Labour
JOC Safety Spotlight – On the road again, the role of flaggers
JOC Safety Spotlight – On the road again, the role of flaggers
Being a highway flagger can be dangerous, but traffic control persons say they love it anyway. This Journal of Commerce column explores the services they provide and the challenges they face. There are approximately 5,000 to 6,000 traffic control persons...
Labour , OH&S
WeWork to open new space in Station Square
BURNABY, B.C. — WeWork, a co-working and office space company, will soon have a...
Economic , Labour , Projects , Technology
New book shares tales from the words of a building inspector
It was a typical mid-week call for a building inspector – visit the home of an e...
Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Baby boomer retirements will lower labour participation
The retirement bubble of the baby boom generation — those born between 1946 and...
Labour
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Iconic Salt Lake Temple closing for major four-year renovation
SALT LAKE CITY — An iconic temple central to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latte...
Projects
Mayor wants to ban new glass skyscrapers to cut emissions
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to introduce a bill banning...
Government , Projects
SCSA announces annual safety leadership award winners
SASKATOON, SASK. - The Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) has a...
Associations
Manitoba premier launches review of processes at Winnipeg city hall
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is launching a review of how Winnipeg city ha...
Government
City of Edmonton awards building performance excellence
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton recently celebrated high performance buildings w...
Government , Projects
TD to lease 33 floors of new Toronto Front Street tower
TORONTO — Cadillac Fairview and the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario...
Economic
SNC-Lavalin joint venture wins $1B nuclear contract
MONTREAL — An SNC-Lavalin joint venture has secured a contract valued at more th...
Economic , Projects
Skills Ontario Competition celebrates 30th anniversary
TORONTO — Students from across Ontario will compete for medals, monetary awards...
Labour
Feds support GTA erosion protection projects
BRAMPTON, ONT. — The federal government and the Toronto and Region Conservation...
Government
Keeping Canada’s power on will require 20,000 new workers by 2022
OTTAWA — Canada’s electricity providers say they need to appeal to a younger and...
Labour , Resource
Procurement Perspectives: Perceptions of municipal procurement still evolving
The methods that ought to be employed in sourcing the goods, services and other...
Government
PHOTO: The Kingsway Crew
Work is taking shape for the Kingsway By The River Community in Etobicoke, Ont....
Projects
Subcontractor financial health top issue facing GCs: OGCA symposium speaker
The number one issue general contractors (GCs) are faced with is subcontractor f...
Associations
Toronto worker injured after scaffolding collapses
TORONTO — A worker was injured when scaffolding collapsed at an Etobicoke constr...
OH&S
Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq grandmothers to launch land title claim against gas project
HALIFAX — Three Indigenous women described as “grassroots grandmothers” who were...
Projects , Resource
Oil and gas sector applauds new Alberta premier’s many pro business pledges
CALGARY — The Alberta oilpatch is applauding the provincial election win by Jaso...
Economic
B.C. puts $650,000 towards community-owned clean energy projects
VICTORIA — The Province of British Columbia is investing $650,000 through a new...
Government , Resource
Federal government gives environmental nod to $1.8-billion gold mine in B.C.
OTTAWA — The federal government has given approval for the $1.8-billion Blackwat...
Resource
Vancouver Island water treatment project $10 million over budget
VICTORIA — The project team for a wastewater treatment plant on Vancouver Island...
Infrastructure , Resource
Bill C-69 could indicate ‘Canada is not a good place to do business:’ PCA
A federal bill that aims to streamline the project approval process is facing he...
Associations , Government
Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association develops VR safety tool
Safety training in Saskatchewan could soon be moving from the classroom to virtu...
Associations , OH&S , Technology
Skills Ontario supports math curriculum changes
WATERLOO, ONT.—Skills Ontario is supporting the provincial government’s plan to...
Labour , Others , Projects
Karakatsanis heads list of Engineers Canada award winners
The COO of Morrison Hershfield, Catherine Karakatsanis, has been honoured with t...
Associations , Others
Engineering award winner balances work and life, making policy inroads
The newest recipient of the Engineers Canada Young Engineer Achievement Award ha...
Infrastructure , Labour
Weston bread factory rises to become Wonder Condos
Graywood Developments and joint venture partner Alterra are poised to begin cons...
Projects
Obama Foundation draws high dollar, international donations
CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama's foundation collected contributions of...
Projects
Construction underway on $1.6M adventure park near Omaha
BELLEVUE, NEB. — Thrill-seekers will soon be able to climb, swing and zip throug...
Projects
Medical tower named after generous construction company owner slated to open
PENTICTON, B.C — A medical tower in B.C.’s South Okanagan region is set to open...
Infrastructure
JOC Safety Spotlight – On the road again, the role of flaggers
Being a highway flagger can be dangerous, but traffic control persons say they l...
Labour , OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: April 15 to 19
This week’s top JOC headlines highlight major political changes as Jason Kenney’...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Others
Your top DCN headlines: April 15 to 19
This week’s top DCN headlines cover budgets, building restorations and bylaws. T...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Liberals extend deadline for Trans Mountain pipeline decision to June 18
OTTAWA - The federal government is delaying its decision on the Trans Mountain p...
Government , Resource
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FortisBC applauds City of Kamloops for stellar digging practices
KAMLOOPS, B.C.—FortisBC is praising the City of Kamloops as having one of the be...
Government , OH&S
Manitoba transmission project receives environmental license
Winnipeg - The Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (MMTP) has been granted t...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Baby boomer retirements will lower labour participation
The retirement bubble of the baby boom generation — those born between 1946 and...
Labour
Alberta’s Notley says federal OK for Trans Mountain line coming by end of May
EDMONTON, ALTA. - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she expects Ottawa to ap...
Government , Resource
Incoming CCA chair to focus on workforce attraction and innovation
John Bockstael, the newly appointed chair of the Canadian Construction Associati...
Associations , Labour
Liberals extend deadline for Trans Mountain pipeline decision to June 18
OTTAWA - The federal government is delaying its decision on the Trans Mountain p...
Government , Resource
VICA announces first annual award finalists for building excellence
VICTORIA - The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) has announced th...
Associations
PetroLMI report predicts 12,500 direct oil and gas sector job losses this year
CALGARY - Direct employment in Canada's oil and gas sector is expected to fall b...