Infrastructure
SNC Lavalin CEO names ‘project oversight’ executive in effort to rein in costs
SNC Lavalin CEO names ‘project oversight’ executive in effort to rein in costs
MONTREAL - The new head of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has named a senior executive to oversee big-ticket contracts in an effort to keep a lid on costs at the beleaguered company, which announced further streamlining Tuesday. Interim chief executive Ian Edwar...
Economic , Infrastructure
PCL award-winning team renews BCIT infrastructure
The B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) is poised to expand over the next 20 yea...
Infrastructure , Projects
Alberta government responds to regulator questions on Springbank Reservoir project
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s transportation ministry has released an 8,000 page do...
Government , Infrastructure
Industry Voices: Vancouver housing price reductions are ‘uncharted territory’
In February 2018, B.C.’s Finance Minister Carole James announced that it was the...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
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SNC-Lavalin begins to streamline company
MONTREAL — The new head of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has named a senior executive w...
Economic
Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht submits filing for bankruptcy protection
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht filed for bankruptcy pro...
Economic
Champlain Bridge to open six months late
MONTREAL — Montreal’s new Samuel De Champlain Bridge will open to traffic on Jun...
Infrastructure
George Brown students advance to CIOB Global Student Challenge finals
A team from George Brown College in Toronto is representing Canada as one of six...
Others
First signs of Gordie Howe bridge construction
To most of the general public, the first visible sign of construction of the new...
Infrastructure
Massive cedar sculpture to recognize UN International Year of Indigenous Languages
A massive windthrown cedar tree has been resting on its side in the woods near B...
Projects
SNC Lavalin CEO names ‘project oversight’ executive in effort to rein in costs
MONTREAL - The new head of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has named a senior executive t...
Economic , Infrastructure
CCPPP P3 awards nominations open
TORONTO — The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is search...
Projects
SNC-Lavalin wins UK track upgrade contract
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says its Atkins business has won a contract to...
Economic , Infrastructure
SNC-Lavalin CEO steps aside as board eyes new direction
MONTREAL — Neil Bruce’s tenure as CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. came to an end o...
Economic
CCCL conference examines modern construction law landscape from trends to access to justice
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONT. — More than 85 fellows, guest speakers and panellists...
Government
Altree collaborates with TRCA on steep Highland Creek mid-rise project site
Altree Developments has announced a new mid-rise project for a three-acre proper...
Projects
Design for Château Laurier addition meets resistance — again
A controversial design being proposed for an addition to the Château Laurier hot...
Projects
PCL award-winning team renews BCIT infrastructure
The B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) is poised to expand over the next 20 yea...
Infrastructure , Projects
Enbridge pipeline project hits another Minnesota obstacle
MINNEAPOLIS - Enbridge Energy's plan to replace an aging crude oil pipeline that...
Government , Resource
Freightliner constructing Manitoba’s largest truck dealership
Freightliner Manitoba Ltd, the province’s highest-volume truck dealer, has been...
Projects
Regulator disciplines engineer for not meeting building code on B.C. highrise
Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC), which regulates and governs...
Associations
Alberta government responds to regulator questions on Springbank Reservoir project
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s transportation ministry has released an 8,000 page do...
Government , Infrastructure
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets second green light from Ottawa
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Canada's controversial Trans Mountai...
Government , Resource
Mid-June Economic Nuggets Focusing on Retail, Inflation and Housing Starts
Immediately prior to the mid-point of 2019 − and where did the front half of th...
Economic
Industry Voices: Vancouver housing price reductions are ‘uncharted territory’
In February 2018, B.C.’s Finance Minister Carole James announced that it was the...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
Toronto to vote on construction employer status
A vote on the construction employer provision contained in Bill 66 looms today a...
Associations , Government , Labour
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – May 2019
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction industry project star...
Economic
Procurement Perspectives: Checks and balances need to influence procurement
It is important to note that even if commitments to openness, transparency and f...
Government
Sticks to Bricks initiative shoots to have players score a post hockey career in building trades
A new initiative is matching retiring hockey players with careers in the skilled...
Labour
ADF signs $165 million in major U.S. steel deals
TERREBONNE, QUE. — ADF Group Inc. has announced it has signed $165 million in de...
Economic , Resource
Centre Block renos unearth Ottawa’s military past
Stephen Jarrett, wearing a white hardhat, safety glasses and reflective construc...
Government , Projects
Manitoba establishes mining advisory committee
WINNIPEG, MAN. - The government of Manitoba announced it is establishing a commi...
Government , Resource , Uncategorized
Unfilled construction jobs reach record level
Vacancy rates for construction jobs are reaching record levels, new data shows....
Economic , Labour
Shutdown, cuts at B.C. pulp and sawmills add to forestry job losses
VANCOUVER - Canfor Pulp Products is temporarily shutting down one of its norther...
Economic , Resource
Oil and gas sector cautious as clock ticks down to Trans Mountain decision
CALGARY - Observers on the front lines of Western Canada's oil and gas sector ar...
Government , Resource
No business case for Trans Mountain expansion, says former environment minister
VANCOUVER - A former Liberal environment minister is urging Prime Minister Justi...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
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Blacklist clauses upheld by B.C. court
B.C.’s courts have upheld the use of reprisal clauses that allow municipalities...
Government , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Recreational and Retail, Wholesale, Warehouse construction projects – Canada – June 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Recreational and Retail,...
Economic
Graham announces death of CEO Grant Beck
CALGARY, ALTA. - Graham Construction announced last week that its president and...
Labour , Others
B.C. government introduces LNG regulatory oversight website
VICTORIA, B.C. - The government of British Columbia has introduced lng.gov.bc.ca...
Resource
Saskatchewan takes first steps toward carbon offset framework
REGINA, SK. - The government of Saskatchewan has shared a discussion paper on de...
Government , Resource
Infographic: U.S. Airport Construction – Groundbreaking and Upcoming Stages
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy requir...
Economic
PPI Data Says Cost of U.S. Construction Storming Higher
Nearly 70 Producer Price Index Series Table 1 below sets out percentage chang...
Economic
Alberta industry to develop upskilling strategy
Alberta’s construction industry is embarking on a quest to better understand inn...