Labour
New trades training facility opens at College of the Rockies
New trades training facility opens at College of the Rockies
KOOTENAY, B.C. — A new training facility at the College of the Rockies officially opened its doors recently, giving future electrical and industrial mechanic students a place to further hone their skills. According to a release from the province, the Pat...
Labour , Projects
Framing a brighter future for carpenters
With four training centres, the Alberta/NWT Regional Council of Carpenters and A...
Labour
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 6 to 10
The top JOC newsmakers for Aug. 6 to 10 encompass projects large and small. A re...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Projects , Resource
Subtrades anxious to play a role in nation building
Building the Trans Mountain pipeline across British Columbia and Alberta means m...
Associations , Labour
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12 Mid-August Economic Nuggets
The U.S. quarter-to-quarter annualized advance in gross domestic product (GDP)...
Economic
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 13 to 17
The top JOC newsmakers for Aug. 13 to 17 circle around the ongoing community ben...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
Batteries being stolen from construction sign trailers, Kingston police say
KINGSTON, ONT. — Police in Kingston, Ont., say they are investigating after batt...
Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 13 to 17
It was a headlining grabbing week for the DCN, with major announcements and brea...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
Ontario working out details on how rules around new pot plan would be enforced
TORONTO — A day after announcing plans to sell recreational cannabis in private...
Government
Canadian home sales tick higher in July led by Greater Toronto Area market
OTTAWA — The Canadian housing market is finding its footing after a prolonged st...
Economic
FOLLOW UP: Toronto police charge woman who climbed crane cab near waterfront
TORONTO — A young woman who climbed a construction crane near Toronto's waterfro...
OH&S
Ontario government appoints new chair of Metrolinx transit agency
TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed a new chair of the board for Onta...
Government
Saskatchewan premier names new ministers of agriculture, highways
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has made some changes to his cabinet inc...
Government
Nexen reports 270,000 litre pipeline spill of produced water in northern Alberta
CALGARY — A month after being ordered to pay $750,000 in fines related to a 2015...
Resource
Reynolds, Vogel discuss details of federal prompt payment review
The highly anticipated federal prompt payment review was completed recently, pro...
Government
Coalition urges B.C. government to launch prompt payment review
A broad coalition of construction employers, product manufacturers and labour gr...
Government
Glace Bay arena receiving $9.75M in upgrade funds
CAPE BRETON, N.S. — Representatives of three levels of government have announced...
Projects
Federal gas tax funding now available for over 600 communities across Ontario
TORONTO — The Government of Canada delivered the first of two $408-million annua...
Infrastructure
EY Canada wins contract to audit Ontario government spending
TORONTO — Ontario has awarded a contract for a promised line-by-line audit of go...
Government
PHOTO: Do You See The YC
Work continues for the YC Condominiums at Yonge and College streets in Toronto....
Projects
More details released on government decision to mull safeguards preventing cheap steel imports
OTTAWA — The federal government extended an olive branch of sorts to Donald Trum...
Government
Crosslinx Transit Solutions and Metrolinx involved in Eglinton LRT legal dispute
Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) and Metrolinx recently went before the Ontario...
Infrastructure
A carbon tax will cost households, hurt housing and not affect the world’s climate
In our Snapshot titled “Sustained global growth and a buoyant U.S. economy bode...
Economic
Ontario’s July Construction Unemployment Rate, at 1.3%, a Record Low
How tight have construction labour markets become in Canada? Accompanying Grap...
Economic
RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., say Kinder Morgan protest camp to be dismantled
BURNABY, B.C. — The RCMP arrested protesters when officers enforced a court inju...
Infrastructure
B.C. wide state of emergency declared as province battles nearly 600 wildfires
VICTORIA — British Columbia's public safety minister says he hopes the province'...
Government
UPDATE: Woman in custody after another Toronto crane climbing
TORONTO — A woman was rescued and taken into police custody in downtown Toronto...
OH&S
Videos show workers on Florida bridge before collapse
MIAMI — New videos show construction workers labouring on a pedestrian bridge in...
OH&S
Massive new roller coaster coming to Canada’s Wonderland
VAUGHAN, ONT. — Canada's Wonderland says the amusement park north of Toronto wil...
Projects
Key figure in Quebec corruption inquiry nicknamed ‘Mr. 3 Per Cent’ has died at 79
MONTREAL — Bernard Trepanier, a former political fundraiser in Montreal and a ce...
Government
Alberta Metis vote to support Trans Mountain
LAC LA BICHE, ALTA. — An organization that represents Metis in Alberta says it s...
Infrastructure
Hydro power storage project to be built near retired open pit coal mine
CALGARY, ALTA. — A hydro power storage project proposed at the site of one of th...
Resource
VRCA Silver Award winners a shining example of B.C. construction
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced the Silver...
Projects
Municipalities get funding for 159 green initiatives
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada will provide over $12.1 million in funding for...
Government
Firms fined for destroying swallow nests on worksite near London
LONDON, Ont. — Two Ontario construction companies have been fined for destroying...
Projects
One trillion litres of sewage leaked into lakes and rivers over last five years
OTTAWA — On Aug. 8 a team of people from the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper environmen...
Resource
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Massive Fairview Container Terminal expansion in the works
A massive, multi-year construction and expansion project at the Fairview Contain...
Economic , Projects
SFU energy engineering building a fast-track ‘miracle’
The new $116-million Simon Fraser University (SFU) Sustainable Energy and Enviro...
Projects
Subtrades anxious to play a role in nation building
Building the Trans Mountain pipeline across British Columbia and Alberta means m...
Associations , Labour
Churchill soon to be home to Polar Bears International House
No stranger to working in the North, the Montreal firm of Blouin Orzes architect...
Projects
Alberta leads as first province to approve wire-free switches
Suppose you could take the wire out of light and fan switch installations. No mo...
Technology
Canadian Natural unveils plan to add 100,000 bpd of Horizon oilsands output
CALGARY - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said recently it will spend an additio...
Economic , Resource
New Sarah Ross House modular housing facility opens in East Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Sarah Ross House, a modular housing building in East Vancouver, is n...
Projects
Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline now $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says
OTTAWA - Kinder Morgan Canada documents say expanding the Trans Mountain pipelin...