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Saskatchewan village wonders what happened to time capsule contents from 1968
Saskatchewan village wonders what happened to time capsule contents from 1968
ALVENA, SASK. - When a Saskatchewan village held a summer party to crack open a time capsule sealed in a cairn 50 years ago, they expected it would contain centennial coins, newspapers, letters from the children at the community's former school and mement...
Others , Projects
Renowned architect helped shape Western Canada’s landscape
Renowned Alberta architect Ken Hutchinson’s designs have left a legacy of iconic...
Others , Projects
Wallace gives fair and balanced look at America during ICBA Outlook Forum
One of the biggest stars on Fox News recently gave Vancouver’s construction indu...
Government , Others
A year of celebration and evolution for DCN and JOC
Celebration and evolution were the key drivers that defined 2017 for the Daily C...
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Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 12 to 16
This week’s top JOC headlines take a look at projects progressing and some that...
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Investigators seeking men dressed as construction workers involved in home invasion
TORONTO — Hold Up investigators are seeking three suspects wearing construction...
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Stelco reports earnings of $125 million in Q3 in sharp jump from last year
HAMILTON, ONT. — Stelco Holdings Inc. says it earned $125 million in the third q...
Economic
Work begins on remodel of Kenai Municipal Airport terminal
KENAI, ALASKA — Workers have begun the remodel of the 52-year-old terminal at th...
Infrastructure
Kwantlen Polytechnic’s Spruce Building reopens after $22-million reno
SURREY, B.C. — Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) Spruce Building officiall...
Projects
Manitoba predicts steady job growth in near future
WINNIPEG — The Province of Manitoba is forecasting job growth in the coming year...
Economic
How does Vancouver’s tallest office building ‘Stack’ up?
The skyline of Vancouver, already dotted with roughly 650 highrise buildings, is...
Projects
Planners, architects and engineers share resources
OTTAWA — The Canadian Institute of Planners, the Canadian Society of Landscape A...
Associations
Built Green Canada launches partnership with Green Builder Coalition for water conservation certification
EDMONTON — Built Green Canada has announced it is partnering with the Green Buil...
Resource
Amazon’s growing pains in Seattle offer lessons to new hosts
SEATTLE — As Amazon turns its attention to setting up new homes in Long Island C...
Economic
Enbridge CEO counsels patience as western oil glut ‘screams’ for solutions
CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. is looking at options to help clear a glut of oil in Wes...
Resource
Green Acre partners with The Friendly Stranger for cannabis expansion
TORONTO — Green Acre Capital (GAC) is committing $10 million to a partnership wi...
Projects
CISC delegation urges government to take action on steel issues
OTTAWA — Members and associates from the Canadian Institute of Steel Constructio...
Associations
Symes Road Destructor transformed into a brewing ‘jewel’
The transformation of a former garbage incinerator in Toronto’s west end into th...
Projects
LIUNA keenly eyes transportation P3s, says Mancinelli
The Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) is bullish on new On...
Infrastructure
Alberta energy firms split on call for government-imposed production cuts
CALGARY - Oilsands and refining giants Suncor Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc....
Economic , Resource
Ford government’s first fiscal update shows Ontario cut deficit to $14.5 billion
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it has cut the prov...
Government
10 Mid-November Economic Nuggets
There’s good reason to feel comfortable based on how well the U.S. economy is do...
Economic
EllisDon secures Penticton hospital contract
PENTICTON, B.C. — EllisDon Facility Services Inc. is taking full control of a fa...
Infrastructure
Buildex Calgary workshop integrates all facets of the IPD model
Published in June 2018, Integrated Project Delivery: An Action Guide for Leaders...
Associations
Chinese premier says reforms, not stimulus, vital for growth
SINGAPORE — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says the country needs reforms to support...
Economic
Gov: Amazon ‘largest jobs commitment’ in Tennessee history
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam said an Amazon operations hub expected to create 5,...
Economic
Toronto creates Transit Expansion Office to oversee large projects
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is establishing a new Transit Expansion Office tha...
Government
Keystone XL setback will cost Canadian industry ‘millions’ says petroleum producers association
CALGARY — Bitterness and frustration were the reactions from the Canadian oil in...
Associations
Stantec reveals firm sold for lower than expected
TORONTO — Canadian engineering-design firm Stantec Inc. says it will record a no...
Economic
CCPPP panellists compare optimal dispute strategies
The size and complexity of public-private partnership (P3) projects multiplies t...
Associations
First Crosstown station build an exercise in precision
Underneath the bustling intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue West in...
Infrastructure
How high is up (for interest rates)?
As many expected, including ourselves in the Snapshot titled “No Short Term Fix...
Economic
Majority of Calgary voters say ‘no thanks’ to 2026 Olympics
CALGARY — Calgary's bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics was rebuffed on Tuesday...
Government
West Fraser to curtail production at two B.C. mills, affecting 135 employees
VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will permanently curtail about 3...
Resource
Big question for Amazon’s two chosen cities: Will it pay off?
WASHINGTON — The awarding of Amazon's second headquarters to two affluent locali...
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$267-million B.C. water tunnel project awarded
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B.C. releases emergency response action plan in wake of natural disasters
VICTORIA — The Province of B.C. has released a series of steps it intends to tak...
Government
Shipping containers designed to power construction sites
EDMONTON — Students from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Alt...
Resource
Construction industry women still facing an uphill battle
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Labour
How new life was brought to an aging engineering school
Across the country many university and college campuses are starting to show the...
Projects
How can P3s keep transit projects moving forward?
How public-private partnerships can evolve and help deliver critical transit inf...
Infrastructure
Saskatchewan overpass project to finish a year early
MARTENSVILLE, SASK. — A $60.6-million overpass project in Saskatchewan will open...
Infrastructure
TransCanada going ahead with expansion of Nova Gas, reports Q3 profit up
CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. says it will go ahead with a $1.5-billion expansion...