Labour
Kitimat LNG worker housing construction contract substituted
Kitimat LNG worker housing construction contract substituted
KITIMAT, B.C. - Bird Construction announced this month that its contract for LNG Canada's Cedar Valley Lodge project has been novated to LNG Canada's EPC contractor. Cedar Valley Lodge will house workers for the construction of LNG Canada's export termin...
Labour , Projects , Resource
Canada and Manitoba sign two labour agreements worth $500 million
WINNIPEG - The governments of Canada and Manitoba have signed two agreements tot...
Economic , Government , Labour
Your top JOC headlines: Dec. 3 to 7
Your top JOC headlines for this week are a mix of industry backlash, differing o...
Government , Labour , Projects , Resource
Industry slams Trudeau on ‘gender impacts’ comment about male construction workers
A comment made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the recent G20 Summit in Arge...
Government , Labour
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$60 million in Massey Hall renovation funds announced
TORONTO—The governments of Ontario and Canada are investing $30 million each for...
Government , Projects
Canadian constructors lagging on data use: professor
Canada’s construction sector is seriously lagging in exploiting social media ana...
Projects , Technology
Photo: Forming the Canvas
Formwork on the ground floor is underway at the Canvas Condominiums on the site...
Infrastructure , Projects
Proposed open tendering legislation comes down to a matter of fairness
The introduction of a bill by the Ontario government that would make tendering o...
Government , Projects
Regulator schedules hearings for B.C. LNG natural gas pipeline challenge
CALGARY - The National Energy Board is scheduling hearings over the next three m...
Government , Resource
Engineering building opens at Lakehead
THUNDER BAY, ONT.—Lakehead University recently held the grand opening of the Cen...
Infrastructure , Projects
Former Laval mayor at heart of corruption scandal granted parole
MONTREAL —The former mayor of Quebec’s third-largest city has been granted full...
Government , Projects
IOC: No Olympic city ever as ready as Tokyo
TOKYO —IOC President Thomas Bach and other International Olympic Committee membe...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Hamilton steelmaker fined in workplace injury mishap
HAMILTON, ONT.—Hamilton steelmaker Arcelormittal Long Products Canada MP Inc. ha...
Government , OH&S
Builders Without Borders shares concrete lessons learned
One of the most important lessons learned rebuilding communities internationally...
Labour , Projects
Engineer looks to the sea for heating and cooling Halifax’s Queen’s Marque
A Halifax-based engineer has looked to the sea for an energy-efficient solution...
Labour , Projects , Technology
Firms to pay $9M to settle suit over 2012 California fire
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Officials say a construction company and a logging firm have...
Economic
Blueprints of ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse come to light
CANNON BEACH, ORE.—Despite the fame and numerous books written about her, much i...
Projects
Ex Bloomberg LP executive among those arrested in fraud case
NEW YORK—A former Bloomberg LP executive is among 13 people charged in a pay-to-...
Government , Labour
Modest home price growth forecasted for 2019: Re/Max and Royal LePage
TORONTO—Home prices across the country are expected to rise in 2019, but only at...
Economic
Kitimat LNG worker housing construction contract substituted
KITIMAT, B.C. - Bird Construction announced this month that its contract for LNG...
Labour , Projects , Resource
Cenovus plans $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion in capital spending for 2019
CALGARY, ALTA. - Cenovus Energy Inc. is planning total capital spending of betwe...
Economic , Resource
Vancouver Empty Homes Tax brings in $38 million in total revenue
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver announced on Nov. 29 that its Empty Homes Tax...
Economic , Government
Alberta homebuilders say a crisis is brewing
Alberta residential builders say government regulations are hurting an already d...
Government
Manitoba announces major addition to Mitchell Elementary school
MITCHELL, MAN. - The Government of Manitoba has announced a major addition to th...
Government , Projects
Scotty, the world’s largest T-Rex, is coming to Regina
REGINA - “Scotty,” one of the world’s largest tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, is co...
Projects
Canada and Manitoba sign two labour agreements worth $500 million
WINNIPEG - The governments of Canada and Manitoba have signed two agreements tot...
Economic , Government , Labour
City of Vancouver looks at comprehensive development plan
The City of Vancouver is looking into the near future with a big plan. Vancouve...
Government
Legion Veterans Village to be a centre of excellence
Construction is expected to begin this spring on a unique $310-million Legion Ve...
Projects
As Kermit the frog says, “It’s not easy being green” – shares of global CO2 emissions
Mirror, mirror on the wall what is the greenest (not the fairest) country of the...
Economic
City of Calgary temporarily closes Jack Setter Arena
CALGARY, ALTA. - The City of Calgary has temporarily closed Jack Setter Arena in...
Infrastructure , OH&S
New low-income seniors housing community opens in Humboldt
HUMBOLDT, SASK. — The Government of Canada, Province of Saskatchewan, City of Hu...
Projects
Edmonton, Manitoba companies team up for modular product
EDMONTON — Exceed Solar, an Edmonton-based modular building company, announced i...
Technology
Surge in job growth drives unemployment rate down to new 40-year low
OTTAWA—A blast of 94,100 new jobs last month has knocked the country's unemploym...
Economic , Labour
Annual pace of housing starts picked up in November, tops expectations
OTTAWA—Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts...
Economic , Projects
New Huron County OPP detachment breaks ground
CLINTON, ONT. — A groundbreaking was held recently at the construction site of t...
Projects
Federal government takes action to decarbonize government buildings
OTTAWA — The federal government has awarded a contract to the firm Sustainabilit...
Government
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Industry slams Trudeau on ‘gender impacts’ comment about male construction workers
A comment made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the recent G20 Summit in Arge...
Government , Labour
Industry Voices Op-Ed: Asbestos – the hidden health risk during home renovations
A survey conducted earlier this year by a Canadian bank found that nearly 40 per...
OH&S
CCA 100th anniversary pays homage to the past, embraces the future
With a poignant nod to its past and the unveiling of a focused, driven plan for...
Associations
Report: Vancouver smashes property investment record
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The findings of a report by Altus Group recently showed the la...
Economic
SNC-Lavalin and BC Hydro win award for John Hart project
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - SNC-Lavalin and BC Hydro have won the Outstanding Projec...
Associations , Infrastructure , Projects
$248-million contract means new schools in remote Manitoba First Nations
Four Manitoba First Nations and the federal government are collaborating on one...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Restricted space, changing attitudes bring new cemetery design trends
All Souls, which runs every year from late October until early November, is one...
Projects
Apprenticeship training – two arenas of learning
This is the fourth in a series of articles exploring the mystery and history beh...