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Your top JOC headlines: Dec. 4 to 8
Your top JOC headlines: Dec. 4 to 8
This week’s top JOC headlines cover news Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is looking to axe the city’s elected park board; we look at a new $84 million secondary school project that’s a literal stepping stone for students; B.C. is making some changes to its immigr...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Oil and gas sector warns emissions cap could lead to production curtailments
CALGARY, ALTA. - Canada's oil and gas industry is warning that Ottawa's emission...
Government , Resource
B.C. adopts new building code to enhance safety, accessibility and climate resilience
VICTORIA — B.C.’s Ministry of Housing has announced the adoption of the British...
Government
Manitoba government appoints new board for Manitoba Hydro
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has announced a new board of directors for Ma...
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Your top JOC headlines: Dec. 4 to 8
This week’s top JOC headlines cover news Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is looking to a...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Oil and gas sector warns emissions cap could lead to production curtailments
CALGARY, ALTA. - Canada's oil and gas industry is warning that Ottawa's emission...
Government , Resource
B.C. adopts new building code to enhance safety, accessibility and climate resilience
VICTORIA — B.C.’s Ministry of Housing has announced the adoption of the British...
Government
Manitoba government appoints new board for Manitoba Hydro
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has announced a new board of directors for Ma...
Government
B.C. boosts forestry sector with funding to enhance wood-product manufacturing
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has announced new funding for six woo...
Government , Resource
Legal Notes: Adjudication decisions ruled not binding is ‘not surprising’
Any doubt about the finality of an adjudicator’s ruling under prompt payment reg...
Government
Oil and gas emissions cap coming Dec. 7, targets 2026 start date
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to outline a federal emissions cap on the oil and gas...
Government , Resource
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim moves to axe city’s elected Park Board
VANCOUVER - Mayor Ken Sim says he's moving to abolish Vancouver's elected Park B...
Government , Infrastructure
Manitoba announces blue-ribbon infrastructure panel for highway projects
BRANDON, MAN. – The Manitoba government is creating a blue-ribbon infrastructure...
Government , Infrastructure
B.C. boosts construction sector with new immigration focus
British Columbia is enhancing its construction sector by including 25 new occupa...
Government , Labour
Regulator denies Trans Mountain’s pipeline variance request
CALGARY, ALTA. - The Canada Energy Regulator has denied a request by Trans Mount...
Government , Resource
B.C. asks Indigenous organizations for proposals for over 1,000 affordable homes
VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia is inviting Indigenous housing pro...
Government , Projects
City of Winnipeg tendering social procurement pilot projects in 2024
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg plans to roll out public works and water and was...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour
Alberta set for $5.5B budget surplus, despite big bucks for fires, floods and drought
EDMONTON, ALTA. - Alberta's budget surplus is growing but will be offset by more...
Economic , Government
Two Alberta men charged following series of copper wire thefts in Pincher Creek
PINCHER CREEK, ALTA. — Two men from southern Alberta have been charged following...
Government
Edmonton honours top urban design projects in 2023 awards
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton has announced the winners of the 2023 Edmonton U...
Government , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
This week’s top JOC headlines cover news the Canada Infrastructure Bank is provi...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Shipper costs to rise as regulator approves preliminary interim Trans Mountain tolls
CALGARY, ALTA. - The Canada Energy Regulator has approved preliminary interim to...
Government , Resource
B.C. maintains economic stability amid global challenges
VICTORIA — British Columbia's latest financial report indicates a stronger-than-...
Economic , Government
Legal Notes: Rise in hate crimes puts pressure on construction to ensure safety
Conflict in the Middle East has placed expressions of racial and religious hatre...
Government , OH&S
CIB unveils Indigenous project funding scheme
Look for significant new Indigenous-linked projects to be greenlit now that the...
Government , Infrastructure
Climate and Construction: Build more homes faster and build them better
The 1960s ballad suggests, “A house is not a home.” Unfortunately, the North Am...
Government , Infrastructure
CIB provides $52M loan for Thompson Regional Airport redevelopment in Manitoba
THOMPSON, MAN. - The Canada Infrastructure Bank has signed a deal to lend $52 mi...
Government , Infrastructure
BCCA report paves way for prompt payment legislation
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) recently released a cross-j...
Associations , Government
Regina’s construction season wraps up with $94M invested
REGINA – The City of Regina is winding down its 2023 construction season with $9...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour
Manitoba throne speech reiterates the economic horse pulls the social cart
The recent Manitoba speech from the throne laid out Premier Wab Kinew’s vision f...
Government
Saskatoon approves motions to support federal Housing Accelerator Fund application
SASKATOOON, SASK. – The City of Saskatoon has approved motions to support its ap...
Government , Infrastructure
B.C. delegation heads to Europe’s largest mining investment conference
VICTORIA - Josie Osborne, minister of energy, mines and low carbon innovation, i...
Government , Resource
New Anthony Henday lanes open in southwest Edmonton
EDMONTON, ALTA. – An 18-kilometre expansion to widen the southwest leg of Anthon...
Government , Infrastructure
Calgary City Council invests in housing, transit and safety
CALGARY, ALTA. – Calgary City Council has approved adjustments to the city’s ser...
Government
West Vancouver Secondary School to begin construction of multi-sport facility
WEST VANCOUVER - Construction on the West Vancouver Place for Sport project at W...
Government , Projects
Highway 99 upgrades enhance transit, cycling routes in Delta
DELTA, B.C. - Highway 99 commuters can expect faster travel with newly completed...
Government , Infrastructure
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BREAKING: Shoring wall collapses at Coquitlam construction site
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A large shoring wall at a construction site in Coquitlam, B.C....
OH&S , Projects
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – October 2023
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
Fibre-reinforced concrete, rammed earth formwork build on lessons from ancient history
Horse hair, beer, urine, tree bark, sugar — all have been used in ancient concre...
Technology
Broadway Subway check-in: Guideway progress and tunnelling towards completion
With the Broadway Subway Project (BSP) reaching a pivotal phase, marked by the n...
Infrastructure , Projects
Innovative concrete additives increase strength while reducing waste and carbons
Cement and concrete production has one of the largest carbon footprints of any i...
Labour
BC Hydro’s Site C project inches closer to the finish line
BC Hydro's recent announcement marks a significant milestone for the Site C Clea...
Infrastructure , Resource
Restoration breathes new life into University of Regina heritage buildings
Functionality and accessibility were at the centre of the restoration of century...
Projects
EllisDon employees become plant protectors on Port Lands project
Construction workers have quite a lot of tasks to complete in building a new mou...