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Vancouver couple prints PPE to push back on pandemic
Vancouver couple prints PPE to push back on pandemic
A Vancouver couple with backgrounds in interior design and engineering are combining 3D printing with compassion to fight the pandemic. Keisha Go and Jamie Haakons have turned 3D printing from a hobby into a way to support both medical workers and small...
OH&S , Technology
BCCA’s Builders Code, ‘Cool or Tool’ content goes digital
VANCOUVER — The COVID-19 crisis isn’t stopping the BC Construction Association (...
Associations , Technology
Your top JOC headlines: May 4 to 8
This week’s top JOC headlines cover the latest on an outbreak that stems from th...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Technology
Safety software steps up to work past COVID-19
Salus CEO and co-founder Gabriel Guetta says Salus Pro, his Vancouver-based comp...
Technology
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The Economy under COVID-19: Notes from my New Hiding Place – Within the Herd (May 27, 2020)
Since we’re all cautiously emerging from sanctuary, the former title of m...
Economic
Highway 1 resurfacing in Burnaby set to begin
BURNABY, B.C. — Resurfacing work is scheduled to start May 31 on Highway 1 betwe...
Infrastructure
Housing for Surrey homeless gets underway
SURREY, B.C. — Work has begun on Peterson Place, a 40-unit facility in Surrey, B...
Projects
Manitoba announces full rehabilitation of PTH 32 highway
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has announced it will undertake a major recon...
Infrastructure
PCL designs ‘Quaran-Tin’ pods to expand COVID-19 hospital spaces
PCL Construction is putting its modular construction expertise to use in the fig...
Projects
Inside Innovation: Canadian company creates a self-sanitizing process for aluminum
A Quebec company says it has developed a self-disinfecting biocidal treatment fo...
Technology
Webinar covers new trends in trench safety
STAMFORD, CONN. — An upcoming webinar on construction trench safety will look at...
OH&S
Keesmaat issues plea for post-pandemic ‘good density’
Former chief city planner of Toronto Jennifer Keesmaat made the case via webinar...
Government
Spearmint Resources acquires Ontario PGM project
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Spearmint Resources Inc. has acquired the Escape Lake North...
Economic , Resource
C.D. Howe group urges retention of financial targets
TORONTO — The C.D. Howe Institute’s COVID-19 crisis Working Group on Monetary an...
Economic
Thyssenkrupp completes tallest test tower in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Thyssenkrupp Elevator has announced the completion of the tallest elev...
Projects
CCOHS announces health and safety scholarship winners
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)...
OH&S
Flato donates $1M to new Grey County health clinic
DUNDALK, ONT. — Homebuilder Flato Developments has announced a $1-million gift t...
Projects
Pandemic probe: Brazil police raid Rio governor’s residence
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's Federal Police searched the official residence of Rio...
Government
U.S. new home sales post slight gain in April
BALTIMORE — U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid...
Economic
Sponsored Content: CSA Group Greenhouse Gas & Infection Control Virtual Instructor Lead Training Courses
CSA Group is now offering Greenhouse Gas & Infection Control Virtual Instruc...
OH&S
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – April 2020
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic
The Economy Under COVID-19: Notes From the Trenches – May 26, 2020
There are currently two crises underway simultaneously. The advance of the novel...
Economic
Gathering limits make it a ‘great time to be building a pipeline’: Alberta minister
EDMONTON — Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline b...
Infrastructure
Vermilion Energy CEO leaves company, executive committee to take over role
CALGARY — Shares in Vermilion Energy Inc. traded lower on Monday (May 25) after...
Economic
Dawson Creek Bridge work begins in June
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — A new 45-metre long bridge to replace three existing culver...
Infrastructure
Alberta ramps up funding for school maintenance projects
EDMONTON — Alberta is boosting its capital funding for school divisions by $250...
Infrastructure
B.C. begins new round of affordable housing projects
VANCOUVER — Government officials in B.C. are asking non-profit and Indigenous ho...
Government , Projects
Alberta construction leaders push back on Biden Keystone rejection
Alberta industry leaders are condemning Joe Biden’s rejection of the Keystone XL...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Economic shock from COVID-19 to lead to higher indebtedness, Poloz says
OTTAWA — Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic will “clearly lead to higher...
Economic
Bird lands residential builds in Mississauga, Edmonton
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. recently announced that it has been a...
Projects
Saab named CEO of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
OTTAWA — Carole Saab will take over the role of chief executive officer of the F...
Government
Mental preparedness vital to successful return to work says expert
Construction employers watching a recent League of Champions webinar were warned...
OH&S
CEO engineering awards given in virtual format
TORONTO — Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) hosted its 18th annual Ontario C...
Associations
Architects pondering post-COVID designs: BNKC principal
Many architects have seamlessly managed the transition to working in isolation d...
Projects
Payments for CERB top $40 billion
OTTAWA — A key federal benefit for Canadians out of work, or seeing large drops...
Economic , Government
COVID-19 shutdown affects nearly 2.2 million workers in Ontario, watchdog says
TORONTO — About one in three workers in Ontario has been affected by the economi...
Economic , Labour
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Construction COVID-19 stimulus welcome, but details are needed
National construction associations are applauding the federal government’s plan...
Government , Infrastructure
Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2020
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Why the construction trades are the pandemic-proof career choice
To call these challenging times for job seekers would be an understatement. COV...
Labour
10 Mid-May Economic Nuggets ‒ With an Emphasis on U.S. Retail Sales
Earlier, there was a reporting lag of a month or two, but the latest public and...
Economic
U.S. and Canadian Housing Starts – A Suite of 10 Graphs
U.S. Home Starts -45% since January; Canada, -24% The story of the recent det...
Economic
B.C. construction leaders back federal COVID-19 infrastructure stream
Western Canadian construction leaders are reacting positively to a new COVID-19-...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure
The Economy Under COVID-19: Notes From the Trenches – May 15, 2020
There are currently two crises underway simultaneously. The advance of the novel...
Economic
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Gender equity on jobsites needs legislation
If federal Infrastructure Minister Katherine McKenna needs any assistance prepar...