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Letter to the Editor: Newly-elected Calgary mayor’s comment to ‘move past’ oil and gas disappointing
Letter to the Editor: Newly-elected Calgary mayor’s comment to ‘move past’ oil and gas disappointing
The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) was disappointed by the new mayor of Calgary’s suggestion that it’s time to “move past” oil and gas and as such has written an open letter expressing the association’s point of view. ...
Associations , Government , Resource
Seaspan pilots renewable natural gas program
VANCOUVER — Seaspan Ferries Corporation has become the first Canadian marine com...
Resource
Alton Gas cavern project in Nova Scotia scrapped by Calgary based AltaGas
HALIFAX, N.S. - Alberta-based AltaGas has abandoned its plan to create huge salt...
Economic , Projects , Resource
Legislation aims to change B.C. forestry
VICTORIA - B.C. officials say they are revamping forestry policy to put people a...
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Letter to the Editor: Newly-elected Calgary mayor’s comment to ‘move past’ oil and gas disappointing
The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) was disappointed...
Associations , Government , Resource
Seaspan pilots renewable natural gas program
VANCOUVER — Seaspan Ferries Corporation has become the first Canadian marine com...
Resource
Alton Gas cavern project in Nova Scotia scrapped by Calgary based AltaGas
HALIFAX, N.S. - Alberta-based AltaGas has abandoned its plan to create huge salt...
Economic , Projects , Resource
Legislation aims to change B.C. forestry
VICTORIA - B.C. officials say they are revamping forestry policy to put people a...
Government , Resource
Agreement reached on green natural gas facility
ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—An agreement has been finalized to sell renewable natural gas t...
Others , Resource
B.C. invests in proposed Merritt clean fuels plant
SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Province of British Columbia is investing $2 million from t...
Projects , Resource
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 11 to 15
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a concerning loophole allowing the sale o...
Labour , OH&S , Resource , Technology
Shortage of rig workers could slow Canadian oilpatch recovery, industry warns
CALGARY, ALTA - Canadian energy contractors are facing a shortage of rig workers...
Economic , Labour , Resource
Donors pledge $223M aimed at reducing methane emissions
WASHINGTON - A coalition of philanthropic donors said Monday they will spend mor...
Economic , Government , Resource
Dow plans historic Alberta investment in carbon emissions complex
EDMONTON — Alberta is poised to receive a massive economic boost. Dow has annou...
Projects , Resource
Canada cites US treaty in pipeline dispute in Michigan
DETROIT, MI - Canada invoked a treaty with the United States and asked a judge M...
Government , Resource
Comprehensive coverage of CanaData 2021: Building in a post-pandemic world
TORONTO — Last week, ConstructConnect hosted the 37th annual CanaData conference...
Economic , Labour , Resource
Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine expansion
EDMONTON, ALTA - Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated...
Government , Projects , Resource
Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at B.C. site
RCMP say they are negotiating with demonstrators who have taken control of a Coa...
Economic , Government , Projects , Resource
Enbridge: Line 3 replacement complete; oil will flow Friday
MINNEAPOLIS — Enbridge announced Wednesday that construction on the upgrade of i...
Resource , US News
B.C. government lays out $260 million, five-year plan to move away from fossil fuels
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro and the provincial government have announced a new five-yea...
Government , Resource , Technology
First Notice: ECA social procurement series; Proscenium wins CaGBC award; solar really starts to shine
ECA hosting social procurement education series The Edmonton Construct...
Associations , Economic , Resource , Technology
Canadian steel research focused on low-carbon goals
The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) wants to see this country’s stee...
Associations , Resource
World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge completed in Amsterdam
Although Amsterdam is full of canals – the Venice of the North has 160 of them –...
Resource , Technology
Canadian steel prices recover from COVID-19 ‘devastation’
Although Canadian construction is still one of the two main consumers of steel i...
Economic , Resource
First Notice: Transit use rises; VICA CEO leads webinar; Shell sells Permian interest for $9.5B
Transit ridership increased in July Statistics Canada reports today tha...
Associations , Economic , Government , Labour , Resource
First Notice: equipment prices rise; Ida damages Shell offshore facilities; New West joins mass timber initiative
Ritchie reports large equipment price hikes Ritchie Bros.' September Ma...
Economic , Government , Resource
VIDEO: CanaData preview with ConstructConnect’s Alex Carrick
The annual CanaData economic forecasting conference takes place on Sept. 28-29,...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Resource , Technology
PNWER panel: Net-zero future can’t cripple economy
Experts attending the Pacific Northwest Economic Region’s annual summit discusse...
Resource
$700-million Travers Solar Project largest farm ever built in Canada
A sparsely populated area of fields, farms and cattle-grazing land southwest of...
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Enbridge fined for breaching Minnesota environmental laws during Line 3 construction
CALGARY—Enbridge Inc. has been fined for breaching Minnesota environmental laws...
Government , Projects , Resource , US News
DIYers benefit from lumber price correction
CALGARY — Homeowners who resisted the urge to renovate during the first 18 month...
Economic , Resource
One dead after helicopter rolls on landing near Nunavut gold mine
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - One man is dead after a helicopter rolled on landing Tu...
OH&S , Resource
First Notice: New board member for Progressive Planet; federal leaders enter final campaign week; BCCR holds mining seminar
Progressive Planet welcomes Lacey to board Vancouver-based Progressive...
Associations , Economic , Government , Resource
Mass timber sector poised to be leaders in ‘climate-smart construction’: Structurlam
The mass timber market has never been stronger, with the number of mass timber b...
Resource , US News
New age dawning in solar technology
Strides are being made in new solar technology that can be integrated into build...
Resource , Technology
Saskatchewan approves timber for new Prince Albert mill
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK.—Timber allocations for a new mill in Prince Albert have bee...
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Acciona decries wastewater treatment plant contract cancellation
VANCOUVER — A company formerly contracted to build a wastewater treatment plant...
Government , Infrastructure
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA—Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal governme...
OH&S
Sheet metal vice-president urges mental health ‘check-ins’
Part two of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
OH&S
Bird to build three western Canadian IPD projects
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. announced recently it will participat...
Infrastructure , Projects
B.C. invests in substance use treatment system
VANCOUVER—The Province of British Columbia is investing $132 million over the ne...
Government , OH&S , Others
U.S. Industry Snapshot – September’s Nonresidential Construction Starts +13% M/M, +31% Y/Y & -2% YTD
ConstructConnect announced today that September 2021's volume of construction st...
Economic , US News
VIDEO PART ONE: ‘Addiction in general is very efficient at disguising itself’
In a candid interview with Daily Commercial News staff writer Angela Gismondi, R...
OH&S
Trudeau to unveil new cabinet Oct. 26, Parliament to return Nov. 22
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil on Oct. 26 the roster of cabi...