Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news mandatory vaccination policies are being implemented on PCL and EllisDon worksites; how the village of Lytton plans to rebuild with resiliency in mind; a recap of the first instalment of the DCN-JOC Cracks in th...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
First Notice: ULI receive $1M donation; federal leaders hit final lap; Saskatchewan passing lanes complete
Former ULI chair donates $1M to Net Zero program The Urban Land Institu...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Edmonton officials: construction season on track with 270 projects underway
EDMONTON—Edmonton officials gave an update on the 2021 construction season that...
Infrastructure , Projects
First Nation opens water treatment plant, ending decades old drinking water advisory
SHOAL LAKE, ONT. — Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is welcoming clean, running water...
Infrastructure
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Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news mandatory vaccination policies are b...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
First Notice: ULI receive $1M donation; federal leaders hit final lap; Saskatchewan passing lanes complete
Former ULI chair donates $1M to Net Zero program The Urban Land Institu...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Edmonton officials: construction season on track with 270 projects underway
EDMONTON—Edmonton officials gave an update on the 2021 construction season that...
Infrastructure , Projects
First Nation opens water treatment plant, ending decades old drinking water advisory
SHOAL LAKE, ONT. — Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is welcoming clean, running water...
Infrastructure
B.C. dam report shows oversight is lacking
The oversight of dams in B.C. is sorely lacking, says the province’s auditor gen...
Infrastructure
$10M upgrade coming to Alberta surgical infrastructure
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, ALTA.—Rocky Mountain House Health Centre in Alberta will b...
Infrastructure , Projects
Lytton plans net-zero rebuild of village
LYTTON, B.C.—The village of Lytton in B.C. is looking to rebuild with resiliency...
Infrastructure , Projects
First Notice: Federal leaders on the move; Sherrin acquires Starlight properties; City of Edmonton construction progress video
Leaders on the go With one week to go before the federal election, the...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Team selected to design Dawson Creek hospital
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — A preferred proponent has been selected for the design phas...
Infrastructure
$6 billion project to untangle O’Hare runways completed
CHICAGO - Government and airline officials gathered on Thursday to mark the comp...
Infrastructure , Projects , US News
Crews break ground on Richmond SkyTrain station
RICHMOND, B.C.—Crews have broken ground on a new Canada Line SkyTrain station th...
Infrastructure , Projects
Kicking Horse project implementing traffic changes
GOLDEN, B.C. — A new traffic management plan will go into effect this fall as wo...
Infrastructure
Swan River partnership takes flight for Main Street project
SWAN RIVER, MAN. - The Manitoba government and the Town of Swan River are joinin...
Infrastructure , Projects
Tories highlight infrastructure as Liberals release platform
On day 18, the half-way point of the federal election campaign, Liberal Leader J...
Government , Infrastructure
Westcana Electric to build EV charge stations
HANCEVILLE, B.C. - More electric vehicle infrastructure is on the way for B.C. m...
Government , Infrastructure , Technology
Construction issues caused Keystone XL spills, says government watchdog
A U.S. government watchdog group found construction, materials and design issues...
Infrastructure , US News
$35M in wastewater projects complete in Alberta
ST. PAUL, ALTA. - Water in Alberta is clean and green thanks to a funding partne...
Infrastructure , Projects
Highway 99 improvement contracts awarded
RICHMOND, B.C. - While construction to replace the current George Massey Tunnel...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
B.C. website tracks weather-related roadwork
QUESNEL, B.C. - Updates on roadwork due to slides or washouts is now just a clic...
Infrastructure , Projects
Conservatives, NDP support CBAs, will kill CIB
Most national construction stakeholders are expected to remain neutral during th...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource
Seismic work begins on Cambie St. Bridge
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Crews have begun work on structural repairs for Vancouver's ic...
Infrastructure , Projects
Teams shortlisted to upgrade Alberta’s busiest road
CALGARY, ALTA. — Three groups have been shortlisted by Alberta Transportation to...
Infrastructure
Saskatchewan water treatment plant first in Canada to use progressive design-build format
A planned major upgrade for south Saskatchewan’s Buffalo Pound Water Treatment P...
Infrastructure
Repairs underway for Yellow Lake Dam
PENTICTON, B.C. - Crews are working to repair the Yellow Lake Dam in B.C. Offic...
Infrastructure , Projects
Early analysis begins for Highway 58 upgrades in Alberta
JOHN D'OR PRAIRE, ALTA. — Early work has started on upgrades to Highway 58 in Al...
Infrastructure
Pembina: First Nations needed to power B.C.
Indigenous efforts to advance clean energy projects are being blocked by governm...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Trans-Canada Highway project between Alberta and B.C. winds its way to the finish line
Work on an $837-million highway widening project that includes construction of n...
Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 16 to 20
Your top JOC headlines this week cover the election wants from Canada’s western...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Lawsuit claims CN and CP railways at fault for sparking fire that wiped out B.C. town
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadia...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
$4.15B Massey tunnel replacement presents a ‘tremendous opportunity’: BCCA
Years after scrapping the B.C. Liberal’s plan to build a bridge, the NDP governm...
Government , Infrastructure
Northern Health: Unvaccinated workers drive outbreak at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Health officials in B.C. announced they have identified a...
Infrastructure , Projects
BREAKING: Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging George Massey Tunnel
RICHMOND, B.C. - An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obs...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
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EllisDon, PCL announce mandatory vaccination policy
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Two of Canada's largest general contractors, EllisDon and PC...
OH&S
British Columbia gives grants to municipalities to streamline housing approvals
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is giving grants to 43 local governm...
Government
Pandemic a factor in increased substance use among construction industry workers
Shift work. Access to alcohol or drugs. Long hours. High stress work. The stigma...
OH&S
Active business counts and bankruptcies in Canada’s construction sector
The private sector bore the brunt of COVID-19’s first wave. Between February and...
Economic
St. Louis marks the front line of construction’s opioid battle in U.S.
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
OH&S , US News
Ontario’s ‘other pandemic’: Construction most impacted industry
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
OH&S
Western construction workers heavily represented in overdose deaths
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
OH&S
Saskatchewan approves timber for new Prince Albert mill
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK.—Timber allocations for a new mill in Prince Albert have bee...