Labour
Irene Lanzinger, BC Federation of Labour president, won’t seek third term
Irene Lanzinger, BC Federation of Labour president, won’t seek third term
VANCOUVER - BC Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger has announced she will not seek a third term as leader of British Columbia's largest organization representing workers. Lanzinger says in a news release she will not run for another two-year t...
Labour
Alberta NDP demands Opposition detail planned cuts to regulations, labour rules
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney needs to explain wh...
Government , Labour
New B.C. trades facility trains heavy mechanical students
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Heavy mechanical students in B.C. are now honing their ski...
Labour
Strong metal trades recruitment needed, say sector stakeholders
Metal trades in Western Canada will need to keep recruitment pressure on if they...
Labour
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Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – September 2018
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
Irene Lanzinger, BC Federation of Labour president, won’t seek third term
VANCOUVER - BC Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger has announced she...
Labour
Construction worker killed by minivan on Milton Main Street
MILTON, ONT. — A 55-year-old construction worker employed at a Main Street jobsi...
OH&S
Nalcor sends 500 workers home from main contractor at Labrador hydro project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Crown-owned utility says it has d...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 15 to 19
This week’s top DCN headlines highlight tech, politics and pot. During the 2018...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology
Future is now, CanaData tech guru proclaims
The construction sector has reached a tipping point in 2018 where excuse-making...
Technology
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 15 to 19
Your top JOC headlines for the week involve cannabis, candidates and campaigns....
Associations , Government , OH&S
Canada open to growing trade with China now that USMCA is a done deal: PM
TORONTO — Canada is open to doing more business with China now that a trading ag...
Government
U.S. employers post record number of open jobs in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted the most jobs in two decades in August, and h...
Economic
WorkSafeBC launches impairment awareness campaign
VICTORIA — With recreational cannabis use legal as of Oct. 17, WorkSafeBC is lau...
OH&S
University of Saskatchewan partners with First Nation on climate change research
SASKATOON, SASK. — University of Saskatchewan researchers are working with a Fir...
Technology
Five firms qualify to bid on Orleans hospital project
OTTAWA — Five prequalified companies have been invited to respond to a request f...
Infrastructure
Federal infrastructure survey reveals paucity of new affordable housing
OTTAWA — The second instalment of Infrastructure Canada’s inventory of the natio...
Infrastructure
Yorkdale mall earns first Parksmart certification
TORONTO — Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has announced Canada’s first...
Projects
Construction of heritage museum, cannabis dispensary begins in Cobourg
COBOURG, ONT. — FSD Pharma Inc. recently announced construction is underway on a...
Projects
After mounting complaints, MLSE moves to upgrade BMO Field playing surface
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is moving to improve the much-mali...
Projects
Cansel acquires Ontario and Alberta business of Trenchless
TORONTO — Canadian engineering firm Cansel recently announced it has acquired th...
Economic
PHOTO: Knockin’ It Down
Demolition work progresses at the site of the old Mono Lino Typesetting building...
Projects
Building Trades convention targets diversity, safety and unity
It’s hard to imagine the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of...
Labour
Laurentian campus build brings engineering under one roof
A recently completed building on the Laurentian University campus in Sudbury, On...
Projects
B.C. finance minister says speculation tax brings balance to housing crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's proposed speculation and vacancy tax is aimed at c...
Government
Worker dies from fall at Oakville construction site
OAKVILLE, ONT. — A worker employed by an aluminum firm died after a fall at an O...
OH&S
HHCA, business allies issue pro-LRT statement days before municipal election
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Hamilton-Halton Construction Association (HHCA) recently an...
Associations
New Alaska ferry launches at Ketchikan Shipyard
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA — The construction of the second of two new Alaska state ferri...
Infrastructure
September home sales fell 0.4 per cent compared with August: CREA
TORONTO — Canadian home sales fell for the first time in five months in Septembe...
Economic
Automated cars could kill wide range of jobs, federal documents say
OTTAWA — More than one million jobs could be lost to the coming boom in automate...
Technology
Vancouver architects Acton Ostry celebrate 25 years with new book
A Vancouver architecture firm is noting a milestone and moving ahead. Acton Ost...
Economic
Design-build award winners honoured for project delivery excellence
HALIFAX — A new museum in Edmonton and a replacement bridge in Chilliwack, B.C....
Projects
Michael’s destruction reveals Florida region’s weaker building codes
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state’s Panhandle did...
Infrastructure
$1.2B Toronto hospital to merge nature, health care
TORONTO — West Park Healthcare Centre recently broke ground on a new $1.2 billio...
Infrastructure
Prefabrication possibilities being explored by UNB research centre
Construction is one of the few remaining major industries that have not been “co...
Technology
Toronto’s Mayoral Race: Keesmaat, Tory contrast on housing, transit, permitting
When Jennifer Keesmaat was Toronto’s planning boss under Mayor John Tory, she pr...
Government
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Edmonton’s gondola bridges public, private resources
Edmonton isn’t known for its mountains and ski hills, but a gondola proposal cou...
Infrastructure
Routine quote changes lives, builds love
For Derek Wu, a contractor in Regina, it was a routine call, like ones he’d been...
Projects
CCA to publish project management guide in early 2019
A construction industry task force on project management services delivery expec...
Associations
Supply chain consultants look to optimize the project process
What on Earth does “supply chain management” mean? The term was coined by Keith...
Associations
Town halls reveal CBA sentiment among BCCA members mostly negative
Members of the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) and other organi...
Associations
No short term fix likely for housing affordability in Vancouver or Toronto
For some time, economic pundits have been predicting a major price correction in...
Economic
Things are heating up at Edmonton’s ICE District
EDMONTON — As construction continues on Edmonton’s Stantec Tower, developers hel...
Projects
Better Buildings BC incentive plan aims for zero
A new incentive program is looking to help British Columbia’s construction indus...