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Development permit approved for Calgary’s Scotia Place
Development permit approved for Calgary’s Scotia Place
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Planning Commission has approved the development permit for Scotia Place, which aims to be a venue for hosting sports, arts, cultural and entertainment events in the city. “This milestone demonstrates how a venue like Scotia...
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At last: Winnipeg’s Portage Place redevelopment gets official go-ahead
Winnipeg’s True North Real Estate Development (TNRED) has officially acquired th...
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Demo recommended for 500 Dunsmuir St. amid collapse concerns
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s chief building official has submitted a report recommend...
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An in-depth look at UBC’s $560 million student residence complex
Some early prep work has started at the site of a new, $560-million student resi...
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Development permit approved for Calgary’s Scotia Place
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Planning Commission has approved the development pe...
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At last: Winnipeg’s Portage Place redevelopment gets official go-ahead
Winnipeg’s True North Real Estate Development (TNRED) has officially acquired th...
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Demo recommended for 500 Dunsmuir St. amid collapse concerns
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s chief building official has submitted a report recommend...
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An in-depth look at UBC’s $560 million student residence complex
Some early prep work has started at the site of a new, $560-million student resi...
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Broadway Plan updates approved, 41,500 new homes on deck over 30 years
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Council has approved updates to the contentious Broad...
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Built Green Canada awards third community certification with Canmore’s Spring Creek
CANMORE, ALTA. — The Spring Creek community in Canmore, Alta. has earned Phase 2...
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Phase one of Marine Landing development complete
VANCOUVER — Developers Wesbild and KingSett Capital have announced the completio...
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One last chance: Calgarians can retrieve inscribed Olympic Plaza bricks before demo starts
CALGARY – The City of Calgary, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and Art...
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Port Coquitlam’s first transit-oriented, highrise community proposed by Wesbild
VANCOUVER – Developer Wesbild recently submitted a rezoning application to the C...
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FIFA construction work to start in January
Full-scale construction converting two Vancouver community parks into profession...
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Taiwan firm halts plan for $1B battery plant in B.C. that had federal support
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell production plant that...
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40-unit temporary housing project opens in Campbell River
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — A new 40-unit temporary supportive housing project in Cam...
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Vancouver Art Gallery scuttles $600M design of new building, parts way with architect
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Art Gallery says it is not going ahead with a planned...
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‘The Last of Us’ among five made-in-Alberta projects to receive concrete awards
The Alberta Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently gave five...
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Unique concrete pipe heats and cools Sudbury net-zero building
The recently completed Coniston Non-Profit Seniors Housing complex in Sudbury, O...
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Central Alberta seniors home wins concrete award
An Alberta seniors’ home has won the October 2024 Canadian Precast/Prestressed C...
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Edmonton offering public land for affordable housing developments
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton is making several sites available for developmen...
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Edmonton apartment building SYNC111 named precast concrete project of the month
SYNC111, an apartment building that lies just west of downtown Edmonton, was rec...
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Renovation of UBC engineering building wins concrete award
The MacLeod Engineering Building at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has...
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Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
Canada’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is schedule...
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Mayor’s Urban Design Awards event celebrates industry’s finest
CALGARY, ALTA. — Winners of 10th edition of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUD...
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Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal
JASPER, ALTA. — A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of...
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Calgary’s Village Block housing project breaks ground
CALGARY, ALTA. — Liberty Housing Organization’s latest non-market housing develo...
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Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 11 to 15
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a dam project has wrapped up near...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Health care builds dominate 2024 CCPPP awards
TORONTO — The winners of the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (C...
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Financial close reached on $35M solar project near Kamloops
VANCOUVER – The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Coun...
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Enbridge in talks about Mainline pipeline expansion as Canadian oil output grows
CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has begun talks with its customers about expanding its M...
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Ryder, 3XN GXN selected for design role on UBC student housing project
VANCOUVER — Ryder Architecture and 3XN GXN will provide architectural services f...
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Are recent BC Building Code changes to single egress stairs playing with fire?
The BC Building Code (BCBC) was changed recently to allow single egress stair (S...
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Victoria, Saanich team up with ZEIC to get condos to all-electric
VICTORIA – The City of Victoria and District of Saanich a partnering with the Ze...
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Built Green Canada accepting nominations for Maverick Awards
EDMONTON, ALTA. — Entries for Built Green Canada’s second annual Maverick Awards...
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Setting the stage: Recreating the James Cowan Theatre in Burnaby
Site preparation work has been completed, fencing has been installed and constru...
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Construction’s transition from diesel to EV and hydrogen continues into 2025
Most major manufacturers of construction site equipment are continuing to extend...
Technology
Five ways to improve Canada’s industrial carbon markets: CAC, groups
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC), along with 12 other leading firms, busin...
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Global Market Scan: Data centres in the age of AI, a global investment surge
The acceleration in adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to a spike...
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Court rules B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that a law passed by the provinci...
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Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election
OTTAWA - Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the N...
Government
Major Manitoba bridge projects complete, province celebrates milestones
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is celebrating the completion of several brid...
Infrastructure
Cost of new rapid transit station divided between transit authority, developers
The cost of the new Capstan Skytrain rapid transit station in the Vancouver subu...
Infrastructure
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Alberta’s most essential core service is crumbling
Across Canada, towns and cities desperately need more revenue to keep existing i...