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Your top JOC headlines: May 10 to 14
Your top JOC headlines: May 10 to 14
Your top JOC headlines this week cover the rise of lumber thefts on construction sites across the country; how space is running out in Metro Vancouver for industrial development; an announcement that construction workers have been fast-tracked for vaccina...
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‘It is a gold mine:’ Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada
OTTAWA - The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authoritie...
Economic , Resource
First Notice: ATCO moves forward with Australian hydrogen; Latin American communications partnership; FPInnovations and Robotic Research develop off-road tech
ATCO secures $28.7 million for Australian hydrogen project Calgary-base...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating
WASHINGTON - Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin have joined forces...
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‘It is a gold mine:’ Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada
OTTAWA - The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authoritie...
Economic , Resource
First Notice: ATCO moves forward with Australian hydrogen; Latin American communications partnership; FPInnovations and Robotic Research develop off-road tech
ATCO secures $28.7 million for Australian hydrogen project Calgary-base...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating
WASHINGTON - Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin have joined forces...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource , US News
Alberta awards areas for timber cutting
GRAND PRAIRE, ALTA. — Norbord Inc. and Bigstone Cree Nation have been awarded ri...
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UBC breaks ground on Renewable Energy Hub
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia (UBC) will soon be a testing site...
Resource , Technology
Recovering and reusing building materials said to be key elements of climate solution
In addition to a run on toilet paper and bread flour in the first months of COVI...
Economic , Resource
Woodfibre LNG says contract with BP Gas ties up 70% of proposed facility’s capacity
CALGARY — The company proposing the Woodfibre LNG export project near Squamish,...
Economic , Resource
Sodium sulphate plant upgrade conditionally approved for tax incentives
CHAPLIN, SASK.—Saskatchewan officials say incentives announced in this year’s bu...
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SaskPower spending $7 million on power infrastructure upgrades
REGINA—SaskPower has announced it will spend $7 million to upgrade Regina's elec...
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Supply of mass timber can keep pace with demand: Canadian Wood Council expert
As the demand for mass timber construction grows in Canada some question whether...
Resource
Your top JOC headlines: April 26 to 30
Your top JOC headlines this week feature our coverage of the National Day of Mou...
Economic , Labour , OH&S , Resource
Mine waste management is a serious – and occasionally messy – business
Most of us think of mine disasters as events that take place deep underground. B...
Resource
VIDEO: The 2021 federal budget’s implications for construction
On April 19 Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland introdu...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Trans Mountain pipeline operator wins fight to avoid naming its insurance companies
CALGARY - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) says it has decided to grant a reque...
Government , Resource
First Notice: U.S. firms enter bioenergy venture; WMR focuses on construction waste; GP Joule breaks ground on Alberta solar projects
U.S. firms launch bioenergy JV Two U.S.-based firms, ReEnergy Biomass O...
Associations , Government , Projects , Resource
B.C. Supreme Court rejects Wet’suwet’en bid to toss LNG pipeline certificate
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected a bid to quash the e...
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First Notice: Enbridge partners up for renewable natural gas; Edmonton focuses on parks; City of Calgary approves downtown investment
Enbridge, partners to develop renewable natural gas Enbridge Inc., Wal...
Economic , Government , Resource
Federal Court of Appeal upholds Alberta right to turn off the taps legislation
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to con...
Government , Resource
Western Canadian construction facing perfect storm brewing in building material costs
The perfect COVID-19 storm is brewing, driving up the price of mainstay construc...
Economic , Resource
FortisBC decides on Burnaby route for replacement gas line
BURNABY, B.C.—After hearing from residents and city officials, FortisBC has sele...
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Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construc...
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First Notice: SNC-Lavalin gets Caltran contract; Saskatchewan carbon neutral copper; GHG emissions plunge as work from home continues
SNC-Lavalin awarded Caltrans contract SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. today anno...
Economic , Projects , Resource
Edmonton adopts new strategy to transition to cleaner energy
EDMONTON—Edmonton is looking to transition to cleaner energy options to become c...
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B.C. announces 2021 budget as it weathers major COVID-19 storm
The Province of B.C. has tabled its budget, projecting a $9.7 billion deficit fo...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology
2021 Federal Budget recap
Canada’s 2021 federal budget was filled with several announcements that directly...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource
Budget 2021 looks to a low-carbon energy future
Canada's first federal budget in two years plans to create incentives for indust...
Economic , Government , Resource , Technology
First Notice: Regina CSC low-carbon webinar; Supply Chain Canada acquires CORE; Barkman Concrete builds B.C. facility
Regina CSC chapter hosts low-carbon webinar The Regina chapter of Const...
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Alberta joins efforts to advance small modular nuclear reactors
CALGARY—Alberta has joined an MOU to support the development of small modular nu...
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Indigenous-owned wind project completed in B.C.
CHETWYND, B.C. — Work on Sukunka Wind Project has wrapped up, making it the larg...
Projects , Resource
Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to nego...
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Your top JOC headlines: April 5 to 9
Your top JOC headlines this week cover news that a $25 million tribute centre is...
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Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic
Major Kelowna projects prompt piling innovation
Kelowna's skyline is going to change dramatically in the coming years thanks to...
Projects
Despite a ‘meandering path,’ economists forecast a road to recovery for U.S. construction
North American economic experts believe the construction sector could rebound be...
Economic , US News
VanMar Constructors builds around holdout owner at unique Vancouver site
What happens when a land amalgamation is not totally successful and one owner in...
Projects
Supply of mass timber can keep pace with demand: Canadian Wood Council expert
As the demand for mass timber construction grows in Canada some question whether...
Resource
Bird wins $135 million worth of western Canadian contracts
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Two contracts totalling $135 million have been awarded to...
Projects
1,000-Word Chart: U.S. Put-in-Place Construction Spending
Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy require...
Economic , US News
Inside Innovation: Drone usage set to take off in 2021
Drones arrived on the construction scene a few years ago, primarily for the purp...