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As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
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As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis. Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million litres of water on Thursday. It is 20 million litres more...
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Legal Notes: Paying into the court can extricate owners from payment disputes
The Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba found itself entangled with a dispute it...
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Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor
CALGARY - Calgary's weeks-long water crisis, which has prompted civic officials...
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Saskatchewan invests $100 million in major Indigenous wind project
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it will provide up to $100...
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As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the...
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Legal Notes: Paying into the court can extricate owners from payment disputes
The Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba found itself entangled with a dispute it...
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Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor
CALGARY - Calgary's weeks-long water crisis, which has prompted civic officials...
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![Saskatchewan invests $100 million in major Indigenous wind project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Resources_10-768x432.jpg)
Saskatchewan invests $100 million in major Indigenous wind project
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it will provide up to $100...
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City of Edmonton wins three Transportation Association of Canada awards
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton has won three awards from the Transportation Ass...
Associations , Government
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Calgary mayor wants wide survey of water lines after catastrophic break
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is promising a wide-ranging examination of the city's...
Government , Infrastructure
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Your top JOC headlines: June 17 to 21
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta hit a record number of hom...
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Manitoba to build healing centre at landfill, with search for remains to start in fall
WINNIPEG, MAN. - The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two s...
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![Calgary mayor sticks to Stampede opening day for possible main water fix](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/calgary-stampede-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Calgary mayor sticks to Stampede opening day for possible main water fix
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is sticking to opening day of the Stampede as a best-c...
Government , Infrastructure
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BCCA issues warning about lack of ‘Contract A’ in public sector procurement
Construction stakeholders are sounding the alarm as some public procurement esch...
Associations , Government
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Legal Notes: Adjudication is still on a learning curve in Ontario
Experience is being gained with the adjudication process introduced to Ontario i...
Government
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Insurance Essentials: Why you need an installation floater for your next (and every) job
Whether a new construction build, major renovation project or kitchen re...
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![Calgary marks two weeks of water restrictions; pipe pieces arrive from San Diego](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/calgary-water-main-mainweb-300x200.png)
Calgary marks two weeks of water restrictions; pipe pieces arrive from San Diego
CALGARY - It has been two weeks since a massive water pipe ruptured in Calgary,...
Government , Infrastructure
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Metro Vancouver to initiate independent review of troubled North Shore wastewater project
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver issued a statement on June 18 indicating...
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![LNG company plans to use ‘floatel’ near Squamish, B.C., without local permit](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/floatel-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
LNG company plans to use ‘floatel’ near Squamish, B.C., without local permit
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The company behind a natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., h...
Government , Labour , Projects , Resource
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Alberta funds upgrades to rural infrastructure
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is funding $236 million in grants for 125 loca...
Government , Infrastructure
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
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![Panel to review water main break that has forced Calgary to conserve water](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/arh-1-300x169.jpg)
Panel to review water main break that has forced Calgary to conserve water
CALGARY - A panel of experts is to review why a major pipeline burst in Calgary...
Government , Infrastructure
![B.C. environmental regulator orders LNG company to deploy ‘floatel’ near Squamish](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2056414424MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
B.C. environmental regulator orders LNG company to deploy ‘floatel’ near Squamish
SQUAMISH. B.C. - A British Columbia government agency has ordered a liquefied na...
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City of Vancouver adopts new replacement water heater efficiency standards
VANCOUVER – Vancouver City Council has approved updates to efficiency standards...
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Vancouver Parks Board approves 10-year sports field strategy
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation gave unanimous approval...
Government , Infrastructure
![Calgary mayor: no more breaks found in remaining 300 metres of failed water main](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/Calgary-watermain-break1-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Calgary mayor: no more breaks found in remaining 300 metres of failed water main
CALGARY - There have been no more unpleasant surprises following a robotic inspe...
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New B.C. regulations will streamline international credentialing
VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia will soon implement a streamlined...
Government
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Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change
One of Vancouver’s oldest and trendiest areas is climbing to new heights, thanks...
Government , Projects
![Canadian labour ministers say they want federal government training money back](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_01-768x432.jpg)
Canadian labour ministers say they want federal government training money back
VICTORIA - Canada's provincial and territorial labour ministers will be meeting...
Government
![Calgary pipe repair could take three to five more weeks as ‘significant’ damage found](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/calgary-water-main-mainweb-300x200.png)
Calgary pipe repair could take three to five more weeks as ‘significant’ damage found
CALGARY - Resumption of normal water service in Calgary could be delayed by an e...
Government , Infrastructure
![Design-build contract awarded for Edmonton’s Capital Line South LRT extension](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/LRT-edmonton-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Design-build contract awarded for Edmonton’s Capital Line South LRT extension
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton has awarded a design-build contract for phase on...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
![Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-crane-incidentMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court
A crane-swing case filed for hearing in B.C. Supreme Court (BCSC) is underscorin...
Government , OH&S
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Coastal GasLink completes $7.15B bond offering, largest in corporate Canadian history
CALGARY - Calgary-based TC Energy Corp., the company behind the Coastal GasLink...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
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B.C. politicians ask for audit of $3.86 billion North Shore water treatment plant
VANCOUVER - A group of local politicians from B.C.'s Lower Mainland are asking t...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
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B.C. premier repeats call for more federal cash, calls Ottawa’s claims ‘disingenuous’
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an u...
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![Work pauses on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/calgary-water-main-mainweb-300x200.png)
Work pauses on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise
CALGARY - Repair work on a fractured Calgary water pipe has been paused after tw...
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Bird selected to complete five projects valued at $625M across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been selected for five projects i...
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governing council thought about waiting until July...
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Jacob Bros acquisition comes down to culture and strategic growth: Bird CEO
For Bird president and CEO Teri McKibbon the acquisition of Jacob Bros addressed...
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‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
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Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
More than 200 members of 14 Indigenous communities, including a sizable number o...
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Calgary’s can-do construction industry keeps dry during water emergency
Like everyone else in Calgary, the city’s construction industry has been struggl...
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Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change
One of Vancouver’s oldest and trendiest areas is climbing to new heights, thanks...