmore rezoning battle; Edmonton wins planning awards; NECA returns to Nashville
Save Anmore opposes rezoning plan A group of residents of Anmore, B.C....
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Legal Notes: Risk of jail time for contractors is remote but real
Providing safe working conditions on jobsites falls under the responsibility of...
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SCSA’s Innovation Challenge targets Saskatchewan’s ‘growing and vibrant tech sector’
The Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) is betting that technolo...
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First Notice: Non-residential construction climbs; Additive creates 3D printed Airbnb; Saskatchewan invests in rural bridges
Non-residential construction up slightly in May Investment in building...
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B.C., Salvation Army join forces for housing project in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN – B.C. and the Salvation Army have joined forces to build 42 new s...
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Manitoba releases interactive highway project map
WINNIPEG - Manitobans can now check out what highway projects are underway acros...
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First Notice: Enerquality appoints new CEO; Saskatchewan tests highway markings; Canada ups GHG targets
EnerQuality appoints Curtis CEO EnerQuality Corporation today announced...
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Settling highway gets repairs in Delta
DELTA, B.C. - Crews are ironing out the wrinkles on a chunk of Highway 17 in Del...
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Trudeau announces federal funding for B.C. transit projects
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Transit infrastructure projects in B.C. will get a major boost...
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Your top JOC headlines: July 5 to 9
Your top JOC headlines this week cover federal and provincial approval for Calga...
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First Notice: Nunavut land use plan; Unke joins COWI; top 100 Vancouver architects
Nunavut land use plan prepares for development The Nunavut Planning Co...
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First Notice: Vancouver expands EV; Saskatchewan’s OIIP pipeline; Rockwool opens West Virginia factory
Vancouver expands EV charging Vancouver City Council has approved requ...
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Manitoba program funds heritage preservation projects
WINNIPEG — Manitoba officials have given nearly $700,000 in community-based proj...
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Fundraisers set up for Kelowna crane collapse victims
KELOWNA, B.C. - Fundraising pages have been setup to support the families of fou...
OH&S
Engineering union calls for crane industry reform
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115 is calling on mu...
OH&S
Labour shortages + high material costs + strong demand = more pressure on house prices
This snapshot focuses on the persisting impact of the post-pandemic surge of res...
Economic
Métis architect revives Indigenous construction
Architect David Fortin grew up in various Canadian major urban areas like many o...
Projects
Crane operators ‘no different than pilots’: Experts say crane safety top notch
HALIFAX - Structural engineering experts say that while the sight of yet another...
Labour , OH&S
Kelowna crane collapse: Industry, community mourns in wake of tragedy
Monday, July 12 will be marked as a tragic day in B.C.’s construction history....
Labour , OH&S
Big, But Also Odd, Jobs Gain for Canada in June
In June, Canada added nearly a quarter of a million net new jobs, according to...
Economic
Altus Group reports commercial real estate market on the rise in Canada
TORONTO—According to Altus Group’s latest blog posts, the commercial real estate...