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Calgary construction company, supervisor fined over $540,000 for fatality
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Calgary construction company, supervisor fined over $540,000 for fatality
CALGARY – Calgary-based construction company Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. and supervisor Michael O’Neill will be fined a total of $546,000 in relation to a workplace fatality that occurred in 2019. Each party was convicted of two counts under occupatio...
OH&S
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Trestle bridge fire in Richmond, B.C. leads to air quality bulletin
RICHMOND, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Regional District has issued an Air Quality Bul...
Infrastructure , OH&S
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UPDATE: New WorkSafeBC recommendations to ‘address gaps in crane safety’
RICHMOND, B.C. – WorkSafeBC says the risks associated with crane use in B.C. are...
OH&S
![Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-crane-incidentMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court
A crane-swing case filed for hearing in B.C. Supreme Court (BCSC) is underscorin...
Government , OH&S
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Calgary construction company, supervisor fined over $540,000 for fatality
CALGARY – Calgary-based construction company Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. and...
OH&S
![Trestle bridge fire in Richmond, B.C. leads to air quality bulletin](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/firefighters-1243435_1280-e1532548464964-300x169.jpg)
Trestle bridge fire in Richmond, B.C. leads to air quality bulletin
RICHMOND, B.C. - Metro Vancouver Regional District has issued an Air Quality Bul...
Infrastructure , OH&S
![UPDATE: New WorkSafeBC recommendations to ‘address gaps in crane safety’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-crane-incidentMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
UPDATE: New WorkSafeBC recommendations to ‘address gaps in crane safety’
RICHMOND, B.C. – WorkSafeBC says the risks associated with crane use in B.C. are...
OH&S
![Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-crane-incidentMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court
A crane-swing case filed for hearing in B.C. Supreme Court (BCSC) is underscorin...
Government , OH&S
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Your top JOC headlines: June 10 to 14
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several companies have been charge...
Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
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Work pauses on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise
CALGARY - Repair work on a fractured Calgary water pipe has been paused after tw...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
![Companies charged after 2022 deaths of two workers on Alberta oil and gas site](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_762827557WEB-300x169.jpg)
Companies charged after 2022 deaths of two workers on Alberta oil and gas site
EDMONTON - Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) has laid charges ag...
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Kitsilano Pool remains closed due to continued water loss
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has announced the Kitsilano Pool will remain c...
OH&S , Projects
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VML Canada and Rick Hansen Foundation launch accessibility campaign
RICHMOND, B.C. – VML Canada and the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) are launching a...
OH&S
![BCCSA releases B.C. wildfire air quality guide](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/shutterstock_1640321425MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
BCCSA releases B.C. wildfire air quality guide
VANCOUVER – The BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) has released a new guide...
OH&S , Resource
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B.C. mayor says drones endangering wildfire helicopter pilots, pleads for patience
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in B...
Government , OH&S
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Status of wildfire that threatened Fort McMurray changed to ‘being held’
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. - A wildfire that forced thousands of people to evacuate se...
OH&S
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Growing wildfires across Western Canada are forcing thousands from their homes
Thousands of people in Western Canada remain displaced from their homes as wildf...
OH&S
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Manitoba wildfire spread surprisingly fast, forcing evacuation
WINNIPEG, MAN. - Crews are continuing to battle a wildfire in northwest Manitoba...
OH&S
![Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/wildfire-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow
The wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to grow rapidly. As of Tuesday...
OH&S
![Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_710588224WEB-300x169.jpg)
Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service s...
Government , OH&S
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B.C. washroom regulations should heed examples of Ontario, Quebec
WorkSafeBC, under pressure from Premier David Eby, is developing new regulations...
Associations , OH&S
![Fort McMurray under evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire nearby](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/fort-mcmurray-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Fort McMurray under evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire nearby
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. - An evacuation alert was issued in Alberta for Fort McMurr...
OH&S
![Portage Avenue apartment in Winnipeg vacated due to unsafe conditions](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/shutterstock_541499737WEB-300x169.jpg)
Portage Avenue apartment in Winnipeg vacated due to unsafe conditions
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg has issued an order to the owner of 2440 Portage...
Government , OH&S
![The state of occupational health and safety in B.C.’s construction sector](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/WORKSAFE-BC-OP-EDMainWEB2-300x169.png)
The state of occupational health and safety in B.C.’s construction sector
Construction Safety Week is an opportune time to reflect on the evolving landsca...
OH&S
![Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/JS-climate-and-heat-stressMainWEB-CC-300x169.png)
Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
Jim Noon, president of the Vancouver Island Building and Construction Trades Cou...
OH&S
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Construction can be kind: Recognizing Mental Health Week
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, this year’s Mental Health W...
Labour , OH&S
![Safety Week Preview: Construction needs to value every voice](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/AG-Safety-week-2024-1MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Safety Week Preview: Construction needs to value every voice
Valuing every voice is the theme of this year’s Construction Safety Week. Held...
OH&S
![Red Deer oilfield equipment company sentenced for workplace fatality](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-534204-e1513261721183-300x169.jpeg)
Red Deer oilfield equipment company sentenced for workplace fatality
RED DEER, ALTA. – Oilfield equipment company Isolation Equipment Services Inc. h...
OH&S
![B.C. Day of Mourning a reminder improving workplaces is a job that’s never done](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/UnionRepresentationMainWEB-DM-300x169.png)
B.C. Day of Mourning a reminder improving workplaces is a job that’s never done
Provincial politicians, labour organizations, business associations and workers...
OH&S
![Canadian Labour Congress Day of Mourning events – Western Canada](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/DayOfMourning_EasternEventsMainWEB-300x169.png)
Canadian Labour Congress Day of Mourning events – Western Canada
OTTAWA — Every year on April 28, thousands of workers, friends and families of w...
Labour , OH&S
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Your top JOC headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top JOC headlines this week feature our North American housing crisis cover...
Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Resource
![WorkSafeBC announces 2024 approach to inspections](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/JOC-WF-WORKSAFE-BC-GreybackConstruction_20220530_A0A5563-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
WorkSafeBC announces 2024 approach to inspections
RICHMOND, B.C. – WorkSafeBC is indicating an emphasis on inspections in 2024 as...
OH&S
![Fire destroys Second World War hangar at former Edmonton airport](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/firefighters-1243435_1280-e1532548464964-300x169.jpg)
Fire destroys Second World War hangar at former Edmonton airport
An aircraft hangar built during the Second World War at Edmonton's former munici...
Infrastructure , OH&S
![TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/pipeline-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.
A natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy Corp. ruptured near Edson, Alta., on T...
OH&S , Resource
![Your top JOC headlines: April 8 to 12](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Collage_04_12JOC-300x169.jpg)
Your top JOC headlines: April 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a project profile on a 25-storey mass t...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
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Atwill-Morin embraces exoskeletons for heavy lifting
Quebec-based construction company Atwill-Morin has acquired a dozen exoskeletons...
OH&S , Technology
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Bird selected to complete five projects valued at $625M across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been selected for five projects i...
Economic , Projects
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
Government , Resource
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BoC considered waiting until July to cut interest rates, summary says
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governing council thought about waiting until July...
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Jacob Bros acquisition comes down to culture and strategic growth: Bird CEO
For Bird president and CEO Teri McKibbon the acquisition of Jacob Bros addressed...
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‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
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Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
More than 200 members of 14 Indigenous communities, including a sizable number o...
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Calgary’s can-do construction industry keeps dry during water emergency
Like everyone else in Calgary, the city’s construction industry has been struggl...
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Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change
One of Vancouver’s oldest and trendiest areas is climbing to new heights, thanks...