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Government to release business case in support of new Royal B.C. Museum
Government to release business case in support of new Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA, B.C. - The British Columbia government will lay out its case for building a new Royal B.C. Museum after the Opposition took aim at the initiative as a “billion-dollar vanity project.” Tourism Minister Melanie Mark said Thursday there has been i...
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Province unveils plans for $789 million Royal BC Museum
VICTORIA — B.C. officials are planning to build a new state-of-the-art and seism...
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Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Techno...
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Police seize $10,000 in stolen lumber at suspect’s Vancouver Island home
COLWOOD, B.C. – A Saanich man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $10,000 w...
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Government to release business case in support of new Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA, B.C. - The British Columbia government will lay out its case for build...
Government , Projects
Province unveils plans for $789 million Royal BC Museum
VICTORIA — B.C. officials are planning to build a new state-of-the-art and seism...
Government , Projects
Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Techno...
Economic , Government , Technology
Police seize $10,000 in stolen lumber at suspect’s Vancouver Island home
COLWOOD, B.C. – A Saanich man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $10,000 w...
Economic , Government
UCP leadership race gears up after Alberta’s Kenney announces resignation
The race for a new United Conservative Party leader is gearing up after Alberta...
Government
Vancouver takes action to promote zero-emission buildings
VANCOUVER—The City of Vancouver took new steps towards advancing zero-emission b...
Government , Resource
Super-Pufft plans to build $50M facility in Alberta
AIRDRIE, ALTA.—Super-Pufft, one of North America’s largest manufacturers and co-...
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Alberta’s Kenney to learn fate as party announces results of leadership review vote
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to learn today if he still has enough support fr...
Government
Alberta premier visits U.S. capital to talk North American energy security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Alberta government's all-out effort to become America's p...
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Six months in, Biden’s infrastructure plan has 4,300 projects
WASHINGTON—Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden's $1 trillion inf...
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$22M Bishop’s Manor project fully occupied
CALGARY, ALTA.—The doors are now open at a new $22 million affordable housing co...
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Manitoba premier tours flood zones by air, but more areas hit with ‘Colorado Low’
WINNIPEG, MAN. - Manitoba's premier and transportation minister shared a helicop...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
Alberta court declares assessment act unconstitutional
Alberta’s Court of Appeal has ruled the federal government's environmental impac...
Government
Proposed ATCO fine over padded rate requests insufficient, consumers group argues
EDMONTON, ALTA - A consumers group is arguing that a $31-million fine proposed f...
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Righteous regulation: Construction health and safety’s new frontier
Construction health and safety is in a period of transition. Until recently, th...
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Your top JOC headlines: May 9 to 13
Your top JOC headlines this week feature an update on the Langley SkyTrain exten...
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UN committee criticizes Canada over handling of Indigenous pipeline opposition
A United Nations human rights committee focused on combating racism has reiterat...
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Emergency alerts remain: Floodwater on northern Alberta Metis settlement receding
PADDLE PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT - The chief administrative officer of a Metis se...
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Heavy flooding forces residents of Northwest Territories town from their homes
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - About 3,500 residents have been ordered to evacuate a town i...
Government , OH&S
Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
CALGARY, ALTA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-bil...
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Baroque-style building given permanent historical status by Edmonton
EDMONTON—An Edmonton building just became an official part of history. The Cana...
Government
Legal Notes: Handshakes, texts and verbal agreements are risky business
In an ideal situation, parties to agreements should sign contracts spelling out...
Government
Burnaby implements online bidding system
BURNABY, B.C.—The City of Burnaby is now using a new online bidding system to st...
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B.C. approves work on Vancouver Indigenous centre
VANCOUVER—Work on a new Indigenous centre is moving forward in Vancouver. The c...
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Nanwakolas Council Guardians meet for specialized training
CAPE MUDGE, B.C. — Environmental and cultural Guardians from the Nanwakolas Coun...
Government
Surrey cracking down on construction crime
Officials in Surrey are looking to crack down on illegal construction with a new...
Government
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA, B.C. - Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000...
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Construction to begin on flood mitigation project west of Calgary
CALGARY, ALTA. - Nine years after a catastrophic flood caused billions of dollar...
Government , Infrastructure
Contract finalized for $70M Alberta bridge replacement
ATHABASCA, ALTA. - A 72-year-old bridge in the town of Athabasca is being replac...
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More warm, dry weather helps flood fight in Manitoba: government
WINNIPEG, MAN. - Days of warm, dry weather appear to be helping the fight agains...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
Legal Notes: The jury’s out on the future impact of virtual hearings
Modernization of processes previously in place for years is challenging. No indu...
Government
Abbotsford hunting for dollars for dikes this summer
The City of Abbotsford is in the consultation phase with residents to determine...
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Global upheaval prompts revamp of 2022 U.S. construction forecasts
The construction sector in the United States has had a good first quarter but co...
Economic , US News
Small-scale B.C. LNG project aims for summer start
Bigger isn’t always better. A liquified natural gas project that is roughly one...
Resource
Canada’s first ‘wet process’ facility for contaminated soil to open in Calgary
By mid-summer, Calgary's construction and demolition industry, looking to dispos...
Resource , US News
CURV tower assembles team of Passive House experts
Brivia Group is looking to take Vancouver’s skyline to new heights with the cons...
Projects
Graham model aims to fill municipal infrastructure funding gap
Graham Construction has a new approach that could give municipalities a better o...
Economic , Infrastructure
Insurance Essentials: Does your policy reflect the rising costs of building materials and expenses?
Inflation is forcing builders and contractors to re-evaluate their budgets to ac...
Economic
Aecon report highlights major moves towards net-zero construction
A new report outlines how Aecon is building sustainable practices throughout its...
Economic
Manitoba builders on high material costs: ‘This is not over’
Leaders in Manitoba’s construction sector discussed issues they are seeing with...