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Your Top JOC Headlines: Jan. 20 to Jan. 24

This week’s JOC headlines include water permit approval for Keystone XL, Prince...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource January 24, 2020

Global Market Scan: Russia launches the Power of Siberia

The first phase of “The Power of Siberia” (Sila Sibiri), the largest infrastruct...

Economic , Infrastructure , Resource January 24, 2020

SNC-Lavalin unveils new executive team members

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin has announced three appointments to executive team that i...

Economic January 24, 2020

Q4 Inc. announces move into new downtown Hamilton office

HAMILTON, ONT. — Tech firm Q4 Inc. has announced it is expanding into a new four...

Economic , Technology January 24, 2020

SNC-Lavalin recruits ex Bombardier exec to lead transformation

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Inc. has recruited a former Bombardier executive who over...

Economic January 24, 2020

Sydney’s Novaporte project secures Mi’kmaq partners

SYDNEY, N.S. — Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP) has announced the expan...

Infrastructure , Projects January 24, 2020

New solar project to meet 62 per cent of Summerside’s electricity demands

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Representatives of the federal, provincial and municipal go...

Infrastructure , Resource January 24, 2020

Square One District a record mixed-use development

Oxford Properties Group and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) ha...

Projects January 24, 2020

New career in green building for former Vancouver mayor

VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has started a career in gree...

Economic , Technology January 23, 2020

Age of Quebec historical find now in question?

MONTREAL — It was heralded in 2018 as a major historic find: a 15-metre segment...

Others January 23, 2020

London’s EVE Park gets zoning approval

LONDON, ONT. — The proposed net-zero energy EVE Park residential project planned...

Projects January 23, 2020

PHOTO: Southside Site

Window work is underway on the Southside Residences at Gramercy Park in Toronto....

Projects January 23, 2020

Infrastructure spending not a recession fixer

TORONTO — Infrastructure spending is not an effective policy for stimulating the...

Economic , Infrastructure January 23, 2020

Province to ease EA requirements for minor waterpower projects

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced a proposal to e...

Government , Resource January 23, 2020

Building Trades’ Dillon ‘troubled’ by Lafarge case

In the 16 years since the Westray bill amended Canada’s Criminal Code to establi...

Government , Labour , OH&S January 23, 2020

Lafarge decision may herald era of harsher fines

A recent legal analysis of the court’s decision in last year’s Lafarge Canada ca...

Government , OH&S January 23, 2020

Prince George building permits reach new heights

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Business is booming in Prince George, B.C. City officials...

Economic January 23, 2020

Indigenous LNG supporters chide human rights advocates over pipeline comments

BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A collective of First Nations who support the liquefied natur...

Resource January 23, 2020

Second phase of UBC Biosciences building complete

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The University of British Columbia (UBC) unveiled the completi...

Projects January 23, 2020

Vancouver recommends Granville Bridge improvement design

VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver has released its recommended design for the Gr...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects January 23, 2020

South Dakota board approves Keystone XL water permits

FORT PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Water Management Board on Tuesday approved...

Government , Infrastructure , Resource January 22, 2020

Guelph receives $177M to transform its transit

GUELPH, ONT. — Representatives of three levels of government were on hand in Gue...

Government , Infrastructure January 22, 2020

Flooring manufacturer fined $225,000 following worker fatality in Toronto

TORONTO — A worker succumbed to fatal thermal injuries they suffered after becom...

OH&S January 22, 2020

Metso to introduce latest innovations at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Metso, an industrial company offering equipment and services f...

Technology January 22, 2020

Canam Group bought by Quebec investors

ST. GEORGES, QUE. — The Canadian assets of Quebec-based construction company Can...

Economic January 22, 2020

Inside Innovation: Potential for off-site construction is prefab-ulous

The term “prefabrication” is used to describe many off-site building processes,...

Technology January 22, 2020

ORBA convention to focus on future readiness

As the first convention leading into a new decade, the Ontario Road Builders’ As...

Associations January 22, 2020

David Geffen Hall reno in Diamond Schmitt’s hands

New York City has turned to Toronto-based firm Diamond Schmitt Architects (DSA)...

Projects January 22, 2020

Edmonton safety inspection AI wins Smart 50 Award

EDMONTON, ALTA. - The City of Edmonton is using the future to study the past and...

OH&S , Technology January 22, 2020

WorkSafeBC to focus on crane safety in 2020

WorkSafeBC has a number of initiatives planned in 2020 to ensure the estimated 3...

OH&S January 22, 2020

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – December 2019

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...

Economic January 21, 2020

Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2020

The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electr...

Economic January 21, 2020

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