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Your top JOC headlines: July 26 to 30

Your top JOC headlines this week cover news that rising lumber prices may not be...

Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource July 30, 2021

VIDEO: The state of COVID and construction in 2021

COVID-19 has utterly changed society, work and how we interact since lockdowns b...

Government , OH&S July 30, 2021

B.C. wildfire crews watchful as latest heat wave arrives

Officials with British Columbia's wildfire service say low humidity and hot temp...

OH&S July 29, 2021

First Notice: 3twenty Modular expands; Winnipeg crane rescue; WorkSafeBC stresses sun safety

  3twenty Modular expands Saskatchewan facility Saskatoon-based 3Twenty M...

Economic , OH&S July 26, 2021

BCCSA spearheads project to investigate substance use in construction

The board of directors of the BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) recently a...

Associations , OH&S July 26, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: July 19 to 23

Your top JOC headlines this week cover the clean-up efforts for the toppled cran...

OH&S , Projects , Resource July 23, 2021

State of emergency declared in British Columbia over growing wildfires

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister is declaring a provincial...

OH&S July 21, 2021

Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted

KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in K...

OH&S July 20, 2021

Candlelight vigil held for crane collapse victims

A candlelight vigil was held in downtown Kelowna to remember five men who were k...

OH&S July 20, 2021

Wildfires prompt evacuation orders, alerts in B.C.

A lack of resources is forcing officials in British Columbia to triage the wildf...

OH&S July 16, 2021

Kelowna crane collapse: Industry, community mourns in wake of tragedy

Monday, July 12 will be marked as a tragic day in B.C.’s construction history....

Labour , OH&S July 16, 2021

Sponsored Content: CSA Group – Training for the Construction and Infrastructure Sector

CSA Group has a suite of training products to help you understand and apply the...

OH&S July 15, 2021

Engineering union calls for crane industry reform

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115 is calling on mu...

OH&S July 15, 2021

High-vis vest photos shared in memory of victims

KELOWNA, B.C. - Across B.C. the construction industry is remembering victims of...

OH&S July 14, 2021

Fundraisers set up for Kelowna crane collapse victims

KELOWNA, B.C. - Fundraising pages have been setup to support the families of fou...

OH&S July 14, 2021

Crane operators ‘no different than pilots’: Experts say crane safety top notch

HALIFAX - Structural engineering experts say that while the sight of yet another...

Labour , OH&S July 14, 2021

Legal Notes: Risk of jail time for contractors is remote but real

Providing safe working conditions on jobsites falls under the responsibility of...

Government , OH&S July 14, 2021

SCSA’s Innovation Challenge targets Saskatchewan’s ‘growing and vibrant tech sector’

The Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) is betting that technolo...

Associations , Government , OH&S , Technology July 14, 2021

RCMP investigating two areas over possible cause of fire that destroyed Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. - Investigators in British Columbia have zeroed in on two areas of...

OH&S July 14, 2021

RCMP: Five dead in Kelowna crane collapse, recovery efforts continue

Five people are dead after a catastrophic crane collapse at a construction site...

Associations , OH&S July 13, 2021

THE LATEST: Multiple people dead after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - The head of a development company building a 25-storey residenti...

OH&S July 12, 2021

UPDATE: Construction crane collapses in downtown Kelowna

KELOWNA, B.C. – One person is in critical condition and an unknown number of p...

OH&S July 12, 2021

Health researchers dig into B.C. injury claims

VICTORIA - Are work injury claims in B.C. being suppressed, under-claimed or mis...

OH&S July 12, 2021

Sponsored Content: Construction Managers get Better Results with Employees Who Know the BC Building Code

The construction industry is a fast-paced environment that includes dealing with...

Labour , OH&S , Others July 9, 2021

Racism harms workplace relationships in Canada, CEOs expected to take action: Survey

TORONTO - New research suggests racism is harming workplace relationships in Can...

Labour , OH&S July 7, 2021

RCMP working to identify cause of Lytton, B.C., fire as two deaths confirmed

LYTTON, B.C. - Mounties are on the scene in Lytton, B.C., working to determine w...

Government , OH&S July 5, 2021

Fire destroys most homes and buildings in Lytton, B.C.; some residents missing

LILLOOET, B.C. - A village in British Columbia's Interior largely lies in ashes,...

OH&S July 2, 2021

BCCA Fast Lane vaccination program extended to Vancouver Island

The BC Construction Association’s Fast Lane first-dose vaccination program for c...

OH&S July 2, 2021

Stakeholders for B.C.’s largest infrastructure project sign Builders Code pledge

BC Hydro and seven of its largest contractors have adopted the Builders Code sta...

Labour , OH&S July 2, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: June 28 to July 2

Your top JOC headlines this week feature a project story on the Vivo Centre expa...

Economic , Government , OH&S , Projects July 2, 2021

First Notice: Canadian workers still fear workplace COVID; Edmonton affordable housing; Calgary invests in recreational projects

  Many Canadians still fear COVID at the workplace A new survey of Canadi...

Labour , OH&S , Projects June 29, 2021

WorkSafeBC: Consider closing down in extreme heat

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Extreme, record-breaking heat in B.C. has safety officials enc...

OH&S June 28, 2021

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