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Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 26 to 30
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 26 to 30
Your top JOC headlines this week are out of this world with a proposed Moon resort here on Earth; Bird is awarded a sky-high contract for an Edmonton health centre; Burnaby’s demo bylaw looks to help save the planet from waste; and Abbotsford dike repairs...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Manitoba opens Sector Council Program applications
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has announced it is accepting applications...
Government , Labour
Federal government invests in Tsuut’ina Nation health centre
TSUUT’INA NATION, ALTA. – The federal government is investing $1.9 million towar...
Government , Projects
Legal Notes: The tangible risks of ESG non-performance
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for ESGs lately. Given a global backdrop of hig...
Government , US News
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Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 26 to 30
Your top JOC headlines this week are out of this world with a proposed Moon reso...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Manitoba opens Sector Council Program applications
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has announced it is accepting applications...
Government , Labour
Federal government invests in Tsuut’ina Nation health centre
TSUUT’INA NATION, ALTA. – The federal government is investing $1.9 million towar...
Government , Projects
Legal Notes: The tangible risks of ESG non-performance
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for ESGs lately. Given a global backdrop of hig...
Government , US News
Manitoba puts $1.5 million into green projects
WINNIPEG – The Province of Manitoba is awarding $1.5 million in grants from the...
Government , Projects
Federal climate strategies costly, require rethink, Howe Institute says
TORONTO — Federal targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian ho...
Government , Resource
Alberta puts $15 million towards apprenticeship education
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is investing $15 million over three years t...
Government , Labour
Manitoba government funding healing lodges at two correctional centres
BRANDON, MAN. - The Manitoba government is establishing healing lodges at two co...
Government , OH&S
Burnaby demo bylaw requires deposits, encourages diversion
A new construction and demolition bylaw is coming into effect in Burnaby, B.C.,...
Government
B.C. partnering with Capilano University on $18.6 million child studies centre
NORTH VANCOUVER – The Province of British Columbia is working with Capilano Univ...
Government , Projects
Climate change effect on public transportation infrastructure to cost billions: FAO
The effects of climate change are projected to cost Ontario an extra $1.5 billio...
Government , Infrastructure
Feds fund recreation infrastructure and fire prevention projects across N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. – The federal government is spending $26 million for 10 recr...
Government , Infrastructure
Gender Equality Week: The role construction plays
OTTAWA - Gender Equality Week runs until Sept. 24 and is meant to highlight the...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S
The Queen in Canada: Economist weighs in on gala Seaway opening
In honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral today (Sept. 19), The Daily Commercial...
Economic , Government , Projects
Alberta, Saskatchewan secure free movement of oil rigs
REGINA - The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan along with industry stakeho...
Government , Resource
B.C. partners with northwestern communities to encourage economic growth
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Province of British Columbia and the Northwest BC Resource...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen’s state funeral: What does this mean?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday t...
Government
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 12 to 16
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a massive Surrey hospital project that’s...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology
B.C. invests in Pacific Northwest high-speed rail study
VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia is investing $300,000 in a feasibi...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Intentional payment delays may extend claim deadlines
At some point, tolerance for slow payment of invoices runs out despite notions o...
Government
Third intake opens for mass timber construction funding
VICTORIA, B.C. — The third intake of Mass Timber Demonstration Program (MTDP) pr...
Economic , Government
B.C. sees improved fiscal forecast in province’s first quarterly report
VICTORIA — The Province of British Columbia’s First Quarterly Report says B.C. i...
Economic , Government
City of Calgary partners with U of C on downtown revitalization
CALGARY, ALTA. – The City of Calgary is investing $350,000 in the University of...
Government , Infrastructure
Canada to be ‘prominent’ at Queen’s lying in state and funeral: diplomat
LONDON - Canada will have a “prominent'' role in the lying-in-state and funeral...
Government
MHCA: Infrastructure should be next Winnipeg mayor’s top priority
Winnipeg’s upcoming municipal election is Oct. 26 and Manitoba Heavy Constructio...
Government , Infrastructure
Federal government invests in net-zero RCMP building in North Cowichan
NORTH COWICHAN, B.C. - The federal government is investing $11.5 million through...
Government , Projects
Saskatchewan puts $13 million towards provincial parks infrastructure
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan is investing more than $13 million in fa...
Government , Infrastructure
Edmonton surpasses affordable housing targets
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton has approved grants for 258 new units of afforda...
Government
Queen Elizabeth’s legacy to live on in B.C.: Premier John Horgan
VICTORIA - The life of Queen Elizabeth is being celebrated in British Columbia u...
Government
Photo Gallery – Queen Elizabeth II: A legacy imprinted in Canada’s built environment
TORONTO - Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, was known for...
Government , Projects
Alberta government creates skilled trades advisory council
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta has created the Premier’s Council on Skills...
Government
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 5 to 9
Your top JOC headlines this week feature special coverage for World Suicide Prev...
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
Moon resort project brings space tourism down to Earth
A proposed resort project in Dubai would allow tourists to visit the moon withou...
Projects
VIU mass-timber building innovates while adding to wood construction push
A new mass-timber project is both a first for Vancouver Island University (VIU)...
Projects
Red hot steel prices expected to cool by year end
Steel-price watchers are predicting that the red-hot price increases that shot w...
Economic , Resource
WSP awarded contract for two Alberta hydrogen projects
MONTREAL, QUE. – WSP in Canada has been awarded the detailed design contract for...
Infrastructure , Resource
U.S. and Canadian Housing Starts Not Yet Humbled by Higher Interest Rates
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve has just raised its key policy setting interest...
Economic
Calgary parkade project both visually striking and ready for the future
The 9th Avenue Parkade + Innovation Centre in Calgary’s East Village is being bu...
Projects
PCL’s CSR report addresses hot button topics of today
Mass timber, embodied carbon, environmental, social and governance (ESG) endeavo...