Projects
BentallGreenOak tower set to rise in Vancouver’s business district
BentallGreenOak tower set to rise in Vancouver’s business district
A large excavator claws at a pile of grey rubble on a muddy parcel of land at 1090 West Pender Street in downtown Vancouver. A seven-level parkade at the site has been reduced to ground level and work has begun on the tear-down of an 11-storey tower that...
Projects
National Research Council to be new CentrePort Canada tenant
CentrePort Canada continues to grow with the most recent tenant to break ground...
Projects
WOOD SPOTLIGHT: Timber City – How the City of Surrey is winning with wood
“Surrey has big aspirations,” according to Scott Groves, who oversees the design...
Projects , Technology
Vancouver gives Granville Bridge a seismic tune-up
VANCOUVER- The City of Vancouver is working to ensure one of the major routes in...
Projects
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Prime Minister announces advisory committee aimed at promoting skilled trades
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a new advi...
Government , Labour
New advisory committee to promote skilled trades
DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a...
Government , Labour
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Bolstered by Mega Projects, July’s Nonresidential Starts almost Matched June
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of constr...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects – Canada – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming industrial and water tre...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming medical and educational construction projects – U.S. – August 2019
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming medical and educational c...
Economic
Your JOC Top Headlines: August 12 to 16
This week’s top JOC headlines include teens learning core welding skills, the fe...
Associations , Government , Labour , Resource
Pure Gold gives construction go-ahead to Ontario mine
VANCOUVER — Pure Gold Mining Inc. has announced a decision to move on constructi...
Resource
Eve & Co completes construction of Strathroy cannabis greenhouse
TORONTO — Eve & Co has announced it has completed construction of its 780,00...
Projects
Feds support Habitat for Humanity Canada
PETERBOROUGH, ONT. — The Government of Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housin...
Government
Casino project named Pickering Casino Resort
TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has given a name to its casino proje...
Projects
Pumphouse completed at world’s largest underground pumping station
HYDERABAD, INDIA — Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) recently...
Infrastructure
Plattner announced as new keynote for RAIC Festival of Architecture
OTTAWA — A new keynote speaker has been announced for the upcoming Royal Archite...
Associations
Inside Innovation: Tesla loses its residential solar rooftop shine
Elon Musk turned the residential solar power industry on its ear three years ago...
Technology
PHOTO: Rising of Kingsway
Floors are on the rise at the Kingsway By The River Community in Etobicoke, Ont....
Projects
Ontario’s More Homes, More Choice Act not perfect but a ‘sensible change’: Lyall
Ontario’s More Homes, More Choice Act is under fire from a Toronto city councill...
Associations , Government
B.C. to improve Balmoral intersection
Balmoral, B.C. - After input from residents in and around Balmoral, B.C., the pr...
Infrastructure
MHCA set to mobilize with Manitoba election looming
WINNIPEG, MAN. - With an election looming, the Manitoba Heavy Construction Assoc...
Associations , Government
BentallGreenOak tower set to rise in Vancouver’s business district
A large excavator claws at a pile of grey rubble on a muddy parcel of land at 10...
Projects
City of Edmonton fined $325K for 2016 tunnel incident
EDMONTON, ALTA. – The City of Edmonton has been sentenced to a penalty of $325,0...
OH&S
B.C. employers halt participation in workers’ compensation review
Dozens of employer groups have ceased participation in a review of B.C.’s worker...
Associations , Government , Labour
City of Saskatoon hit by $1m internet fraud from ‘construction executive’
SASKATOON - The City of Saskatoon says it has lost $1 million in an online scam....
Government , Technology
Economic outlook credits major projects in B.C. for continued growth: Central 1
VANCOUVER - A financial services organization in British Columbia is forecasting...
Economic
New Brunswick update: outlook brightens through 2020 after a bleak 2018
Although it is facing persisting headwinds, we expect the New Brunswick economy...
Economic
Six Nations, Mississaugas obtain joint water access
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT, ONT. — Two Ontario First Nations, the Mississaugas o...
Infrastructure
NorZinc obtains draft permits for all season road to NWT mine
VANCOUVER — NorZinc is taking another step towards construction and operation of...
Infrastructure , Resource
$62M for Ajax special needs facility
OSHAWA, ONT. — The federal and provincial governments have announced funding for...
Projects
Four Seasons’ new Philadelphia hotel is continent’s highest
PHILADELPHIA — Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has unveiled a hotel that it is b...
Projects
Port of Johnstown receiving $4.8 million for upgrades to improve port productivity
JOHNSTOWN, ONT. — The federal government has announced spending of $4.8 million...
Infrastructure , Projects
PHOTO: Wood-Framed Work
Construction is moving along on the city’s first six-storey residential wood-fra...
Projects
Kinaxis to build new headquarters in Kanata
OTTAWA — Canadian supply-chain consultant Kinaxis Inc. has announced it is build...
Economic , Projects
PHOTO: Balconies of Berkeley
Balcony work progresses on the East United Condos at Berkeley and Adelaide stree...
Projects
Siber earns lifetime achievement award for sustainability initiatives
Birgit Siber, a principal at Diamond Schmitt Architects, is being recognized wit...
Others
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New Vancouver office tower comes with architectural twists and turns
VANCOUVER — A new and unusual 32-storey office tower will soon climb up into dow...
Projects
Stories of Inspiration: The Her Construction Story series
This year The Journal of Commerce (JOC) and The Daily Commercial News (DCN) coll...
Associations , Labour
VRCA showcases Silver Award of Excellence winners
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) is celebratin...
Associations , Projects
Enbridge CEO ‘deeply saddened’ by death in Kentucky gas pipeline explosion
CALGARY - A natural gas pipeline shut down after a massive explosion killed a wo...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Resource
Canada Infrastructure Bank joins forces with City of Richmond to push utility grid to next level
A growing region of the Lower Mainland may see a significant electrical expansio...
Infrastructure , Resource
Carpentry camp teaches B.C. girls trades skills
Girls in B.C. are getting in some tool time this summer. Girls ages 12 to 15 we...
Labour
B.C. court deals blow to Jumbo resort, rules environmental certificate invalid
VANCOUVER - A controversial ski resort proposed in southeastern British Columbia...
Government , Projects
Workers’ compensation review an opportunity to restore benefits: Unions
While employer associations have stated they have concerns over the timing and v...