Government
Coquitlam, B.C. rolls out ‘good neighbour’ construction policy
Coquitlam, B.C. rolls out ‘good neighbour’ construction policy
A new city policy by Coquitlam aims to encourage developers to be better neighbours in the community where they are building. Andrew Merrill, the city’s manager of community planning, explained that the goal is prevent issues before enforcement becomes n...
Government
PCA calls B.C. community benefit agreements “fake CBAs”
A B.C. construction association is heating up the rhetoric around already contro...
Associations , Government
Women Building Futures gets $10m in funding
CALGARY, Alta. - The province of Alberta has promised $10 million in funding ove...
Government , Labour
B.C. bridge getting major rehabilitation
CRESTON, B.C. - Crews are beginning work on B.C.’s Kootenay River Bridge near Cr...
Government , Infrastructure
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Coquitlam, B.C. rolls out ‘good neighbour’ construction policy
A new city policy by Coquitlam aims to encourage developers to be better neighbo...
Government
PCA calls B.C. community benefit agreements “fake CBAs”
A B.C. construction association is heating up the rhetoric around already contro...
Associations , Government
N.S. assumes liability for removal of crane toppled by Dorian
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has declared a localized state of emergency...
Government
Endress+Hauser breaks ground at Burlington construction site
BURLINGTON, ONT. — Endress+Hauser has broken ground on its new $28-million Custo...
Projects
Consulting Engineers of Ontario names board
ACTON, ONT. — Christine Hill has been confirmed as board chair of the Consulting...
Associations
Inside Innovation: Tech allows asset, material tracking beyond the worksite
Tool and equipment tracking within a defined worksite has become an important ma...
Technology
Ontario Line slammed at Transport Futures debate
Toronto Liberal MP Adam Vaughan landed the sharpest blows at the Transport Futur...
Government , Infrastructure
TimberFever 2019 gets students collaborating
Architectural and engineering students from 11 Canadian universities did somethi...
Others
Enterprise Ireland reaches out to B.C. construction
VANCOUVER - While economic uncertainties rock the globe, Ireland is betting on C...
Economic
Energy system work wraps at Blatchford
EDMONTON, ALTA. - Edmonton’s ambitious Blatchford neighbourhood project has comp...
Infrastructure , Resource
New LNG technology developed at University of Calgary touted as greener, cheaper
CALGARY - University of Calgary researchers focused on nanotechnology say they h...
Resource , Technology
Women Building Futures gets $10m in funding
CALGARY, Alta. - The province of Alberta has promised $10 million in funding ove...
Government , Labour
Kryton deal lands it Maturix system
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based concrete firm Kryton International Inc. has announce...
Economic
Timber is top of the class
Located 70 kilometres east of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford Senior...
Projects
Your Top JOC Headlines: Sept. 16 to 20
This week’s JOC top stories include Solid Rock opening its doors on Steel Day, l...
Infrastructure , Others , Resource
Sponsored Content: The Wedgbury report – trends in Canadian commercial real estate finance
Jeremy Wedgbury, Senior Vice President, Commercial Mortgages at First National F...
Economic
PHOTO: Empire on Eglinton
Window work progresses up the Empire Midtown mixed-use development on Eglinton A...
Projects
Merit Canada releases its election policy plan
OTTAWA — Open-shop advocate Merit Canada has released a five-point pre-election...
Government
U.S. survey reports RAP use increases
GREENBELT, MARYLAND — A new industry survey conducted by the U.S.-based National...
Infrastructure
Granby Industries’ Quebec plant expands
COWANSVILLE, QUE. — Granby Industries has announced the close of construction an...
Projects
New public space plaza opened at ROM
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto has opened a new terrace and plaza — p...
Projects
Cool bricks use evaporation to reduce heat for interiors
A team of scientists in Spain are creating passively cooling bricks which could...
Technology
Engineers up infrastructure analysis for federal election
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies — Canada (ACEC) has launched...
Associations , Government
Your Top DCN headlines: Sept. 16 to 20
This week’s top DCN headlines include Priestly Demolition starring in the Histor...
Infrastructure , Labour , Others
National building unions launch election website
OTTAWA — A coalition of seven federal construction trade unions has launched an...
Government , Labour
B.C. won’t use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: environment minister
VANCOUVER — Environment Minister George Heyman says British Columbia can’t stop...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Construction starts on new Midland community
MIDLAND, ONT. — Construction has been launched at the Seasons on Little Lake sub...
Projects
Metrolinx discusses transit-oriented development at town hall
Under the Ford government Metrolinx has been sent full-bore into the business of...
Infrastructure
LIUNA 183 stalwart hailed as a nation builder
John Stefanini, former business manager of Labourers’ International Union of Nor...
Labour
B.C. bridge getting major rehabilitation
CRESTON, B.C. - Crews are beginning work on B.C.’s Kootenay River Bridge near Cr...
Government , Infrastructure
Surrey’s Solid Rock opens doors for Steel Day
SURREY, B.C. - If you have spent the day splashing around at Cultus Lake Water S...
Labour
Architecture & Design Film Fest comes to Canada
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is heading north to Canada. T...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest construction projects – U.S. – September 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Midwest and Northwest co...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming educational and medical construction projects – Canada – September 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming educational and medical...
Economic
7 Mid-September Economic Nuggets ‒ With an Emphasis on Mega Project Construction
While it hardly seems academically acceptable, maybe the best way to describe th...
Economic
Work gets heavy on the $267-million The Paramount project in Richmond, B.C.
Preparatory work is complete and heavy equipment is now on site for the start of...
Projects
Vancouver unveils Granville Bridge redesigns
VANCOUVER - A major artery into downtown Vancouver is getting a refit. The City...
Government , Infrastructure
Highway 1 lane expansion project completed
GOLDEN, B.C. - Crews have wrapped up work expanding The Trans-Canada Highway bet...
Government , Projects
B.C. government releases new Broadway Subway and Pattullo Bridge shortlists
VANCOUVER, B.C. - SNC-Lavalin is off the B.C. government’s list of pre-qualified...
Government , Projects
Suncor switching to cogeneration
CALGARY, ALTA. - Suncor Energy announced plans to replace its coke-fired boilers...