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Brownfields: ‘Real estate with an environmental personality’
Brownfields: ‘Real estate with an environmental personality’
Milestone Environmental Contracting is giving polluted sites a second lease on life across the country. “Brownfields are often thought of as being either idle or underutilized properties that have a past history that’s caused contamination or some form o...
Projects , Resource
VivClima aims to reduce project emissions and save money with AI
What if you could reduce your project’s greenhouse gas emissions and target fina...
Resource , Technology
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 30 to Feb. 3
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a barge that is being flipped into a floa...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology
FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project
SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a First Nat...
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Brownfields: ‘Real estate with an environmental personality’
Milestone Environmental Contracting is giving polluted sites a second lease on l...
Projects , Resource
VivClima aims to reduce project emissions and save money with AI
What if you could reduce your project’s greenhouse gas emissions and target fina...
Resource , Technology
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 30 to Feb. 3
Your top JOC headlines this week cover a barge that is being flipped into a floa...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource , Technology
FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project
SURREY, B.C. — FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a First Nat...
Projects , Resource
Building schools with wood cuts carbon, saves money and improves seismic performance, report finds
For the better part of a decade, B.C.’s schools have featured more innovative, e...
Infrastructure , Resource
Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Biden administration issued a long-awaited study Wednesday...
Government , Resource , US News
Imperial Oil expects ‘double digit’ returns from renewable diesel facility
CALGARY, ALTA. - Imperial Oil Ltd. expects “double-digit returns” from its $720-...
Resource
TC Energy raises expected cost of Coastal GasLink project to $14.5 billion
CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. is raising its estimate for the cost of its Coastal Ga...
Infrastructure , Resource
Can you grow the bricks for a house? Research team aims to find out
In a world of supply chain issues, rising material costs and housing shortages,...
Resource , Technology
Alberta energy sector poised for strong year, Guthrie says
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Energy Minister Peter Guthrie is expecting a strong year fo...
Economic , Resource
Climate and Construction: Carbon neutrality — The new gold standard for buildings and infrastructure
Net-zero energy (NZE) entered the lexicon of residential and commercial construc...
Resource
Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms
CALGARY — Once bitten, twice shy. It's an old adage that explains why Jason Sch...
Resource
Imperial Oil gives OK to $720M renewable diesel project near Edmonton
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. says it is going ahead with a $720-million project t...
Resource
Sawmill permanently closing as Canfor restructures B.C. operations
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corporation says it is “restructuring” its operations in Brit...
Government , Resource
B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value added industry
DELTA, B.C. - The British Columbia government is launching a new program that wi...
Government , Resource
Coastal GasLink fined again for sediment, erosion in pipeline work
VICTORIA - The company that is building a natural gas pipeline across northern B...
Government , Resource
Disappointing’ that U.S. pressing ahead with duties on Canadian softwood lumber: Ng
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says the United States appear...
Government , Resource
Climate and Construction: The greening of concrete needs to move forward faster
Cement is the world’s second-most-consumed product after potable water, accordin...
Resource
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 16 to 20
Your top JOC headlines this week cover an initiative by EllisDon that supports w...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource
B.C. First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine
A British Columbia First Nation is celebrating a deal with a coal company that i...
Government , Projects , Resource
Oilsands execs say a ‘just transition’ isn’t a worry – it’s their next big ‘boom’
OTTAWA - The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say trans...
Government , Resource
B.C. sets $7 million aside to fund First Nations clean-energy projects
VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia has earmarked $7.1 million in fund...
Infrastructure , Resource
Climate and Construction: The challenges of addressing construction’s two-part carbon story
Over the past 10 years, the importance of energy efficiency and the consequent r...
Resource
Saskatchewan premier disappointed by unannounced Trudeau visit to rare earths plant
SASKATOON - Justin Trudeau pressed Saskatchewan's government on its record for c...
Government , Resource
Hundreds of jobs affected as Canfor announces pulp line closure at B.C. mill
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An estimated 300 jobs in British Columbia will likely be g...
Economic , Resource
Teck Metals fined $2.2M for Columbia River pollution
WARFIELD, B.C. — Teck Metals Ltd. has been fined $2.2 million by the Provincial...
Government , Resource
West Fraser Timber to indefinitely curtail Florida sawmill
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will indefinitely curtail its Pe...
Economic , Resource
Baffinland works to keep Nunavut mine open after feds deny expansion
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. is working on a new proposal for its Mary River Mine...
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Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what i...
Resource
Maureen Moneta joins AIOC board
EDMONTON, ALTA. - Maureen Moneta is officially the newest board member of the Al...
Associations , Government , Resource
VIDEO: 2022 – The Year in Review
As another year draws to a close for the Canadian construction industry, some tr...
Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
Teck to sell closed Quintette mine to Conuma Resources for $120M, plus royalties
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Limited says it has reached a deal to sell its closed...
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Prince George files civil action against HDR over faulty steel beams
The City of Prince George has filed a civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court against...
Government , Projects
Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
Like other sectors of the Canadian economy, the health care industry wants to sp...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology
PCL transforms Calgary office building into affordable housing
An old office building has created new housing for Calgarians in need with high-...
Projects
London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S
ACCIONA forecasts more collaborative models for building infrastructure in 2023
When it comes to the market outlook for 2023, the industry is going to see a con...
Infrastructure
Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
VANCOUVER - The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems a...
OH&S
Forecast panellists optimistic about prospects for construction growth
Panellists at a recent construction forecast event expressed both short-term and...
Economic , Infrastructure
$80M hotel could be on the rise at entrance to Stampede Park
Plans are in the works for an $80-million, 220-room hotel to be built at the nor...